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 |
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... Apostles quoted from it , though they lived in Judea . From this all the early versions were made the Illyrian , the Gothic , the Arabic , the Ethiopic , the Armenian and the Syriac . It was in common use in the churches for several ...
... Apostles quoted from it , though they lived in Judea . From this all the early versions were made the Illyrian , the Gothic , the Arabic , the Ethiopic , the Armenian and the Syriac . It was in common use in the churches for several ...
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... Apostles . He was grandson of Herod the great . He murdered James , and apprehended Peter . While at Cesarea , celebrating some games in honour of Claudius , the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon sent deputies to him to solicit his favour ...
... Apostles . He was grandson of Herod the great . He murdered James , and apprehended Peter . While at Cesarea , celebrating some games in honour of Claudius , the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon sent deputies to him to solicit his favour ...
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... Apostles , and Stephen the deacon , were brought before it . But it possessed not the power over life and death . " It is not lawful , " said the Jews to Pilate , " for us to put any man to death . " Such was the wonderful fulfilment of ...
... Apostles , and Stephen the deacon , were brought before it . But it possessed not the power over life and death . " It is not lawful , " said the Jews to Pilate , " for us to put any man to death . " Such was the wonderful fulfilment of ...
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... Apostles chosen . History and character of the twelve . Descent upon them of * To lead the reader to reflect on the wonderful minuteness of the pre- diction relating to Christ in the Old Testament , the following are subjoined as ...
... Apostles chosen . History and character of the twelve . Descent upon them of * To lead the reader to reflect on the wonderful minuteness of the pre- diction relating to Christ in the Old Testament , the following are subjoined as ...
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... Apostles or preachers of his Gospel . This number , was probably chosen , in correspondence to the twelve patriarchs , or twelve tribes of Israel . It signified that he was head or High Priest of the Jewish nation . The persons chosen ...
... Apostles or preachers of his Gospel . This number , was probably chosen , in correspondence to the twelve patriarchs , or twelve tribes of Israel . It signified that he was head or High Priest of the Jewish nation . The persons chosen ...
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Page 108 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Page 85 - And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth...
Page 14 - Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Page 23 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning ! If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy...
Page 19 - And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor : and they served other gods.
Page 50 - And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest; it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Page 115 - And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Page 20 - I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth. and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Page 41 - But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither : notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee : 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.