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On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

By: Martin Luther

... 78 quarto pages dedicated to the pope, denouncing Luther and defending the Catholic positions on the sacraments. Henry’s book so pleased the pope t... ...r friar, a German of Leipzig, that same lecturer, as you know, on the whole canon of Scripture [Alveld] has written against me concerning the sacram... ...ades through which elegy advanced to the priesthood. Some then- contemporary Catholic theologians (e.g., Gajetan and Durandus) doubted whether the Sac... ...were later overruled by the Council of Trent which decided that it was. The Catholic Encyclopedia (15 vols.), IV, 650. 19 Anaxagoras (circa 500–428... ...ento eucharistiae et divinis officiis, cap. 6. Cf. the text in Corpus Iuris Canonici, ed. Aemillus Friedberg (Graz, 1955), II, col. 638. 35 Contra ... ...invalid, and any man may make bold to say that he is not bound by any other law or institution of Christ. For a single exception, especially in the ... ...eby “for you” and “for many” are conjoined in the traditional manner of the canon of the mass. Cf. p. 37 n. 84, and p. 319. 42 Alveld, cf. above, p... ... every good work, for it does no wrong, indeed, it is the fulfilling of the law [Rom. 13:10]. In no other way can man come to God or deal with him t... ...ey reach this conclusion by this one argument: if the sacraments of the New Law were mere signs, there would be no apparent reason why they should s...

...Martin Luther goes through the seven sacraments of the medieval Catholic Church with his interpretation of the Bible. He teaches his opinions on the different pratices taken place within the Catholic Church and what they should or do represent. The book is seemingly set in an "angry ton...

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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

...e Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, under that seal including Protestants, Roman Catholics, Greek church, Armenians, &c. and all the sects of... ...e of David, judging and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness; and send forth the law from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; and ... ...nial kingdom. And therefore they will need government, both civil and ecclesiastical, a law and a religion, or rather a law in a religion; that is, ... ...d discourses. For I hold it to be a great principle, which may almost be laid down as a canon of exposition, that every fundamental truth of faith s... ... galleon which was ever carried into a British port; this parish priest received from a Catholic friend on the continent, whose name I may not mentio... ...sage t o two different destinations. The truth which he had been taught in the midst of Catholic superstition, and had written with fear and tremblin... ...idst of an emblematical v ision I can have no doubt thereof, according to all rules and canons of interpretation. This indeed is the point in which... ...eated at the time of the former advent. If such a book was to be given, to conclude the canon and serve the part of a prophecy to the Gentile Church,... ...nd preliminary, and not the conclusion of every well-conducted inquiry. If we had not a law, and a testimony, and a body of divine doctrine, as old ...

...e friend Christophilus, reduces itself to the serious and formal examination of one single point; which, in the present constitution or system of the church and the world, appears to me of the highest importance; viz. Whether the ideas which we entertain concerning the coming of Messiah, that essential and fundamental article of our religion, be true and just ideas, faithf...

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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty: Volume II

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

...ustice and holiness, which converteth men into the sons of God. This church is catholic, or universal, because, being essentially one, it comprehend... ...o the true Christian church. Second Notion, THIS Christian church, this catholic church, this only spouse of the true God, notwithstanding t... ...ey lost by their unbelief. In like manner, the centre of unity of the Christian catholic and universal church (which then shall be truly worthy of t... ...pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; whose are the fathers... ...ot himself declare the very contrary? —“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.” Matt... ... of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed sp... ...hall arrive. That which we call at present the New Testament, that is, the new, canonical, authentic, and divine Scriptures, which have been inspire... ... of the reign of Hezekiah, one of the three kings of Judah, whom the scriptures canonizeth. (Ecciesiasticus xlix.) For Hezekiah then, and for his su... ...re expressly and with the most individual notices and circumstances in the last canonical prophecy, which is the apocalypse of St. John; I say, the ...

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The Devil‘S Legacy- to Earth Mortals. Being the Key Note to Black Arts!! Witchcraft, Devination , Omens, Forewarnings, Apparitions, Sorcery, Daemonology, Dreams, Predictions, Visions, And Compacts with the Devil!! with the Most Authentic History of Salem Witchcraft!

By: M. Young

... of Witchcraft,‖ A.D. 1612. The following passage, from a sermon by the late Canon Melville, is interesting: ―It is unnecessary for us to inquire... ...by those who remained in visible communion with the See of Rome, and many Roman Catholic writers of those periods maintained that no such power belo... ... near Framlingham, in that county fifty years, a well known opponent of the new church government. This man, we are told by Sterne, one of the inqui... ...that his wife – who, according to the custom prevalent there, was then to go to church for the first time after her confinement – should take his pl... ...o a room, and brought again to herself, but was so ill that she could not go to church; and the minister was so terrified by this accident, that it ... ...45 to the 2d charter, 1692, there stood upon the statute book the old Cottonian law of 1645, against witch- craft, a false recognition, by the hi... ...May 27, 1656. Her husband was a rich Boston merchant, and an assistant when the law against witchcraft was passed, and thus he qualified his enemies... ...eem to be those where claimants of property, seek other remedies than courts of law. But among these examples there is recorded one tale of horror. ... ...ag babies were found stuffed with goats hair. We must know that the woman was a Catholic and sold toys. When one of these images or puppets was ...

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And Gulliver Returns Book VI : Our Psychological Motivations

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...attered our Puritanical roots to the core. ―So tell me now, which would you rather do, have a Freudian orgasm or sit in a God influenced church... ...psychotic. He isn‘t thinking rationally. Even you Ray, what if you had gone to the university in Cairo or Tehran and studied Islam rather than Cathol... ...tamin A in butter was not present in the margarine. So they began to add the vitamin to margarine. In the mid-1940s the United States passed a law to... ...hat I can see it everywhere. Most jokes have a power punch line. Whether the butt of the joke is a Jew, an Irishman, a Mexican, a Muslim or a Cathol... ... power can be seen in the oversized clothes of many gang members and ‗wanna-bes‘. Or it can come with the couturier labels of Fifth Avenue or Canon ... ...reater than their skills might warrant. With multi-million dollar salaries, and merchandizing contracts that may dwarf their salaries, we have canoni... ...Jews and gypsies as the devils. Bin Laidin needed pro-Israel countries and liberal Muslims as his reasons for killing innocents. Power driven Cathol... ...t states have laws against both incest and child abuse. With the exception of Lot having sex with his daughters or Judah with his daughter-in-law, i... ...ve been more overtly encouraged to follow whatever needs and drives they feel. They may now enter the traditional male domains-- of medicine, law, s...

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Chicago Manual of Style

By: University of Chicago

...n the nature of the case, cannot be endowed with the fixity of rock-ribbed law. They are meant for the average case, and must be applied with a cer... ...nct parliamentary faction); Christian, Protestantism, Evangelical Lutheran, Catholic (Papist, Ultramontane), Re- formed, Greek Orthodox, Methodism, ... ...ox, Methodism, Anabaptist, Seventh- Day Adventists, the Establishment, High Church (High €!hurchman), Christian Science, Theosophist, Jew (but: gen-... ...The University of Chicago Press communistic theory, single-taxer, anarchim; catholicity of mind, puritanical ideas, evangelical spirit, nonconformis... ...nt), Declaration of Independence, Act of Emancipa- tion, Magna Charta, Corn Law, Reform Bill (English). 17. Creeds and confessions of faith: Apostl... ...h (=organized Christianity), the Eastern (Greek Orthodox) church, the Roman Catholic church, the estab- lished church (but: the Establishment), the ... ...(Second) Kings, Book of Job, Psalms (Psalter), Song of Songs, the [Mosaic] Law and the [writings of the] Prophets, Minor Prophets, Wisdom literatur... ...l caps. - - -- - -p Manual of Style: Italics 23 Books of the Bible, both canonical and apocryphal, and titles of ancient manuscripts, should be s... ... of the great communions; e. g., the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, the canons of the early ecumenical councils, the Westminster Confession, the...

...hat reflected the title most often used by the book’s audience. The 13th edition incorporated the new United States copyright regulations that became law in 1978, and the production and printing sections of the Manual were revised to discuss the phototypesetting technology that had begun to displace lead type as well as the old Linotype and Monotype metal-casting machines—...

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And Gulliver Returns Book IV : A Look at Our Human Values

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...s in the same society these customs may differ somewhat, for example from Catholics to Jews or from businessmen to government workers. Values are co... ...ossibilities and explain them in their decisions. A medical ethicist at a Catholic hospital will often have a quite different decision on what is et... ...ondoms if they are going to have sex. ―Look at the rising number of Catholics in Latin America who say they are warning Pope Benedict XVI: tha... ...nation, contraception, and other self-centered desires run against natural law and the sanctity of the family.‖ —―Did you hear about the Ne... ... gave him some oxygen. No one stayed with him until he died. Under French law one is required to help. Under American and English common law there i... ...s kind.‘ Then a few hundred years later Christianity rekindled the Jewish law when Matthew wrote ‗So in everything, do to others, what you would have... ...II, who ruled from 1161 to 1216, liked the concept and published a Body of Canon Law in which he stated that those in Limbo would suffer ―no other pa... ...its professional football team was called the Saints. And the Pope hadn‘t canonized them. But seriously some say that America has replaced the Jews... ...ce of their birth; and that must necessarily be recognized as the correct canon, since nationality is in its essence dependent on descent.' (80) ...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...lgarians Religion: Albania claims to be the world's first atheist state; all churches and mosques were closed in 1967 and religious obser- vances proh... ...imates of religious affiliation 70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic Language: Albanian (Tosk is official dia- lect), Greek Infant mo... ...trative districts); 691 communes Legal system: based on French and Is- lamic law, with socialist principles; new constitution adopted by referendum No... ...61% Spanish, 30% Andorran, 6% French, 3% other Religion: virtually all Roman Catholic Language: Catalan (official); many also speak some French and Ca... ...undu, 25% Kimbundu, 13% Bakongo, 2% Mestico, 1% European Religion: 68% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant, about 12% indigenous beliefs Language: Portugue... ...e divisions: 18 provinces Legal system: formerly based on Portu- guese civil law system and customary law; being modified along socialist model Nation... ...ependent territory Capital: The Valley Legal system: based on English common law; constitution came into effect on 1 April 1982 Branches: 11-member Ho... ... Administrative divisions: 4 provinces Legal system: mixture of Ottoman law, canon law, and civil law; constitution mandated in 1926; no judicial revi... ...fo (the Pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights Legal system: Canon laws of 1929 serve some functions of a constitution National holida...

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Speculations and Physics

By: Sam Vaknin, Ph. D.

...mbrane Theories Return Negentropic Agents and the Increase of Entropy The Second Law of Thermodynamics predicts the gradual energetic decay of ph... ...ne is more important than any other (in-built) "consideration". Time and the Third Law of Thermodynamics are pitted against Life (as an integral an... ...as the outcome of cosmic acceleration would merely be the culmination of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This is definitely true for our local su... ...e soldier is meaningful from the point of view of the state and the rituals of the church are meaningful from the point of view of God. By shifting... ...any of the first spiritualists were ministers and other functionaries of Christian Churches. Three historic developments contributed to the propag... ...nternal constraints are met, a statement is deemed true within the Parapsychology "canon" even if it does not satisfy external scientific requireme... ... limited affair. Few of us would tend to believe in contradictions and falsehoods. Catholic theologians talk about explicit belief (in something wh... ...f structural, internal constraints are met, a statement is deemed true within the "canon" even if it does not satisfy external scientific requireme... ...ne is gone. No new paradigms or revolutions happen. The exegesis and replication of canonical writings become the predominant activities. Formalisms...

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Cyclopedia of Economics

By: Sam Vaknin

... In some countries, the obligation to save life is legally codified. But while the law of the land may create a LEGAL right and corresponding LEGAL... ...d, if so (b) in which circumstances – can be easily settled using modern contract law. Yes, a contract can be annulled and voided if signed under ... ...e were be able to identify the chosen one and eliminate only it? In many religions (Catholicism) contraception is murder. In Judaism, masturbation i... ... Why is there a debate regarding this question? "Thou shalt not kill" is a natural law, it appears in virtually every legal system. It is easily an... ... into the Body and Blood of Christ, is the express doctrine of the Church ...." (Catholic Encyclopedia) "CANON lI.-If any one saith, that, in the... ...d of Christ, is the express doctrine of the Church ...." (Catholic Encyclopedia) "CANON lI.-If any one saith, that, in the sacred and holy sacrame... ...Blood-the species Only of the bread and wine remaining-which conversion indeed the Catholic Church most aptly calls Transubstantiation; let him be ... ...ed the Catholic Church most aptly calls Transubstantiation; let him be anathema. CANON VIII.-lf any one saith, that Christ, given in the Eucharis... ... really; let him be anathema." (The Council of Trent, The Thirteenth Session - The canons and decrees of the sacred and oecumenical Council of Tren...

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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

... In some countries, the obligation to save life is legally codified. But while the law of the land may create a LEGAL right and corresponding LEGAL... ...d, if so (b) in which circumstances – can be easily settled using modern contract law. Yes, a contract can be annulled and voided if signed under ... ...e were be able to identify the chosen one and eliminate only it? In many religions (Catholicism) contraception is murder. In Judaism, masturbation i... ... Why is there a debate regarding this question? "Thou shalt not kill" is a natural law, it appears in virtually every legal system. It is easily an... ... into the Body and Blood of Christ, is the express doctrine of the Church ...." (Catholic Encyclopedia) "CANON lI.-If any one saith, that, in the... ...d of Christ, is the express doctrine of the Church ...." (Catholic Encyclopedia) "CANON lI.-If any one saith, that, in the sacred and holy sacrame... ...Blood-the species Only of the bread and wine remaining-which conversion indeed the Catholic Church most aptly calls Transubstantiation; let him be ... ...ed the Catholic Church most aptly calls Transubstantiation; let him be anathema. CANON VIII.-lf any one saith, that Christ, given in the Eucharis... ... really; let him be anathema." (The Council of Trent, The Thirteenth Session - The canons and decrees of the sacred and oecumenical Council of Tren...

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The Unfettered Life of Kenyon of New Orleans

By: Steven David Justin Sills

...ore Chuck became a policeman and incarcerated her, before the sink at the law office got clogged, and as a plumber, he had come to snake out their pi... ...t large, conveyed in looks of aversion, was launched at the homeless like canon balls. And so the welkin, and the water, was real, but she was not. A... ...f that this family of indigenous American Indians and pseudo-animists of a Catholic nuance, this seemingly eternal unit, would soon deliver her into ... ...ousewife and nun, of being a mother and a bit of a brothel proprietor, of Catholicism and being Buddha’s disciple, having him pick the lotus for her ... ...re, that of finding her way to the Sunday dinner held by one of the local churches. There was also, in these bouts and spasms of madness, a recurren... ...s until the last of her money ran out, applying at businesses near various Catholic churches, hoping for God to grant her economic stability and mate... ..., my spine so grotesque, so altered; it is as though I were turning into a canon ball. It is a wonder I don't sink, especially when combined with suc... ...h where she had worked as their paralegal while finishing her last year at law school. She remembers the view upon looking down at lower skyscrapers ... ... But even in those bad extremes there were always phone calls to friends, law clerks and a secretary from work. And, when surgery wasn’t involved, ...

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Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America

By: Steven David Justin Sills

...shall tell him that in our state there is no one like him, and that our law excludes such characters, and we shall send him away to another ... ...t dressed. She turned on the television but realizing it was Sunday and that church programming had usurped her exorcise regimen she felt disappointed... ... fenced in nice. You know that. You will be happy there. The house is near a Catholic school. You will go there each day with those monkeys of hers. M... ...hurch?" Gabriele thought of the Wicca services. They always reminded her of Catholic masses but without the Eucharist. However, they tapped into a m... ...it, would be deleterious. She too would have been an incontrovertible loose canon had she not maintained some sociable traits; and so she sat down at... ...he walls any more than usual." Following the service the boys were sent to a Catholic version of Sunday school and she was paraded in front of a bunch... ...wful?" "I do, if He exists!" "You go to church." "With my sister, brother-in-law, and their family. We go on occasion. We aren't believers. Catholic ... ...irmed this fact. She went through people search engines for her ex-sister-in-law whom she never met but whom she believed to be keeping her son. Still... ...ond societal influences, beyond religion, beyond, beyond! Free to be a loose canon. Yes, I know I amuse you. So, to better amuse you I think we shou...

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North America Volume Two

By: Anthony Trollope

...d not share it. One of these men had been the parent of the Fugitive Slave Law; the other had been great in fostering the success of filibustering. Bo... ... all the civilized world be- fore many years have passed. If international law be what the lawyers say it is, international law must be altered to sui... ...ceeding. Would Captain Wilkes have been right, ac- cording to the existing law, if he had carried the “Trent” away to New York? If so, we ought not to... ... did his best to create a servile insurrection at Harper’s Ferry, has been canon- ized through the North and West, to the amazement and horror of the ... ...he place are picturesque when looked down upon from above. The tops of the churches are visible, and some of the larger buildings may be partially tra... ...heir coun- try-men, as was the case long since with reference to the Roman Catholic adherents of the Stuarts, and as has been the case since then in a... ...ay down Broadway, till at the bottom of that thoroughfare, between Trinity Church and Bowling Green, alp became piled upon alp, and all traffic was fu...

... GOVERNMENT ..................................................................................................................... 226 CHAPTER XI: THE LAW COURTS AND LAWYERS OF THE UNITED STATES ........................................... 242 CHAPTER XII: THE FINANCIAL POSITION ....................................................................................................

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The Exiles

By: Honoré de Balzac

...by the alluvium and sand deposited by the Seine above the Cite, behind the Church of Notre-Dame. The first man who was so bold as to build on this str... ...nnel was a little plot, where the hens cackled whose eggs were sold to the Canons. Here and there on this patch of earth, muddy or dry according to th... ... ness, where lovers would sometimes meet to discuss their secrets when the church-folds and clergy were safe in church at the services. One evening in... ...council and live under the protection of the Chapter! Their Reverences the Canons would lay the whole bishopric under an interdict if Jacqueline broug... ...ver seen him eat an honest crust of bread or a hearth- cake made by a good Catholic baker? His brown skin has been scorched and tanned by hell-fires. ... ...ne, I will have none of those two men under my roof. I see too much of the law not to know that it is well to have nothing to do with it.—You must get... ...aught under two faculties—that of Theology properly so called, and that of Canon Law. The faculty of Theology, again, had three sections—Scholastic, C... ...under two faculties—that of Theology properly so called, and that of Canon Law. The faculty of Theology, again, had three sections—Scholastic, Canonic... ...eemingly trivial, as in the most stupendous work, every- thing obeyed that law; each created object reproduced in 20 The Exiles little an exact image...

...Sorori. In the year 1308 few houses were yet standing on the Island formed by the alluvium and sand deposited by the Seine above the Cite, behind the Church of Notre-Dame. The first man who was so bold as to build on this strand, then liable to frequent floods, was a constable of the watch of the City of Paris, who had been able to do some service to their Reverences the C...

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The Smalcald Articles Martin Luther

By: Dr. Martin Luther

...and desolate that one’s heart would break, and yet neither the bishops nor canons care how the poor people live or die, for whom nevertheless Christ h... ...ieve this, and it cannot be otherwise acquired or apprehended by any work, law, or merit, it is clear and certain that this faith alone justifies us ... ...For we conclude that a man is justified by faith, without the deeds of the Law. Likewise v. 26: That He might be just, and the Justifier of him which ... ...thly. But since the Mass is nothing else and can be noth ing else (as the Canon and all books declare), than a work of men (even of wicked scoundrel... ...e III: Of Chapters and Cloisters. That chapters and cloisters [colleges of canons and commu nistic dwellings], which were formerly founded with the g... ...r 14 Article IV: Of the Papacy. That the Pope is not, according to divine law or according to the Word of God the head of all Christendom (for this [... ...rough a tyrant and [faithless] scoundrel) for the ruin of the entire holy [catholic or] Christian Church (so far as it is in his power) and for the de... ... not commanded, and is unnecessary and useless; for the holy Christian [or catholic] Church can exist very well without such a head, and it would cert... ...e of their Shepherd. For the chil dren pray thus: I believe in one holy [catholic or] Christian Church. This holiness does not consist in albs, tons...

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Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians

By: Dr. Martin Luther

...peak—because you will never get people, whether in or outside the Lutheran Church, actually to read Luther unless we make him talk as he would talk to... ...well offer Luther in the original Ger- man or Latin as expect the American church-member to read any translations that would adhere to Luther’s German... ... departure from 6 Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians the Galatian churches, Jewish-Christian fanatics moved in, who perverted Paul’s Gospel o... ...he resurrection of Christ. By His resurrection Christ won the victory over law , sin, flesh, world, devil, death, hell, and every evil. And this His v... ... predominate. They go where the Christians are. Why do they not invade the Catholic provinces and preach their doc- trine to godless princes, bishops,... ...ches, inasmuch as the Galatians had for- saken the grace of Christ for the law of Moses. The proper answer is: Although the Galatians had fallen away ... ...y lawful living, for no person 11 Martin Luther is able to live up to the Law. The Law reveals guilt, fills the conscience with terror, and drives me... ...st fifteen hundred years ago, long before there were any religious orders, canons, or rules of penance, merits, etc. What did people do about their si... ...ing vowed chastity , poverty , obedience; what good are all the masses and canonical hours that we read; what profit is there in fasting, praying, etc...

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Droll Stories Volume I : The First Ten Tales

By: Honoré de Balzac

...torehouses of good stories, which storehouses are the upper stories of old canons and wise dames, who remember the good old days when they could enjoy... ... every one sucked the breasts of our Holy Mother 9 Droll Stories – Vol. 1 Church and yet they were not drained, a miracle which proved beyond doubt t... ...st were all for her. Although accustomed to the curl-paper devotion of the church- men, she was well satisfied that she had made a conquest of the you... ... of Coire, indignant and angry. The officers followed him, bearing a trout canonically dressed, fresh from the Rhine, and shining in a golden platter,... ...e. “Monseigneur, I’m here to confess Madame.” “Oh, oh, do you not know the canons? To confess the la- dies at this time of night is a right reserved t... ...nced all the cowardice of the priest. She was not then a sufficiently good Catholic to pardon her lover deceiving her, by not know- ing how to die for... ...may expect.” And the same evening, after supper, when the love-sick man of law was pleading his cause, telling her he was mad for her, and promising h... ...d his brother, the soldier found their share very small, since loyally, in law, in fact, in justice, in nature, and in reality, it was necessary to gi... ...self to superintend, intending it as a special treat for her daugh- ter-in-law’s relations. Our vicar gave the boy a tap on the cheek, telling him tha...

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The Warden

By: Anthony Trollope

...al close, and that the aristocracy of Barchester are the bishop, dean, and canons, with their respective wives and daughters. Early in life Mr Harding... ...for many years he performed the easy but not highly paid duties of a minor canon. At the age of forty a small living in the close vicinity of the town... ...n for the beauty of his daughter, Mr Harding would have re- mained a minor canon, but here probably Scandal lied, as she so often does; for even as a ... ...ome one of the most coveted of the snug clerical sinecures attached to our church. It was now wholly in the bishop’s gift, and though the dean and cha... ... mildly but seriously dissuaded him from it; and his strong-minded son-in- law, the archdeacon, the man of whom alone Mr Harding stood in awe, had urg... ... additions of vellum, typography, and gilding, a collection of our ancient church music, with some correct dissertations on Purcell, Crotch, and Nares... ...blisher, and the Rev. Theophilus Grantly, who allows none of his father-in-law’s extravagances to escape him. Then he is generous to his daughter, for... ...on Theophilus Grantly, for he is always more or less in debt to his son-in-law, who has, to a certain extent, assumed the arrangement of the precentor... ...ence by Protestant Irish members, and as vehemently denounced by the Roman Catholic; and it was justly considered that no further union between the pa...

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Droll Stories Volume II : The Second Ten Tales

By: Honoré de Balzac

...without money would certainly look grave, he prepared a supper worthy of a canon, wishing even to see them drunk, in order the more easily to clap the... ...y of Anjou, the country people are very faith- ful servants to our Holy of Catholic religion, and none of them will lose his portion of paradise for l... ...cholastic ties which united him to the emperor, that the eldest son of the Catholic Church was concerned in the af- fair, and was good enough to send ... ...k again. Being by this means baptised, the soul of the creature has become Catholic. Immediately you will get a needle and thread and sew up the belly... ...not look so low. Here are the facts of the case. Our defunct sister, whose canonisation the order are now endeavouring to obtain at the court of the P... ... councillors rising, the bold T ourainian begged them to decide a point of law which concerned both himself and the property of the Crown. “Listen to ... ...hwood from the carbine of a soldier; and finding it wise to try her son-in-law, said to herself— “Ah! young beard, sweet scented! Ah! pretty new nose—... ... no pains to enlighten the understanding of Madame d’Amboise’s daughter-in-law, who promised to come and study her lesson in his room. The said lady d... ...th. Glo- rious death! for the hero died in the thick of the grain, and was canonised as a martyr. The shrew-mouse took him by the ears and placed him ...

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