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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Page 73
CHAP 6 : RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY . 73 of God ! He called the ravenous bird
from the east to execute vengeance upon Babylon , and deliver his people . How
weak and contemptible are they who fancy they control the affairs of nations !
CHAP 6 : RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY . 73 of God ! He called the ravenous bird
from the east to execute vengeance upon Babylon , and deliver his people . How
weak and contemptible are they who fancy they control the affairs of nations !
Page 83
Having caused himself to be declared the son of that heathen god , he returned
to Syria , and Persia ; overcame again the Persians who had gathered against
him ; pushed his conquests be . yond the Indus , and would gladly have gone ...
Having caused himself to be declared the son of that heathen god , he returned
to Syria , and Persia ; overcame again the Persians who had gathered against
him ; pushed his conquests be . yond the Indus , and would gladly have gone ...
Page 160
Many also have signified to me concerning these men , to whom I have returned
an answer agreeable to the maxims of my father . But if any person will still
persist in accusing the Christians merely as such - let the accused be acquitted ...
Many also have signified to me concerning these men , to whom I have returned
an answer agreeable to the maxims of my father . But if any person will still
persist in accusing the Christians merely as such - let the accused be acquitted ...
Page 220
No sooner , however , had the vast multitude returned to Enrope than the
Saracens fell upon the new kingdom at Jerusalem , threatening it with an utter
extermination . A new crusade was demanded to support the tottering empire ;
and in the ...
No sooner , however , had the vast multitude returned to Enrope than the
Saracens fell upon the new kingdom at Jerusalem , threatening it with an utter
extermination . A new crusade was demanded to support the tottering empire ;
and in the ...
Page 396
On his voyage out , he had formed a favorable opinion of the piety of the
Moravians , and meeting with a band of them soon after his return , in London ,
he conversed much with them , adopted their peculiar views of true faith , as a
belief that ...
On his voyage out , he had formed a favorable opinion of the piety of the
Moravians , and meeting with a band of them soon after his return , in London ,
he conversed much with them , adopted their peculiar views of true faith , as a
belief that ...
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | John Marsh |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Vanderpool & Cole, 1828 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2010 |
| Length | 420 pages |
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