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2681 History of the Reformation, vol. 5, p. 778.1 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… , the choice of England, were thrust. The dampness of this cave, the corrupted air they breathed, the horrible smell given out by the fish, seriously affected …

2682 History of the Reformation, vol. 5, p. 780.3 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… your choice.” The alternative was dreadful. Poor Barnes, a prey to the deepest agony, shrank at the thought of the stake; then, suddenly his courage revived, and …

2683 History of the Reformation, vol. 5, p. 821.1 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… the choice he had made of Campeggio; the ambassador was worthy of his master.

2684 History of the Reformation, vol. 5, p. 829.9 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… the choice of the future pontiff would be the work of the Holy Ghost. Alexander VI had been a poisoner; Julius II had given way to ambition, anger, and vice; the …

2686 History of the Reformation, vol. 5, p. 855.2 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… this choice that there are among the laity and gentlemen of England, men worthy to fill the highest offices in the kingdom, to which, until this hour, bishops …

2687 History of the Reformation, vol. 5, p. 865.5 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… Henry’s choice. The cardinal eagerly moved forward to meet this unexpected guest, and impatient to know the object of his mission, took him into his bed-chamber …

2688 The History of the Waldenses, p. 44.1 (James Aitken Wylie)

… their choice—to go to mass, to be butchered as sheep, or to fight for their lives. They chose the last, and made ready for battle. But first they must remove to a place …

2689 The History of the Waldenses, p. 98.1 (James Aitken Wylie)

… other choice soldiers. There came a regiment from Spain; and numerous volunteers from Piedmont, comprising many of the nobility. From 4,000, the original …

2690 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book II, p. 57.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… between choice of good and evil, the land would be freed of its dangers; so now all that was then prefigured was to become literally true, and—Israel—to be saved …

2692 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book II, p. 163.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… wise choice of the High-Priest. With the exception of the brief tenure by Aristobulus, the last of the Maccabees—whose appointment, too soon followed by his …

2693 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 3.2 (Alfred Edersheim)

… conscious choice determines his position. No crown of victory without previous contest, and that proportionately to its brightness; no moral ideal without …

2694 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 14.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… a choice, but a contest, for Satan is the prince of this world. During the whole forty days of Christ’s stay in the wilderness His Temptation continued, though …

2695 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 33.2 (Alfred Edersheim)

… man’s choice of evil or good, with its consequences of misery or happiness, to depend entirely on the exercise of free will and self-determination. And in this …

2696 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 35.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… of choice, his personal responsibility, and moral obligation. Although every event depended upon God, whether a man served God or not was entirely in his own …

2697 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 178.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the choice of ecclesiastical officers. Then there are the elders ( Zeqenim ), or rulers (arconteV), whose chief is the Archisynagogos, or Rosh ha-Keneseth. These …

2698 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 185.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the choice of the passage was left to the reader himself. At any rate, as regarded the ordinary Sabbath days, we are told that a reader might omit one or more verses …

2699 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 197.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the choice of such a text for His first Messianic Sermon. It struck the key-note to the whole of His Galilean ministry. The ancient Synagogue regarded Isaiah …

2700 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 246.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… of choice in His Mission. Not so—followed by a curious crowd, or thronged by eager multitudes of sightseers, or aspirants for temporal benefits—was the—Kingdom …