She rated Lady Russell's influence highly; and as to the severe degree of self-denial which her own conscience prompted, she believed there might be little more difficulty in persuading them to a complete, than to half a
reformation. Her knowledge of her father and Elizabeth inclined her to think that the sacrifice of one pair of horses would be hardly less painful than of both, and so on, through the whole list of Lady Russell's too gentle reductions.
Can we wonder that men who felt their happiness here and their hopes of hereafter, their worldly welfare and the kingdom of heaven at stake, should sometimes attach an importance beyond their intrinsic weight to collateral points of controversy, connected with the all- involving object of the
Reformation? The changes in the forms and principles of religious worship were introduced and regulated in England by the hand of public authority.
I have never contemplated anything higher than the
reformation of my own opinions, and basing them on a foundation wholly my own.
Though Alexey Alexandrovitch was perfectly aware that he could not exert any moral influence over his wife, that such an attempt at
reformation could lead to nothing but falsity; though in passing through these difficult moments he had not once thought of seeking guidance in religion, yet now, when his conclusion corresponded, as it seemed to him, with the requirements of religion, this religious sanction to his decision gave him complete satisfaction, and to some extent restored his peace of mind.
In something less than an hour-and-a-half he had skirted the south of the King's Hintock estates and ascended to the untoward solitude of Cross-in-Hand, the unholy stone whereon Tess had been compelled by Alec d'Urberville, in his whim of
reformation, to swear the strange oath that she would never wilfully tempt him again.
But his teaching never quite died, for by giving the English people the Bible Wyclif left a lasting mark on England; and although the
Reformation did not come until two hundred years later, he may be looked upon as its forerunner.
Officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and incoming Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led other personalities on Friday the inauguration of the Project Sagip Batang Solvent (PSBS)
Reformation Center in Novaliches, Quezon City.
Quezon City, PDEA open first 'solvent kids' reform center !-- -- Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star) - June 22, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Quezon City local government yesterday formally opened the first
reformation center that aims to save children hooked on solvent fumes.
PDEA XI spokesperson Noli Nephi Dimaandal said the Balay Silangan is the first drug
reformation center in Davao del Norte and second in Davao Region.
The Protestant
Reformation of the Church and the World
The exhibition
Reformation 500 at the Kasteliotissa Medieval Hall in Nicosia on Tuesday will display various copies of the Bible and Bible manuscripts on loan from the Bible society in celebration of 500 years of
Reformation history.
Impulse der
Reformation: Der zivilgesellschaftliche Diskurs (Dynamic of the
Reformation: The Civil Society Discourse).
October 31, 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant
Reformation. On that day Luther posted the ninety-five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, challenging the practice of selling indulgences and calling for reform of the church.
