They bound themselves to live according to the rule of the canons of St. Augustine, and elected as their first master Hugh de Payens.
Immediately beneath it sat the clergy; Bishop, Dean, and Canonsin gorgeous vestments.
But I was poor, and don't know whether it would have come to pass unaided by one of our canons who was rich and good; educated and half adopted me, and dying four years ago left me a sufficient portion of his wealth.
Peace fell upon Lerida, but the fat old canons had learned to shirk the steep climbing of the rocks in all seasons and all weathers.
According to one account, he returned at the close of the year 1168, and concealed himself during the winter in a monastery of Augustinian Canons at Ferns, which he had founded.
A codex is also preserved at Cambray, which contains a fragment of an Irish sermon, and the canons of an Irish council held A.
The book of Canons appeared in 1635, and was regarded by the nation with the utmost abhorrence, both on its own account, and as intended to introduce innovations still more detested.
We deny not, then, that the church’s canons about rites, which serve for public order and edification, do bind.
There hisCanons are found, which are perhaps his greatest work in hymnody.
The canons of the Great Fast are made up of those rejected odes.
For] some thought that they would never get out of purgatory, because, according to the old canons seven years' repentance is required for a single mortal sin.
When in writing she found that any character had escaped from her hands--and every writer of fiction knows how easily this may happen--she made no attempt to finish the portrait according to the canons of literary art.
Though at the outset he finds himself in a bewildering maze, far too complicated in construction to comply with the canons of literary art, he has only to go straight on, and in the end he will find everything made plain.
In the evening it was the custom for the canons to chaunt vespers with great pomp.
At last all were agreed about the discussion, and the ministers committed four theses to writing, which the canonsimmediately attempted to refute.
But the eyes of many began to be opened, thanks to the dissolute life of the canons and priests.
But Farel, always returning to that fearful assertion, proved by the Word of God that the canons were really guilty of murder and robbery.
The provost Oliver of Hochberg, the canons Simon of Neuchatel and Pontus of Soleilant, all three members of the privy council, had repaired hastily to the castle, as well as the other councillors of the princess.
The Pope presented to him the surplice and the amice to make him a canon of St. Peter's and of St. John Lateranus, and immediately the canons of these two churches stripped him of his royal ornaments, and robed him with these sacred garments.
In vain did the frightened canons allege the authority of the Church.
Now the canons of Neuchatel and the monks of Fontaine were at open war.
The canons and their friends assembled around the pulpit endeavour to stop Farel; but all is useless.
The townspeople prayed the canons to give up the Mass: they refused; whereupon the citizens presented them their reasons in writing, and begged them to discuss the question with Farel.
They climb the steep street of the castle: in vain would the canons and their frightened followers stop the crowd: they force a passage.
The citizens and the learned were in favour of Reform: the patricians and canons for Popery.
There cannot be a doubt that the method of inquiry which Mr. Darwin has adopted is not only rigorously in accordance with the canons of scientific logic, but that it is the only adequate method.
The Canons regular of St. Augustine at Trim, at Conal, at Athassel and at Kells, were next assailed by the degenerate Augustinian, who presided over the commission.
But the munificence of tribes and Princes was not to be restrained, and to obviate any violation of the revered canons of the apostle, laymen, as treasurers and stewards over the endowments of the Church, were early appointed.
Masterman), the Archdeacon of Coventry, the Chancellor of the Diocese, ten priest canons and ten lay canons, with provision for the admission of a future second archdeacon.
There are resemblances here to the constitution of the Southwark Chapter, consisting of four clerical and four lay canons, but at Coventry some of the lay canons are elective and for fixed periods.
The three canons of amplitude;--appropriate thought, variety of thought, and requisite thought.
The three canons of perspicuity;--the word that is necessary, the quantity that is necessary, and the manner that is necessary.
The "princely Chandos" and his house at Canons suggested to Pope the Timon's villa of the "Epistle to Lord Burlington.
Gastrell was to see me this morning: he is an eminent divine, one of the canons of Christ Church, and one I love very well: he said he was glad to find I was not with James Broad.
It is a question whether the order in the canons for placing the Commandments in churches was intended to be other than temporary.
Subsequently, interments were permitted within the church, but by the Canons of King Edgar it was ordered that this privilege should be granted to none but good and religious men.
You think, then," said the Squire, "that the order in the canons does not refer to the east end of the chancel?
Pleased with his success, the canons at Noyon gave him the curacy of St Martin de Marteville in September 1527.
If a person discourses or writes of his feelings we think him a sentimentalist, and have an uneasy suspicion that he is violating the canons of good taste.
He expressed absolutely no opinion on literary canons or on his own work.
After them came a number of gallant persons and the canons of our Lady's church, with all the clergy and scholars, followed by a grand display of characters.
There can be assuredly no better proof of the very imperfect observation of the canons than this unceasing repetition of them.
In 1604 convocation framed a code of canonswhich received royal authorization.
William, anxious for concessions to dissenters, appointed a committee of convocation for altering the liturgy, canons and ecclesiastical courts, but the Tory party in the lower house of convocation was strong and the scheme was abortive.
The Long Parliament voted the canons illegal; Laud was imprisoned, and in 1642 the bishops were excluded from parliament.
King Edgar promoted the monastic reform, and by his authority Bishop AEthelwold of Winchester turned canons out of the monasteries and put monks in their place.
Canons as to the proper system of administration, taxation and borrowing come to be noticed by statesmen and officials.
Giles without Creeplegate; the Colledge of Seculare Canonsin the castle of Leicester; the Abbey without the Northgate of the same towne called S.
The execution of these Canons importing both a great and sudden alteration, occasioned much disquiet and disorder in many parts of the Realme.
Canons were not of force within the Realme, vnlesse they were confirmed by the King.
She winced a little from his voice, clear, vibrant and urgent, for Justus had no solicitude concerning the superior canons of Colbury touching etiquette, and suffered none of her anxieties.
She had a certain pride, and she feared she continually offended against the canons of metropolitan taste.
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