The General History of the Christian Church: From Her Birth to Her Final Triumphant State in Heaven: Chiefly Deduced from the Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist |
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... former Legiflators and Philofophers , however eminent , fhould be eclipsed by his fuperior excellence , and that every human inftitution inftitution of doctrine should give place to the new precepts 26 THE GENERAL HISTORY.
... former Legiflators and Philofophers , however eminent , fhould be eclipsed by his fuperior excellence , and that every human inftitution inftitution of doctrine should give place to the new precepts 26 THE GENERAL HISTORY.
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... should give place to the new precepts of his all - comprehending wisdom . The great ftructure of religion , which the Apostles had begun , was carried on by their faithful and zea- lous fucceffors through the fubfequent ages . Thus He ...
... should give place to the new precepts of his all - comprehending wisdom . The great ftructure of religion , which the Apostles had begun , was carried on by their faithful and zea- lous fucceffors through the fubfequent ages . Thus He ...
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... should be done with the Chriftians who were very numerous in the provinces of his Government . Trajan's anfwer was , " Let the Chriftians not be fought for ; but " if they be accufed and convicted as fuch , let " them be punished ...
... should be done with the Chriftians who were very numerous in the provinces of his Government . Trajan's anfwer was , " Let the Chriftians not be fought for ; but " if they be accufed and convicted as fuch , let " them be punished ...
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... should for ever ftand . The Pa- . gans perfuaded themselves , that by dint of tortures and feverities , they could totally crufh the Chrif tians , and extinguish their very name : but their ex- pectations were fruftrated , and they faw ...
... should for ever ftand . The Pa- . gans perfuaded themselves , that by dint of tortures and feverities , they could totally crufh the Chrif tians , and extinguish their very name : but their ex- pectations were fruftrated , and they faw ...
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... should be delivered , he might devour her fon . Here the Woman , or the Christian Church , sees her chief enemy , the great red or cruel Dragon , which is the Arch - Devil Satan , as St. John explains it below , verfe 9th ; and it ...
... should be delivered , he might devour her fon . Here the Woman , or the Christian Church , sees her chief enemy , the great red or cruel Dragon , which is the Arch - Devil Satan , as St. John explains it below , verfe 9th ; and it ...
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