Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithSchuman, 1950 - 319 pages A study of Sir Thomas Browne, a seventeenth century physician who was deeply concerned with his own faith at a time of religious strife and of new interest in science, and the remarkable age in which he lived. |
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Page 11
... Church firmly resisted all attempts to modify its authority and excommunicated those who re- fused to submit . The English people , long in fear of being reconverted by force through the power of Spain , were themselves now split into ...
... Church firmly resisted all attempts to modify its authority and excommunicated those who re- fused to submit . The English people , long in fear of being reconverted by force through the power of Spain , were themselves now split into ...
Page 125
... church is much out of order ; the hangings of the choir are naught , the pavement not good , the spire of the steeple is quite down , the churchyard is very ill - kept . " But this was not enough for some of the " schismatical and fac ...
... church is much out of order ; the hangings of the choir are naught , the pavement not good , the spire of the steeple is quite down , the churchyard is very ill - kept . " But this was not enough for some of the " schismatical and fac ...
Page 127
... church itself . " Lord , what work was here ! " sadly wrote the venerable Bishop , " what clattering of glasses ! what beat- ing down of walls ! what tearing up of monuments ! what pulling down of seats ! what wresting out of irons and ...
... church itself . " Lord , what work was here ! " sadly wrote the venerable Bishop , " what clattering of glasses ! what beat- ing down of walls ! what tearing up of monuments ! what pulling down of seats ! what wresting out of irons and ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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