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... ; Manx , or the language of the Isle of Man ; and Erse , or Highland Irish , spoken also in all the western islands of Scotland . " - Toland's History of the Druids , p . 46 . Asia ; " and lastly , " that they came 4 ORIGIN OF THE.
... ; Manx , or the language of the Isle of Man ; and Erse , or Highland Irish , spoken also in all the western islands of Scotland . " - Toland's History of the Druids , p . 46 . Asia ; " and lastly , " that they came 4 ORIGIN OF THE.
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... Druids . After a full investigation of the subject , he says , " Druidism was a system of superstition , composed of heterogeneous principles ; it acknowledges certain divi- nities , under a great variety of names and attributes ; these ...
... Druids . After a full investigation of the subject , he says , " Druidism was a system of superstition , composed of heterogeneous principles ; it acknowledges certain divi- nities , under a great variety of names and attributes ; these ...
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... Druids always had the honesty to admit . Speaking of the Druids , Toland says , they 66 were so prevalent in Ireland , that to this hour their ordinary word for magician is Druid ; the magic art is called Druidity ; d and the wand ...
... Druids always had the honesty to admit . Speaking of the Druids , Toland says , they 66 were so prevalent in Ireland , that to this hour their ordinary word for magician is Druid ; the magic art is called Druidity ; d and the wand ...
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... Druids were the most numerous , and performed all the offices of religion peculiar to the priesthood . Toland observes , that every Druid carried in his hand , as one of the badges of his profession , a wand or staff , had what was ...
... Druids were the most numerous , and performed all the offices of religion peculiar to the priesthood . Toland observes , that every Druid carried in his hand , as one of the badges of his profession , a wand or staff , had what was ...
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... Druids had their secret and their public doctrines . Some writers have asserted , and endeavoured to show , that the former much resembled primitive tradition — that , in addition to the unity of God , the Creator and Governor of the ...
... Druids had their secret and their public doctrines . Some writers have asserted , and endeavoured to show , that the former much resembled primitive tradition — that , in addition to the unity of God , the Creator and Governor of the ...
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Page 359 - the Catholic faith is this,—that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity: for there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one; the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal.
Page 162 - Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with the blood of others: for then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once hath he appeared to put away sin
Page 280 - 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; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Page 121 - called Eabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth : for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters, for one is your Master, even Christ.
Page 148 - We are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord :—we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Page 330 - shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Page 343 - sun to the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 16 - If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness ; and my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: this also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge; for I should have denied the God that is above.
Page 351 - Behold, how good and pleasant it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon .the beard, even Aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments.
Page 133 - Ye are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone; in whom all the building fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye also are builded together for an