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... the doctrines and in the authority of the Church . He had the simple conviction
that this was by faith and holiness of life , faith inspired by grace , of which
holiness was the necessary manifestation . But the Bible he felt , by the terrific
power of ...
... the doctrines and in the authority of the Church . He had the simple conviction
that this was by faith and holiness of life , faith inspired by grace , of which
holiness was the necessary manifestation . But the Bible he felt , by the terrific
power of ...
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At the same time he retains the most humble deference for the doctrines of the
Church on all theological questions , and has full faith in the poetic mythology of
the middle ages , in the Virgin , and in the Saints . From this time all Florence ...
At the same time he retains the most humble deference for the doctrines of the
Church on all theological questions , and has full faith in the poetic mythology of
the middle ages , in the Virgin , and in the Saints . From this time all Florence ...
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... the Arrabbiati , the infuriated at his doctrines ; the Compagnacci , the young
libertines , who detested his austerities , and looked back to the free and gay
times of Lorenzo and his He is himself a Florentine , even in their animosities .
... the Arrabbiati , the infuriated at his doctrines ; the Compagnacci , the young
libertines , who detested his austerities , and looked back to the free and gay
times of Lorenzo and his He is himself a Florentine , even in their animosities .
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He ought to prove his divine mission by miracles . ' Did Jeremiah , did John the
Baptist work miracles ? ' He was an heretic ; ' he believed , he replied , the whole
doctrine of the Roman Church . “ Many great men , many of the wisest , laughed ...
He ought to prove his divine mission by miracles . ' Did Jeremiah , did John the
Baptist work miracles ? ' He was an heretic ; ' he believed , he replied , the whole
doctrine of the Roman Church . “ Many great men , many of the wisest , laughed ...
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... which had indissolubly linked together the acquaintance with his tenets with
the practice of his precepts , the same person could have the most profound
knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel with the most utter contempt of its
virtues .
... which had indissolubly linked together the acquaintance with his tenets with
the practice of his precepts , the same person could have the most profound
knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel with the most utter contempt of its
virtues .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Savonarola, Erasmus, and Other Essays ATLA monograph preservation program Library of English literature |
| Author | Henry Hart Milman |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1870 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 May 2006 |
| ISBN | 0790564882, 9780790564883 |
| Length | 500 pages |
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