Sacred Classics, Or, Cabinet Library of Divinity: Primitive ChristianityJ. Hatchard&Son, 1834 - Christianity |
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Page 51 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and CHANGED the glory of the uncorruptible God into AN IMAGE made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 281 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 117 - And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, (ready to depart on the morrow) and continued his speech until midnight.
Page xv - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 92 - What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in ? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
Page 252 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Page 275 - I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting ; in like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety, not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array, but (which becometh women professing godliness,) with good works.
Page 48 - The works of our Saviour were always conspicuous, for they were real ; both they that were healed, and they that were raised from the dead : who were seen not only when they were healed or raised, but for a long time afterwards...
Page 210 - At first, all times were alike, and persons were baptized as opportunity and occasion served ; but the discipline of the Church being a little settled, it began to be restrained to two solemn and stated times of the year, namely, Easter and Whitsuntide.
Page 73 - the first born of every creature,' that as our high-priest he may carry them to his Father and to our Father, to his God and to our...