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Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I. by South, Robert (1634-1716)
A SERMON UPON JOHN VII. 17. If any man will do his wilt, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. WHEN God was pleased to new-model the world by the introduction of a new religion, and that in the room of one set up by himself, it was requisite that he should recommend it to the reasons of men with the same authority and evidence that enforced the former;…
Training of the Twelve by Bruce, Alexander Balmain (1831-1899)
4. THE TWELVE Matt. 10:1–4; Mark 3:13–19; Luke 6:12–16; Acts 1:13. The selection by Jesus of the twelve from the band of disciples who had gradually gathered around His person is an important landmark in the Gospel history.
Training of the Twelve by Bruce, Alexander Balmain (1831-1899)
2. FISHERS OF MEN Matt. 4:18-22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1-11. The twelve arrived at their final intimate relation to Jesus only by degrees,…
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
Preservation Of The Greek Empire.—Numbers, Passage, And Event, Of The Second And Third Crusades.—St. Bernard.— Reign Of Saladin In Egypt And Syria.—His Conquest Of Jerusalem.—Naval Crusades.—Richard The First Of England.— Pope Innocent The Third; And The Fourth And Fifth Crusades.— The Emperor Frederic The Second.—Louis The Ninth Of France;…
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
Schism Of The Greeks And Latins.—State Of Constantinople.— Revolt Of The Bulgarians.—Isaac Angelus Dethroned By His Brother Alexius.—Origin Of The Fourth Crusade.—Alliance Of The French And Venetians With The Son Of Isaac.—Their Naval Expedition To Constantinople.—The Two Sieges And Final Conquest Of The City By The Latins.…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. I. The Ancient Church. II. The Middle Ages. III. The Roman Catholic Church since the Reformation. Action by the Council of Trent (§ 1). Rules of Various Popes (§ 2). Rules and Practice in Different Countries (§ 3). IV.
History of the Origins of Christianity. Book V. The Gospels. by Renan, Joseph Ernest (1823-1892).
CHAPTER IX. PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIANITY—EGYPT—SIBYLLISIM. The tolerance which Christianity enjoyed under the reign of the Flavii was eminently favourable to its development.
Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Volume II by Stokes, George Thomas (1843-1898)
"And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail unto the places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
Twenty-one Sermons, on a Variety of Interesting Subjects, Sentimental and Practical by Hopkins, Samuel (1721-1803)
1 Peter, iii. 15. And he ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that it in you, with meekness and fear. SECONDLY. Christians, in giving the reason of the hope that is in them, must give the reason, not only of their belief and assurance that the gospel is true, and a revelation from heaven;…
Pseudepigrapha: An Account of Certain Apocryphal Sacred Writings of the Jews and Early Christians by Deane, William John (1823-1895)
The work thus named is a collection of Judaeo-Christian poems, of various dates, designed to propagate certain ideas among heathens, and assuming this form in order to win acceptance in such quarters.