 | Education - 1840 - 698 pages
...Divine help, and so to.proceed in the work of the word. Of which letter, the following is a copy : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. — For as much as it is better not to begin a good work, than, having begun, to turn back from it... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - Abbots - 1843 - 412 pages
...purport of which letter was as follows : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the Gregor servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it behoves you (most... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1862 - 604 pages
...and sent l.im forth once more on his journey, the bearer of the following very sensible letter : " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of the Lord. — Forasmuch as it were better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from... | |
 | George Smith - Druids and Druidism - 1846 - 562 pages
...pious design. He also wrote the following letter to encourage the disheartened missionaries : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the...of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it behoves you, most... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...the Divine Word, relying on the heavenly assistance, the purport of which letter was as follows : — "Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of om Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - Great Britain - 1849 - 566 pages
...word, and rely on the assistance of the Almighty. The purport of which letter was as follows : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the...of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it behoves you, my beloved... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Christian art and symbolism - 1852 - 540 pages
...might be excused from this dangerous journey. We are not informed how St. Gregory received Augustine: we only know that he speedily sent him back with a...of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work than to think of desisting from that which is begun, it behoves you, my beloved sons,... | |
 | Henry (of Huntingdon) - Great Britain - 1853 - 516 pages
...of God, and to put their trust in his divine aid. The purport of this letter was as follows : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. " Forasmuch as it would have been better not to begin a i In this third Book, Henry of Huntingdon relates the conversion... | |
 | Great Britain - 1853 - 496 pages
...rely on the assistance of the Almighty ; the purport of which letter was as follows : — § 52. " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it were better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it... | |
 | Henry (of Huntingdon) - Great Britain - 1853 - 482 pages
...of God, and to put their trust in his divine aid. The purport of this letter was as follows : — " Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. " Forasmuch as it would have been better not to begin a 1 In this third Book, Henry of Huntingdon relates the conversion... | |
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Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it behoves you, my beloved sons, to fulfil the good work, which,... 
