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Page 14
... Church , and the depth to which it struck its roots into the decaying society of the Roman Empire , are unques- tionably due , to a great extent , to the body of Jewish proselytes already established in every im- portant city , and to ...
... Church , and the depth to which it struck its roots into the decaying society of the Roman Empire , are unques- tionably due , to a great extent , to the body of Jewish proselytes already established in every im- portant city , and to ...
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... Church . And the growth of the Church is , in this case , the development of the human race . It cannot indeed yet be said that all humanity has united into one stream ; but the Christian nations have so unquestionably taken the lead ...
... Church . And the growth of the Church is , in this case , the development of the human race . It cannot indeed yet be said that all humanity has united into one stream ; but the Christian nations have so unquestionably taken the lead ...
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... Church by that time comprised . It was this power of administering law which enabled the Western Church , in the time of Charlemagne , to undertake , by means of her bishops , the task of training and civilizing the new population of ...
... Church by that time comprised . It was this power of administering law which enabled the Western Church , in the time of Charlemagne , to undertake , by means of her bishops , the task of training and civilizing the new population of ...
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... Church's life which has followed since . Saints had gone before , and saints have been given since ; great men and good men have lived among the heathen ; there were never , at any time , examples wanted to teach either the chosen ...
... Church's life which has followed since . Saints had gone before , and saints have been given since ; great men and good men have lived among the heathen ; there were never , at any time , examples wanted to teach either the chosen ...
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... Church stands as the example which has most influenced our religious life , as Greece and Rome have most influenced our political and intellectual life . We read the New Testament , not to find there forms D of devotion , for there are ...
... Church stands as the example which has most influenced our religious life , as Greece and Rome have most influenced our political and intellectual life . We read the New Testament , not to find there forms D of devotion , for there are ...
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