The lives of the popes, Volumes 1-2Religious Tract Society, 1799 |
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Page 40
... present equally worthy to drink after himself . Maximus and his officers , we are told , had the magnanimity or the prudence to bear this expression of contempt without dis- covering resentment . Martin afterwards frequently visited the ...
... present equally worthy to drink after himself . Maximus and his officers , we are told , had the magnanimity or the prudence to bear this expression of contempt without dis- covering resentment . Martin afterwards frequently visited the ...
Page 44
... present day . " Our modern nobles , " said a contemporary historian , " measure their rank and consequence by the height of their chariots , and the weighty mag- nificence of their dress . Their long robes of silk and purple float in ...
... present day . " Our modern nobles , " said a contemporary historian , " measure their rank and consequence by the height of their chariots , and the weighty mag- nificence of their dress . Their long robes of silk and purple float in ...
Page 64
... present in person , but he sent legates , and by their influence the letter which he had formerly addressed to Flavian was accepted as the basis of the creed of the universal church . The doctrine of Leo is still embodied in the second ...
... present in person , but he sent legates , and by their influence the letter which he had formerly addressed to Flavian was accepted as the basis of the creed of the universal church . The doctrine of Leo is still embodied in the second ...
Page 65
... present in the western and northern parts of Europe . New kingdoms had sprung up , and the descendants of Alaric and his followers now sat upon thrones which they had erected for themselves , and governed a partly civilized people ...
... present in the western and northern parts of Europe . New kingdoms had sprung up , and the descendants of Alaric and his followers now sat upon thrones which they had erected for themselves , and governed a partly civilized people ...
Page 66
... presents from year to year , which Attila regarded as nothing less than tribute . On one occasion , when the pre- sents were not forthcoming at the appointed time , he sent an ambassador to the emperor with the insolent message ...
... presents from year to year , which Attila regarded as nothing less than tribute . On one occasion , when the pre- sents were not forthcoming at the appointed time , he sent an ambassador to the emperor with the insolent message ...
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Page 13 - Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Page 55 - Let no man deceive you by any means ; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Page 45 - Their arms, their kings, their gods were rolled away. As oft have issued, host impelling host, The blue-eyed myriads from the Baltic coast. The prostrate South to the destroyer yields Her boasted titles and her golden fields. With grim delight...
Page 172 - Father, thy word is a lamp unto our feet, and a light unto our path...
Page 20 - Gospels, literally bathed his feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Page 97 - You assault us, O tyrant! with a carnal and military hand: unarmed and naked we can only implore the Christ, the prince of the heavenly host, that he will send unto you a devil, for the destruction of your body and the salvation of your soul.
Page 79 - For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son ; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Page 148 - If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink." " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest ;" and " whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Page 45 - The prostrate South to the Destroyer yields Her boasted titles, and her golden fields : With grim delight the Brood of winter view A brighter day, and Heav'ns of azure hue, Scent the new fragrance of the breathing rose, And quaff the pendent vintage as it grows.
Page 126 - antichrist, the proud, worldly priest of Rome, the most cursed of clippers and purse kervers.