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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Letter XXXVIII. This important letter is included as among the works of Gregory of Nyssa, as addressed to Peter, bp. of Sebaste, brother of Basil and Gregory. The Ben.
Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. Vol. VI by Manton, Thomas (1620-1677)
re me.—Ver. 30. DAVID asserts his sincerity here in two things:— 1. In the Tightness of his choice, I have chosen the way of thy truth. 2. In the accurateness of his prosecution, thy judgments have I laid before me.
ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Exhortation to the Heathen by Clement of Alexandria (c.150-c.215)
On the plagiarizing of the dogmas of the philosophers from the Hebrews, we shall treat a little afterwards. But first, as due order demands,…
Stromata, or Miscellanies by Clement of Alexandria (c.150-c.215)
The Gnostic, then, is impressed with the closest likeness, that is, with the mind of the Master;…
Private Thoughts Upon a Christian Life; or, Necessary Directions for Its Beginning and Progress Upon Earth... Part II. by Beveridge, William (1637-1708)
THOUGH there be many in the World that seem to be Religious, there are but few that are so: One great Reason whereof is, because there are so many Mistakes about Religion, that it is an hard matter to hit upon the true Notion of it: And therefore desiring nothing in this World, so much as to be an Instrument in God’s Hand to direct Men unto true Religion, my great Care must, and,…
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
The ancient and popular doctrine of the Millennium was intimately connected with the second coming of Christ. As the works of the creation had been finished in six days, their duration in their present state, according to a tradition which was attributed to the prophet Elijah, was fixed to six thousand years.
Of God and His Creatures by Thomas Aquinas, Saint (1225?-1274)
CHAPTER LXXXVIII, LXXXIX—Arguments against the Truth of the Conclusion last drawn, with their Solution Contra determinatam veritatem. Determinare in scholastic Latin means to draw a conclusion.
Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William (1813-1888)
§. 1. THERE is one distinct class of evidence provided by Almighty God for the conservation of the deposit in its integrity [I have retained this passage notwithstanding the objections made in some quarters against similar passages in the companion volume, because I think them neither valid, nor creditable to high intelligence,…
NPNF2-07. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Ezekiel xviii. 20–23 The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins, &c.
Commentary on Revelation by Bullinger, Ethelbert William (1837-1913)
We now come to chapters ii. and iii.: which will find their true interpretation and fulfilment when used for special instruction by the people on the Earth during the Day of the Lord; by Israel, and especially by the Remnant.