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ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Stromata, or Miscellanies by Clement of Alexandria (c.150-c.215)
Now I pass over other things in silence, glorifying the Lord. But I affirm that gnostic souls, that surpass in the grandeur of contemplation the mode of life of each of the holy ranks,…
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
art III. At the distance of fourteen centuries, we may be satisfied with relating the military exploits of the conquerors of Rome, without presuming to investigate the motives of their political conduct.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
Under the reign of Almamon at Bagdad, of Michael the Stammerer at Constantinople,…
Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical notes. Volume I. The History of Creeds. by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
With the Puritan emigration from England and the Presbyterian emigration from Scotland and the North of Ireland, the Westminster standards were planted on the virgin soil of America long before the Declaration of Independence.
Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical notes. Volume I. The History of Creeds. by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Literature. I. Standard Editions of the Catechism. Official German editions of 1563 (three), 1585, 1595, 1684, 1724,…
Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. Vol. I by Manton, Thomas (1620-1677)
the first-born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.—Col. I. 18. THE context is spent in representing the dignity and excellency of Christ.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 41: 1895 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel." Isaiah 44:5.
Practical Discourses on Regeneration by Doddridge, Philip (1702-1751)
SES. James I. 18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. I INTEND the words which I have now been reading, only as an introduction to that address to the sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty, with which I am now to conclude these lectures; and therefore shall not enter into any critical discussion, either of them,…
Marrow of Modern Divinity by Fisher, Edward (1627-1655)
Of the Law of Faith, or Covenant of Grace Ant. I beseech you, sir, proceed to help us to the true knowledge of the law of faith. Evan. The law of faith is as much as to say the covenant of grace, or the gospel, which signifies good, merry, glad, and joyful tidings; that is to say, that God, to whose eternal knowledge all things are present, and nothing past or to come, foreseeing man's fall,…
Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824)
Last night there came again before my soul everything that I had so often seen as a child concerning the life of the ancestors of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I saw it all in a series of pictures just as I did then.