Stories from Church history, from the introduction of Christianity, to the sixteenth century, by the author of 'Early recollections'.R. B. Seeley & W. Burnside, 1828 - 348 Seiten |
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... obliged to part with his beloved Polycarp and submit again to the cruelties of his keepers ; but at Troas too , some comfort was provided for him , for there he heard that the persecution at Antioch had ceased , and his afflicted flock ...
... obliged to part with his beloved Polycarp and submit again to the cruelties of his keepers ; but at Troas too , some comfort was provided for him , for there he heard that the persecution at Antioch had ceased , and his afflicted flock ...
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... obliged to exclaim , Take away the Atheists , ' if they wished to be thought Pagans : this was accordingly proposed to Polycarp ; and he , gravely waving his hand , and looking up with a solemn countenance to heaven , said , ' Take away ...
... obliged to exclaim , Take away the Atheists , ' if they wished to be thought Pagans : this was accordingly proposed to Polycarp ; and he , gravely waving his hand , and looking up with a solemn countenance to heaven , said , ' Take away ...
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... obliged to withdraw from his people at Carthage , and the number of professing Christians had been lamentably reduced through the apostacy of false members , and the weakness of unstable ones- these last incessantly implored re ...
... obliged to withdraw from his people at Carthage , and the number of professing Christians had been lamentably reduced through the apostacy of false members , and the weakness of unstable ones- these last incessantly implored re ...
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... obliged him to choose associates in government whose tempers were not so friendly to it . Maximian , the colleague he selected , was at once his instigator to deeds of cruelty and his instrument in effecting them ; his own character and ...
... obliged him to choose associates in government whose tempers were not so friendly to it . Maximian , the colleague he selected , was at once his instigator to deeds of cruelty and his instrument in effecting them ; his own character and ...
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... obliged to inquire for Christians in his own household , in order that they might be expelled . Those who would re- nounce Christ , were , it was supposed , to be retained , and the obstinate to be dismissed ; some for the good things ...
... obliged to inquire for Christians in his own household , in order that they might be expelled . Those who would re- nounce Christ , were , it was supposed , to be retained , and the obstinate to be dismissed ; some for the good things ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 42 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Seite 170 - I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen ; and repent, and do the first works ; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.
Seite 276 - ... keys of the holy church extend, I remit to you all punishment which you deserve in purgatory on their account ; and I restore you to the holy sacraments of the church, to the unity of the faithful, and to that innocence and purity which...
Seite 336 - For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show My power in thee, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Seite 45 - Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified ; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Seite 1 - Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended...
Seite 176 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Seite 27 - His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Seite 129 - Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged with vigour and diligence the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire, breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and, the victorious element continuing in this manner obstinately and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned.
Seite 276 - Paul, and of the most holy pope, granted and committed to me in these parts, do absolve thee, first from all ecclesiastical censures in whatever manner they have been incurred, and then from all thy sins, transgressions, and...