 It was universally believed that the end of the world, and the kingdom of heaven, were at hand. The near approach of this wonderful event had been predicted by the apostles; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those who...  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Pagina 462geredigeerd door - 1802Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Henry Rowlatt - 1830 - 454 pagina’s
...been predicted by the Apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest Disciples, and those who understood, in their literal sense, the...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be witness of the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian 1." It is... | |
 | George Bush - 1832 - 288 pagina’s
...been predicted by the apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those who understood in their literal sense the discourses...extinguished, which had beheld his humble condition, and which might still be witness of the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1304 pagina’s
...contented hiimrif with 5** IT*-ars. These calculation* wen furmul on the Styiuajfiui, wliu-h t'a unirci^lj literal sense the discourses of Christ himself, were obliged to expect the second and glorious coining of the Son of Man in the clouds, before tint generation was totally extinguished, which had... | |
 | John Dick - 1838 - 588 pagina’s
...been predicted by the apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples ; and those who understood in their literal sense the discourses...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth. "t The prophecy of our Saviour to which he refers, evidently relates to the destruction of Jerusalem,... | |
 | Henry Dana Ward - 1838 - 204 pagina’s
...been predicted by the apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those who understood, in their literal sense, the discourses of Christ himself, uere obliged to expect the second and glorious coming of the Son of Man in the clouds, before that... | |
 | W. J. P. Wilkinson - 1839 - 124 pagina’s
...been predicted by the apostles : the tradition of it, was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those who understood, in their literal sense, the...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth. Yet the revolution of seventeen centuries has instructed us not to press too closely the language of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1840 - 564 pagina’s
...predicted by the apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those whe understood in their literal sense the discourses of...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be witness of the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
 | George Ayliffe Poole - 1840 - 464 pagina’s
...been predicted by the Apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those who understood in their literal sense the discourses of CHRIST himself, wereobliged to expect the second andglorious coming of the Son of Man in the clouds, before that generation... | |
 | George Duffield - 1842 - 466 pagina’s
...been predicted by the apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those who understood, in their literal sense, the...which had beheld his humble condition upon earth." This is rather Gibbon's own version of the matter than a faithCul report of the actual views of Christians.... | |
 | George Bush - 1842 - 240 pagina’s
...been predicted by the apostles ; the tradition of it was preserved by their earliest disciples, and those who understood in their literal sense the discourses...extinguished, which had beheld his humble condition, and which might still be witness of the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian. The revolution... | |
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