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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547 -1616 ) Author , born Alcala de Henares , Spain; died Madrid. He left the service of Cardinal Acquaviva in Italy to enter the Spanish army and was wounded at Lepanto. Later he was captured by the Corsairs and after five years in Algiers was ransomed. His first literary work … Continue reading “Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de”

Cerva, Giovanni Battista a Milanese painter, flourished about 1550, and studied under Gaudenzio Ferrari. His only mentioned work is the Incredulity of Thomas, which ranks high. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cerularius SEE CAERULARIUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Certitude Of Salvation SEE ASSURANCE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

certitude Properly an attitude of the mind assenting unreservedly and fearlessly to a proposition, without thinking that it is possible for it to be mistaken. This is the natural state of the mind in the presence of evident truth. Under this aspect it is described as subjective certitude, or simply certitude as a quality of … Continue reading “Certitude”

Certify serti-f: Occurs in (1) 2Sa 15:28 (, haggdh, to show, announce, from morf , naghadh); (2) Ezr 4:14, Ezr 4:16; Ezr 5:10; Ezr 7:24 (, hodha, to make known, from , yedha; Aramaic for , yadha); (3) Est 2:22 the King James Version (, ‘amar, to say, tell, so the Revised Version (British and … Continue reading “Certify”

Certani, Giacomo an Italian biographer and theologian, who lived in the latter part of the 17th century, wrote, La Chiave del Paradiso (Bologna, 1673, 4to): Otto se della Ibernia (ibid. 1686, 4to): La Vita della S. Brigeda (translated into German by Schumann; Burghausen, 1735, 4to). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gnrale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Certani, Giacomo”

Certainty See Assurance. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Certainty CERTAINTY.The ways in which certainty is expressed in the Gospels are frequently indirect. So far, however, as certainty is expressed by direct terms, various phrases are employed for the purpose. Of these the most frequent are and its derivatives , , . These always express … Continue reading “Certainty”

Certain, Certainty, Certainly, Certify primarily, “not liable to fall, steadfast, firm,” hence denoting “safety,” Act 5:23, and 1Th 5:3, has the further meaning, “certainty,” Luk 1:4. See SAFETY. safe, is translated “certainty,” Act 21:34; Act 22:30; “certain,” Act 25:26; “safe,” Phi 3:1; “sure,” Heb 6:19. See SAFE, SURE. Notes: (1) Delos, “evident, visible,” is translated … Continue reading “Certain, Certainty, Certainly, Certify”

Certain, Certainly, Certainty sertin, sertin-li, sertin-ti: The rendering of some Hebrew words and forms expressive of what is definitely settled or determined. (1) Translation of the Hebrew , nakhon, to be established or fixed, as in Deu 13:14 (Hebrew 15); Deu 17:4; 1Sa 23:23 (of Exo 16:4, a certain rate every day the King James … Continue reading “Certain, Certainly, Certainty”