Lives of certain fathers of the Church in the fourth century, Volume 2 |
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... holy men as these volumes delight to mention . Very soon , it may be , this deep principle will be brought to bear , -very soon , it may be , indeed it is almost certain - that the rising gene- ration of the present age will have to ...
... holy men as these volumes delight to mention . Very soon , it may be , this deep principle will be brought to bear , -very soon , it may be , indeed it is almost certain - that the rising gene- ration of the present age will have to ...
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... holy men - their noble zeal , their faithful courage , their devoted self - sacrifice ; and imbibing from them principles of thought , of motive , and of life , by which we may exalt , as they did , the Kingdom of Christ above the ...
... holy men - their noble zeal , their faithful courage , their devoted self - sacrifice ; and imbibing from them principles of thought , of motive , and of life , by which we may exalt , as they did , the Kingdom of Christ above the ...
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... holy Virgin Mother brought Him to the temple , to undergo the rite of circumcision , it was said to her ( yet , as part of a blessing ) , that " the sword shall pass through thine own soul also ; and who would deny that the prophetic ...
... holy Virgin Mother brought Him to the temple , to undergo the rite of circumcision , it was said to her ( yet , as part of a blessing ) , that " the sword shall pass through thine own soul also ; and who would deny that the prophetic ...
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... holy baptism , have been buried with Him in His Death ; and who , when signed with the blessed emblem of salvation , bind themselves to Him as His soldiers , and offer their hearts too , ready to be pierced with the sword which He has ...
... holy baptism , have been buried with Him in His Death ; and who , when signed with the blessed emblem of salvation , bind themselves to Him as His soldiers , and offer their hearts too , ready to be pierced with the sword which He has ...
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... holy men , who , taught by Christ Himself , knew how alone their fellow - men could be saved , have often borné a spiritual martyrdom far exceeding that of the body , when they saw multitudes altogether re- jecting the proffered ...
... holy men , who , taught by Christ Himself , knew how alone their fellow - men could be saved , have often borné a spiritual martyrdom far exceeding that of the body , when they saw multitudes altogether re- jecting the proffered ...
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Page 140 - It is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places one, and utterly like'; for at all times they have been divers, and may be changed according to the diversities of countries, times*, and men's manners, so that nothing be ordained against God's Word.
Page 298 - And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked : between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
Page 21 - But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Page 9 - They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins ; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; 38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 16 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Page 203 - Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Page 6 - But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Page 50 - When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Page 115 - ... for a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God ; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre, but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate...
Page 214 - Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion ; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head : they shall obtain gladness and joy ; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.