Sons of FrancisJ.M. Dent, 1902 - 436 pages |
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Albert of Pisa Alverna Ancona answered Assisi begged Bernard better Blessed Francis body Bonaventura Brothers Minor called Cardinal Celestine Cetona Chapter Christ Chronicle Church companions Conrad convent Cortona Crescentius Dante death Elias Elias's Emperor eyes father favour Fioretti Francesco Francis's Franciscan frate frati Frederic gave Giles give Greccio Gregory hand hear heart heaven heresy holy honour humble Illuminato Jacoba Jacopone Joachimite John of Parma John Parenti King knew Lady later learning legend lived Lord Madonna Poverty Masseo master mind Minister Minister-General Minorite never night Order Pacifico peace perhaps Perugia Peter Podestà poor Pope Porziuncola pray preaching probably road Rome Rufino Rule saint Salimbene Salimbene's seems sent soul speak Speculum Perfectionis spirit tell thee things Thomas of Celano thou tunic Ubertino Ubertino da Casale Ugolino Umbria unto wonder words wrote zelanti
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Page 30 - If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul...
Page 204 - Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Page 245 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit. and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Page 204 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Page 199 - For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment, let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Page 30 - Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shall have treasure in heaven : and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Page 205 - Judea flee into the mountains: let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house; neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Page 245 - Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird ; for all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Page 406 - Nel suo profondo vidi che s'interna legato con amore in un volume, ciò che per l'universo si squaderna; sustanze e accidenti e lor costume, quasi conflati insieme, per tal modo che ciò ch'i' dico è un semplice lume. La forma universal di questo nodo credo ch'i' vidi, perché più di largo, dicendo questo, mi sento ch'i
Page 371 - Eia Mater, fons amoris ! Me sentire vim doloris Fac, ut tecum lugeam. Fac, ut ardeat cor meum In amando Christum Deum Ut sibi complaceam.