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 95
... once scattered and devoured as sheep before ravenous wolves . Their calamities had never been greater than they now were , since the captivity . Still , however , hoping in God , the Jews flocked around Jonathan , the brother of Judas ...
... once scattered and devoured as sheep before ravenous wolves . Their calamities had never been greater than they now were , since the captivity . Still , however , hoping in God , the Jews flocked around Jonathan , the brother of Judas ...
Page 98
... once to flee to the mountains alone . At length , however , he gained a decisive victory over them , took 800 of them captive and caused them all to be crucified in one day . This rebellion lasted six years , and cost the lives of above ...
... once to flee to the mountains alone . At length , however , he gained a decisive victory over them , took 800 of them captive and caused them all to be crucified in one day . This rebellion lasted six years , and cost the lives of above ...
Page 107
... once , on some special occasion , became a Nazarite at Corinth , shaved his head at Cenchrea , and made his offering at Jerusalem . Christ was styled a Nazarite or Nazarene , from the circum- stance of his spending much of his life at ...
... once , on some special occasion , became a Nazarite at Corinth , shaved his head at Cenchrea , and made his offering at Jerusalem . Christ was styled a Nazarite or Nazarene , from the circum- stance of his spending much of his life at ...
Page 113
... once qualified to judge of his character and work , whenever he should appear . On the subject of his retirement , it may be remarked , that he came to be an HIGH PRIEST in the Church of God , and that he refrained from becoming a ...
... once qualified to judge of his character and work , whenever he should appear . On the subject of his retirement , it may be remarked , that he came to be an HIGH PRIEST in the Church of God , and that he refrained from becoming a ...
Page 121
... once by more than 500 followers . He remained on earth forty days , instructing in the things of his kingdom . At the end of this period , he met his disciples at Jerusalem ; direct- ed them to remain there until they should be endued ...
... once by more than 500 followers . He remained on earth forty days , instructing in the things of his kingdom . At the end of this period , he met his disciples at Jerusalem ; direct- ed them to remain there until they should be endued ...
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