An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With an Appendix, Giving a Condensed History of the Jews from the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Day. Illustrated with Maps and Engravings |
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... received a moment by a rational mind . In the bright views which we are permitted to take of all that God has done , of the manner of execution and of his benevolent purposes , we cannot fail to exclaim , " O Lord ! how manifold are thy ...
... received a moment by a rational mind . In the bright views which we are permitted to take of all that God has done , of the manner of execution and of his benevolent purposes , we cannot fail to exclaim , " O Lord ! how manifold are thy ...
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... receiving salvation through the merits of another , and , trusting in his own righteousness , he brought only an offering of the fruit of the ground . The Lord rejected it , but had respect unto that of Abel . Cain's anger rose . He ...
... receiving salvation through the merits of another , and , trusting in his own righteousness , he brought only an offering of the fruit of the ground . The Lord rejected it , but had respect unto that of Abel . Cain's anger rose . He ...
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... received homage . Later nations deified abstract qualities , fame , piety , truth , and even physical evils , evil for- tune , and several , the very vices of men . Some of the gods were supposed to be good , and the authors of ...
... received homage . Later nations deified abstract qualities , fame , piety , truth , and even physical evils , evil for- tune , and several , the very vices of men . Some of the gods were supposed to be good , and the authors of ...
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... received as canonical by the early Christians . Among the Canaanites , Abraham lived as those who were well acquainted with Jehovah . He even there found a king , Melchisedec , who ruled his people in righteousness and peace , and ...
... received as canonical by the early Christians . Among the Canaanites , Abraham lived as those who were well acquainted with Jehovah . He even there found a king , Melchisedec , who ruled his people in righteousness and peace , and ...
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... received a prophecy in which not only the line was pointed out , in which Messiah should come , but the time of his appear- ance was marked with great precision . " Judah , " said he , in blessing his sons , " is a lion's whelp ; from ...
... received a prophecy in which not only the line was pointed out , in which Messiah should come , but the time of his appear- ance was marked with great precision . " Judah , " said he , in blessing his sons , " is a lion's whelp ; from ...
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