Scenes from Christian HistoryCrosby, Nichols, and Company, 1854 - 288 pages |
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... gained attention . He says he sold his old books of grammar and other ele- mentary studies , which had not been taken from him , to a man who allowed him a daily payment of four oboli ( about six cents ) for them , to last some years ...
... gained attention . He says he sold his old books of grammar and other ele- mentary studies , which had not been taken from him , to a man who allowed him a daily payment of four oboli ( about six cents ) for them , to last some years ...
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... gained in his own heart knowledge of the power of the Spirit . Such men , they said , became " Gnostics . " And then , to win , if they could , heathen Gnostics , or Jews ,. or Egyptians , to the Christian doctrine , they went on to ...
... gained in his own heart knowledge of the power of the Spirit . Such men , they said , became " Gnostics . " And then , to win , if they could , heathen Gnostics , or Jews ,. or Egyptians , to the Christian doctrine , they went on to ...
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... gained the glory of being the first Christian kingdom in the world . There had been crowded prisons ; there had been untold suffering in private ; but no battles , no sedi- tions , and here was the victory ! Everywhere where the edict ...
... gained the glory of being the first Christian kingdom in the world . There had been crowded prisons ; there had been untold suffering in private ; but no battles , no sedi- tions , and here was the victory ! Everywhere where the edict ...
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... such a triumph ! The Church lost all the surety it had had of sincerity in its converts . It gained immense accessions , because now it was worth while for selfish men to join A. D. 273-337 . ] A CHRISTIAN EMPEROR ! 83.
... such a triumph ! The Church lost all the surety it had had of sincerity in its converts . It gained immense accessions , because now it was worth while for selfish men to join A. D. 273-337 . ] A CHRISTIAN EMPEROR ! 83.
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... gained the love of the troops . He chastised the barbarians . He re- He set every thing in ex- found all things in confu- built fortifications and cities . cellent order , though he had sion . Sometimes he sacrificed fifty oxen to the ...
... gained the love of the troops . He chastised the barbarians . He re- He set every thing in ex- found all things in confu- built fortifications and cities . cellent order , though he had sion . Sometimes he sacrificed fifty oxen to the ...
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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...