Spiritual voices from the middle ages, a selection of abstracts from the writings of the Fathers

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Page 169 - Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 15 - The Pointed Prayer Book, being the Book of Common Prayer with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches.
Page 109 - Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Page 204 - Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ...
Page 202 - Ye are they which have continued with Me in My temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as My Father hath appointed unto Me...
Page 235 - And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price : neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing.
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Page 6 - THE PRIEST'S PRAYER BOOK, with a brief Pontifical. Containing Private Prayers and Intercessions ; Offices, Readings, Prayers, Litanies, and Hymns, for the Visitation of the Sick; Offices for Bible and Confirmation Classes, Cottage Lectures, &c. ; Notes on Confession, Direction, Missions, and Retreats ; Remedies for Sin ; Anglican Orders; Bibliotheca Sacerdotalis, &c., &c.
Page 237 - Rev. T.— A Few Words of Family Instruction, introductory to " Prayers for a Christian Household.

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