Download or read book The Ecclesiastical Conferences, the Synodal Discourses and Episcopal Mandates, Vol. 1 of 2 written by C. H. Boyland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ecclesiastical Conferences, the Synodal Discourses and Episcopal Mandates, Vol. 1 of 2: Of Massillon Bishop of Clermont, on the Principal Duties of the Clergy In a word, my brethren, a holy Priest is the greatest gift which God can bestow upon men. What favors think you, did he promise by his prophet, to the children of Israel, if at last. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.