The Popular Faith UnveiledPrinted and pub. by the author, 1884 - 274 pages |
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Page 8
... the Episcopalian church does not profess to teach the invocation of saints it nevertheless possesses a large calender of these departed worthies , whose feast days are ordered to be regularly kept . One of our English 8 INTRODUCTION.
... the Episcopalian church does not profess to teach the invocation of saints it nevertheless possesses a large calender of these departed worthies , whose feast days are ordered to be regularly kept . One of our English 8 INTRODUCTION.
Page 24
... gigantic system of monachism , feasts and ceremonies ; and monasteries and gorgeous temples were erected to meet the requirements of the times , par- ticularly at Alexandria , where gradually developed a large school 24 OSIRIANISM .
... gigantic system of monachism , feasts and ceremonies ; and monasteries and gorgeous temples were erected to meet the requirements of the times , par- ticularly at Alexandria , where gradually developed a large school 24 OSIRIANISM .
Page 50
... feast , like that of Adonis , was called the ' Supper of the Lord , ' during which a ram was offered in sacrifice to him , and the miracle of turning water into wine frequently performed , the god being meanwhile invoked with the ...
... feast , like that of Adonis , was called the ' Supper of the Lord , ' during which a ram was offered in sacrifice to him , and the miracle of turning water into wine frequently performed , the god being meanwhile invoked with the ...
Page 83
... feasts , as will now be explained . It will be recollected that on page 50 the Bacchanalian orgies were described as being such disreputable meetings that it became necessary to publicly suppress them . These meetings will now be more ...
... feasts , as will now be explained . It will be recollected that on page 50 the Bacchanalian orgies were described as being such disreputable meetings that it became necessary to publicly suppress them . These meetings will now be more ...
Page 86
... feast , when human flesh was eaten . At one of these feasts a son of Leucippe was slaughtered and served up by a daughter of Minya . In like manner were the Eleusinian feasts held at night , and called mysteries and initiation ; their ...
... feast , when human flesh was eaten . At one of these feasts a son of Leucippe was slaughtered and served up by a daughter of Minya . In like manner were the Eleusinian feasts held at night , and called mysteries and initiation ; their ...
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Page 215 - Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory.
Page 9 - OUR Lord Jesus Christ, who hath left power to his church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences ! And by his authority committed to me, I absolve thee from all thy sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Page 188 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 218 - But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats ; and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Page 9 - WHOSOEVER will be saved : before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith. Which Faith, except every one do keep whole and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
Page 110 - And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18.
Page 185 - But while he thought, on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Page 124 - And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Page 250 - And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars : and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Page 160 - MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring...