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... ancient Christians of different sects and persuasions , by many heretics as well as Catholics , and were usually appealed to by both sides , in the controversies which arose in those days . SECT . VIII . The four Gospels , the Acts of ...
... ancient Christians of different sects and persuasions , by many heretics as well as Catholics , and were usually appealed to by both sides , in the controversies which arose in those days . SECT . VIII . The four Gospels , the Acts of ...
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... ancient nations ad- mitted new objects of worship into the number of their ac- knowledged divinities , or the patience with which they might entertain proposals of this kind , we can argue no- thing as to their toleration of a system ...
... ancient nations ad- mitted new objects of worship into the number of their ac- knowledged divinities , or the patience with which they might entertain proposals of this kind , we can argue no- thing as to their toleration of a system ...
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... ancient re- cords , or indeed any species of testimony , it is , in my opin- ion , of the greatest importance to attend to the informa- tion or grounds of argument which are casually and unde- signedly disclosed ; forasmuch as this ...
... ancient re- cords , or indeed any species of testimony , it is , in my opin- ion , of the greatest importance to attend to the informa- tion or grounds of argument which are casually and unde- signedly disclosed ; forasmuch as this ...
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... ancient propecies terminated , from the completion of which they had formed such magnificent expectations , and expectations of a nature so opposite to what appeared ; I mean , no such doubt could exist when they had the whole case ...
... ancient propecies terminated , from the completion of which they had formed such magnificent expectations , and expectations of a nature so opposite to what appeared ; I mean , no such doubt could exist when they had the whole case ...
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... ancient Christian writings as familiarly as it is wont to do in modern ser- mons ; occurs always the same in substance , and always that which our evangelists represent . This is not only true of those writings of Christians which are ...
... ancient Christian writings as familiarly as it is wont to do in modern ser- mons ; occurs always the same in substance , and always that which our evangelists represent . This is not only true of those writings of Christians which are ...
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Page 192 - And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, 'Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Page 201 - And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me?
Page 159 - As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Page 171 - Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently...
Page 30 - Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord ; that the Lord Is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Page 266 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep ; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Page 42 - I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death : for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Page 153 - So shall he sprinkle many nations ; The kings shall shut their mouths at him : For that which had not been told them shall they see; And that which they had not heard shall they consider.
Page 153 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Page 167 - But be not ye called Rabbi : for one is your Master, even Christ ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth : for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters : for one is your Master, even Christ.