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Page v
... and as I have been careful at every point to state my authorities , I give others
the opportunity of instructing and satisfying themselves on these interesting
subjects that I myself have had , and can thus leave them to their conclusions .
... and as I have been careful at every point to state my authorities , I give others
the opportunity of instructing and satisfying themselves on these interesting
subjects that I myself have had , and can thus leave them to their conclusions .
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... deify the Roman emperors . “ With perfect propriety , ” says the writer ,
sneeringly , “ you give divine honours to your departed 10 THE ERA OF
CHRISTIANITY.
... deify the Roman emperors . “ With perfect propriety , ” says the writer ,
sneeringly , “ you give divine honours to your departed 10 THE ERA OF
CHRISTIANITY.
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sneeringly , “ you give divine honours to your departed emperors , as you
worship them in life ” ( A pol . , sec . 13 ) . Caius Caligula ( A . D . 33 - 41 )
accounted himself a god , and designed to have a statue of himself erected as
such in the ...
sneeringly , “ you give divine honours to your departed emperors , as you
worship them in life ” ( A pol . , sec . 13 ) . Caius Caligula ( A . D . 33 - 41 )
accounted himself a god , and designed to have a statue of himself erected as
such in the ...
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He gives currency to the obviously incredible tale of the manner in which the
translation was conducted , his authority being Irenæus . The people of
Jerusalem sent “ seventy of their elders that were best skilled in the Scriptures ,
and in both ...
He gives currency to the obviously incredible tale of the manner in which the
translation was conducted , his authority being Irenæus . The people of
Jerusalem sent “ seventy of their elders that were best skilled in the Scriptures ,
and in both ...
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18 ) ; he gives us the tale of one Natalius being “ lashed by holy angels through
the whole night , " on account of heresy , and showing the marks of his
castigation in order to be readmitted as a penitent to communion ( v . 27 ) ; he
speaks of ...
18 ) ; he gives us the tale of one Natalius being “ lashed by holy angels through
the whole night , " on account of heresy , and showing the marks of his
castigation in order to be readmitted as a penitent to communion ( v . 27 ) ; he
speaks of ...
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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.
Bibliographic information
| 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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