Page images
PDF
EPUB
[ocr errors]
[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small]
[ocr errors]

The Holy Scriptures are the Word of God

Evidences of the Holy Scriptures being the Word of

God

Jesus Christ is the Substance of Holy Scripture.

The Faith of the Gospel as old as the World
Reasons why Sacrifices were abolished

Three different States of the Church

Why a written Law was given
External Persecution of the Church

Internal Persecution of the Church.

[blocks in formation]
[ocr errors]

Faith is a hearty reception of the Gospel

[ocr errors]
[ocr errors]
[ocr errors]
[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]
[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]
[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]

The Tenth Commandment

Page.

. 266

Conclusion of the Explanation of the Commandments ib.
Divine Grace necessary to the keeping of God's Com-

[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]

APPENDIX, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND

DIFFERENT SECTS OF DISSENTERS IN RUSSIA.

Origin, &c. .

I. Of Popofischins

[ocr errors]
[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors]
[ocr errors]
[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]
[ocr errors]
[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]

PRELIMINARY MEMOIR.

THE first dawn of civilization in Russia, does not appear to have commenced until the introduction of Christianity, towards the close of the tenth century. Before that period, the inhabitants were sunk in the deepest ignorance; and their religion consisted chiefly in the worship of Nature, which they represented under the character of a female. They paid religious homage also to different objects in nature, such as to fire, which they considered to be the creator of thunder, and called Perūn; and to the earth, under the name of Volata. At the same time, however, they believed in the immortality of the soul, and a future state of rewards and punishments.

In the year 955, the Grand Princess Olga having visited Constantinople, and being honourably received by the then reigning emperor, Constantine VI. was instructed in the doctrines of

A

« ՆախորդըՇարունակել »