Faith is an adherence of the heart to eternal truth.
• "Exhortation aux nouvelles Catholiques" (1685), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. X, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1863), p. 471
• "Exhortation aux nouvelles Catholiques" (1685), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. X, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1863), p. 471
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La foi est une adhérence du cœur à la vérité éternelle.
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
What It Means
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• "Exhortation aux nouvelles Catholiques" (1685), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. X, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1863), p. 471" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.
About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.
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