| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1783 - 524 pages
...underftood in their literal fenfe the difcourfes of Chrift himfelf, were obliged to expect the fecond and glorious coming of the Son of Man in the clouds,...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might ftill be wicnefs of the calamities of the Jews under Vefpafian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1802 - 610 pages
...asserted that " the near approach of the end of the world had been predicted by the apostles, and that those who understood, in their literal sense, the...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth." He will see in the assertion of this writer, that " for wise purposes this error was permitted to subsist... | |
| N. NISBETT - 1802 - 314 pages
...fenfe, the difcourfes .of Chrift" " hisipfelf, were obliged to expecl the fecond and glorious " Qovning of the Son of Man in the clouds before that " .generation was totally extinguifhed which had beheld his. " hu^nble condition upon Earth," is founded upon fuch paffages as... | |
| Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...understood, in their literal sense, the discourses of Christ himself, were obliged to expect the seccnd and glorious coming of the son of man in the clouds,...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth. Yet the revolution of seventeen centuries has instructed us not to press too closely the language of... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1806 - 530 pages
...understood in their literal sense the xv. discourses of Christ himself, were obliged to ex- • pect the second and glorious coming of the Son of Man in...generation was totally extinguished, which had beheld his hum- I*-**- r• * ble condition upon earth, _and which might still be witness of the calamities of... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1808 - 428 pages
...who understood in their literal sense the discourses of Christ himself ' were,' says Mr. Gibbon, ' OBLIGED to expect the second and glorious coming of...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be witness to the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1810 - 462 pages
...literal seuse the discourses of Christ himself, were obliged to expect the second and glorious coining of the Son of Man in the clouds, before that generation...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be witness of the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
| Nehemiah Nisbett - 1812 - 340 pages
...were at hand. The near approach of this wonB <lefful event' had beeiv predicted by the apostles i th« tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples,...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be witness to the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1820 - 510 pages
...deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, has not been found agreeable to experience. It was universally believed, that the end of the world, and...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be wituess of the ities of the Jews undei Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1826 - 468 pages
...himself, were obliged to expect the second and glorious coming of the Son of Man in the clouds,before that generation was totally extinguished, which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be witness of the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
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