Stories from Church history, from the introduction of Christianity, to the sixteenth century, by the author of 'Early recollections'.R. B. Seeley & W. Burnside, 1828 - 348 pages |
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... Honorius and Arcadius - Rome besieged and taken by the Goths - History of the Church from the death of Theodosius to the subversion of the Western empire .. 132 .... 146 CENTURY VI . Justinian - Gregory I. Pope of Rome X CONTENTS .
... Honorius and Arcadius - Rome besieged and taken by the Goths - History of the Church from the death of Theodosius to the subversion of the Western empire .. 132 .... 146 CENTURY VI . Justinian - Gregory I. Pope of Rome X CONTENTS .
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... Pope of Rome- Rise and Establishment of Papal power ..... CENTURY VIII . - CONTINUED . The Paulicians - Paulinus of Aquileia - Claude of Turin . 183 194 CENTURY IX . Progress of Mahometanism - Danes in England— State of the general ...
... Pope of Rome- Rise and Establishment of Papal power ..... CENTURY VIII . - CONTINUED . The Paulicians - Paulinus of Aquileia - Claude of Turin . 183 194 CENTURY IX . Progress of Mahometanism - Danes in England— State of the general ...
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... Popes of later days , who claim such superiority for Rome , might build more arrogant pretensions on the former celebrity of the church planted there by the Apostle Paul . The epistle addressed by him to the Romans , must , how- ever ...
... Popes of later days , who claim such superiority for Rome , might build more arrogant pretensions on the former celebrity of the church planted there by the Apostle Paul . The epistle addressed by him to the Romans , must , how- ever ...
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... Pope , a word signifying ' father , ' it does not appear that he had arrogated the enormous pre- tension to infallibility assumed by those who after- wards more fully displayed the character of the predicted antichrist : Zozimus ...
... Pope , a word signifying ' father , ' it does not appear that he had arrogated the enormous pre- tension to infallibility assumed by those who after- wards more fully displayed the character of the predicted antichrist : Zozimus ...
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... pope of modern Rome . It is curious to trace the gradual progress of what is now called the church of Rome , and to remark the gradual wresting of scripture from what it had formerly implied , to the aggrandisement of the power of ...
... pope of modern Rome . It is curious to trace the gradual progress of what is now called the church of Rome , and to remark the gradual wresting of scripture from what it had formerly implied , to the aggrandisement of the power of ...
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Page 42 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Page 170 - I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen ; and repent, and do the first works ; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.
Page 276 - ... keys of the holy church extend, I remit to you all punishment which you deserve in purgatory on their account ; and I restore you to the holy sacraments of the church, to the unity of the faithful, and to that innocence and purity which...
Page 336 - For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show My power in thee, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Page 45 - Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified ; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Page 1 - Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended...
Page 176 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Page 27 - His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Page 129 - Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged with vigour and diligence the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire, breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and, the victorious element continuing in this manner obstinately and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned.
Page 276 - Paul, and of the most holy pope, granted and committed to me in these parts, do absolve thee, first from all ecclesiastical censures in whatever manner they have been incurred, and then from all thy sins, transgressions, and...