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Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 50: 1904 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever." Psalm 9:18. These words will fall upon different ears with quite different effects.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 45: 1899 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"We have seen strange things today." Luke 5:26. THE world is growing very old, dull and commonplace. One takes the newspaper and, often, after glancing through it, has to say, "There is really nothing in it." The reason probably being that there is nothing fresh or new happening on the earth—it is the same old sad story of sin and sorrow constantly repeated.
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
Alabama The twenty-second State admitted into the Federal Union of America. It lies north of the Gulf of Mexico, and is known as one of the Gulf, or South Central, States.
History of the Christian Church, Volume VI: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1294-1517 by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. The bustling and scholastic John XXII. was followed by the scholarly and upright Benedict XII., 1334–1342. Born in the diocese of Toulouse, Benedict studied in Paris, and arose to the dignity of bishop and cardinal before his elevation to the papal throne.
Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by Adeney, Walter Frederic (1849-1920)
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY: EZRA AND NEHEMIAH. Though in close contact with the most perplexing problems of Old Testament literature, the main history recorded in the books of 'Ezra' and 'Nehemiah' is fixed securely above the reach of adverse criticism.
Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by Adeney, Walter Frederic (1849-1920)
Though in close contact with the most perplexing problems of Old Testament literature,…
Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by Adeney, Walter Frederic (1849-1920)
Nehemiah iii. The third chapter of the Book of Nehemiah supplies a striking illustration of the constructive character of the history of the Jews in the Persian period.
Martyrs Mirror by Braght, Thieleman J. van (Thieleman Janszoon) (1625-1664)
MARTYRS MIRROR OF THE DEFENSELESS CHRISTIANS Old Book ENLARGED AND IMPROVED FROM VARIOUS CREDIBLE CHRONICLES, MEMOIRS, TESTIMONIES, ETC. [The following part of Martyrs Mirror was not originally written by van Braght, but was the outgrowth of a compilation from different authors, and published in different editions, which from time to time were enlarged and improved.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Deuteronomy by Harper, Andrew (1844-1936)
THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT Deut. i.-iii. After these preliminary discussions we now enter upon the exposition. With the exception of the first two verses of chapter i., concerning which there is a doubt whether they do not belong to Numbers, these three chapters stand out as the first section of our book.
History of the Origins of Christianity. Book I. Life of Jesus. by Renan, Joseph Ernest (1823-1892).
Jesus went almost every year to Jerusalem for the feast of the passover. The particulars of these journeys are meagre, for the synoptics do not speak of them, and the remarks in the fourth Gospel are on this point very confused.