The History of the Christian Church: From the Birth of Christ to the Eighteenth Century, Including the Very Interesting Account of the Waldenses and Albigenses, Volumes 1-2 |
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... occasions , during his personal intercourse with them , they had discovered strong prejudices in favour of a worldly ... occasion , it is recorded that they all forsook him and fled ; even Peter , the most intrepid among them , denied ...
... occasions , during his personal intercourse with them , they had discovered strong prejudices in favour of a worldly ... occasion , it is recorded that they all forsook him and fled ; even Peter , the most intrepid among them , denied ...
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... occasion . It was the custom for the Sanhedrim to sit almost in a circle , and to place the prisoners in its centre . The apostles being now brought out and placed in the midst , it was demanded of them to say by what power , or by what ...
... occasion . It was the custom for the Sanhedrim to sit almost in a circle , and to place the prisoners in its centre . The apostles being now brought out and placed in the midst , it was demanded of them to say by what power , or by what ...
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... occasion , that it was only reasonable they should obey God , rather than man ; but they avowed their deter- mination to persevere , and even charged the Sanhedrim , in terms more pointed than ever they had yet done , with being the ...
... occasion , that it was only reasonable they should obey God , rather than man ; but they avowed their deter- mination to persevere , and even charged the Sanhedrim , in terms more pointed than ever they had yet done , with being the ...
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... occasion , will be found in the seventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles , to which I must refer the reader ; its length precludes its insertion ; and to abridge would be to injure it . But what avails signs and wonders , the most ...
... occasion , will be found in the seventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles , to which I must refer the reader ; its length precludes its insertion ; and to abridge would be to injure it . But what avails signs and wonders , the most ...
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... occasion ; and now , flushed with the blood of that eminent martyr , he became outrageous . Armed with authority from the high- priest , he made havoc of the church : pursued them from house to house , dragging them away to prison ...
... occasion ; and now , flushed with the blood of that eminent martyr , he became outrageous . Armed with authority from the high- priest , he made havoc of the church : pursued them from house to house , dragging them away to prison ...
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Page 116 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Page 60 - Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Page 46 - Ye are the children of the prophets, and , of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Page 45 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Page 105 - And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars ; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Page 154 - But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Page 351 - And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Page 35 - Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 155 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Page 196 - I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; "and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.