...Christians during this century, were those concerning the millennium^ or reign of a thousand years ; the baptism of heretics, and the doctrine of ORIGEN. Long...opinion had prevailed, that CHRIST was to come and reign u thousand years among men, before the entire and final dissolution of this world. This opinion, which...

...Christians during this century, were those concerning the Millennium, or reign of a thousand years ; the baptism of heretics, and the doctrine of Origen. Long...opinion, which had hitherto met with no opposition, was variously interpreted by different persons: nor did all promise themselves the same kind of enjoyments...

...the Christians during this century was that concerning the millenium, or reign of a thousand years. Long before this period, an opinion had prevailed,...different persons : nor did all promise themselves the IV. RITES AND CEREMONIES. No small addition was made to the rites and ceremonies used at Christian...

...Mosheim in his ' History of the Church' admits, " that * long before this controversy an o' pinion had prevailed, that Christ ' was to come and reign a thousand ' years among men, before the en' tire and final dissolution of this world;" — " that this opinion had " hitherto" (ie up to the...

...his Ecclesiastical history. He says, "Long before this period (he is writing of the third century) an opinion had prevailed, that Christ was to come...among men before the entire and final dissolution of the world. This opinion, which had hitherto met with no opposition, was differently interpreted by...

...been recently revived— that of the Millenium. 'We learn, that much before this period the opinion prevailed, that Christ was to come and reign a thousand years among men before the final dissolution of the world. It required the genius and authority of Origen to resist the infatuation...

...in that book. Mosheim, in his Ecclesiastical History, observes, "that long before this controversy an opinion had prevailed, that Christ was to come...before the entire and final dissolution of this world;" — "that this opinion had hitherto met with no opposition;" — "and that now its credit began to...

...in that book. Mosheim, in his Ecclesiastical History, observes, "that long before this controversy an opinion had prevailed, that Christ was to come...before the entire and final dissolution of this world;" — "that this opinion had hitherto met with no opposition;" — "and that now its credit began to...

...lennium. ... . °. „i » »i_ i ,• t millennium, or retgn of a thousand years ; the baptism oj heretics ; and the doctrine of Origen. Long before...same kind of enjoyments in that future and glorious kingdom."1 But in this century its credit began to decline, principally through the influence and authority...

...opinion of the ancient Jews.'' Mosheim, in his Church History, admits " that long before this controversy an opinion had prevailed, that Christ was to come...among men, before the entire and final dissolution of the world ; that this opinion had hitherto" — (that is, down to the middle of the third century)...