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Sermons on Several Occasions by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
Sermon 87 [text from the 1872 edition] The Danger of Riches “They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition.” 1 Tim.
Commentary on Revelation by Bullinger, Ethelbert William (1837-1913)
The Second Vision "On Earth" E, THE FIRST SIX TRUMPETS (viii. 7 - xi. 14). A., The First Four Trumpets (viii. 7-12) Before we give the Structure of this section we must again call attention to the fact that the sixth Seal takes us on to the time of the end;…
Golden Legend, vol. 4 by Voragine, Jacobus de (1230-1298)
... first chapter that he found was in the Acts of the Apostles, that which is said to Peter when he ...
History of the Christian Church, Volume V: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1049-1294 by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. Literature: The Works of the Schoolmen, especially, Damiani: de bono suffragiorum et variis miraculis, praesertim B. Virginis, Migne, 145. 559 sqq., 586 sqq., etc.—Anselm: Orationes et meditationes, de conceptu virginis, Migne, vol.
History of the Christian Church, Volume I: Apostolic Christianity. A.D. 1-100 by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
§ 69. The Jewish Christian Theology—I. James and the Gospel of Law. (Comp. § 27, and the Lit. given there.) The Jewish Christian type embraces the Epistles of James, Peter, and Jude, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, and to some extent the Revelation of John; for John is placed by Paul among the "pillars" of the church of the circumcision,…
Evidences of Christianity Briefly Stated and the New Testament Proved to Be Genuine. In Three Judicious and Excellent Sermons. by Doddridge, Philip (1702-1751)
SERMON II. THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY, DEDUCED FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT, ALLOWED TO BE GENUINE. 2 PET. i. 16. —WE HAVE NOT FOLLOWED CUNNINGLY DEVISED FABLES.— WHEN we are addressing ourselves to an audience of professing Christians, I think, we may reasonably take it for granted, in the main course of our ministry, that they believe the truth of the Gospel,…
Commentary on Acts of the Apostles by McGarvey, John William (1829-1911)
... the party with whom he acted, including the other apostles. It was a decision of ... combined authority of all the apostles, when enjoining upon the Gentile world, of which ... This is the last passage in Acts connected with the Apostle Peter. Before leaving it, we ...
Historia Calamitatum: The Story of My Misfortunes by Abelard, Peter (1079-1142)
... upon a certain passage of Bede, in his commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, wherein he asserts that Dionysius the Areopagite ...
History of the Christian Church, Volume VI: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1294-1517 by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. The overshadowing event of Boniface’s reign was his disastrous conflict with Philip IV. of France, called Philip the Fair. The grandson of Louis IX., this monarch was wholly wanting in the high spiritual qualities which had distinguished his ancestor.
Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928)
Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit Himself. A frequent source of error and fanaticism about the work of the Holy Spirit is the attempt to study and understand His work without first of all coming to know Him as a Person.