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Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William (1813-1888)
[IT has been already shewn in the First Volume that the Art of Transcription on vellum did not reach perfection till after the lapse of many centuries in the life of the Church.
Essays and Reviews: The Education of the World, Bunsen's Biblical Researches, On the Study of the Evidences of Christianity; Seances Historiques by Temple, Frederick (1821-1902)
IN a world of mere phenomena, where all events are bound to one another by a rigid law of cause and effect, it is possible to imagine the course of a long period bringing all things at the end of it into exactly the same relations as they occupied at the beginning.
Christian Morals by Browne, Sir Thomas (1605-1682)
THOUGH the writer of the following Essays seems to have had the fortune common among men of letters, of raising little curiosity after his private life, and has, therefore, few memorials preserved of his felicities or misfortunes; yet, because an edition of a posthumous work appears imperfect and neglected, without some account of the author,…
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
CHAPTER XI. THE LAST DISCOURSES OF CHRIST - THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATION. As this chapter is really in the nature of a commentation on St. John xiv., xv., xvi., xvii., the reader is requested to peruse it with the Bible-text beside him.
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
(St. Matt. xiii. 54-58; x. 1, 5-42; xi. 1; St. Mark vi. 1-13; St. Luke ix. 1-6.) It almost seems,…
Selected Sermons of George Whitefield by Whitefield, George (1714-1770)
The Righteousness of Christ, an Everlasting Righteousness Daniel 9:24 — “And to bring everlasting Righteousness.” On reading these words, I cannot help addressing you in the language of the angels to the poor shepherds, who kept watch over their flocks by night, “Behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy,” such tidings, that if we have ears to hear, if we have eyes to see,…
Selected Sermons of George Whitefield by Whitefield, George (1714-1770)
The Indwelling of the Spirit, the Common Privilege of All Believers John 7:37–39 — “In the last day, that great [day] of the feast,…
Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. Vol. II by Manton, Thomas (1620-1677)
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice.—Mat. IX. 13. THESE words are part of Christ’s plea for his converse with publicans and sinners, at which the pharisees took offence.
Doctrinal Divinity by Gill, John (1697-1771)
Chapter 4 Of the Resurrection of the Body. Though the immortality of the soul may be known by the light of nature, yet not the resurrection of the body; the one arises from the nature of the soul itself; but the other does not arise from the constitution of the body, but depends, upon the sovereign will and power of God: now the will and purpose of God, or what he has determined to do, is secret,…
History of Dogma - Volume V by Harnack, Adolf (1851-1930)
Augustine’s doctrine of grace and sin was constructed independently of the Pelagian controversy. It was substantially complete when he entered the conflict; but he was by no means clear as to its application in separate questions in the year of his conversion.