The General History of the Christian Church, from Her Birth to Her Final Triumphant State in Heaven, Chiefly Deduced from the Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle. By Sig. Pastorini [a Pseudonym of Charles Walmesley, Bishop of Rama. With the Text].Printed in the year, 1771 - 589 pages |
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... head and his hairs were white , as white wool , and as fnow : and his eyes were as a flame of fre . v . 15. And his feet like unto fine brass , as in a burning furnace : and his voice , as the found of many waters . v , 16. And he had ...
... head and his hairs were white , as white wool , and as fnow : and his eyes were as a flame of fre . v . 15. And his feet like unto fine brass , as in a burning furnace : and his voice , as the found of many waters . v , 16. And he had ...
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... heads crowns of gold . Round the Throne of God appear fitting four and twenty Ancients , reprefenting the Saints that preceded the age of chriftianity , and for that reafon called An- cients . They are clothed in white , to exprefs the ...
... heads crowns of gold . Round the Throne of God appear fitting four and twenty Ancients , reprefenting the Saints that preceded the age of chriftianity , and for that reafon called An- cients . They are clothed in white , to exprefs the ...
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... head downwards ; the fecond , being a Roman citizen , was put to death by the fword . In confequence of the fevere edicts of Nero , many Chrif- tians were facrificed to the fury of the Pagans in the different Provinces of the Roman ...
... head downwards ; the fecond , being a Roman citizen , was put to death by the fword . In confequence of the fevere edicts of Nero , many Chrif- tians were facrificed to the fury of the Pagans in the different Provinces of the Roman ...
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... heads downwards , and fuffocated by flow fires , as in Mefopotamia ; others were broiled upon gridirons , as in Syria . Some were flain by breaking their legs , as in Cappadocia ; others had sharp reeds thruft under their nails , and ...
... heads downwards , and fuffocated by flow fires , as in Mefopotamia ; others were broiled upon gridirons , as in Syria . Some were flain by breaking their legs , as in Cappadocia ; others had sharp reeds thruft under their nails , and ...
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... heads to Rome , and left their bodies to be devoured by dogs and birds of prey . During the fhort reign of Maximinus , neither the city of Rome nor the Provinces were free from wars , tumults , murders , and all forts of calamities ...
... heads to Rome , and left their bodies to be devoured by dogs and birds of prey . During the fhort reign of Maximinus , neither the city of Rome nor the Provinces were free from wars , tumults , murders , and all forts of calamities ...
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