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History of the Moravian Church by Hutton, J. E.
CHAPTER V. GREGORY THE PATRIARCH AND THE SOCIETY AT KUNWALD, 1457–1473. A BRILLIANT idea is an excellent thing. A man to work it out is still better. At the very time when Peter’s followers were marshalling their forces, John Rockycana, Pronounced Rockitsanna.
Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824)
1. JOACHIM AND ST. ANNE MEET BENEATH THE GOLDEN GATE. It was a warning from on high that had led Joachim into the Holy Place, and it was by a similar inspiration that he was brought into a subterranean passage which belonged to the consecrated part of the Temple and ran under it and under the Golden Gate.
Wisdom of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936)
FATHER BROWN was in no mood for adventures. He had lately fallen ill with over-work, and when he began to recover, his friend Flambeau had taken him on a cruise in a small yacht with Sir Cecil Fanshaw, a young Cornish squire and an enthusiast for Cornish coast scenery.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy) by Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
N U M B E R S CHAP. XIV. This chapter gives us an account of that fatal quarrel between God and Israel upon which, for their murmuring and unbelief, he swore in his wrath that they should not enter into his rest.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy) by Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
N U M B E R S CHAP. XI. Hitherto things had gone pretty well in Israel; little interruption had been given to the methods of God's favour to them since the matter of the golden calf;…
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) by Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
A C T S. CHAP. XIV. We have, in this chapter, a further account of the progress of the gospel, by the ministry of Paul and Barnabas among the Gentiles; it goes on conquering and to conquer, yet meeting with opposition, as before, among the unbelieving Jews.
Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume One by Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
CHAPTER IV. HIS DIARY. The views and practices of men of equal excellence have differed considerably in regard to the keeping of a diary.…
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 21: 1875 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a plane which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went." Hebrews 11:8.
Commentary on Daniel - Volume 1 by Calvin, John (1509-1564)
TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE The Prophecies Of Daniel are among the most remarkable Predictions of The Elder Covenant. They are not confined within either a limited time or a contracted space.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) by Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
P S A L M S PSALM V. The psalm is a prayer, a solemn address to God, at a time when the psalmist was brought into distress by the malice of his enemies. Many such times passed over David, nay, there was scarcely any time of his life to which this psalm may not be accommodated, for in this he was a type of Christ, that he was continually beset with enemies,…