The Present State of the Greek Church in Russia: Or, A Summary of Christian DivinityOliphant, Waugh & Innes, 1814 - 339 pages |
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... fathers , such as Chrysos- tom , Gregory Nazianzen , & c . and to the works of the Russian divines . * * Among these , the most distinguished are the voluminous writings of our author Platon , late metropolitan of Moscow ; of Demetrius ...
... fathers , such as Chrysos- tom , Gregory Nazianzen , & c . and to the works of the Russian divines . * * Among these , the most distinguished are the voluminous writings of our author Platon , late metropolitan of Moscow ; of Demetrius ...
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... books are usually published , the stu- dents have but few opportunities of obtaining them ; and hence their reading is very circum- scribed , being confined mostly to the ancient Greek fathers 12 PRELIMINARY MEMOIR . Seleznevtschini.
... books are usually published , the stu- dents have but few opportunities of obtaining them ; and hence their reading is very circum- scribed , being confined mostly to the ancient Greek fathers 12 PRELIMINARY MEMOIR . Seleznevtschini.
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... fathers , many of whose works are trans- lated into the Slavonian . The candidates for the priesthood being thus trained up from their early years in these seclu- ded retreats , have but few opportunities of mix- ing in civil society ...
... fathers , many of whose works are trans- lated into the Slavonian . The candidates for the priesthood being thus trained up from their early years in these seclu- ded retreats , have but few opportunities of mix- ing in civil society ...
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... fathers , yet Peter found it necessary , in 1716 , to make their duties and obligations more clear and spe- cific , † as the moral conduct of many of them was * Αρχιερεις . + These obligations refer to the judicious exercise of the ...
... fathers , yet Peter found it necessary , in 1716 , to make their duties and obligations more clear and spe- cific , † as the moral conduct of many of them was * Αρχιερεις . + These obligations refer to the judicious exercise of the ...
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... fathers and rulers of the people . The monasteries and nunneries are divided in- to three classes ; Stauropegia , Canobia , and Laura . The two first are directly under the government of the Holy Synod , and the last is under the di ...
... fathers and rulers of the people . The monasteries and nunneries are divided in- to three classes ; Stauropegia , Canobia , and Laura . The two first are directly under the government of the Holy Synod , and the last is under the di ...
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Page 92 - For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Page 65 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
Page 43 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 102 - As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire: so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Page 190 - And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Page 270 - Godward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Page 256 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Page 48 - They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Page 49 - I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Page 68 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.