 | John James Blunt - 1858 - 628 pages
...the Church do anything by the invocation of angels, nor by incantations, nor by any other evil and curious art; but directing her prayers to the Lord who made all things, chastely, purely, openly; and invoking the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, she performs her great acts... | |
 | Christian Science - 1896 - 700 pages
...of Jesus Christ, . . . and which she exerts day by day for the benefit of the Gentiles. Nor does she perform anything by means of angelic invocations, or by Incantations, or by any other wicked or curious art; hut directing her prayers to the Lord, who made all things, in a pure, sincere, and... | |
 | George Huntston Williams, Frank Forrester Church, Timothy Francis George - Religion - 1979 - 458 pages
...but instead Irenaeus refers to the giving of the Holy Spirit. 50 Likewise, the prayers of the church "to the Lord, who made all things, in a pure, sincere,...and calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" are not described as a priestly sacrifice but as the opposite of "angelic invocations" and "incantations."... | |
 | Stephen Benko - History - 1986 - 198 pages
...drive out devils,” others heal the sick, know the future, raise the dead. Yet the Church does nothing “by means of angelic invocations or by incantations,...curious art; but directing her prayers to the Lord. . . and calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” the Church works miracles for the advantage... | |
 | Christopher B. Kaiser - Science - 1997 - 480 pages
...upon any, nor taking any reward.. ..Nor does she perform anything by means of angelic invocations.., but, directing her prayers to the Lord, who made all things, in a pure, sincere, and straightforward spirit...she has been accustomed to work miracles for the advantage of mankind, and not to lead them... | |
 | Michael Green - Religion - 2004 - 484 pages
...Pontius Pilate, and which she exercises day by day for the benefit of the Gentiles.. . Nor does she perform anything by means of angelic invocations, or by incantations, or by any other wicked or curious art; but by directing her prayers to the Lord, who made all things, in a pure, sincere and... | |
 | Ken Johnson - Religion - 2006 - 138 pages
...Laetantius Divine Institutes 2:16 "The Church does not perform anything by means of angelic invocations, incantations, or by any other wicked curious art; but, directing her prayers to the Lord." Irenaeus Against Heresies 2.32 "God is not to be sought after by means of letters, syllables, and numbers."... | |
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