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Doctrinal Divinity by Gill, John (1697-1771)
Chapter 2 Of the Holy Scriptures As what I shall say hereafter concerning God, his essence, perfections, persons, works, and worship, and everything relative to him, will be taken out of the sacred scriptures, and proved by them; it will be necessary, before I proceed any further, to secure the ground I go upon; and establish the divine authority of them; and show that they are a perfect, plain,…
With Christ in the School of Prayer by Murray, Andrew (1828-1917)
WHEN God wishes anew to teach His Church a truth that is not being understood or practised, He mostly does so by raising some man to be in word and deed a living witness to its blessedness.
Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
ERUNNER. (St. Matt. i.; St. Luke i. 26-80.) FROM the Temple to Nazareth! It seems indeed most fitting that the Evangelic story should have taken its beginning within the Sanctuary, and at the time of sacrifice.
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, as if the departure of Jesus from Capernaum marked a crisis in the history of that town.
Theology of Schleiermacher: A Condensed Presentation of His Chief Work, “The Christian Faith” by Cross, George, (1862-1929)
CE (86-169) Introductory While the consciousness of sin is a personal experience, it relates not merely to the individual but embraces the collective life of mankind.
History of Dogma - Volume I by Harnack, Adolf (1851-1930)
II THE PRESUPPOSITIONS OF THE HISTORY OF DOGMA § I. Introductory. THE Gospel presents itself as an Apocalyptic message on the soil of the Old Testament, and as the fulfilment of the law and the prophets, and yet is a new thing, the creation of a universal religion on the basis of that of the Old Testament.
Pseudepigrapha: An Account of Certain Apocryphal Sacred Writings of the Jews and Early Christians by Deane, William John (1823-1895)
In compiling this account, I have availed myself of Bishop Laurence’s translation of the Book of Enoch, Dillmann’s Das Buch Henoch, Drummond’s The Jewish Messiah, the Cyclopædias, English and German, and the able Dissertation in Dr.
Institutes of the Christian Religion by Calvin, John (1509-1564)
CHAPTER 5. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD CONSPICUOUS IN THE CREATION, AND CONTINUAL GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD. This chapter consists of two parts: 1. The former, which occupies the first ten sections, divides all the works of God into two great classes, and elucidates the knowledge of God as displayed in each class.
NPNF2-07. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
S. Basil died January 1, a.d. 379. A serious illness, in addition to other causes, prevented S. Gregory from being present at his funeral (Epist. 79). Benoît holds that an expression (Epitaph, cxix.
NPNF2-01. Eusebius Pamphilius: Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Heathen Nations. Also concerning Daniel, and the Three Children. No nation has ever been more highly blessed than that which Moses led: none would have continued to enjoy higher blessings, had they not willingly withdrawn themselves from the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
