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He may at first only have sought in the cloister , as he declared in one of his later
sermons , his two dearest objects — liberty and rest , freedom from domestic
cares , the perfection , or , at least , the security , of his own moral and religious ...
He may at first only have sought in the cloister , as he declared in one of his later
sermons , his two dearest objects — liberty and rest , freedom from domestic
cares , the perfection , or , at least , the security , of his own moral and religious ...
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But it was not his heart alone which found its rest and consolation in the simple
truths and peaceful promises of the Gospel . It was the bold and startling imagery
, the living figures , the terrible denunciatory language , the authoritative rebukes
...
But it was not his heart alone which found its rest and consolation in the simple
truths and peaceful promises of the Gospel . It was the bold and startling imagery
, the living figures , the terrible denunciatory language , the authoritative rebukes
...
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Savonarola acquiesced with the rest of Florence in the sovereignty of Piero ; but
in the Advent of that year he preached on the Ark of Noah , a course , it should
seem , suddenly broken off , and resumed in the Lent of 1494 . The clean and ...
Savonarola acquiesced with the rest of Florence in the sovereignty of Piero ; but
in the Advent of that year he preached on the Ark of Noah , a course , it should
seem , suddenly broken off , and resumed in the Lent of 1494 . The clean and ...
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... according to Savonarola , it was the primary and essential postulate of the
constitution of Florence , that Florence should be a Christian city ; a city such as
had never • Predic . sopra li Salmi , July 28 , 1495 . See Perrens , p . 214 , for the
rest ...
... according to Savonarola , it was the primary and essential postulate of the
constitution of Florence , that Florence should be a Christian city ; a city such as
had never • Predic . sopra li Salmi , July 28 , 1495 . See Perrens , p . 214 , for the
rest ...
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I would go to the haven and I find not the way ; I sought rest , but found no place
of rest ; I would be in peace and speak no more , but I cannot , for the word of the
Lord is as a fire in my heart . His word , if I utter it not forth , burns my marrow and
...
I would go to the haven and I find not the way ; I sought rest , but found no place
of rest ; I would be in peace and speak no more , but I cannot , for the word of the
Lord is as a fire in my heart . His word , if I utter it not forth , burns my marrow and
...
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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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