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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... speak for themselves . The discussions , to say the least , are given in a fresh and lively manner . Texts , divisions , Scripture quotation , the delivery of a sermon , whether memoriter , extemporaneous , or by reading INTRODUCTION . XV.
... speak for themselves . The discussions , to say the least , are given in a fresh and lively manner . Texts , divisions , Scripture quotation , the delivery of a sermon , whether memoriter , extemporaneous , or by reading INTRODUCTION . XV.
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... least , to have publicly protested . When we read the annals of persecution in that kingdom , we can interpret the mystery of the successive convulsions which have since agitated it . It is retribution . It is the verification of the ...
... least , to have publicly protested . When we read the annals of persecution in that kingdom , we can interpret the mystery of the successive convulsions which have since agitated it . It is retribution . It is the verification of the ...
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... least part in the petty intrigues whose thread he so skilfully un- ravelled , but he had the art of seeing , and seeing well , and what he did not see , he guessed better than any one else . Few men have ever better understood the human ...
... least part in the petty intrigues whose thread he so skilfully un- ravelled , but he had the art of seeing , and seeing well , and what he did not see , he guessed better than any one else . Few men have ever better understood the human ...
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... least much modified ; the memoirs of the reigns of Francis I. , Henry IV . , and Louis XIII . do not admit of a doubt on this point . Moreover , in matters of this kind , external refor- mation is highly important ; in depriving ...
... least much modified ; the memoirs of the reigns of Francis I. , Henry IV . , and Louis XIII . do not admit of a doubt on this point . Moreover , in matters of this kind , external refor- mation is highly important ; in depriving ...
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... least certain that the judge before whom you may plead , will decide . It is his duty , his calling ; however perplexed he may be , -whatever wish he may have to leave the affair undecided , he cannot . In preaching , it is another ...
... least certain that the judge before whom you may plead , will decide . It is his duty , his calling ; however perplexed he may be , -whatever wish he may have to leave the affair undecided , he cannot . In preaching , it is another ...
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