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Religious Affections by Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
they have not, that they have great effects on the body. All affections whatsoever, have in some respect or degree, an effect on the body. As was observed before, such is our nature, and such are the laws of union of soul and body, that the mind can have no lively or vigorous exercise, without some effect upon the body.
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.
Creeds of Christendom, Volume III. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
[The Auburn Declaration, so called from the place of its adoption, belongs to the history of American Presbyterianism, and although it never aspired to the dignity of an authoritative Confession of Faith, it may claim a place here for its intrinsic value and importance before and after the disruption.
Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia by Ramsay, William Mitchell (1851-1939)
Chapter 17: Ephesus: The City of Change The subject of the present chapter is the early Roman city, the Ephesus of St. John and St. Paul. But as soon as we begin to examine its character and make even a superficial survey of its history,…
NPNF2-04. Athanasius: Select Works and Letters by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Arius’s own sentiments; his Thalia and Letter to S. Alexander; corrections by Eusebius and others; extracts from the works of Asterius; letter of the Council of Jerusalem; first Creed of Arians at the Dedication of Antioch; second, Lucian’s on the same occasion; third, by Theophronius; fourth, sent to Constans in Gaul; fifth, the Macrostich sent into Italy; sixth, at Sirmium; seventh,…
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,…
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.
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,…
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.
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,…