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... Alfred . THE fleets of pirates , whose depredations , and whose cruelties made them the scourge of England and France during the next two centuries , were manned by natives of Sweden , Denmark , and Norway ; but , as the Danes formed ...
... Alfred . THE fleets of pirates , whose depredations , and whose cruelties made them the scourge of England and France during the next two centuries , were manned by natives of Sweden , Denmark , and Norway ; but , as the Danes formed ...
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... Alfred , but then an infant of four years old , on the long and dangerous journey to Rome , to be anointed as a king by the pope . He seems to have considered this special anointing as a consecration of Alfred to the kingly office ...
... Alfred , but then an infant of four years old , on the long and dangerous journey to Rome , to be anointed as a king by the pope . He seems to have considered this special anointing as a consecration of Alfred to the kingly office ...
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... Alfred with him , on this pilgrimage to Rome ; thus making the boy again traverse the continent , and visit its ancient capital . He was still a mere child , only seven years old ; but his father's anxiety to secure the succession to ...
... Alfred with him , on this pilgrimage to Rome ; thus making the boy again traverse the continent , and visit its ancient capital . He was still a mere child , only seven years old ; but his father's anxiety to secure the succession to ...
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... Alfred became a man , and applied his extended in- formation , and stronger mind , to reflections on the picture which this stately city must have left on his memory , he gained a clearer view than could well have been given him in any ...
... Alfred became a man , and applied his extended in- formation , and stronger mind , to reflections on the picture which this stately city must have left on his memory , he gained a clearer view than could well have been given him in any ...
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... Alfred's education . As his seeking for courtly employments shews him to have been but a luke - warm servant of Christ ; of whose flock he was a pastor ; so the fact , that this intelli- gent and teachable youth had not learned to read ...
... Alfred's education . As his seeking for courtly employments shews him to have been but a luke - warm servant of Christ ; of whose flock he was a pastor ; so the fact , that this intelli- gent and teachable youth had not learned to read ...
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Page 130 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 408 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 42 - How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Page 293 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Page 256 - But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God ; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
Page 392 - Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work...
Page 429 - Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury : unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury...
Page 426 - I Therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.
Page 3 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 433 - Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg : let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.