 | John Holland - Holy Cross - 1835 - 374 pages
...whom these evil spirits had possessed ; so now, his followers, in the name of their master, and hy the sign of his passion, exercise the same dominion...his responses. This has often been the cause of the persecutions we have undergone. And, in like manner, when some masters were on the point of sacrificing... | |
 | William Haslam - Crosses - 1849 - 306 pages
...Master, and by the sign of His Passion, exercise the same dominion over them. The proof is evident : when the idolaters sacrifice to their gods, they cannot proceed if a Christian, being present, make the sign of the Cross, nor can the diviner give his responses. This often has been the cause of... | |
 | William Eusebius Andrews - Christianity - 1853 - 678 pages
...lived amongst men, put the devils to flight by his word, and restored those to their senses whom these evil spirits had possessed : so now, his followers,...his responses. This has often been the cause of the persecutions we have undergone. And, in like manner, when some masters were on the point of sacrificing... | |
 | George Oliver - Freemasonry - 1867 - 568 pages
...be observed that the Christian cross was a different affair ; for, if Lactantius may be believed. " when the idolaters sacrifice to their gods, they cannot...his responses. This has often been the cause of the persecutions we have undergone. And in like manner, when some masters were on the point of sacrificing... | |
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As Christ, whilst he lived amongst men, put the devils to flight by his word, and restored those to their senses whom these evil spirits had possessed : so now, his followers, in the name of their master, and by the sign of his passion, exercise the same... 