An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, Volume 2T. Cadell, 1826 - Church history |
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... body of the clergy , the greatest part of whom z Sulpitius Severus , de Vitâ Martini , cap . xx . p . 339 , com- pared with Dialog . ii . cap . vi . p . 457 . a See Dav . Blondel . Apologia pro Sententiâ Hieronymi de Episcopis et ...
... body of the clergy , the greatest part of whom z Sulpitius Severus , de Vitâ Martini , cap . xx . p . 339 , com- pared with Dialog . ii . cap . vi . p . 457 . a See Dav . Blondel . Apologia pro Sententiâ Hieronymi de Episcopis et ...
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... bodies which they had formerly animated were interred ; and this opinion , borrowed by the Christians from the Greeks and Romans , rendered the sepulchres of the saints the general rendezvous CENT . 34 INTERNAL HISTORY OF THE CHURCH ...
... bodies which they had formerly animated were interred ; and this opinion , borrowed by the Christians from the Greeks and Romans , rendered the sepulchres of the saints the general rendezvous CENT . 34 INTERNAL HISTORY OF THE CHURCH ...
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... body , but also those of the mind . We shall not enter into a particular account of the public supplications , the holy pilgrimages , the superstitious services paid to departed souls , the multiplication of temples , chapels , altars ...
... body , but also those of the mind . We shall not enter into a particular account of the public supplications , the holy pilgrimages , the superstitious services paid to departed souls , the multiplication of temples , chapels , altars ...
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... body , is due to Isidore of Pelusium , whose epistles contain many observations , which cast a considerable degree of light upon several parts of Scripture d . weak com- IV . It is , however , to be lamented , that the great- Many chi ...
... body , is due to Isidore of Pelusium , whose epistles contain many observations , which cast a considerable degree of light upon several parts of Scripture d . weak com- IV . It is , however , to be lamented , that the great- Many chi ...
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... body . This procedure of the Roman tribunals , was , in this century , admitted as a standing law , both in the deliberations of councils , and in the management of religious controversy , to the great and unspeakable detriment of truth ...
... body . This procedure of the Roman tribunals , was , in this century , admitted as a standing law , both in the deliberations of councils , and in the management of religious controversy , to the great and unspeakable detriment of truth ...
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Page 383 - Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God : 33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Page 357 - AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, HAVING THE KEY OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND A GREAT CHAIN IN HIS HAND. AND HE LAID HOLD ON THE DRAGON, THAT OLD SERPENT, WHICH IS THE DEVIL AND SATAN AND BOUND HIM A THOUSAND YEARS. AND CAST HIM INTO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND SHUT HIM UP AND SET A SEAL UPON HIM, THAT HE SHOULD DECEIVE THE NATIONS NO MORE, TILL THE THOUSAND YEARS SHOULD BE FULFILLED: AND AFTER THAT HE MUST BE LOOSED A LITTLE SEASON.
Page 211 - Homiliarium of Charlemagne ; and which being followed as a model by many productions of the same kind, composed by private persons, from a principle of pious zeal, contributed much (says Mosheim) to nourish the indolence 'and to perpetuate the ignorance of a worthless clergy.
Page 272 - The bodies of the saints were sought by fasting and prayer, instituted by the priest, in order to obtain a divine answer, and an infallible direction ; and this pretended direction never failed to accomplish their desires : the holy carcass was always found, and that always in consequence, as they impiously gave out, of the suggestion and inspiration of God himself. Each discovery of this kind was attended with excessive demonstrations of joy, and animated the zeal of these devout seekers to enrich...
Page 213 - ... in France, Germany, and Italy, both during this and the following century. But that these Hibernians were the first teachers of the scholastic theology in Europe, and so early as the eighth century illustrated the doctrines of religion by the principles of philosophy) I learned but lately...
Page 420 - His purpose was to engage, in the bonds of fidelity and allegiance to St. Peter, ie to the Roman pontiffs, all the kings and princes of the earth, and to establish at Rome an annual assembly of bishops, by whom the contests that might arise between kingdoms or sovereign states were to be decided, the rights and pretensions of princes to be examined, and the fate of nations and empires to be determined.
Page 224 - Saronium, torn. iii. p. 323. is of opinion, that this controversy had both its date and its occasion from the dispute concerning images : for, when the Latins treated the Greeks as heretics, on account of their opposition to image worship, the Greeks in their turn charged the Latins also with heresy, on account of their maintaining that the Holy Ghost proceeded from the Father and the Son.
Page 340 - ... perfumes. One Holy Thursday, as he was celebrating highmass, his groom brought him the joyful news that one of his favourite mares had foaled ; upon which he threw down the Liturgy, left the church, and ran in raptures to the stable, where, having expressed his joy at that grand event, he returned to the altar to finish the divine service, which he had left interrupted during his absence
Page 357 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit...
Page 26 - ... temples, and such like matters, and even transferring them into their religious services ; and as, instead of entirely abolishing the rites and institutions of ancient times, these institutions were still observed with only some slight alterations; all this swelled of necessity the torrent of superstition, and deformed the beauty of the Christian religion and worship with those corrupt remains of paganism, which still subsist in a certain Church. " It will not be improper to observe here...