General History of Civilization in Europe: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution, Volume 3D. Appleton, 1846 |
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... possessions ; now making use , for this purpose , of menaces of eternal flames , now of promises of eternal beatitude ; in the name of God or of some saint despoiling simple - minded men of their property , to the infinite prejudice of ...
... possessions ; now making use , for this purpose , of menaces of eternal flames , now of promises of eternal beatitude ; in the name of God or of some saint despoiling simple - minded men of their property , to the infinite prejudice of ...
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... possessions of others , and in not giving to others a share of that which we ourselves possess ; according to the apostle , it is the root of all evil , and it should , therefore , be carefully avoided.1 " Those who apply themselves to ...
... possessions of others , and in not giving to others a share of that which we ourselves possess ; according to the apostle , it is the root of all evil , and it should , therefore , be carefully avoided.1 " Those who apply themselves to ...
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... possessed only a power of influence and coun- sel ; episcopacy , although it was the dominant system of the ecclesiastical society , was weak and disordered ; councils be- came rare ; no authority was firm and general ; if there had ...
... possessed only a power of influence and coun- sel ; episcopacy , although it was the dominant system of the ecclesiastical society , was weak and disordered ; councils be- came rare ; no authority was firm and general ; if there had ...
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... possessed at that epoch ; society here had not been ravaged or broken up by recent , continual invasions . The establishments for study and science which Christianity had formed there , were still erect , and quietly pursued their ...
... possessed at that epoch ; society here had not been ravaged or broken up by recent , continual invasions . The establishments for study and science which Christianity had formed there , were still erect , and quietly pursued their ...
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... possession of it . The retreat was magnificent ; there were more than twenty thousand laborers or serfs on the domains of the abbeys which he possessed , and the correspondence which he continued to keep up with Charlemagne animated ...
... possession of it . The retreat was magnificent ; there were more than twenty thousand laborers or serfs on the domains of the abbeys which he possessed , and the correspondence which he continued to keep up with Charlemagne animated ...
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Page 173 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 172 - Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
Page 173 - Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say ? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Page 173 - For all the Athenians, and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
Page 173 - And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked : and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. So Paul departed from among them. Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed : among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Page 173 - Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, to the unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;...
Page 173 - And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Page 172 - Dialogue on the Immortality of the Soul and the Resurrection of the Body...
Page 45 - ... of Saint Martin, the honey of the holy writings ; I essay to intoxicate others with the old wine of antique studies ; one class I nourish with the fruits of grammatical science ; in the eyes of another, I display the order of the stars.