The Preacher and the King: Or, Bourdaloue in the Court of Louis XIV : Being an Account of the Pulpit Eloquence of that Distinguished EraGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 338 páginas |
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... heart's silent battle field , the narrative of which is often more thrilling far , and more instructive , than a nation's annals or the doom of heroes ; discretion must draw her veil over the bosom - feelings of one who lives amongst us ...
... heart's silent battle field , the narrative of which is often more thrilling far , and more instructive , than a nation's annals or the doom of heroes ; discretion must draw her veil over the bosom - feelings of one who lives amongst us ...
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... heart , oppressed with sin and sorrow , feeling its need of a Saviour , and the utter powerlessness of man's appliances to relieve and succor ; and they who were privileged to hear will never forget the thrilling ac cents of his holy ...
... heart , oppressed with sin and sorrow , feeling its need of a Saviour , and the utter powerlessness of man's appliances to relieve and succor ; and they who were privileged to hear will never forget the thrilling ac cents of his holy ...
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... heart against truth ; like the Eagle of Meaux , of eloquence more kindred still , he soars aloft , bearing on wing sublime the contrite , pardoned , and rejoicing spirit up to the very gates of heaven . The extraordinary development of ...
... heart against truth ; like the Eagle of Meaux , of eloquence more kindred still , he soars aloft , bearing on wing sublime the contrite , pardoned , and rejoicing spirit up to the very gates of heaven . The extraordinary development of ...
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... heart , and that was far away ? " " But who , now , that sees not the whole touching picture drawn by the poet - the rude hut by the Danube the Dacian mother- the young - barbarians all at play , while he , their sire ? And to whom does ...
... heart , and that was far away ? " " But who , now , that sees not the whole touching picture drawn by the poet - the rude hut by the Danube the Dacian mother- the young - barbarians all at play , while he , their sire ? And to whom does ...
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... heart , who breathes unscathed the pestilential atmosphere that slays , at his side , its thousands and tens of thousands , it is an eloquent development of the prophetic denunciation : They have sown the wind and shall reap the ...
... heart , who breathes unscathed the pestilential atmosphere that slays , at his side , its thousands and tens of thousands , it is an eloquent development of the prophetic denunciation : They have sown the wind and shall reap the ...
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Página 109 - What man of you having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Página 130 - For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom ; but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
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