Christianity Against Infidelity: Or, the Truth of the Gospel HistoryB.B. Mussey, 1836 - 302 pages |
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... Rome used augury , and when they were ex- pelled , nothing in public affairs , or in private households , or in war , was done without it . " This fully confirms the statement above made . * There is , aside from its political objects ...
... Rome used augury , and when they were ex- pelled , nothing in public affairs , or in private households , or in war , was done without it . " This fully confirms the statement above made . * There is , aside from its political objects ...
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... Rome advanced a step be- yond these , it was with many but a step . Xenocrates , believed that the air was filled with powerful evil spirits , who , being of morose and savage tempers , took pleasure in witnessing scourgings ...
... Rome advanced a step be- yond these , it was with many but a step . Xenocrates , believed that the air was filled with powerful evil spirits , who , being of morose and savage tempers , took pleasure in witnessing scourgings ...
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... Rome , and yet how absurd and puerile their notions of sacred things , and how far their loftiest conceptions fell short of the being , character and perfections of the true God . Nevertheless , these were the best instructions they ...
... Rome , and yet how absurd and puerile their notions of sacred things , and how far their loftiest conceptions fell short of the being , character and perfections of the true God . Nevertheless , these were the best instructions they ...
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... Rome— and 3d , the philosophers of our own day ; and we have found in the belief , the doctrines and practices of these separate divisions , and of the whole , proof irre- futable that the light of nature is utterly insufficient to meet ...
... Rome— and 3d , the philosophers of our own day ; and we have found in the belief , the doctrines and practices of these separate divisions , and of the whole , proof irre- futable that the light of nature is utterly insufficient to meet ...
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... Rome excel that of the natives of Hayti , when Columbus first visited them ! " They ascribed to a cavern the origin of the human race , be- lieving that large men issued forth from a great aperture , but the little men from a little ...
... Rome excel that of the natives of Hayti , when Columbus first visited them ! " They ascribed to a cavern the origin of the human race , be- lieving that large men issued forth from a great aperture , but the little men from a little ...
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Christianity Against Infidelity: Or the Truth of the Gospel History (1849) Thomas Baldwin Thayer No preview available - 2008 |
Christianity Against Infidelity: Or the Truth of the Gospel History (1849) Thomas Baldwin Thayer No preview available - 2008 |
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Page 199 - But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost...
Page 211 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 110 - But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Page 196 - And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Page 217 - And now, behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness ; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Page 243 - While that great body was invaded by open violence, or undermined by slow decay, a pure and humble religion gently insinuated itself into the minds of men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant banner of the Cross on the ruins of the Capitol.
Page 211 - Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Page 208 - Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works ? Is not this the carpenter's son ? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas ? and his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things ? " And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, " A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
Page 110 - MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal ; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Page 127 - ... were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose them to derision and contempt. Some were covered over with the skins of wild beasts...