They believed in an austere Christ, but believed in Him implicitly, followed Him consistently and left a legacy of simplicity, temperance and frugality.
As usual, the text of the papyrus is of an eclectic character and does not consistently agree with either family [of the MSS.
The meaning possibly is, “you can easily proceed with the same line of observation right through work which is consistently of a similar character to this.
Didymus the Blind, and the three Cappadocians, consistentlyapplied their idea of the Homoousia to the Spirit and won the adhesion of the Nicene theologians.
But they avoided his unscriptural extravagances and carried out consistently the ecclesiastical elements of his doctrine.
To the delight of all of us you have consistently adhered to your ideal of an American army under American officers and American leadership.
We had been at it consistently for four days, and so they sent these birds down opposite us to stop us.
If men were consistently selfish, you might analyse their motives; if they were consistently noble, they would express in their conduct the laws of the highest perfection.
All that he canconsistently and soberly maintain is, that, if the material world exists, we can never perceive it, and that our sensations, and trains of impressions and thinking go on wholly independent of that existence.
Nor, indeed, in the support of this view is it only of late that I have spoken: I have done so consistently on several occasions in the senate.
In other words, the long and short haul principle is consistently observed.
This practice the Interstate Commerce Commission condemned at that time; and it has consistently adhered to the precedent then laid down.
A man's ideas on this disputed and unsettled question can not consistently be urged against the sincerity of his purpose when he advocates international arbitration.
The man who favors a small navy, and the man who favors a large one can consistently work side by side for the advancement of international peace.
Edersheim, "to conceive arrangements more thoroughly or consistently opposed to what are commonly called 'priestly pretensions' than those of the Old Testament.
Neither Marx nor any other Socialist authority, however, has always held consistently to this purely positive method of economic exposition.
No argument is required to show that the State could not decide this matter consistently with individual welfare or social peace.
Being a materialist, he consistentlyrejected conceptions of abstract justice or injustice, rights or wrongs.
Therefore, the Socialist cannot establish the right of labour to the full product of industry until he proves that this so-called right could be reduced to practice consistently with individual and social welfare.
Like all other claims to material goods, it is valid only if it can be realised consistently with human welfare.
It could be done consistently with a full reimbursement of all arrears and instalments which had accrued on account of that debt.
He thought it just and requisite to provide against accidents of this kind, if it could be done consistently with the constitution.
Offensive operations have therefore been directed, to be conducted, however, as consistently as possible with the dictates of humanity.
They might consider Congress as having the power contended for over Treaties stipulating on Legislative subjects, and still very consistently wish for the amendment they proposed.
It is true Congress may, consistentlywith the rules of common law courts, pay the bearer and take no notice of the creditors; but were a Court of Equity instituted to decide on the case of certain speculators, how would they decide?
And he will, consistently with his conviction that it is immoral to resort to force, refuse to take any part in legislation or government.
In the Arkansas River the red shiner consistently made up 20 per cent to 25 per cent of the catch.
The fish were consistently taken in the deeper, open part of the pool where aquatic vegetation, which covered most of the pool, was absent.
I believe that a large proportion of masters are as kind to their slaves as they can be, consistently with keeping them in bondage; but it must be allowed that this, to make the best of it, is very stinted kindness.
If there be such a one, he mayconsistently vindicate our treatment of the Africans.
He easily and promptly decided that a Christian could not consistently keep slaves; but he did not dare to trust his own nature to determine the best manner of doing justice to those he had wronged.
Also, it has the red lateral crescents unusually well developed; the first three series are conspicuous, those of the fourth series are consistently developed, and those of the fifth series show occasionally.
While he dealt with many curious things, he had consistently refused to meddle with conjuring.
It is something in this age to come across a people who believe strongly in anything, and consistentlyact upon their beliefs: the New Englanders are such a race.
To this request, Washington could not consistently accede, but to avoid needless pain, he omitted to make a reply.
The play in the second half was mostly in Germantown's territory, but as the ball was so consistently lost on four downs this did not seem to make much difference to Germantown, who remained consistently on the defensive.
If consistently applied," it has been recently argued, "utilitarianism seems irrevocably committed to a stereotyped and unprogressive ideal.
There would seem to be one way only to surmount the difficulty arising from the variety of impulses of which the nature of man is made up, and that is by consistently following out the teleological point of view.
It is true that this has not been the end consistently aimed at in the past.
Had egoism beenconsistently recognised and acted upon during the course of human development, the features of social life which most promote co-operation and progress would never have become persistent.
But it inspired much of Shaftesbury's work, though it cannot be said to have been consistently developed by him.
Rural India, though chiefly characterized by primitive usage, has been invaded by ideas that are intensely hostile to the old state of things It is primitive, but not consistently primitive.
Contrary to the general opinion in the West, it is the Hajj rather than the caliphate which has exerted the more consistently unifying influence.
Your reply, Mr. Waite, comes quiteconsistently from one who has impudently tossed aside authority.
And so his conduct had been consistently slavish, specious, and his thought stamped with the brand of the counterfeit.
The word "miracle" he consistently changed to "sign" throughout.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "consistently" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: constantly; customarily; ever; faithfully; firmly; habitually; staunchly; steadily; usually
