Scenes from Christian HistoryCrosby, Nichols, and Company, 1854 - 288 pages |
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... once , that , after a destructive fire , which had burned two public buildings in the city of Nicomedia , the governor of the province , Pliny , wrote to him to ask leave to form a company of firemen there . He says he has prepared hose ...
... once , that , after a destructive fire , which had burned two public buildings in the city of Nicomedia , the governor of the province , Pliny , wrote to him to ask leave to form a company of firemen there . He says he has prepared hose ...
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... once to Trajan the following letter , asking how he should proceed towards them . " PLINY TO TRAJAN . " It is a rule , Sir , which I inviolably observe , to refer myself to you in all my doubts ; for who is more capa- ble of removing my ...
... once to Trajan the following letter , asking how he should proceed towards them . " PLINY TO TRAJAN . " It is a rule , Sir , which I inviolably observe , to refer myself to you in all my doubts ; for who is more capa- ble of removing my ...
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... progress . The temples , at least , which were once almost deserted , begin now to be frequented ; and the sacred solemnities . after a long intermission , are revived ; to which I must 34 [ A. D. 112 . TRAJAN AND IGNATIUS .
... progress . The temples , at least , which were once almost deserted , begin now to be frequented ; and the sacred solemnities . after a long intermission , are revived ; to which I must 34 [ A. D. 112 . TRAJAN AND IGNATIUS .
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... once upon a jour- ney , and took with him Marion and one of the deacons , whose name was James . They stopped one night at a place called Muguas , near where the city of Constan- tine now stands , in Algeria . Unfortunately , it proved ...
... once upon a jour- ney , and took with him Marion and one of the deacons , whose name was James . They stopped one night at a place called Muguas , near where the city of Constan- tine now stands , in Algeria . Unfortunately , it proved ...
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... once into a conflict with a lion , where Constantine got the better of his savage adver- sary . Another such cowardly attempt gave him the opportunity in which he joined his father . He was in a battle in Parthia , and having overcome ...
... once into a conflict with a lion , where Constantine got the better of his savage adver- sary . Another such cowardly attempt gave him the opportunity in which he joined his father . He was in a battle in Parthia , and having overcome ...
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Page 226 - For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Page 102 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 206 - And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ; And the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; And they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, And they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.
Page 102 - Not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying; but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh™ in concupiscence.
Page 11 - And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Page 167 - One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:—" Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.
Page 218 - Below him extended a vast chaos of rock and forest, and green savannahs and wandering streams, while at a distance the waters of the promised ocean glittered in the morning sun. At this glorious prospect Vasco Nunez sank upon his knees, and poured out thanks to God for being the first European to whom it was given to make that great discovery. He then called his people to ascend : " Behold, my friends," said he, " that glorious sight which we have so much desired.
Page 166 - His garment was of the simplest form imaginable, being a close jacket with sleeves, composed of the tanned skin of some animal...
Page 34 - Christ, as to a divinity, binding themselves by a solemn oath, not for the purposes of any wicked design, but never to commit any fraud, theft, or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to •deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble, to eat in common a harmless meal.
Page 24 - By that event the sect, of which he was the founder, received a blow, which for a time checked the growth of a dangerous superstition ; but it revived soon after, and spread with recruited vigor, not only in Judea, the soil that gave it birth, but even in the city of Rome...