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Their Services to the Holy See Schism among the Protestants . Policy of the
Papacy . . Counter - revolution in favour of Catholicism Its Effect on ecclesiastical
Architecture . . Jesuit Churches in Southern Germany . . The Pope Head of the ...
Their Services to the Holy See Schism among the Protestants . Policy of the
Papacy . . Counter - revolution in favour of Catholicism Its Effect on ecclesiastical
Architecture . . Jesuit Churches in Southern Germany . . The Pope Head of the ...
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Was he hypocritical impostor ? self - deluded fanatic ? holy , single - minded
Christian preacher ? heavencommissioned prophet ? wonder - working saint ?
martyr , only wanting the canonization which was his due ? Was he the turbulent
...
Was he hypocritical impostor ? self - deluded fanatic ? holy , single - minded
Christian preacher ? heavencommissioned prophet ? wonder - working saint ?
martyr , only wanting the canonization which was his due ? Was he the turbulent
...
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... common discipline of the Order , the study of the Fathers , of scholastic
theology with all its subtle perplexities and all its arid dialectics : but his heart
rebelled ; and dwelt with still increasing interest and exclusiveness on the Holy
Scriptures .
... common discipline of the Order , the study of the Fathers , of scholastic
theology with all its subtle perplexities and all its arid dialectics : but his heart
rebelled ; and dwelt with still increasing interest and exclusiveness on the Holy
Scriptures .
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Yet if to be possessed by one great , noble , and holy aim , and in the exclusive
and absorbing pursuit of that aim sometimes to pass over the imperceptible
boundary of prudence and reason : if conscious of the undoubted mission of all
good ...
Yet if to be possessed by one great , noble , and holy aim , and in the exclusive
and absorbing pursuit of that aim sometimes to pass over the imperceptible
boundary of prudence and reason : if conscious of the undoubted mission of all
good ...
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... who almost began that system of princely nepotism , the foundation not of
estates but of principalities for his needy , rapacious , and too often profligate
relatives , was the head of the Christian world , when the holy Savonarola cast
his eyes ...
... who almost began that system of princely nepotism , the foundation not of
estates but of principalities for his needy , rapacious , and too often profligate
relatives , was the head of the Christian world , when the holy Savonarola cast
his eyes ...
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Page 357 - Thus, there was a wonder in Heaven; a throne was seen far above all created powers, mediatorial, intercessory, a title archetypal, a crown bright as the morning star, a glory issuing from the eternal throne, robes pure as the heavens, and a sceptre over all.
Page 448 - Thence to the gates cast round thine eye, and see What conflux issuing forth, or entering in, Praetors, proconsuls to their provinces Hasting, or on return, in robes of state ; Lictors and rods, the ensigns of their power, Legions and cohorts, turms of horse and wings ; Or embassies from regions far remote, In various habits, on the Appian road...
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Page 31 - O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived; thou art stronger than I, and thou hast prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the day; every one mocks me. For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, "Violence and destruction!
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Savonarola, Erasmus, and Other Essays Quarterly Review |
| Author | Henry Hart Milman |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1870 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 500 pages |
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