The seventh general council, the second of Nicæa, in which the worship of images was established; with notes from the 'Caroline books', compiled by order of Charlemagne for its confutation, tr. by J. Mendham |
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... answer the Emperor's argument taken from the Old Testament prohibition of idols : he tells him that this command was to restrain the Israelites from the idolatries of the land of Canaan into which they were about to enter , not to ...
... answer the Emperor's argument taken from the Old Testament prohibition of idols : he tells him that this command was to restrain the Israelites from the idolatries of the land of Canaan into which they were about to enter , not to ...
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... answer is by a question on the other hand , Have the remainder of these charges any better ground to a claim on our belief than those which this author discards ? And do not the unblushing exaggerations of these writers afford fair ...
... answer is by a question on the other hand , Have the remainder of these charges any better ground to a claim on our belief than those which this author discards ? And do not the unblushing exaggerations of these writers afford fair ...
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... answer , which was consi- dered as a Refutation , followed each as it was recited . Putting these paragraphs together , we have all that re- mains of the Council against image - worship . We are in some measure , therefore , obliged to ...
... answer , which was consi- dered as a Refutation , followed each as it was recited . Putting these paragraphs together , we have all that re- mains of the Council against image - worship . We are in some measure , therefore , obliged to ...
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... answer made to these letters , by those who styled themselves Priests and Chief Priests of the East , we find that they never reached these Patriarchs . For the Royal messengers having fallen in with certain Solitaries in their way ...
... answer made to these letters , by those who styled themselves Priests and Chief Priests of the East , we find that they never reached these Patriarchs . For the Royal messengers having fallen in with certain Solitaries in their way ...
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... answer to their Divalis , he expresses great wonder that , in her directions to Tarasius about the Council , she had given him this title , and he can only think that it was done through ignorance ; and , after setting forth at some ...
... answer to their Divalis , he expresses great wonder that , in her directions to Tarasius about the Council , she had given him this title , and he can only think that it was done through ignorance ; and , after setting forth at some ...
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Page 353 - For I have received of the LORD that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord JESUS, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread ; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat ; this is my body, which is broken for you : this do in remembrance of me.
Page 462 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Page 349 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! '' Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Page 139 - Why should ye be stricken any more ? ye will revolt more and more : the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it ; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores : they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Page 75 - That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
Page 353 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying. Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Page 103 - God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven...
Page 401 - Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh ; yea though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
Page 133 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Page 278 - But why dost thou judge thy brother? Or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.