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Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua by Blaikie, W. G. (1820-1899)
With a purely historical book like Joshua before us, it is of importance to keep in view two ways of regarding Old Testament history, in accordance with one or other of which any exposition of such a book must be framed.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
In the cruel reigns of Decius and Dioclesian, Christianity had been proscribed, as a revolt from the ancient and hereditary religion of the empire; and the unjust suspicions which were entertained of a dark and dangerous faction, were, in some measure, countenanced by the inseparable union and rapid conquests of the Catholic church.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 41: 1895 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise." Psalm 51:17. THE French have a phrase which signifies in English, "assisting at a service." A person who has been present at some grand function of the church speaks of himself as having "assisted" at the service.
History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. The final result of this long conflict with Libertinism is the best vindication of Calvin. Geneva came out of it a new city, and with a degree of moral and spiritual prosperity which distinguished her above any other Christian city for several generations.
Some Facts of Religion and of Life: Sermons Preached before Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland, 1866-76 by Tulloch, John (1823-1886)
John, ii. 10.—“Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.” EVERY one understands the natural meaning of these words.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 16: 1870 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 04: 1858 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
“As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be” A Sermon (No. 210) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, August 22, 1858, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens “As thy days, so shall thy strength be;”—Deuteronomy 33:25.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 25: 1879 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"O Lord, I have heard Your speech, and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy." Habakkuk 3:2.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 12: 1866 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"It is hard for you to kick against the pricks." Acts 9:5. THIS expression is highly characteristic of the Savior from its figurative form. While He was on earth He spoke to the people in parables, and speaking out of Heaven, in this instance, He still adopts the parabolic style, as He did in Patmos, when He revealed Himself to John as walking among the golden candlesticks.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 60: 1914 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"The king, himself, also passed over the Brook Kidron." 2 Samuel 15:23. THE Brook Kidron was an insignificant, but usually a most foul and filthy ditch outside the walls of Jerusalem.