 | William Cuninghame - 1817 - 444 pàgines
...Greeks, and the people apostatized from the " true religion, and even the priests, 2 Mace. iv. 14. " had no courage to serve any more at the altar, "but despising the temple and neglecting the sa" erifices, they hastened to be partakers of unlawful " diversions."* * Vide Bishop Newton on the... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1831 - 372 pàgines
...spectacle, than any theatrical exhibition that the world could produce, but appealed to the heart while they delighted the eye, gratified the soul as well...completed what Jason had begun, building a hippodrome even witltin the walls of the Holy City, and another at Cassarea. It would be a wide error to suppose, with... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1831 - 386 pàgines
...Now such was the height of Greek fashions, and increase of heathenish manners, through the exceeorog profaneness of Jason, that ungodly wretch and no highpriest,...within the walls of the Holy City, and another at Csesarea. It would be a wide error to suppose, with the ancient Pagans, that because the Jews had no... | |
 | 1832 - 512 pàgines
...profaneness of Jason, that ungodly 1?*. 14 wretch, and not high priest; that the priests had no inclination to serve any more at the altar; but despising the...unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the challenge'1 15 at the Discus ; not esteeming the honours of their fathers, but liking the glory of... | |
 | William Cuninghame - 1832 - 698 pàgines
...the Greeks, and the people apostatized from the true religion, and even the priests, 2 Macc. iv. 14-, had no courage to serve any more at the altar, but...despising the Temple and neglecting the sacrifices, they hastened to be partakers of unlawful diversions.* * Vide Bishop Newton on the Prophecies, Dissertation... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1833 - 382 pàgines
...spectacle, than any theatrical exhibition that the world could produce, but appealed to the heart while they delighted the eye, gratified the soul as well...within the walls of the Holy City, and another at Caesarea. It would be a wide error to suppose, with the ancient Pagans, that because the Jews had no... | |
 | 1844 - 498 pàgines
...these pursuits. The testimony of the Second Book of Maccabees is painfully express upon this point: " That the priests had no courage to serve any more...exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth ; not setting by the honors of theii fathers, but liking the glory of the Grecians best of all. By... | |
 | 1844 - 1022 pàgines
...these pursuits. The testimony of the Second Book of Maccabees is painfully express upon this point : " That the priests had no courage to serve any more...exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth ; not setting by the honors of theii fathers, but liking the glory of the Grecians best of all. By... | |
 | David Davidson (LL.D.) - 1844 - 300 pàgines
...tower itself, and brought the chief young men under his subjection, and made them wear a hat. Nowsuch was the height of Greek fashions, and increase of...exercise, after the game of discus called them forth ; not setting by the honours of their fathers, but liking the glory of the Grecians best of all. By... | |
 | 1847 - 368 pàgines
...innovation seems to have been first openly practised in the time of the Maccabees, when Jason, a HelienUed Jew, having procured himself to be illegally made...within the walls of the Holy City, and another at Cfflsarea. It would be a wide error to suppose, with the ancient Pagans, that because the Jews had... | |
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Now such was the height of Greek fashions, and increase of heathenish manners, through the exceeding profaneness of Jason, that ungodly wretch, and no high-priest, that the priests had no courage to serve any more at the altar ; but despising the temple,... 
