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... Christ gave no signs of their belief in Christ . In the highest places of the Church was the most flagrant apostasy from the vital principles of the Founder of the Church . This subject will force itself upon us too frequently during ...
... Christ gave no signs of their belief in Christ . In the highest places of the Church was the most flagrant apostasy from the vital principles of the Founder of the Church . This subject will force itself upon us too frequently during ...
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... Christ , and to surrender my will into the hands of those whom I had never seen . You complain of the secresy of my departure , I should rather say , my flight . In truth , I suffered such grief and agony of heart when I left you , that ...
... Christ , and to surrender my will into the hands of those whom I had never seen . You complain of the secresy of my departure , I should rather say , my flight . In truth , I suffered such grief and agony of heart when I left you , that ...
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... liberties , the ruler of her popular mind , the spiritual lord who should hold theocratical sway over her for several years in the name of God and of Christ 12 [ ESSAY I. SAVONAROLA , - An Apostle and Martyr of Truth.
... liberties , the ruler of her popular mind , the spiritual lord who should hold theocratical sway over her for several years in the name of God and of Christ 12 [ ESSAY I. SAVONAROLA , - An Apostle and Martyr of Truth.
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Henry Hart Milman. several years in the name of God and of Christ . Later legend embellishes his journey by a celestial companion , who attended him to his inn , fed him with refreshing meat and wine , and guarded him to the gate of S ...
Henry Hart Milman. several years in the name of God and of Christ . Later legend embellishes his journey by a celestial companion , who attended him to his inn , fed him with refreshing meat and wine , and guarded him to the gate of S ...
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... Christ himself . Our own Fifth - monarchy - men were anticipated in this instalment of King Jesus as the paramount sovereign . The popular cry in defence of the constitution was , ' Live Jesus Christ ; ' again and again the preacher ...
... Christ himself . Our own Fifth - monarchy - men were anticipated in this instalment of King Jesus as the paramount sovereign . The popular cry in defence of the constitution was , ' Live Jesus Christ ; ' again and again the preacher ...
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Page 324 - ... a conspirator against its rights and privileges"; — a religion which they consider the champion and instrument of darkness, and a pollution calling down upon the land the anger of heaven; — a religion which they associate with intrigue and conspiracy, which they speak about in whispers, which they detect by anticipation in whatever goes wrong, and to which they impute whatever is unaccountable; — a religion the very name of which they cast out as evil, and use simply as a bad epithet, and...
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Page 342 - If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgement and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Page 145 - To the high qualifications of profound research, careful accuracy, great fairness and candour, with a constant reference to the genius and spirit of each successive age, common to the historians of Germany, Mr. Ranke adds the charm of a singularly lucid, terse, and agreeable style. We do not scruple to risk our judgment on this point, which it is sometimes thought presumptuous in any one but a native to pronounce ; as we are inclined to think, that for an historical style, which, above all others,...