Compendious Ecclesiastical History from the Earliest Period of TimeJames Burns, 1840 - 354 pages |
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Page 101
... popes , which we possess from the time of Siricius ( the latter part of the fourth century ) , formed gra- dually a body of precedents , which led the bishops of Rome and the western bishops to ascribe to the former a sort of ...
... popes , which we possess from the time of Siricius ( the latter part of the fourth century ) , formed gra- dually a body of precedents , which led the bishops of Rome and the western bishops to ascribe to the former a sort of ...
Page 102
... Pope Gregory acted most laudably in sending missionaries there to convert the barbarians . But this was only an act of charity , such as any Christian bishop might have done ; and could not give his successors any right of jurisdiction ...
... Pope Gregory acted most laudably in sending missionaries there to convert the barbarians . But this was only an act of charity , such as any Christian bishop might have done ; and could not give his successors any right of jurisdiction ...
Page 113
... Pope Gregory the Great , while he questioned the propriety of the act , yet equally disapproved of the abuse it was designed to prevent . The evils of which I have been speaking were all engrafted on opinions or practices in themselves ...
... Pope Gregory the Great , while he questioned the propriety of the act , yet equally disapproved of the abuse it was designed to prevent . The evils of which I have been speaking were all engrafted on opinions or practices in themselves ...
Page 120
... Pope Nicholas I. for further assistance , when that prelate not only sent Italian bishops to Bul- garia , but prevailed on the king to expel the Greek missionaries , and claimed jurisdiction over the Churches which they had founded . A ...
... Pope Nicholas I. for further assistance , when that prelate not only sent Italian bishops to Bul- garia , but prevailed on the king to expel the Greek missionaries , and claimed jurisdiction over the Churches which they had founded . A ...
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... Pope Gregory II . , who ordained him bishop for the mission among the heathen east of the Rhine . Returning to the scene of his labours , he confirmed those whom he had baptised , and having boldly cut down a tree of immense size ...
... Pope Gregory II . , who ordained him bishop for the mission among the heathen east of the Rhine . Returning to the scene of his labours , he confirmed those whom he had baptised , and having boldly cut down a tree of immense size ...
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Page 46 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice : and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Page 7 - And the word of God increased ; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Page 98 - The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day : not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Page 98 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 20 - Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him will I confess before My Father.
Page 7 - ... they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Page 3 - But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are : depart from me all ye workers of iniquity.
Page 34 - But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Page 55 - And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Page 6 - But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.