A compendious ecclesiastical historyJames Burns, 1840 - 254 pages |
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... monasteries of Egypt , Mesopotamia , and Syria , in order to see the religious life in its perfection , and to derive spiritual instruc- tion from the pious men who dwelt there . Return- ing to Pontus , he retired to the desert to ...
... monasteries of Egypt , Mesopotamia , and Syria , in order to see the religious life in its perfection , and to derive spiritual instruc- tion from the pious men who dwelt there . Return- ing to Pontus , he retired to the desert to ...
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... monasteries in the western Church ; but they very soon relaxed the strictness of its observance , and the conduct of the monks too frequently reflected disgrace on their profession . CHAPTER IX . UNITY AND DISCIPLINE OF THE CHURCH . 320 ...
... monasteries in the western Church ; but they very soon relaxed the strictness of its observance , and the conduct of the monks too frequently reflected disgrace on their profession . CHAPTER IX . UNITY AND DISCIPLINE OF THE CHURCH . 320 ...
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... monasteries with great territories and princely dig- nities , in the hope that these ecclesiastics would prove more faithful and obedient subjects than the tempo- ral barons , whose turbulence they had found it so difficult to repress ...
... monasteries with great territories and princely dig- nities , in the hope that these ecclesiastics would prove more faithful and obedient subjects than the tempo- ral barons , whose turbulence they had found it so difficult to repress ...
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... monasteries he had founded ; a third to the schools he had established ; and a fourth to the monasteries in general , not only in England , but abroad . His time was also divided into two equal parts , one of which was given to religion ...
... monasteries he had founded ; a third to the schools he had established ; and a fourth to the monasteries in general , not only in England , but abroad . His time was also divided into two equal parts , one of which was given to religion ...
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... monasteries of France ; but he could not find a single house in which suffi- cient regularity and order were observed . He then founded the monastery and order of Clugny , in which the strictness of ancient discipline was revived . In ...
... monasteries of France ; but he could not find a single house in which suffi- cient regularity and order were observed . He then founded the monastery and order of Clugny , in which the strictness of ancient discipline was revived . In ...
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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 68 - 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 192 - Be of good heart, brother, for God will either assuage the fury of the flame, or else strengthen us to abide it.
Page 193 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
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 24 - 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 86 - The body and blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.
Page 33 - 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.
Page 11 - There is not a nation, either of Greek or Barbarian, or of any other name, even of those who wander in tribes, and live in tents, amongst whom prayers and thanksgivings are not offered to the Father and Creator of the universe by the name of the crucified Jesus.