 Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it behoves you, my beloved sons, to fulfil the good work, which,...  The chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon. Also, The acts of Stephen, king of ... - Page 66by Henricus (de Huntingdon.) - 1853Full view - About this book
 | 1840 - 698 pages
...Divine help, and so to.proceed in the work of the word. Of which letter, the following is a copy : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. — For as much as it is better not to begin a good work, than, having begun, to turn back from it... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 418 pages
...to proceed in the work of the Divine word, and rely on the assistance of the Almighty. The of which letter was as follows : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the Gregory-» servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1862 - 604 pages
...and sent l.im forth once more on his journey, the bearer of the following very sensible letter : " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of the Lord. — Forasmuch as it were better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from... | |
 | George Smith - 1846 - 562 pages
...pious design. He also wrote the following letter to encourage the disheartened missionaries : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...to proceed in the work of the Divine Word, relying on the heavenly assistance, the purport of which letter was as follows : — "Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of om Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1849 - 566 pages
...proceed in the work of the Divine word, and rely on the assistance of the Almighty. The purport of which letter was as follows : — " Gregory, the servant...God, to the servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun,... | |
 | Henry (of Huntingdon) - 1853 - 482 pages
...very language they were ignorant, that they determined to abandon the undertaking and return to Rome. In short, they sent back Augustine, who was to have...abridgment of Bede's Ecclesiastical History; but by reducing it to order, and describing the conversion of the several kingdoms of the Heptarchy seriatim,... | |
 | Henry (of Huntingdon) - 1853 - 516 pages
...been consecrated bishop in case they were received by the English, that he might humbly entreat then- release from the obligation to prosecute so perilous,...Forasmuch as it would have been better not to begin a i In this third Book, Henry of Huntingdon relates the conversion to Christianity of the Angles and... | |
 | Henry (of Huntingdon) - 1853 - 490 pages
...exhorting them to proceed in the work confided to them, in reliance on the word of God, and to put then- trust in his divine aid. The purport of this letter...abridgment of Bede's Ecclesiastical History; but by reducing it to order, and describing the conversion of the several kingdoms of the Heptarchy seriatim,... | |
 | 1853 - 496 pages
...rely on the assistance of the Almighty ; the purport of which letter was as follows : — § 52. " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it were better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it... | |
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