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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... Bible we have a plain , simple , and concise account of creation ; bearing the stamp of truth , and giving the mind just and elevated views of God . Without ex- cluding the idea that worlds on worlds and systems on systems , angels ...
... Bible we have a plain , simple , and concise account of creation ; bearing the stamp of truth , and giving the mind just and elevated views of God . Without ex- cluding the idea that worlds on worlds and systems on systems , angels ...
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... Bible shows us an Almighty Governor sitting on the throne of the universe and wielding the destinies of nations at his pleasure . Nothing is of so much consequence in the eyes of men as a vast , splendid and powerful empire . But the ...
... Bible shows us an Almighty Governor sitting on the throne of the universe and wielding the destinies of nations at his pleasure . Nothing is of so much consequence in the eyes of men as a vast , splendid and powerful empire . But the ...
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... biblical criticism . It differs in about two thousand instances from the Jewish copy . But it has been shown in a late learned work of Gesenius , that the Jewish is the original copy , and that all the variations of the Samaritan may be ...
... biblical criticism . It differs in about two thousand instances from the Jewish copy . But it has been shown in a late learned work of Gesenius , that the Jewish is the original copy , and that all the variations of the Samaritan may be ...
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... Bible , a complete history of the Church ; " the account is carried on , the chain is not broken ' till we come to the very last link of it in the consummation of all things . " God also has provided profane historians , who , from the ...
... Bible , a complete history of the Church ; " the account is carried on , the chain is not broken ' till we come to the very last link of it in the consummation of all things . " God also has provided profane historians , who , from the ...
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... Bible into Latin . His translation was called the Latin Vulgate , and was afterwards exclusively adopted by the Roman Church . But it contained many errors . By his own writings he contributed much to the growth of superstition . Still ...
... Bible into Latin . His translation was called the Latin Vulgate , and was afterwards exclusively adopted by the Roman Church . But it contained many errors . By his own writings he contributed much to the growth of superstition . Still ...
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