The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution, Volum 3

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D. Appleton, 1850

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Side 177 - God winked at ; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent ; because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained ; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.' " And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked : and others said — ' We will hear thee again of this matter.
Side 177 - May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean." (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing...
Side 177 - And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked : and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. So Paul departed from among them. Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed : among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Side 177 - Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, to the unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;...
Side 6 - MODERN HISTORY, containing the Rise and Progress of the Principal European Nations, their Political History, and the Changes in their Social Condition ; with a History of the Colonies founded by Europeans. By W. COOKE TAYLOR, LLD, of Trinity College, Dublin. Revised, with Additions on American History, by CS Henry, DD,, Professor of History in the University of New- York.
Side 176 - Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
Side 177 - Then certain philosophers of the epicureans and of the stoics, encountered him. And some said, ' What will this babbler say ?' other some, ' He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods :' because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Side 177 - Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription — To the unknown God.
Side 6 - It contains a complete text for the collegiate lecturer ; and is an essential hand-book for the student who is desirous to become acquainted with all that is memorable in general secular archaeology.

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