...and Judas, mentioned by Gamaliel, was going to attend the christians. Men had not yet learned, that the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church. The religious worship of the disciples must have suffered a grievous interruption. Indeed none of them...

...let loose the heathens upon the Christians. Many of these were then called to resist unto blood. And the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church. The Apostolic Spirit returned: and many " counted not their lives dear unto themselves, so they might finish...

...Avenge O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered upon the Alpine mountains cold." But, the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church. The Waldenses increased, so that in the 15th century, it is supposed there were not less than 800,000 in...

...loose the Heathens upon the Christians. Many of these were then called to resist unto blood. And " the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church." The apostolic spirit returned ; and many " counted not their lives dear unto themselves, so they might...

...loose the heathens upon the Christians. Many of these were then called to resist unto blood. And " the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church." The apostolic spirit returned; and many " counted not their lives dear unto themselves, so they might finish...

...inflamed by rage could invent—torments the bare mention of which excites horror in the human mind. But the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church. The Christian church frequently resembled the bush which Moses beheld in the neighbourhood of Mount Horeb,...

...extension of the cause and kingdom of Christ. It became proverbial with the primitive Christians, that "the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church." The persecutions of the apostolick age resulted in the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, who became the great apostle of...

...and Judos, mentioned by Gamaliel, was about to attend the Christians. Men had not yet learned, that the " blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church." The religious worship of the disciples must, doubtless, have suffered a grievous interruption. Indeed none...

...were oppressed the more they grew : and it was observed in the primitive ages of Christianity, that the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church. The preservation of the bush was owing to the immediate presence and power of God, and this has been in...

...loose the heathens upon the Christians. Many of these were then called to resist unto blood. And " the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church." The apostolic spirit returned ; and many " counted not their lives dear unto themselves, so they might...