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 27
... soon find in the regions of Chaldea and Assyria ; though , by many able and learned writers , it is thought they had no concern in the building of Babel . They feared God . They maintained among them the true religion . They were the ...
... soon find in the regions of Chaldea and Assyria ; though , by many able and learned writers , it is thought they had no concern in the building of Babel . They feared God . They maintained among them the true religion . They were the ...
Page 28
... soon perverted the whole , and canonized and wor- shipped those memorable incidents . Among all the eastern nations , therefore , we find many allusions , in religious rites , to Noah and his ark , the dove , the olive branch ; indeed ...
... soon perverted the whole , and canonized and wor- shipped those memorable incidents . Among all the eastern nations , therefore , we find many allusions , in religious rites , to Noah and his ark , the dove , the olive branch ; indeed ...
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... soon suc- ceeded by splendid temples . The goddess Diana had a most magnificent temple at Ephesus . Sometimes groves were planted around the temples , especially if the deity was a patron of licentiousness . The deities it was believed ...
... soon suc- ceeded by splendid temples . The goddess Diana had a most magnificent temple at Ephesus . Sometimes groves were planted around the temples , especially if the deity was a patron of licentiousness . The deities it was believed ...
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... soon obliterated from their minds . Forty years they wandered in the wilderness , but they were years of constant murmurings and rebellions . Before they crossed the Red Sea , they spake contemptuously to Moses . And within three days ...
... soon obliterated from their minds . Forty years they wandered in the wilderness , but they were years of constant murmurings and rebellions . Before they crossed the Red Sea , they spake contemptuously to Moses . And within three days ...
Page 54
... soon departed from the Lord and showed himself unworthy of his exalted station . God therefore determined to dethrone him and his family ; and , since the Hebrews would have a king to reign over them , He was pleased to advance the work ...
... soon departed from the Lord and showed himself unworthy of his exalted station . God therefore determined to dethrone him and his family ; and , since the Hebrews would have a king to reign over them , He was pleased to advance the work ...
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