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... temples ; and when any one wished to know if his under- takings would prosper , these chickens were brought out with great ceremony , and some corn was thrown down before them ; if they ate this food ravenously , it was considered a ...
... temples ; and when any one wished to know if his under- takings would prosper , these chickens were brought out with great ceremony , and some corn was thrown down before them ; if they ate this food ravenously , it was considered a ...
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... indeed when they led to cruelty , and were followed by bloodshed . Caligula began his reign by ordering that all men should worship him . He built a temple to himself , where sacrifices were made to his FOURTH EMPEROR OF ROME.
... indeed when they led to cruelty , and were followed by bloodshed . Caligula began his reign by ordering that all men should worship him . He built a temple to himself , where sacrifices were made to his FOURTH EMPEROR OF ROME.
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Catherine Sinclair. temple to himself , where sacrifices were made to his statue , which was of gold , and which was dressed every day in robes , the same as those he wore in his palace ; and he took the name of any god he happened to ...
Catherine Sinclair. temple to himself , where sacrifices were made to his statue , which was of gold , and which was dressed every day in robes , the same as those he wore in his palace ; and he took the name of any god he happened to ...
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... temple during this great festival . At the time when our Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem to die there for sinners , that city was rich and powerful , full of splendid buildings and wealthy people ; the walls of the town were strong ...
... temple during this great festival . At the time when our Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem to die there for sinners , that city was rich and powerful , full of splendid buildings and wealthy people ; the walls of the town were strong ...
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... temple might suffer no injury ; the Jews also loved their city , and would have died to preserve their temple . But the wishes of men are nothing when God has ordered otherwise : the sentence had been pronounced , forty years before ...
... temple might suffer no injury ; the Jews also loved their city , and would have died to preserve their temple . But the wishes of men are nothing when God has ordered otherwise : the sentence had been pronounced , forty years before ...
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afterwards Agrippina alarmed amongst Antony anxious astonishment attacked Augustus battle became brave Britannicus Brutus Caligula called camp Cassius Catiline Cato caused Christians Cicero Claudius Cleopatra commanded conquered conspirators courage cruel cruelty danger dead destroyed died Domitian dreadful dressed EMPEROR OF ROME enemies exclaimed expired fight fought friends Galba Germanicus glory hands heard Herculaneum holy honour immediately instantly Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jews Josephus Julius Cæsar killed king knew lived loved mercy misery murdered Nero Nero's Nerva never night occasion once ordered palace peace person pirates Plutarch Pompey Pompey's pretended prisoners Ptolemy put to death rage REIGNED A.D. resolved Roman army Roman soldiers saying scarcely Scriptures seemed senate Seneca servants Simon slave soon splendid suddenly suffered sword temple thou thought Tiberius Titus told took Trajan tyrant venture Vespasian victory Vitellius walls whole wicked wickedness wild beasts wished
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 99 - A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Seite 111 - I am now ready to be offered up, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them, also, that love His appearing.
Seite 152 - And just as he added at the last, "Woe, woe to myself also!
Seite 20 - Man came not to destroy men's lives, but to save them ; he came not to curse, but to bless us, by turning away every one of us from his iniquities.
Seite 122 - For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death : for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Seite 106 - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest : but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Seite 180 - ... spite, however, of the edicts of the governing powers and the violence of the mob, the new faith continued to make progress. For some years prior to 1590, 10,000 natives were, it was reckoned, annually gained over to Christianity; and the state of affairs certainly seemed to prove the truth of the saying that the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church.
Seite 65 - O mighty Caesar! dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?
Seite 180 - In the general, that there shall be such a happy period as the millennium, that ' the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High,' Dan. vii. 27. that Christ shall have ' the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession,
Seite 106 - Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you. All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.