Epitome of English literature; or, A concentration of the matter of standard English authors, ed. under the superintendence of A. J. Valpy, Volume 2 |
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... Tacitus says of the Jews , was an object of veneration . Add to which , that splendid and elegant in the ornaments of the temples and apparel of the priests , it fascinated its votaries with the charms of painting , sculpture , and ...
... Tacitus says of the Jews , was an object of veneration . Add to which , that splendid and elegant in the ornaments of the temples and apparel of the priests , it fascinated its votaries with the charms of painting , sculpture , and ...
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... Tacitus , who , speaking of a fire that happened at Rome about thirty years after the death of Christ , says , ' that to do away with the infamous imputation of having ordered the city to be set on fire , Nero laid the guilt of arson on ...
... Tacitus , who , speaking of a fire that happened at Rome about thirty years after the death of Christ , says , ' that to do away with the infamous imputation of having ordered the city to be set on fire , Nero laid the guilt of arson on ...
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... Tacitus . C Juvenal too , a writer of the same age , alluding to the cruelties exercised by Nero , thus expresses him- self : Describe Tigellinus ( a creature of Nero ) ; and you shall shed a light in that torch , where men blaze ...
... Tacitus . C Juvenal too , a writer of the same age , alluding to the cruelties exercised by Nero , thus expresses him- self : Describe Tigellinus ( a creature of Nero ) ; and you shall shed a light in that torch , where men blaze ...
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... Tacitus . Again , from the New Testament we learn , that this reli- gion , notwithstanding , was propagated throughout Judea and other parts of the Roman empire ; and so says Tacitus . Now , from these facts it may be fairly inferred ...
... Tacitus . Again , from the New Testament we learn , that this reli- gion , notwithstanding , was propagated throughout Judea and other parts of the Roman empire ; and so says Tacitus . Now , from these facts it may be fairly inferred ...
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... Tacitus , Suetonius , and Pliny , all of whom wrote within thirty years after the time of Josephus , speak of Christ and the acts of his followers , it cannot be be- lieved that the religion , and the transactions on which it was ...
... Tacitus , Suetonius , and Pliny , all of whom wrote within thirty years after the time of Josephus , speak of Christ and the acts of his followers , it cannot be be- lieved that the religion , and the transactions on which it was ...
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Page 147 - For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Page 147 - Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
Page 35 - How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 4.
Page 136 - And the people gave a shout, saying, "It is the voice of a god and not of a man." 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 189 - 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 152 - Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things, ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Page 156 - That upon you may come all the righteous blood, shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Page 150 - Antioch. And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit, that there should be great dearth throughout all the world ; which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Page 47 - And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Page 135 - Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the Church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.