 It seems hardly worth while to notice that the observance of Sunday was almost universally neglected, or that sermons had become so rare that when Eustace, Abbot of Flai, preached in various places in England in 1200, miracles were said to have ensued...  The Coming of the Friars: And Other Historic Essays - Page 9de Augustus Jessopp - 1917 - 344 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Henry Joseph Monck Mason - 1836 - 158 pages
...involve it, that it has at all times been the practice of the Christian church to put up prayers — that the Lord would shortly accomplish the number of his elect, and hasten the time when he shall appear again in glory ; remove the curse from off this earth ' and complete... | |
 | Henry Joseph Monck Mason - 1838 - 212 pages
...involve it, that it has at all times been the practice of the Christian church to put up prayers — that the Lord would shortly accomplish the number of his elect, and hasten the time when he shall appear again in glory ; remove the curse from 96 off this earth, and complete... | |
 | Thomas Robinson - 1882 - 350 pages
...pray, "Thy kingdom come," or, in the words that have for centuries been uttered at the open grave, that the Lord would " shortly accomplish, the number of His elect and hasten His kingdom." V. The place of the kingdom. This is obviously the earth, the place of the preceding monarchies.... | |
 | 1883 - 876 pages
...least, the bonds of matrimony were soluble almost at pleasure.* It seems hardly worth while to notice that the observance of Sunday was almost universally...witnesses who were to do — ah ! what were they not to do ? When and where would they * Eleanor of Aquitaine, consort of Henry II., had been divorced by Louis... | |
 | 1883 - 852 pages
...almost universally neglected, or that sermons had become so rare that when Eustace, Abbot of Fiai, preached in various places in England in 1200, miracles...witnesses who were to do — ah! what were they not to do? When and where would they appear? And these heavenly witnesses, who were they ? Eight years before... | |
 | George Nathaniel Henry Peters - 1884 - 708 pages
...hours of despondency. For, aa Auriol (Lects. during Lent, p. 34) : "Our Clrarch teaches us to pray that the Lord would • shortly accomplish the number of His elect, and hasten His Kingdom.' Will not a believer, to whom (after he has realized the great truths on which his own salvation... | |
 | Edward Bishop Elliott - 1884 - 408 pages
...freely." So may it be that, — when, in answer to the waiting Church's oftentimes-repeated supplication " that the Lord would shortly accomplish the number of his elect and hasten his kingdom," the Saviour's voice would seem to be heard, " Surely I come quickly," — we may be able... | |
 | 1888 - 232 pages
...service of the Church of England ; one of the grandest and most elevating prayers we have ; we pray " that the Lord would shortly accomplish the number of His elect, and hasten His coming." My second subject is, will the Lord's coming precede or succeed the Millennium ? There are only three... | |
 | 1892 - 340 pages
...pray, "Thy kingdom come," or, in the words that have for centuries been uttered at the open grave, that the Lord would "shortly accomplish the number of His elect and hasten His kingdom." V. The place of the kingdom. This is obviously the earth, the place of the preceding monarchies.... | |
 | Walter C. Roberts - 1901 - 160 pages
...swiftness, and gladness for immediate use, should be the thought of every Christian. With the prayer that the Lord would shortly accomplish the number of His elect and hasten His kingdom, should go the effort on our part in the same direction. And nothing will so surely add to... | |
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