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Page 8
From its decomposed flesh there arose a new Phoenix , which took the nest , with
the bones of its parent , and deposited them on the altar of the sun at Heliopolis ,
the act being repeated by successive birds every five hundred years ...
From its decomposed flesh there arose a new Phoenix , which took the nest , with
the bones of its parent , and deposited them on the altar of the sun at Heliopolis ,
the act being repeated by successive birds every five hundred years ...
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There is hardly a human being who is unattended by a demon ; and it is well
known to many that premature and violent deaths , which men ascribe to
accidents , are in fact brought about by demons ” ( On the Resurrection of the
Flesh , chap ...
There is hardly a human being who is unattended by a demon ; and it is well
known to many that premature and violent deaths , which men ascribe to
accidents , are in fact brought about by demons ” ( On the Resurrection of the
Flesh , chap ...
Page 77
... in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ when ye are gathered together , and my
spirit , with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ , to deliver such an one unto Satan
for the destruction of the flesh , that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord
...
... in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ when ye are gathered together , and my
spirit , with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ , to deliver such an one unto Satan
for the destruction of the flesh , that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord
...
Page 81
Having therefore these promises , dearly beloved , let us cleanse ourselves from
all filthiness of the flesh and spirit , perfecting holiness in the fear of God ” ( 2 Cor .
vii . 1 ) . “ Even as Christ also loved the church , and gave himself for it ; that he ...
Having therefore these promises , dearly beloved , let us cleanse ourselves from
all filthiness of the flesh and spirit , perfecting holiness in the fear of God ” ( 2 Cor .
vii . 1 ) . “ Even as Christ also loved the church , and gave himself for it ; that he ...
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... and are united to their bodies as in prisons , into which they are drawn by a
certain natural enticement ; but that when they are set free from the bonds of the
flesh , they then , as released from a long bondage , rejoice and mount upward .
... and are united to their bodies as in prisons , into which they are drawn by a
certain natural enticement ; but that when they are set free from the bonds of the
flesh , they then , as released from a long bondage , rejoice and mount upward .
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Page 59 - Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Page 76 - For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Page 72 - Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Page 165 - 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 83 - These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called...
Page 76 - For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
Page 77 - And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Page 64 - Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists ? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell ? 5 Every word of God is pure : he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Page 25 - Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Page 74 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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| Title | The Sources and Development of Christianity |
| Author | Thomas Lumisden Strange |
| Publisher | Trubner, 1875 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 255 pages |
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