Alfred the GreatMacmillan & Company, 1891 - 334 pages |
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... faith in thy future , in thy power to stand fast in this time of revolutions , which is upon and before thee and all nations , as thou hast stood through many a dark day of the Lord in the last thousand years ? But though the divisions ...
... faith in thy future , in thy power to stand fast in this time of revolutions , which is upon and before thee and all nations , as thou hast stood through many a dark day of the Lord in the last thousand years ? But though the divisions ...
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... faith in which they had been instructed - hastened and crowded to the erring cures of idolatry , as if they could ward off the chastisement sent by God their maker by magic or charms , or any secret of devil- craft . To correct both ...
... faith in which they had been instructed - hastened and crowded to the erring cures of idolatry , as if they could ward off the chastisement sent by God their maker by magic or charms , or any secret of devil- craft . To correct both ...
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... faith . For the things are not to be loved for places , but the places for good things . Therefore , what things thou choosest as pious , good , and right from each of sundry Churches , these gather thou together , and settle into a ...
... faith . For the things are not to be loved for places , but the places for good things . Therefore , what things thou choosest as pious , good , and right from each of sundry Churches , these gather thou together , and settle into a ...
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... faith in Christ had entered into , and was practically the deepest and strongest force in , the national life . The conditions of faith and worship amongst the West Saxons , and generally the relations of his people with the Invisible ...
... faith in Christ had entered into , and was practically the deepest and strongest force in , the national life . The conditions of faith and worship amongst the West Saxons , and generally the relations of his people with the Invisible ...
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... faith . Alfred must have been roused unpleasantly from his studies in the school of the palace , by the news that his father is about to marry the young Judith , his fellow - pupil . This ill - starred betrothal takes place in July ...
... faith . Alfred must have been roused unpleasantly from his studies in the school of the palace , by the news that his father is about to marry the young Judith , his fellow - pupil . This ill - starred betrothal takes place in July ...
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