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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Page ix
... these authori- ties , our own study of that mysterious book , di- ligently purfued , has entirely prevailed on us to efpoufe the fame fentiment . The Apocalypfe exhibits , in general , a fummary of the whole hiftory of the Chriftian ...
... these authori- ties , our own study of that mysterious book , di- ligently purfued , has entirely prevailed on us to efpoufe the fame fentiment . The Apocalypfe exhibits , in general , a fummary of the whole hiftory of the Chriftian ...
Page xiv
... these ages being the most interesting to the Church , as the three firft of them exhibit the history of Idolatry , and the laft or seventh relates to the general Judg- This narrative is given in the chapters xii , xiii , xiv .; and as ...
... these ages being the most interesting to the Church , as the three firft of them exhibit the history of Idolatry , and the laft or seventh relates to the general Judg- This narrative is given in the chapters xii , xiii , xiv .; and as ...
Page xv
... these victories of Chrift over his enemies . This being done , the Pro- phet , according to his cuftom , begins again a new narrative of events , of the fame nature as the preceding , and which also belong to those interefting ages ...
... these victories of Chrift over his enemies . This being done , the Pro- phet , according to his cuftom , begins again a new narrative of events , of the fame nature as the preceding , and which also belong to those interefting ages ...
Page 4
... These prophecies are the more interefting , as the time is at hand for the ac- complishment of fome of them , and the reft will fol- low in their order . This was true at the period when St. John wrote , and will be equally true at ...
... These prophecies are the more interefting , as the time is at hand for the ac- complishment of fome of them , and the reft will fol- low in their order . This was true at the period when St. John wrote , and will be equally true at ...
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... These functions we see here completed by his coming at the laft day to judge mankind , and to de- cree their rewards and punishments . V. 8. I am Alpha and Omega , the beginning and the end , faith the Lord God , who is , and who was ...
... These functions we see here completed by his coming at the laft day to judge mankind , and to de- cree their rewards and punishments . V. 8. I am Alpha and Omega , the beginning and the end , faith the Lord God , who is , and who was ...
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adore againſt alfo Almighty alſo ancient ancient Rome Angel Antichrift Apoc Apocalypfe Apoftles Arians Arius army Babylon beaft becauſe behold Biſhops Bleffed blood caft Catholic Chap Chrift Chriftian Chriftian Church Conftantinople death deftroy deftruction Divine doctrine earth Elias Emperor faid faith fame fays St fball fecond feems feen fent fervants feven fhall fhews fhould fign fire firft firſt fixth flain fome foon fpeaks fpirit ftand ftate fuch fuffered fword Goths Greek hath heaven hiftory himſelf holy idolatry Ifrael Irenæus itſelf Jefus Jerufalem Jews John juft king kingdom laft Lamb likewife locufts Lord mankind moft moſt muſt nations obferved occafion perfecution Photius prefent prince prophecy Prophet puniſhment raiſed reafon Reformation religion reprefented rife Roman Empire Rome Satan Saviour ſays ſhall teftimony thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand throne tion tribe Trumpet unto uſed Vial voice whole wrath