The English Black Monks of St. Benedict: A Sketch of Their History from the Coming of St. Augustine to the Present Day, Volume 2John C. Nimmo, 1897 - Monasticism and religious orders |
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abbat Caverel abbess abbey Acton Burnell afterwards allegiance Apostolatus apostolic appointed archbishop Arras Augustine Augustine Baker Augustine Bradshaw Baker Barberini bishop Bradshaw brethren Brussels Buckley Cambrai cardinal Cassinese chapter church convent decree definitors desire dictines Dieuleward Douai Doullens Downside Edmund's England English benedictines English mission English monks established favour foundation France friends Gabriel Gifford gave Gifford give Gregory's Gunpowder Plot hands holy honour Ibid jesuits jurisdiction king lady Lawrence's Leander letter London Lord Maihew majesty matter monastery monastic monks of St novices nuncio nuns oath old English old English congregation Panzani Paris person pope president Preston prior prison procurator professed received religious Rheims Roberts Rome secular clergy secular priests seminary sent Sigebert soon Spain Spanish Spanish congregation Spanish fathers Spanish monks spirit superiors Tierney tion took union vicar vicar apostolic Weldon Westminster Windebank writes
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Page 5 - I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Page 104 - Majesty's dominions and countries ; and that the Pope, neither of himself, nor by any authority of the Church or See of Rome, or by any other means with any other, hath any power or authority to depose the King, or to dispose...
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Page 104 - And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, acknowledgment, abjuration, renunciation, and promise heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian. So help me God.
Page 286 - A man who is converted from Protestantism to Popery, may be sincere : he parts with nothing: he is only superadding to what' he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism, gives up so much of what he has held as sacred as any thing that he retains ; there is so much laceration of mind in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting.
Page 286 - A man who is converted from protestantism to popery may be sincere; he parts with nothing: he is only soperadding to what he already had. But a convert from popery to protestantism gives up so much of what he has held as sacred as any thing that he retains; there is so much laceration of mind in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting...
Page 4 - God preserved him, prospered and exalted him ; but when he began to leave this path, in a moment the thread of his plans and life were cut short together.