The Women of Early Christianity : a Series of Portraits
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We do not forget that the Roman Church has given the tinge of its own ghostly notions of the glory of cehbacy to its records of pri- mitive Christianity, and we reserve the right of distinguishing between the Scriptural and the Monastic doctrines uj)on that subject. The Gospel honors those who are wUliug to forego the pri\aleges of home and marriage to give all their time and strength to the cause of God.
The monk claims for celibacy a virtue of its own, and regards marriage as necessarily a de...parture from the purest holiness. Although, perhaps, somewhat tinged by the asceticism so conspicuous in the following cen- tury, and which even in her own time filled the oriental deserts with hermits and monks, Agnes must be in truth regarded as animated by the nobler idea of vii-ginity, and as refusing a husband, that she ST. AGNES. 105 might serve witli all lier time and strength Him whose Bride is the Church.
The English people, always fond of connecting church associations with domestic affections and pleasures, used to make of the feast of St.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
We do not forget that the Roman Church has given the tinge of its own ghostly notions of the glory of cehbacy to its records of pri- mitive Christianity, and we reserve the right of distinguishing between the Scriptural and the Monastic doctrines uj)on that subject. The Gospel honors those who are wUliug to forego the pri\aleges of home and marriage to give all their time and strength to the cause of God.
The monk claims for celibacy a virtue of its own, and regards marriage as necessarily a de...parture from the purest holiness. Although, perhaps, somewhat tinged by the asceticism so conspicuous in the following cen- tury, and which even in her own time filled the oriental deserts with hermits and monks, Agnes must be in truth regarded as animated by the nobler idea of vii-ginity, and as refusing a husband, that she ST. AGNES. 105 might serve witli all lier time and strength Him whose Bride is the Church.
The English people, always fond of connecting church associations with domestic affections and pleasures, used to make of the feast of St.
What to read after The Women of Early Christianity : a Series of Portraits?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J a Jesse Ames Spencer to read onlineMoreLess
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