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The newest and most complete whole duty of man, or every Christian's family companion. Containing a complete system of Christianity, both in faith and practice. Laid down in the most familiar Manner to all who are desirous of attaining those Heavenly Mansions of Eternal Felicity, where Sin shall be done away, and Sorrow shall be no more. The whole being the Essence of Divinity and Morality; Wherein the Duties of Christianity are amply displayed under the following Heads, viz. Faith, Hope, Charity, Prayer, Piety, Patience, Prudence, Chastity, Humility, Temperance, Obedience, Fortitude, Repentance, Self-Denial, Love of God, Grace, &c. Including the Moral and Divine Duties of a Christian towards his God, his Neighbour, and himself. With other important Matters, calculated to make the Reader wise unto Salvation. Illustrated with Marginal Notes and References, by which the Work is rendered more Intelligible and Useful than any other of a periodical Nature ever yet published. To which will be added a Concise History of The Life of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. With the Lives of those Holy Evangelists, Apostles, and Disciples, who withstood Persecution to exalt the Standard of the Great Redeemer of Mankind. Also A Companion to the Altar, Or Christian's Week's Preparation for worthy receiving the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. With Prayers before, at, and after that sacred Solemnity. With a Complete Family Prayer Book, properly adapted to the Use and Edification of all Christians and Christian Families. Likewise a Key to the Common Prayer Book, Containing a Summary of the Weekly Collects digested in alphabetical Order, according to their respective and Important Subjects. Together with various other Matters of equal Importance. The Whole displaying the Excellency and Glory of the Christian Religion to all Capacities. By the Rev. Matthew Henry Cooke, LL. D. Adorned with Grand High-Finished Emblematical Copper-Plate Engravings, properly adapted to the various Subjects, and executed by the best Masters.
Cooke, Matthew Henry.Date: [1773?]- Books
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The biographical and martyrological dictionary: containing the lives, sufferings, and deaths, of the most eminent martyrs and confessors of Christ, From The Earliest Ages Of At The World To The Present Time. Extracted From The scriptures of the Old and New Test Aments, Acts and Monuments, and the Works of the most eminent Writers in several Languages, both ancient and modern, who have made this important Part of History their Study. Including the Life, Sufferings, and Martyrdom [of] our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, ... the Martyrdoms of the Apostles, Evangelists, and other Primitive Christians; The History of some of the most eminent Martyrs and confessions during The Ten Great Persecutions Under The Roman Emperors; Persecutions in Asia and Europe under the Arians. - ... of the Witnesses under Popery, ... the Persecutions in ... and Flanders; the Martyrdoms of Italy; and the ... Barbarities practised by the Inquisition of Spain and ... The History of the Spanish. Invasion,-of the Gun-Powder Plot,-of the Fire of London,-of the Conspiracy in 1668,-of the barbarous Murder of Sir Edmonbury Godirey, and the Design of Parkins, Friend, and Fenwick, for the Re-Establishment of Popery and the Extirpation of the Protestant Religion,-of the Cruelties committed by Judge Jefferies in the West of England,-And of the Persecution against the People called Quakers:-An accurate Account of the Martyrdoms of Scotland, especially under the inauspicious Reigns of Mary, Charles II. and James VI. - And a distinct Narrative of the bloody Massacre of Ireland with a particular Relation of the Cruelties exercised by the Papists in consequence of that detestable Tragedy. - With many other Articles too numerous to be particularized. Forming At Once Complete Biographical Dictionary of Martyrs and Confessors, Upon a more useful and methodical Plan than any that have hitherto appeared. To the whole is annexed, a general index, A General Index, By the Help of which the Reader may turn up any particular Article at Pleasure. By a clergyman and others.
Clergyman and others.Date: M.DCC.XC. [1790]- Books
Fifty years in science and religion : Ian G. Barbour and his legacy / edited by Robert John Russell.
Date: [2004], ©2004- Books
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The afflicted man's companion, or A directory for persons and families, afflicted with sickness or any other distress : with directions to the sick, both under and after affliction ; also, directions to the friends of the sick, and others who visit them ; and likewise to all, how to prepare both for sickness and death ; and how to be exercised at the time of dying ; to which is added, a collection of comfortable texts of Scripture, very suitable for dying believers ; the choice sayings of eminent dying saints ; the author's last advice to his wife and children : and his dying words, written by himself, and found among his papers after his death / by the Reverend Mr. John Willison, late Minister of the Gospel at Dundee ; very necessary for all families.
Willison, John, 1680-1750.Date: 1796- Books
Science, religion and reality / Arthur James, earl of Balfour ... Bronislaw Malinowski [and others] ; edited by Joseph Needham.
Date: 1926- Books
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The moral philosopher. In a dialogue between Philalethes a Christian Deist, and Theophanes a Christian Jew. In which The Grounds and Reasons of Religion in general, and particularly of Christianity, as distinguish'd from the Religion of Nature; the different Methods of conveying and proposing Moral Truths to the Mind, and the necessary Marks or Criteria on which they must all equally depend; the Nature of positive Laws, Rites and Ceremonies, and how far they are capable of Proof as of standing perpetual Obligation; with many other Matters of the utmost Consequence in Religion, are fairly considered, and debated, and the Arguments on both Sides impartially represented.
Morgan, Thomas, -1743.Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]- Books
Science, religion and reality / Arthur James, Earl of Balfour ..., Bronislaw Malinowski [and others] ... ; edited by Joseph Needham.
Date: 1925- E-journals
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Medieval encounters : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim culture in confluence and dialogue.
Date: ©1995-- Books
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Socinianism brought to the test: or Jesus Christ proved to be either the adorable God, or a notorious impostor. In a series of letters to the Reverend Doctor Priestley. In which it appears, That if Jesus Christ is not a Divine Person, the Mohammedan is, in all Respects, preferable to the Christian Religion, and the Koran a better Book than the Bible. By John Macgowan, Author of Death, a Vision, and Familiar Epistles to the Reverend Doctor Priestley, &c.
Macgowan, John, 1726-1780.Date: 1773- Pictures
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Residents of Ephesus burn their books on the magic arts before Saint Paul. Engraving, 18th century, after J. Thornhill.
Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675 or 1676-1734.Reference: 24888i- Pictures
Saint Peter converts the family of Cornelius, a Jew, to Christianity. Etching by W. Unger after B. Fabritius.
Fabritius, Bernard, 1624-1673.Reference: 24871i- Books
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The sum of religion. Written by Judge Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England, and was found in the closet amongst his other papers after his decease.
Hale, Matthew, 1609-1676.Date: 1800?]- Pictures
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The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.
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The true nature of imposture fully display'd in the life of Mahomet. With a discourse annex'd, for the vindicating of Christianity from this charge: Offered to the Consideration of the Deists of the present Age. By Humphrey Prideaux, D.D. Dean of Norwich.
Prideaux, Humphrey, 1648-1724.Date: MDCCVIII. [1708]- Pictures
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Paul tells the people of Greece about the last judgement; some mock and others believe. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, 1679, after C. Ferri.
Ferri, Ciro, 1634-1689.Date: 1679Reference: 24892i- Books
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Essays and letters on the following various and important subjects: viz. On religion in general. Of Happiness. Of Honesty. Of Affability and Complaisance. Of Envy. Of Idleness. Of Luxury and Extravagance, Temperance and Frugality. Of arbitrary Government by a single Person. Of the Pride of Men as a Species. With many others on very Interesting Subjects.
Date: 1763- Books
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Memoir of the early life of William Cowper, Esq. / written by himself, and never before published. With an appendix, containing some of Cowper's religious letters, and other interesting documents, illustrative of the memoir.
Cowper, William, 1731-1800.Date: 1816- Pictures
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Saint Paul preaches before a small group in a crowded forum in Athens. Etching by J.A. Bellanger, 1749, after himself.
Bellanger, Jean Achille, active 1745-1770.Date: 1749Reference: 24891i- Pictures
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The martyrdom of Saint Agnes. Pen and ink drawing by F. Rosaspina (?) after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1619-21.
Domenichino, 1581-1641.Reference: 11761i- Books
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The history of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. With the lives of his apostles and evangelists. And other eminent persons and martyrs, who first propagated the Christian religion. Containing the whole doctrine of Christianity, the Evidences on which it is founded, and the Manner of its Establishment in different Parts of the World. Together with satisfactory answer to the objections made against our holy religion by the Jew, the Gentile, and the Deist, or Free-Thinker, of the present Age. By S. Nelson, D.D. Author of the Universal Bible.
Nelson, S.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Pictures
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The high priest questions Jesus after his arrest. Engraving by G. Huret after himself.
Huret, Grégoire, 1606-1670.Reference: 22907i- Books
La letteratura arabo-cristiana e le scienze nel periodo abbaside (750-1250 d.C.) : atti del 2o Convegno di studi arabo-cristiani, Roma, 9-10 marzo 2007 / a cura di Davide Righi.
Convegno di studi arabo-cristiani 2007 : Rome, Italy)Date: ©2008 ([2009])- Books
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An essay on the nature and use of miracles: design'd against the assertion, that they are no proper proof of a divine mission. To which is prefix'd, an answer to some other objections against reveled [sic] religion contain'd in a late book, intitled, Christianity as old as the Creation. By Joseph Hallet, junior.
Hallet, Joseph, 1692?-1744.Date: 1730- Pictures
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A prophet points to a cross which is leaking water; representing faith, the 'fountain of life'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26677iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Books
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Moral entertainments on the most important practical truths of the Christian religion. In two volumes. By the Rev. Robert Manning. Author of England's conversion and reformation compared;-and other tracts.
Manning, Robert, -1731.Date: 1795