A History of the Church: From the Birth of Christ to the Present Time ... with a History of the Several Protestant Denominations ... to which is Added an Account of the Religious Rites and Ceremonies of All Nations, Etc |
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... hundred and twenty broad ; supported by one hundred and twenty - seven stately pillars , each of which was sixty feet high , the work of a king who erected them as a token of his piety and magnifi- cence . The entire structure was two ...
... hundred and twenty broad ; supported by one hundred and twenty - seven stately pillars , each of which was sixty feet high , the work of a king who erected them as a token of his piety and magnifi- cence . The entire structure was two ...
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... hundred and seventy - six souls , by the special care of Providence , was ultimately brought safe to land . Shipwreck of Paul . On this island Paul and his companions continued three months , being treated with much kindness by the ...
... hundred and seventy - six souls , by the special care of Providence , was ultimately brought safe to land . Shipwreck of Paul . On this island Paul and his companions continued three months , being treated with much kindness by the ...
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... hundred of their best towns , and slew nearly six hundred thousand men . issue of this rebellion was the entire exclusion of the Jews from the territory of Judea . The 8. The successor of Adrian was Antoninus Pius , a senator , who ...
... hundred of their best towns , and slew nearly six hundred thousand men . issue of this rebellion was the entire exclusion of the Jews from the territory of Judea . The 8. The successor of Adrian was Antoninus Pius , a senator , who ...
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... hundred bishops , by which Arius , and several of his partisans , were deposed and excommunicated . Upon his excommunication , Arius retired to Palestine , whence he addressed letters to the most eminent men of those times ; in which he ...
... hundred bishops , by which Arius , and several of his partisans , were deposed and excommunicated . Upon his excommunication , Arius retired to Palestine , whence he addressed letters to the most eminent men of those times ; in which he ...
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... hundred thousand . Its houses were but little short of fifty thou sand ; seventeen hundred and eighty of which were similar in grandeur and extent to the palaces of princes . Every thing bespoke wealth and luxury . The market , the race ...
... hundred thousand . Its houses were but little short of fifty thou sand ; seventeen hundred and eighty of which were similar in grandeur and extent to the palaces of princes . Every thing bespoke wealth and luxury . The market , the race ...
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Page 407 - ... delivered from the power of darkness, and translated into the kingdom of God's dear Son ; as having redemption through Christ's blood, and the forgiveness of sins.
Page 34 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time ; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Page 29 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 87 - Let no man deceive you by any means ; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition ; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped ; so that he, as God, sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Page 201 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 209 - God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow — this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Page 19 - 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.
Page 163 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 95 - God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer : whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven : at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk ; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.
Page 71 - We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of all things visible and invisible...