Sketches of the CrusadesPartridge and Oakey, 1849 - 204 pages |
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Page 29 - Dieux el volt ! interrupted the Pontiff'. He then raised his eyes to heaven in thankfulness, and, by the motion of his hand, commanding silence, he thus proceeded : "Dearest brethren, to-day is verified the scriptural promise, that where two or three are gathered together in the name of Christ, he will be with them.
Page 143 - O'er the wave our weapons play'd, And made the dancing billows glow ; High upon the trophied prow, Many a warrior-minstrel swung His sounding harp, and boldly sung: " Syrian virgins, wail and weep, English Richard ' ploughs the deep ! Tremble, watchmen, as ye spy From distant towers, with anxious eye, The radiant range of shield and lance Down Damascus...
Page 154 - Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Page 175 - But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost...
Page 28 - You will be extolled throughout all ages if you rescue your brethren from danger. To those present, in God's name, I command this ; to the absent I enjoin it. Let such as are going to fight for Christianity put the form of the cross upon their garments, that they may outwardly demonstrate the love arising from their inward faith.
Page 15 - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Page 33 - At the same time, one might see a thousand things springing from the same spirit, which were both...
Page 78 - Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Page 195 - It was not possible for the Crusaders to travel through so many countries, and to behold their various customs and institutions, without acquiring information and improvement. Their views enlarged; their prejudices •wore off; new ideas crowded into their minds; and...