An ecclesiastical biography, containing the lives of ancient fathers and modern divines, interspersed with notices of heretics and schismatics, Volume 6 |
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... elected to that office , receiving also with it , the living of Islip , in Oxford- shire , and in a year after ( 1640 ) the office of clerk of the college at Westminster , to represent them in convo- cation . A more fit choice for this ...
... elected to that office , receiving also with it , the living of Islip , in Oxford- shire , and in a year after ( 1640 ) the office of clerk of the college at Westminster , to represent them in convo- cation . A more fit choice for this ...
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... elected his successor . He maintained himself by the labour of his own hands , and applied the profits of his see , and the offerings of the people , to works of benevolence and charity . He was an eloquent and impressive preacher , and ...
... elected his successor . He maintained himself by the labour of his own hands , and applied the profits of his see , and the offerings of the people , to works of benevolence and charity . He was an eloquent and impressive preacher , and ...
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... elected , in the person of Cadalons , Bishop of Parma , who seemed at one time almost trium . phant ; but the cause of Alexander , under the guidance of Hildebrand , at length prevailed ; and the cause of Alexander was in fact the cause ...
... elected , in the person of Cadalons , Bishop of Parma , who seemed at one time almost trium . phant ; but the cause of Alexander , under the guidance of Hildebrand , at length prevailed ; and the cause of Alexander was in fact the cause ...
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... elected . The emperor or prince having possession of these , conferred the vacant see upon his nominee , by delivering to him these two badges of the episcopal office , after which the bishop elect repaired to the metro- politan for ...
... elected . The emperor or prince having possession of these , conferred the vacant see upon his nominee , by delivering to him these two badges of the episcopal office , after which the bishop elect repaired to the metro- politan for ...
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... elected Rudolf as their king , with the consent of the papal legates . Hence the feud between Henry and Gregory became a deadly one . Things now having been pushed to an extreme , a strong reaction took place in favour of Henry , who ...
... elected Rudolf as their king , with the consent of the papal legates . Hence the feud between Henry and Gregory became a deadly one . Things now having been pushed to an extreme , a strong reaction took place in favour of Henry , who ...
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Page 473 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods...
Page 88 - The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 269 - As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Page 633 - I know, O LORD, that Thy judgments are right : and that Thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.
Page 571 - 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 324 - And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Page 549 - My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine.
Page 550 - In my time my poor father was as diligent to teach me to shoot, as to learn me any other thing, and so I think other men did their children : he taught me how to draw, how to lay my body in my bow, and not to draw with strength of arms as divers other nations do, but with strength of the body. I had my bows bought me according to my age and strength; as I increased in them, so my bows were made bigger and bigger...
Page 413 - For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky...
Page 96 - Whosoever, through his private judgment, willingly and purposely, doth openly break the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant to the Word of God, and be ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly (that...