Plain Facts for Fair Minds: An Appeal to Candor and Common SenseCatholic Book Exchange, 1895 - 360 pages |
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... never was expected by its authors to be possible , for every one to agree on its meaning without a court to inter- pret it . Now , it is true that a human founder of reli- gion can provide for such a court of interpreta- tion for his ...
... never was expected by its authors to be possible , for every one to agree on its meaning without a court to inter- pret it . Now , it is true that a human founder of reli- gion can provide for such a court of interpreta- tion for his ...
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... never by scientific investigation arrive at any proof of a hypothesis of this nature . And even questions of historical fact may belong to faith , by being necessarily connected with some of its dogmas , or by forming part of the ...
... never by scientific investigation arrive at any proof of a hypothesis of this nature . And even questions of historical fact may belong to faith , by being necessarily connected with some of its dogmas , or by forming part of the ...
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... never goes to confession . Some even think that the clergy do not ; but more are quite sure that the Pope is exempt . But so far is this from being the case that the clergy confess much more frequently than the laity in general ; and ...
... never goes to confession . Some even think that the clergy do not ; but more are quite sure that the Pope is exempt . But so far is this from being the case that the clergy confess much more frequently than the laity in general ; and ...
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... never has been one except him , who could rest his claim on Scriptural grounds . If , then , this office of infallible teacher of the faith , or restorer of it when it may in the lapse of time become doubtful , this office which has ...
... never has been one except him , who could rest his claim on Scriptural grounds . If , then , this office of infallible teacher of the faith , or restorer of it when it may in the lapse of time become doubtful , this office which has ...
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... never arrive at cer- tainty in this way . If we cannot , then we are not certain about any point of history ; we do not know for sure that there was ever such a person as George Washington or Christopher Columbus . Nay more , without ...
... never arrive at cer- tainty in this way . If we cannot , then we are not certain about any point of history ; we do not know for sure that there was ever such a person as George Washington or Christopher Columbus . Nay more , without ...
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Plain Facts for Fair Minds: An Appeal to Candor and Common Sense - Primary ... George Mary Searle No preview available - 2013 |
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Page 117 - Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Page 129 - Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Page 245 - He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord ; but he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
Page 46 - And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you, as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not ; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Page 147 - Let every soul be subject to higher powers: for there is no power but from God: and those that are, are ordained of God.
Page 103 - When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.
Page 64 - And that in the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist, there is truly, really, and substantially the body and blood, together with the SOUL and DIVINITY of our Lord Jesus Christ...
Page 133 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Page 117 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Page 248 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder ; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps...