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... the name , which contains no action , pursues no line of narrative , discovers
no curiosity about individual character and its influence upon the course of
events , and throws no light upon the philosophy of doctrine and its
developments .
... the name , which contains no action , pursues no line of narrative , discovers
no curiosity about individual character and its influence upon the course of
events , and throws no light upon the philosophy of doctrine and its
developments .
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The notes are confined , as far as possible , to matters of fact ; the longer ones
are generally engaged in tracing the history of rites and doctrines mentioned in
the text . The Index to the text is translated from the French , with additions ; and
an ...
The notes are confined , as far as possible , to matters of fact ; the longer ones
are generally engaged in tracing the history of rites and doctrines mentioned in
the text . The Index to the text is translated from the French , with additions ; and
an ...
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It may be urged in reply , that the abstract argument against miracles generally
has little or no force , directly the mere doctrine of a Creator and Supreme
Governor is admitted , and prior to any reference to Scripture history ; that there is
no ...
It may be urged in reply , that the abstract argument against miracles generally
has little or no force , directly the mere doctrine of a Creator and Supreme
Governor is admitted , and prior to any reference to Scripture history ; that there is
no ...
Page xviii
... preach some doctrine as a law from heaven ; " and in this case their being
vested with a power of working « miracles is the best credential of the divinity of
their “ mission . ” So far , as Warburton , xviii ON THE ANTECEDENT
PROBABILITY.
... preach some doctrine as a law from heaven ; " and in this case their being
vested with a power of working « miracles is the best credential of the divinity of
their “ mission . ” So far , as Warburton , xviii ON THE ANTECEDENT
PROBABILITY.
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As to missions , he asserts that the pre - sence of miraculous agency is even a
test whether the doctrine preached is Christ ' s . “ Si quis etiam nunc gentibus “
Christi ignaris , ( illis enim proprie mi“ racula inserviunt , 1 Cor . xiv . 22 ) , ita “ ut
ipse ...
As to missions , he asserts that the pre - sence of miraculous agency is even a
test whether the doctrine preached is Christ ' s . “ Si quis etiam nunc gentibus “
Christi ignaris , ( illis enim proprie mi“ racula inserviunt , 1 Cor . xiv . 22 ) , ita “ ut
ipse ...
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Page cxcviii - When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
Page xcii - And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions ; and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out My Spirit.
Page clxxiii - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page lxxxi - Solomon's porch ; and of the rest durst no man join himself to them. But the people magnified them ; and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women ; insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
Page c - For there is no man that doeth any 'thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
Page lxxxi - For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them : and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.
Page cxciii - IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams...
Page lvii - And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul; So that from his body were brought unto the sick, handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Page xx - I flatter myself, that I have discovered an argument of a like nature, which, if just, will, with the wise and learned, be an everlasting check to all kinds of superstitious delusion, and consequently, will be useful as long as the world endures.
Page xcvi - And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
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| Title | The Ecclesiastical History of M. L'abbé Fleury: From the Second Ecumenical Council to the End of the Fourth Century |
| Author | Claude Fleury |
| Publisher | John Henry Parker, 1842 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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