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Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. II. by Wernle, Paul (1872-1939)
THE origin of the New Testament is the last important event in the history of the early days of Christianity, and at the same time that which most deeply influenced all successive centuries.
History of Dogma - Volume IV by Harnack, Adolf (1851-1930)
In what follows I give merely a sketch; the details belong to Church history. Never again in the history of the Church has there been a victory so complete and so quickly secured as that at Nicæa, and no other decision of the Church approaches it in importance.
Institutes of the Christian Religion by Calvin, John (1509-1564)
CHAPTER 16. PÆDOBAPTISM. ITS ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTITUTION OF CHRIST, AND THE NATURE OF THE SIGN. Divisions of this chapter,—I. Confirmation of the orthodox doctrine of Pædobaptism, sec.
Old Testament Types and Teachings by Smith, Hannah Whitall (1832-1911)
CHAPTER XX. PROVERBS THE REDEEMED AND SANCTIFIED SOUL GUIDED BY DIVINE WISDOM IN THE DAILY WALKS OF LIFE Keynote: James i. 5, 6. THE book of Proverbs gives us the application of Divine wisdom to the practical details of our walk through the labyrinth of this evil world.
Christian View of God and the World by Orr, James (1844-1913)
“For the invisible things of Him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even His everlasting power and Divinity, that they may be without excuse.”—Paul.
Sermons for the New Life by Bushnell, Horace (1802-1876)
XIII THE TRUE PROBLEM OF CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Revelations ii. 4.—“Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.” THERE are some texts of scripture that suffer a much harder lot than any of the martyrs, because their martyrdom is perpetual; and this I think is one of the number.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 18: 1872 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"Your Words were found, and I did eat them; and Your Word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by Your name, O Lord God of Hosts." Jeremiah 15:16.
Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Smith, Hannah Whitall (1832-1911)
Chapter 11 DIFFICULTIES CONCERNING GUIDANCE You have now begun, dear reader, the life of faith. You have given yourself to the Lord to be His wholly and altogether, and He has taken you and has begun to mould and fashion you into a vessel unto His honor.
Monasticism: Its Ideals and History and The Confessions of St Augustine by Harnack, Adolf (1851-1930)
The Confessions of St Augustine The Confessions of St Augustine During the period between the death of Constantine and the sack of Rome by the Vandals, that is, from about 340 A.D.
Music in the History of the Western Church by Dickinson, Edward
[129] CHAPTER V THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIAEVAL CHORUS MUSIC It has already been noted that the music of the Catholic Church has passed through three typical phases or styles, each complete in itself, bounded by clearly marked lines, corresponding quite closely in respect to time divisions with the three major epochs into which the history of the Western Church may be divided.