The History of Christianity: From the Birth of Christ to the Abolition of Paganism in the Roman Empire, Volume 1Baudry's European Library, 1840 - Church history |
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... hand was withdrawn , fell asunder ; or were swept away to make room for some new kingdom or dynasty , which sprang up with equal rapidity , and in its turn ex- perienced the same fate . The Grecian monarchy established by Alexander , as ...
... hand was withdrawn , fell asunder ; or were swept away to make room for some new kingdom or dynasty , which sprang up with equal rapidity , and in its turn ex- perienced the same fate . The Grecian monarchy established by Alexander , as ...
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... hand of the great self - existent being , the Jehovah of Jewish worship . the old and the gion . Yet , when it is said that the physical rather than the moral cha- racter of the Deity predominated , it must not be supposed that the ...
... hand of the great self - existent being , the Jehovah of Jewish worship . the old and the gion . Yet , when it is said that the physical rather than the moral cha- racter of the Deity predominated , it must not be supposed that the ...
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... hand of despo- tism , made itself a vent in philosophical or religious speculations . The noble mind sought a retreat from the degradation of servitude in the groves of the Academy , or attempted to find consolation for the loss of ...
... hand of despo- tism , made itself a vent in philosophical or religious speculations . The noble mind sought a retreat from the degradation of servitude in the groves of the Academy , or attempted to find consolation for the loss of ...
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... hand , to lead the inquirer , either to the luxurious gardens of Epi- curus , or among the loftier spirits of the Porch . In the two preva- lent systems of philosophy , the Epicurean and the Stoic , appears a striking assimilation to ...
... hand , to lead the inquirer , either to the luxurious gardens of Epi- curus , or among the loftier spirits of the Porch . In the two preva- lent systems of philosophy , the Epicurean and the Stoic , appears a striking assimilation to ...
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... hand , will be chiefly directed to its effects on the social and even political condition of man , as it extended itself throughout the Roman world , and at length entered into the administration of government and of law ; the gradual ...
... hand , will be chiefly directed to its effects on the social and even political condition of man , as it extended itself throughout the Roman world , and at length entered into the administration of government and of law ; the gradual ...
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Page 51 - Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Page 51 - Then said Mary unto the angel, " How shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? " And the angel answered and said unto her, " The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age : and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible." And Mary said,...
Page 51 - Fear not, Mary : for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shall conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shall call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest : and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David : and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Page 139 - Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
Page 51 - Behold the handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to thy word.
Page 119 - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Page 161 - Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna; Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord, 14.
Page 210 - ... uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost : as your fathers did, so do ye.
Page 24 - ... it is not in the broad and fierce manifestations of the elemental energies, not in the clash of the hail nor the drift of the whirlwind, that the highest characters of the sublime are developed. God is not in the earthquake nor in the fire, but in the still, small voice.
Page 145 - The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.