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Mystery of Islam by Kuyper, Abraham (1837-1920)
More than in Asia, when you move over to Africa you will be impressed not only by the power of Islam but by its mystery. It is in Africa, more than in Asia, that Islam is spreading rapidly.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
The sieges and battles of six campaigns had consumed many thousands of the Moslems. They died with the reputation and the cheerfulness of martyrs; and the simplicity of their faith may be expressed in the words of an Arabian youth, when he embraced, for the last time, his sister and mother: "It is not," said he, "the delicacies of Syria, or the fading delights of this world,…
Discourse of God's being the Author of Reconciliation by Charnock, Stephen (1628-1680)
ar. 'God was in Christ reconciling the world.' 1. As choosing and appointing Christ. In which respect he is called, Isa. xiii. 1, 'the Elect of God,' the servant whom he has chosen, Isa.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Clemens Alexandrinus on the Salvation of the Rich Man. [Translated by Rev. William Wilson, M.A.] Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?…
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,…
Epistles of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, Galatians and Romans: Essays and Dissertations by Jowett, Benjamin (1817-1893)
IT is a strange, though familiar fact, that great differences of opinion exist respecting the Interpretation of Scripture. All Christians receive the Old and New Testament as sacred writings, but they are not agreed about the meaning which they attribute to them.
System of Doctrines, contained in Divine Relation, Explained and Defended. Shewing Their Consistence and Connexion with Each Other. Vol. I. by Hopkins, Samuel (1721-1803)
CHAP. IV. ON THE DECREES OF GOD. HAVING considered what God is, the next inquiry will be concerning the divine operations and works. And in these are included the decrees, which are first to be considered; as they are the foundation and origin of all his exertions and works, ad extra, in creation and providence:…
Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume Two by Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
SERMON IV. romans ix. 18. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. The apostle, in the beginning of this chapter, expresses his great concern and sorrow of heart for the nation of the Jews, who were rejected of God.
Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. Vol. III by Manton, Thomas (1620-1677)
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.