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... Christianity . Disbelievers in the divine origin and the divine authority of the Christian religion may regard the papacy with feelings of mingled complacency and dislike , as an institution serviceable and beneficent in ages past ...
... Christianity . Disbelievers in the divine origin and the divine authority of the Christian religion may regard the papacy with feelings of mingled complacency and dislike , as an institution serviceable and beneficent in ages past ...
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... Christian Church and the Roman Empire . - The Kingdom not of this World and the Kingdom of this World . - Their ... Christianity . - Gradual Transforma- tion of the Bishop of Rome into a Prince and Pontiff , assisted by the Fall of the ...
... Christian Church and the Roman Empire . - The Kingdom not of this World and the Kingdom of this World . - Their ... Christianity . - Gradual Transforma- tion of the Bishop of Rome into a Prince and Pontiff , assisted by the Fall of the ...
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... Christianity . Most of these Events detrimental to the Papacy , though less so than the Wickedness of the contemporary Popes . - Progressive Character of that Wickedness and its Culmination in Alex- ander VI . - Its Effect upon ...
... Christianity . Most of these Events detrimental to the Papacy , though less so than the Wickedness of the contemporary Popes . - Progressive Character of that Wickedness and its Culmination in Alex- ander VI . - Its Effect upon ...
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... Christ more Christian blood should have been shed than all the pro- fessed foes of Christianity put together have poured forth ; this surely is a sight of sights and a wonder of wonders . The story of the popedom has all manner of ...
... Christ more Christian blood should have been shed than all the pro- fessed foes of Christianity put together have poured forth ; this surely is a sight of sights and a wonder of wonders . The story of the popedom has all manner of ...
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... CHRISTIAN CHURCH and the Roman Empire had their birth about the same time , and have borne throughout a singular relation to each other , whether of antagonism or alliance . The Son of God took the flesh to work out His Father's will on ...
... CHRISTIAN CHURCH and the Roman Empire had their birth about the same time , and have borne throughout a singular relation to each other , whether of antagonism or alliance . The Son of God took the flesh to work out His Father's will on ...
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anti-papal army assailed Austria Author became bishop brought Cæsar Cardinal century champion Charles chief Christendom Christian Clement corruption council crown crusade death devoted died doctrines earnest ecclesiastical Edition emperor empire England English Europe faith father fell fierce foes foreign France Frederick freedom French Germany glory Gregory half hands head heart held Henry heretics hero History Holy House imperial Innocent intellect Italian Italy John king kingdom land latter less liberal lived Louis Luther master mighty monarch never noble once oppressed papacy papal Parma patriot Philip Pius political pontiff pope popedom potent priests princes Protestant Protestantism Reformation reign remained Roman Catholic Roman Church Rome royal Second sought soul sovereign Spain spiritual stirred subjects success throne throughout took triumph true truth victory VIII vols witnessed
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Page 478 - And she may still exist in undiminished vigour when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's.
Page 469 - Pagan has been dead many a day ; and as for the other, though he be yet alive, he is, by reason of age, and also of the many shrewd brushes that he met with in his younger days, grown so crazy and stiff in his joints that he can now do little more than sit in his cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails because he cannot come at them.