An Ecclesiastical History, from the Birth of Christ to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century: In which the Rise, Progress, and Variations of Church Power, are Considered in Their Connexion with the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe During that Period, Volume 2T. Tegg and Son, 1838 - Church history |
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Page 13
... true causes of that incre- dible ignorance in religious matters which reigned univer- sally in all countries , and among all ranks and orders of men ; an ignorance accompanied by the vilest forms of superstition , and the greatest ...
... true causes of that incre- dible ignorance in religious matters which reigned univer- sally in all countries , and among all ranks and orders of men ; an ignorance accompanied by the vilest forms of superstition , and the greatest ...
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... true light ; not that the cause of the reformation ( which must stand by its own intrinsic dignity , and is in no way affected by the views or characters of its instruments ) can derive any strength from this inquiry ; but as it may ...
... true light ; not that the cause of the reformation ( which must stand by its own intrinsic dignity , and is in no way affected by the views or characters of its instruments ) can derive any strength from this inquiry ; but as it may ...
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... true state of the debate be- tween Luther and Tetzel . IV . This debate between Luther and Tetzel was , at first , a matter of no great moment , and might have been determined with the utmost facility , had Leo X. been dis- to all the ...
... true state of the debate be- tween Luther and Tetzel . IV . This debate between Luther and Tetzel was , at first , a matter of no great moment , and might have been determined with the utmost facility , had Leo X. been dis- to all the ...
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... true Christianity derived from the learning and genius of Melancthon more signal advantages , and a more effectual sup- port , than it received from any of the other doctors of the age . His love of peace and concord , which was partly ...
... true Christianity derived from the learning and genius of Melancthon more signal advantages , and a more effectual sup- port , than it received from any of the other doctors of the age . His love of peace and concord , which was partly ...
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... true spirit of rational zeal , gene- rous probity , and Christian fortitude , animat- ing this reformer . In his behaviour , before and at the diet of Worms , we observe these qualities shine with a peculiar lustre , and tem- pered ...
... true spirit of rational zeal , gene- rous probity , and Christian fortitude , animat- ing this reformer . In his behaviour , before and at the diet of Worms , we observe these qualities shine with a peculiar lustre , and tem- pered ...
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