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Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
Celibacy is the renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades.
Essays and Reviews: The Education of the World, Bunsen's Biblical Researches, On the Study of the Evidences of Christianity; Seances Historiques by Temple, Frederick (1821-1902)
SEANCES HISTORIQUES DE GENÈVE—THE NATIONAL CHURCH. IN the city of Geneva, once the stronghold of the severest creed of the Reformation, Christianity itself has of late years received some very rude shocks.
Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. Vol. II by Manton, Thomas (1620-1677)
lust of the flesh.—Gal. V. 16. IN these words observe—(1.) A duty enforced; (2.) The consequent and fruit of it. 1. The duty is to walk in the Spirit, which is the sum of all Christian piety.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 45: 1899 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"The head, even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love." Ephesians 4:15,16.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Mark by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
He looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts.’—Mark iii. 5. Our Lord goes into the synagogue at Capernaum, where He had already wrought more than one miracle, and there He finds an object for His healing power, in a poor man with a withered hand; and also a little knot of His enemies.
Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler by Augustine, Saint (354-430)
The mode of creation and the truth of Scripture. Augustine explores the relation of the visible and formed matter of heaven and earth to the prior matrix from which it was formed.
Expositor's Bible: The Prophecies of Jeremiah, Volume I by Ball, Charles James (1851-1924)
A priest by birth, Jeremiah became a prophet by the special call of God. His priestly origin implies a good literary training, in times when literature was largely in the hands of the priests.
Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 10. by Tillotson, John (1630-1694)
SHOP TILLOTSON’s Sermons. *** The Numerical Letters denote the Volumes, the Figures the Pages. A. ABOMINATION of desolation, what meant by it, ix. 503. Abraham, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, what the expression denotes, ii.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel by Farrar, Frederic William (1831-1903)
CHAPTER II THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES "With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains."—Jer. li. 23. The Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the mighty lessons which it was designed to bring home to the minds of its readers, not only in the age of its first appearance, but for ever.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 15: 1869 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
The Eye—a Similitude A sermon (No. 904) Delivered by C.H.SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Keep me as the apple of the eye."- Psalm 17:8. THIS prayer is full of meaning and is the outflow of a well-instructed mind.