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SECOND
21
The Tower of Babel and the spread of the sin of idolatry Dis persion of the sons of Noe over the earth
23
Abraham called to live apart from the idolatry of his kindred
25
The birth of Moses and his adoption in the court of Pharao
26
The burning bush and the mission of Moses
27
The covenant of circumcision Sodom and Gomorrha
28
The paschal lamb and the departure from Egypt
29
The faith of Abraham tried Isaac a figure of Christ
30
The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca
31
Esau and Jacob Esau sells his birthright
32
The service of the tabernacle and the priesthood of Aaron
33
The idolatry of the golden calf
34
his marriage with Rachel
35
The sending the spies The sentence to forty years wandering
36
Jacob returns to Palestine The reconciliation with Esau
37
The soothsayer Balaam
38
The last words of Moses
39
he is sold into Egypt
40
Last words of Josue
41
Joseph in the house of Putiphar and in the prison
42
Joseph interprets Pharaos dream and is made governor of Egypt
43
his riddle
44
Josephs brethren come to buy food
45
The history of Ruth
46
Joseph makes himself known
47
Jacob comes to dwell in Egypt
49
The history of Job and his friends
51
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JOERENCE
64
The history of Samuel
89
Clamour for a king Saul is anointed 49 Saul is rejected and David is anointed 50 David and Goliath
92
THE MISSION OF THE PROPHETS OF ISRAEL B C 1010 TO J C
96
Introduction The ministry of the prophets 57 Solomons prayer for wisdom 58 Solomon builds the Temple 59 Solomons glory and fall 60 The schis...
105
SECT Second Subdivision The Kingdom of Israel PAGE 61 The sin of Jeroboam in making a state religion
114
Achab and Elias
117
Naboth is stoned and Elias is taken up from the earth
120
Eliseus and Naaman
121
Osee and Amos the prophets
125
Third Subdivision The Kingdom of Juda 69 Kingdom of Juda
126
The prophet Isaias
127
History of Tobias
132
Judith
133
Jeremias the prophet
136
The prophet Daniel in Babylon
139
The golden image of Nabuchodonosor
140
Daniel and Darius the Mede The coming of Messias foretold
143
The rebuilding of the Temple
145
Esdras and Neemias
148
History of queen Esther
150
The apostasy from the law of Moses
153
Mattathias and his zeal Beginning of the wars of the Maccabees
154
The fight with the Gentiles
156
The death of Judas in battle after the Roman alliance
158
Herod and the fulness of time for the coming of Messias
159
SIXTH ERA FIRST OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY JESUS CHRIST
160
The archangel appears to Zacharias
161
The visit to St Elizabeth
162
The birth of St John Baptist
163
The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
165
The circumcision and presentation
168
The finding in the Temple
171
The Ministry of St John the Baptist 8 St John preaching in the wilderness
172
The temptation of Jesus
174
The mission of the apostles into Judea
189
St Peter saved from sinking
190
The Transfiguration St Peters primacy
192
Jesus foretells His being put to death
193
Various events Confesses His Godhead
194
Lazarus is raised from the dead
195
Zaccheus
197
Events of the Last Week 25 Solemn entry into the Temple
198
Events of the second and third days
200
Events of the fourth day Wednesday
202
Events of the fifth day
203
Scenes in the garden of Gethsemane
206
Scenes in the house of Annas
209
Jesus is brought before Pilate
210
The people choose Barabbas
211
Pilate gives sentence for His crucifixion
212
Scenes round the Cross
214
Jesus is laid in the tomb
217
The false story of the Jews The two disciples going to Emmaus
220
The unbelief of St Thomas
221
The Ascension and mission of the apostles into the whole world
223
SEVENTH ERA SECOND OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY THE CONFLICT WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE 44 The day of Pentecost and the first miracle...
225
Events in Jerusalem Martyrdom of St Stephen
229
The conversion of St Paul
231
SECT PAGE 47 The vision of St Peter
233
St Paul and St Barnabas go out as missionaries
234
Missionary preaching to the nations
238
St Peter fixes his See in Rome
239
The holy death and assumption of the B M V
241
Martyrdom of SS Peter and Paul
244
The judgment upon Jerusalem
248
The Coliseum and its martyrs
250
The Roman catacombs
253
Calumnies against the Christians
255
The martyrdom of St Catharine
257
The conversion of Constantine
259
Brief introduction
261
St Antony of Egypt and monastic brotherhoods
262
St Patrick the missionary apostle of Ireland
266
St Benedict and the monks of the west
270
his holy death
273
St Augustine the missionary apostle of England
275
St Boniface the missionary apostle of Germany
278
Mahomet the false prophet St Gregory VII The crusades and St Bernard
279
St Thomas Becket the martyr of the canon law
282
Brief introduction to the missionary period
283
St Francis of Assisi founder of the Friars Minor
285
Rise and growth of the Friars Minor
287
Death of St Francis
289
St Dominic and the Friars Preachers
291
St Dominic receives the rosary from the Blessed Virgin
292
Protestantism the sign of the approach of the end of the world Dr Martin Luther
295
St Ignatius Loyola and the Company of Jesus
297
St Francis Xavier a missionary_apostle
300
St Francis Xavier preaches in Japan
302
The Council of Trent St Charles Borromeo and St Philip Neri
304
Missionary enterprise in South America The Jesuits in Paraguay
306
St Vincent of Paul
309
The French Revolution
312
St Alphonsus Liguori and St Paul of the Cross
313
A missionary martyrdom in Annam in the nineteenth century
315
Pope Pius IX and the war of unbelief against the truths of the Catholic faith
317

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Page 46 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 183 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
Page 19 - And the Lord said, I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth ; both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Page 166 - And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David,) to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
Page 212 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail king of the Jews!
Page 194 - The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for. blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Page 145 - And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Page 185 - And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Page 67 - And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people : and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
Page 188 - But I have greater witness than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me.

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