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4341 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 107.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church as the body of Jesus Christ. In the ‘Catholic Church’—an expression introduced by him—that is, the Episcopal orthodox organization of his day, the …
4342 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 109.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the churches, and impress on them all, that I shall willingly die for God, unless ye hinder me. I beseech of you not to show an unseasonable good-will toward me …
4343 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 162.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… Christian church was even then being corrupted by heathen magic, which is what was now seen in the manifestations of modern Spiritualism. Yet although Justin …
4344 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 174.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… of churches conspiring so as to form one body and one assemblage.
4345 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 192.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the body as a means of self-redemption, after being theoretically exterminated, stole into the church by a back door of practice, directly in face of the Christian …
4346 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 201.4 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church. In his address, “ Ad Nationes ” (book 1, chap. 12), we find the following:—“As for him who affirms that we are ‘the priesthood of a cross,’ we shall claim him as our …
4347 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 214.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church. It is the second chapter of “The Passion of Perpetua,” and explains itself:— “After a few days, whilst we were all praying, on a sudden, in the middle of our …
4348 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 255.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church. “By one spirit are we all baptized into one body.” This is admitted by those who administer to infants what they term “baptism,” for Pedobaptists never …
4349 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 260.3 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church, should think of going rich into Heaven. Cyril of Jerusalem takes notice of this circumstance, together with the reasons of it, when he thus addresses …
4350 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 264.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… Catholic Church, was not confined to church ceremonies, but was connected with almost every act of life. Says Gibbon:— “In all occasions of danger and distress …
4351 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 265.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… Christian church, it had its origin in heathenism. Says Dr. Killen:— “It is a curious fact that the figure of the instrument of torture on which our Lord was put …
4352 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 283.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church, and prepares the way for the last feature that we design to consider:— “Those idle fictions, which a regard for the Platonic philosophy and for the …
4353 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 289.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… and churches over them. In Egypt, the Christians, following an old popular custom, began to preserve the corpses of men reputed to be saints, in their houses …
4354 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 290.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… worship. Churches, under whose altars their bodies rested, were dedicated to their worship. As gods and heroes were formerly chosen for patrons, so patron …
4355 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 291.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… respective churches. Whenever the office of bishop or presbyter became vacant, they were called to it as a matter of right, in preference to everyone else …
4356 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 304.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… ancient church allied itself with heathen sun-worship. We shall now proceed to show how, in the adoption of the Sunday festival, the church as a body became …
4357 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 319.4 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… his body after death, and, having long before secretly formed this resolution, he now consecrated this church to the apostles, believing that this tribute …
4358 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 324.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… Christian church as a body had been drawing toward paganism and sun-worship before the days of Constantine, else that wily politician would not have issued …
4359 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 335.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church found ample scope for its exercise as soon as the church became allied to the empire:—“As soon as a bishop had closed his eyes, the metropolitan issued …
4360 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 340.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the church, to direct the conscience of the emperors, and to control the administration of the empire.”— Decline and Fall, chap. 27, paragraph 12 .