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... least of all contem- plated by their authors , when they became instrumental in the dissemina- tion of Christianity . But they speedily became so ; and it was thus that the weak were enabled to obtain support from the more powerful ...
... least of all contem- plated by their authors , when they became instrumental in the dissemina- tion of Christianity . But they speedily became so ; and it was thus that the weak were enabled to obtain support from the more powerful ...
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... least the presidents of the Church ; that , as long as they remained on earth , it was not necessary , in all cases , to subject the infant societies to the delegated authority of a single superintendent , though the instances of Titus ...
... least the presidents of the Church ; that , as long as they remained on earth , it was not necessary , in all cases , to subject the infant societies to the delegated authority of a single superintendent , though the instances of Titus ...
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... least in his Church , the power of sus- pending or deposing delinquents among the clergy ; yet even this was liable to some indefinite restrictions as to circumstance and custom , and to a direct appeal to a provincial council . And it ...
... least in his Church , the power of sus- pending or deposing delinquents among the clergy ; yet even this was liable to some indefinite restrictions as to circumstance and custom , and to a direct appeal to a provincial council . And it ...
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... least free from any stain or shame . It had long been a prac- tice among ancient philosophical writers to ascribe their works to some name of undisputed authority , in order to secure attention to their opinions , though the opinions ...
... least free from any stain or shame . It had long been a prac- tice among ancient philosophical writers to ascribe their works to some name of undisputed authority , in order to secure attention to their opinions , though the opinions ...
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... least con- nected with the preceding , that the mere existence of any general edicts against Christians as such , proves that the particular charge on which the persecution was founded had been gradually lost in more general accusa ...
... least con- nected with the preceding , that the mere existence of any general edicts against Christians as such , proves that the particular charge on which the persecution was founded had been gradually lost in more general accusa ...
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Page 260 - And I saw an Angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Page 298 - I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Page 507 - And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Page 567 - And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican.
Page 436 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 31 - From these facts, it is evident, that, first, about the end of the second, and the beginning of the third century...
Page 152 - ... for the bodies of the holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, are so resplendent with miracles and terrific prodigies in their own Churches, that no one can approach them without great awe, even for the purpose of adoring them. When my predecessor, of happy memory, wished to change some silver ornament which was placed over the most holy body of St. Peter, though at the distance of almost fifteen feet, a warning of no small terror appeared to him. Even I myself wished to make some alteration near the...
Page 163 - Whether the divine law did not permit a valiant and warlike people to dethrone a pusillanimous and indolent monarch, who was incapable of discharging any of the functions of royalty, and to substitute in his place one more worthy to rule, and who had already rendered most important services to the state?
Page 13 - ... at length these men, though really criminal, and deserving exemplary punishment, began to be commiserated as people who were destroyed, not out of regard to the public welfare, but only to gratify the cruelty of one man" ("Annals,
Page 10 - ... every rank, of both sexes likewise, are accused, and will be accused. Nor has the contagion of this superstition seized cities only, but the lesser towns also, and the open country.