Lives of the English saints [ed. by J. H. Newman1845 |
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... Gregory to St. Augustine , which the author regrets that time does not allow him to investigate . He has just heard also that there is a similar MS . in the Bodleian , which had escaped the notice of the kind friend to whose researches ...
... Gregory to St. Augustine , which the author regrets that time does not allow him to investigate . He has just heard also that there is a similar MS . in the Bodleian , which had escaped the notice of the kind friend to whose researches ...
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... Gregory the Great , the Spiritual Father of England VII . St. Gregory the Great VIII . King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha 47 56 ... 64 IX . St. Augustine ; his Journey through France 70 X. St. Augustine in Thanet 89 XI . St. Augustine in ...
... Gregory the Great , the Spiritual Father of England VII . St. Gregory the Great VIII . King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha 47 56 ... 64 IX . St. Augustine ; his Journey through France 70 X. St. Augustine in Thanet 89 XI . St. Augustine in ...
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... Gregory , the first of that name who filled the chair of St. Peter , and , for his eminent virtues , surnamed the Great , with com- passion towards our afflicted country ; and to direct hither the steps of that blessed Saint , whose ...
... Gregory , the first of that name who filled the chair of St. Peter , and , for his eminent virtues , surnamed the Great , with com- passion towards our afflicted country ; and to direct hither the steps of that blessed Saint , whose ...
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... Gregory and the Apostolic labours of his blessed son in the faith . For many ages , St. Alban was accounted the Patron of England , and great national blessings were traced , by religious men of old , to the effect of his death , or ...
... Gregory and the Apostolic labours of his blessed son in the faith . For many ages , St. Alban was accounted the Patron of England , and great national blessings were traced , by religious men of old , to the effect of his death , or ...
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... was once proverbial among the nations of Christendom . We are now to speak of the honoured instruments to whom the beginnings of this goodly work were entrusted . CHAPTER VI . ST . GREGORY THE GREAT , THE 46 [ CH . THE BRITISH CHURCH .
... was once proverbial among the nations of Christendom . We are now to speak of the honoured instruments to whom the beginnings of this goodly work were entrusted . CHAPTER VI . ST . GREGORY THE GREAT , THE 46 [ CH . THE BRITISH CHURCH .
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Abbot Aelred Aelred's afterwards Alban Butler Almighty ancient Apostles appear Archbishop Archbishop of Arles Archbishop of Canterbury Arles Augus Augustine Augustine of Canterbury Augustine's authority Bede blessed body brethren Britain British bishops British Church Britons brought Caerleon called Canterbury Catholic century Christ Christian circumstances clergy consecrated conversion death devotion Divine Divine grace doctrine ecclesiastical England English nation faith father favour Galloway Gaul Germanus Gospel grace Gregory Gregory's heart heathen Heaven Heptarchy historian honour Irenæus island king Ethelbert kingdom labours land learned letter lived Lord Martyrs mercy mind miracles missionaries monastery monastic monks natural ness Ninian object Pelagian Peter Picts Pope prayer preaching priest prince probably received relics religion religious Roman Rome sacred Saint sanctity Saxon says seems souls speak spirit thee Theodebert things thought tion tribes truth Whithern words zeal
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Page 231 - Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Page 136 - Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 205 - Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.
Page 245 - Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them away; and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at the presence of God.
Page 261 - Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee ; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die ; 12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Page 190 - Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none ; but such as I have give I thee : In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Page 261 - Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name : and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Page 205 - I say unto you that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.
Page 201 - I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Page 109 - Paul thine apostle hast taught us not to wail for them that sleep in Christ ; grant, we beseech thee, that in the coming of thy Son our Lord...