Christian Religious Houses

Famous quotes containing the words christian, religious and/or houses:

    “It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “God from the mount of Sinai, whose grey top
    Shall tremble, he descending, will himself
    In thunder lightning and loud trumpets’ sound
    Ordain them laws; part such as appertain
    To civil justice, part religious rites
    Of sacrifice, informing them, by types
    And shadows, of that destined seed to bruise
    The serpent, by what means he shall achieve
    Mankind’s deliverance.”
    —John Milton (1608–1674)

    “Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
    And all that mighty heart is lying still!”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)