| David Jennings - Bible - 1823 - 654 pages
...to in the following passage of the Acts, " They," that is, the apostles, " continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart," chap, ii, 46. And when it is said, that " the twelve called the multitude of... | |
| Shakers - 1823 - 348 pages
...example while he was with them. " And all that believed were together, and had all " things common : — and breaking bread from house to house, did '' eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart."* It is true that when the gospel was preached to the Gentiles, those who believed... | |
| Eliphalet Wheeler Gilbert, Benjamin Ferris - Church history - 1823 - 524 pages
...the Apostles doctrine and in the breaking of bread and of prayers." The second is in Acts ii. 46. " And they continued daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from luru-se to house Aid eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart." The third is when Paul... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 878 pages
...possessed, and distributed their goods in proportion to the wants of their brethren. They ate their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with till the people. St Chrysostom, examining from what source the eminent virtue of the first Christians... | |
| Shakers - 1823 - 352 pages
...was with them. " And all that believed were together, and had all " things common : — and'breaking bread from house to house, did " eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart."* It is true that when the gospel was preached to the Gentiles, these who believed... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Christian life - 1824 - 296 pages
...night and day." Luke, 2 : 37. This was the case also with the primitive Christians in Jerusalem : " and they continued daily with one accord in the temple...with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God." Acts, 2 : 46, 47. Grace disposed Daniel to delight in the duty of prayer, and to attend to it solemnly... | |
| Congregational churches - 1828 - 594 pages
...opposition, for a time; so that it is written of the disciples, " and they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house...and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved." When on... | |
| Andrew Fuller - Baptists - 1824 - 484 pages
...perceive a mighty tide of joy in the minds of these Cbiistians : And they continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house...gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and havVOL. VII. 53 ing favour with aU the people. They did not merely rejoice no<vn'thstanding the persecutions... | |
| Andrew Fuller - 1824 - 458 pages
...perceive a mighty tide of joy in the minds of these Christians : And they continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread* from house...gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and havVOL. VII. 53 ing favour with all the people. They did not merely rejoice notwithstanding the persecutions... | |
| Familiar and explanatory address - 1824 - 216 pages
...contrary every day, as the apostles and their believing brethren (according to Acts, c. ii. v. 46,) " continued daily with one accord in the Temple ; and...breaking bread from house to house did eat their meat in gladness of heart ;" which words have been considered to allude as well to the Eucharist as to the... | |
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