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… , the veneration for human traditions above the commandments of God—that is permeating the Protestant churches and leading them on to do the same work of …

… superstitious veneration of senseless objects. None could refute his arguments or change his purpose, yet for the time his firmness was tolerated on account …

… strikingly venerable appearance, calculated to inspire the people with profound awe.

… his venerable appearance might excite their pity and respect; they also dreaded lest he should make one of those powerful appeals which had frequently …

… his venerable appearance, his dignified bearing, and the mildness and benevolence which was expressed in his countenance.

… “the venerable day of the sun.” This change was not at first attempted openly. In the first centuries the true Sabbath had been kept by all Christians. They were …

… his venerable appearance might excite their pity and respect; they also dreaded lest he should make one of those powerful appeals which had frequently …

… “the venerable day of the sun.” This change was not at first attempted openly. In the first centuries the true Sabbath had been kept by all Christians. They were …

… great veneration. On this point two witnesses were found whose testimony was not so contradictory as that of the others had been. One of them, who had been bribed …

… is venerable, graceful, or permanent in domestic life, and of obtaining at the same time an assurance that the mischief which it was their object to create …