A General Survey of the History of the Canon of the New Testament: During the First Four Centuries

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Macmillan, 1855 - 594 pages
 

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Page 170 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Page 530 - All the Books of the New Testament, as they are commonly received, we do receive, and account them Canonical.
Page 160 - ... for if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Page 159 - And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Page 594 - Epistles. Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Greek Text of the FOUR GOSPELS AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Greek Text of the CANONICAL EPISTLES AND THE APOCALYPSE. A History of the Christian Church during THE FIRST SIX CENTURIES A History of the Christian Church from the Beginning of the XVIIth CENTURY TO THE PRESENT TIME. An Historical Exposition of the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian CREEDS.
Page 593 - LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW, April, 1855. " It is indeed a complete and fairly -written history of the Liturgy ; and from the dispassionate way in which disputed points are touched on, will prove to many troubled consciences what ought to be known to them, viz.
Page 592 - For its purpose it is admirable, giving you a careful and intelligent summary of events, and at the same time indicating the best sources of information for the further guidance of the student. Among the authorities thus referred to, we find the.
Page 235 - In the same night it was revealed to Andrew, one of the apostles, that, whilst all were to go over (it), John in his own name should write everything down.
Page 125 - And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president verbally instructs, and exhorts to the imitation of these good things.

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