Mores Catholici: Or, Ages of Faith ...J. Booker, 1839 - Church history |
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... charity , he had imposed names on all the innocent creatures of the sanctified muse , and had taught the office of each choir of angels whom he knew familiarly by their titles , their employ- ments , and their beauty . That Great ...
... charity , he had imposed names on all the innocent creatures of the sanctified muse , and had taught the office of each choir of angels whom he knew familiarly by their titles , their employ- ments , and their beauty . That Great ...
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... charity of God , the love of men , and mercy to men , and patience and benignity to all men . Let no secular ambition , no desire of vengeance upon enemies impede your course , but run while you have light , work while it is day , that ...
... charity of God , the love of men , and mercy to men , and patience and benignity to all men . Let no secular ambition , no desire of vengeance upon enemies impede your course , but run while you have light , work while it is day , that ...
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... charity , after relating how well our city has fulfilled the three first of these obligations , we shall have to speak of its victories_by arms in ancient and modern times t . " In fact , novel as the assertion may seem to those who ...
... charity , after relating how well our city has fulfilled the three first of these obligations , we shall have to speak of its victories_by arms in ancient and modern times t . " In fact , novel as the assertion may seem to those who ...
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... charity ; yet he did not attempt to celebrate the Divine mysteries , or communicate on that day . In order to teach men always to possess their hearts in peace , and bear in mind this mystery , it was the custom to wear an image ...
... charity ; yet he did not attempt to celebrate the Divine mysteries , or communicate on that day . In order to teach men always to possess their hearts in peace , and bear in mind this mystery , it was the custom to wear an image ...
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... charity which is synonymous with peace ; and at Sext she sings : " Extingue flammas litium , Aufer calorem noxium , Confer salutem corporum Veramque pacem cordium . " At the ninth hour she announces that great peace which is for those ...
... charity which is synonymous with peace ; and at Sext she sings : " Extingue flammas litium , Aufer calorem noxium , Confer salutem corporum Veramque pacem cordium . " At the ninth hour she announces that great peace which is for those ...
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Abbot ages of faith ancient Antiq Antonio de Guevara appeased Archbishop Archbishop of Cologne Archbishop of Rheims arms Augustin battle Bishop blessed blood brother Cćsar castle Catholic cause century charity Charlemagne Charles the Bald Christ Christian Chronicles of St church citizens clergy concord Count death defend Denis desire Dionysius the Carthusian discord divine Duke Duke of Austria Emperor endeavour enemies Epist eternal evil father fear France Genoa glory hear heart heaven Henry Hist historian holy honour innocent Italy justice King kingdom knights labour Lord Lothaire Louis Louis le débonnaire Martene mercy middle ages mind monastery monks Muratori never nobles Otho pacem pacific pacis peace Peter of Blois poet poor Pope prayer princes reign religion says St Script slain soldiers soul speak spirit sweet sword things tranquillity tyrants Vita wars wish words writing
Popular passages
Page 42 - A new commandment I give unto you : That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another.
Page 396 - And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
Page 96 - To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite ; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy Power, which seems omnipotent; To love, and bear; to hope till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates; Neither to change, nor falter, nor repent; This, like thy glory, Titan, is to be Good, great and joyous, beautiful and free; This is alone Life, Joy, Empire, and Victory.
Page 136 - Twere well with most, if books that could engage Their childhood, pleased them at a riper age ; The man approving what had charmed the boy, Would die at last in comfort, peace, and joy, And not with curses on his art who stole The gem of truth from his unguarded soul.
Page 96 - Gentleness, Virtue, Wisdom, and Endurance, These are the seals of that most firm assurance Which bars the pit over Destruction's strength; And if, with infirm hand, Eternity, Mother of many acts and hours, should free The serpent that would clasp her with his length; These are the spells by which to reassume An empire o'er the disentangled doom.
Page 21 - To overcome in battle, and subdue Nations, and bring home spoils with infinite Manslaughter, shall be held the highest pitch Of human glory...
Page 371 - Lord saith: / will not the death of a sinner, but that he should be converted and live.
Page 86 - But there is yet a liberty, unsung By poets, and by senators unpraised, Which monarchs cannot grant, nor all the powers Of earth and hell confederate take away : A liberty, which persecution, fraud, Oppression, prisons, have no power to bind ; Which whoso tastes can be enslaved no more.
Page 275 - Among themselves, and levy cruel wars, Wasting the earth, each other to destroy : As if (which might induce us to accord) Man had not hellish foes enow besides, That day and night for his destruction wait.
Page 330 - If two men, or three, came riding to a town, all the township fled for them, concluding them to be robbers. The bishops and learned men cursed them continually, but the effect thereof was nothing to them; for they were all accursed, and forsworn, and abandoned.