The Pupils of St. John the Divine, Número 82Macmillan, 1885 - 320 páginas This little book has been composed on the principle of following as far as may be the life of the Apostle himself, then those of his immediate disciples, and beyond them of the persons who had been instructed by their teaching; then of showing how the churches thus formed met trial and persecution, and, as far as possible, sketching the vicissitudes of their history to the present time. - Preface. |
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... glory of the East . Where is the temple now ? You may look in vain among the ruins of Ephesus . Not the least trace can be found . A few of the columns may be found in distant lands , but the site of the building is lost . And as to the ...
... glory of the East . Where is the temple now ? You may look in vain among the ruins of Ephesus . Not the least trace can be found . A few of the columns may be found in distant lands , but the site of the building is lost . And as to the ...
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... glory of stately music ; and in front of the Holy Place , where none save priests might enter , could be seen the great golden vine , whose clusters of molten grapes were of the height of a man . And yet no one could really and ...
... glory of stately music ; and in front of the Holy Place , where none save priests might enter , could be seen the great golden vine , whose clusters of molten grapes were of the height of a man . And yet no one could really and ...
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... glory by a miracle such as that by which Elijah consumed the troops of Ahaziah . In truth , they constantly looked to see Him reveal Himself in splendour to the world ; and when they with their ten companions were chosen as His mes ...
... glory by a miracle such as that by which Elijah consumed the troops of Ahaziah . In truth , they constantly looked to see Him reveal Himself in splendour to the world ; and when they with their ten companions were chosen as His mes ...
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... glory , and that , when everything was sufficiently prepared , and numbers knew Him to be the Christ , He would raise Himself to the throne of David , overpowering His enemies at Jerusalem , and subduing the cruel house of Herod , and ...
... glory , and that , when everything was sufficiently prepared , and numbers knew Him to be the Christ , He would raise Himself to the throne of David , overpowering His enemies at Jerusalem , and subduing the cruel house of Herod , and ...
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... glory when one night they had gone with Him to the heights of a lone mountain , and there , awakening from their sleep , they beheld His glory unveiled , Hist countenance glistening , His raiment white as the light , and the two holy ...
... glory when one night they had gone with Him to the heights of a lone mountain , and there , awakening from their sleep , they beheld His glory unveiled , Hist countenance glistening , His raiment white as the light , and the two holy ...
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