Lives of the Irish Martyrs and Confessors |
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... Church has not formally canonized these Con- fessors and Martyrs , we have every reasonable hope that they have long ago secured the rest and happiness of heaven . Let us re- member that we are closely related to those elect of heaven ...
... Church has not formally canonized these Con- fessors and Martyrs , we have every reasonable hope that they have long ago secured the rest and happiness of heaven . Let us re- member that we are closely related to those elect of heaven ...
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... Church of Ireland had produced a " glorious choir of apostles " who bore the good tid- ings to many a distant land ; the " number of her prophets who uttered praise " was not small ; but she numbered in her calen- dar no representative ...
... Church of Ireland had produced a " glorious choir of apostles " who bore the good tid- ings to many a distant land ; the " number of her prophets who uttered praise " was not small ; but she numbered in her calen- dar no representative ...
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... church became obsolete when the honors of the church were the passport to martyrdom ; and so also the dislike of the Irish outside the pale to seeing bishops of English descent appointed to sees in their country gradually faded away ...
... church became obsolete when the honors of the church were the passport to martyrdom ; and so also the dislike of the Irish outside the pale to seeing bishops of English descent appointed to sees in their country gradually faded away ...
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... church alike in tempest and in calm - her struggles in the dark and stormy ages of persecution , and her renewed youth and vigor in the serener atmosphere of our own days . Hence it is , I confess , that the history of religion in ...
... church alike in tempest and in calm - her struggles in the dark and stormy ages of persecution , and her renewed youth and vigor in the serener atmosphere of our own days . Hence it is , I confess , that the history of religion in ...
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... church , which for three centuries had sought in vain to bring them into its fold , either to send their children to schools of error or to abandon the occupation of the land on which they lived , hesitated not , but left home and ...
... church , which for three centuries had sought in vain to bring them into its fold , either to send their children to schools of error or to abandon the occupation of the land on which they lived , hesitated not , but left home and ...
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Page 363 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page 499 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present church establishment, for the purpose of substituting a Catholic establishment in its stead; and...
Page 556 - I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by, or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever. I also declare, that it is not an article of the catholick faith, neither am I thereby required to believe or profess that the pope is infallible...
Page 512 - I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose and make known to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and traitorous Conspiracies which may be formed against him or them-.
Page 473 - ... or one of them, did promise that the said clause should be made good...
Page 463 - Second ; and their Majesties, as soon as their affairs will permit them to summon a Parliament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the said Roman Catholics such further security in that particular, as may preserve them from any disturbance upon the account of their said religion.
Page 539 - Majesty's subjects from their oath of allegiance, upon any pretext whatsoever ? 3. Is there any principle in the tenets of the Catholic Faith, by which Catholics are justified in not keeping faith with heretics, or other persons differing from them in religious opinions, in any transaction, either of a public or a private nature...
Page 499 - I do declare solemnly before God, that I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
Page 513 - I do declare, that I do not believe that the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 462 - THE Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion, as are consistent with the laws of Ireland : or as they did enjoy in the reign of king Charles the Second...