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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... punishment , and bore the curse denounced on us , 66 as it is written , Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree . " At the time of Stephen's martyrdom however , the Jews possessed greater opportunities Pontius Pilate , of persecuting ...
... punishment , and bore the curse denounced on us , 66 as it is written , Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree . " At the time of Stephen's martyrdom however , the Jews possessed greater opportunities Pontius Pilate , of persecuting ...
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... punishment . He declares himself unable to find out among the Christians the crimes attributed to them ; and though he had deemed it expedient to torture two females , in order to discover the truth , all that he could collect was the ...
... punishment . He declares himself unable to find out among the Christians the crimes attributed to them ; and though he had deemed it expedient to torture two females , in order to discover the truth , all that he could collect was the ...
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... punishment ; he says he had no doubt that , whatever might be the nature of their religion , an obstinate inflexibility called for the vengeance of the magistate . ' You may form an idea of the fierceness of this persecution , from a ...
... punishment ; he says he had no doubt that , whatever might be the nature of their religion , an obstinate inflexibility called for the vengeance of the magistate . ' You may form an idea of the fierceness of this persecution , from a ...
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... punished , things remained for some time nearly in the same state as in my last story . But in the midst of its sufferings the church increased in godliness and in numbers , people were not then content to rest in the happiness of ...
... punished , things remained for some time nearly in the same state as in my last story . But in the midst of its sufferings the church increased in godliness and in numbers , people were not then content to rest in the happiness of ...
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... punished as were found guilty of breaking the laws of the state . This you will say was but common justice ; but justice ... punishment of crimes unjustly imputed to them ; and very often could not clear themselves . Sometimes too it ...
... punished as were found guilty of breaking the laws of the state . This you will say was but common justice ; but justice ... punishment of crimes unjustly imputed to them ; and very often could not clear themselves . Sometimes too it ...
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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...