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Excerpt from Vexata Quæstio or What Shall We Do With the Friar?: A Brief Sketch of Three Centuries of History in the Philippines
Very soon Manila, as a result of'' the good offices of the friars, was in a state of perfect security and by the year i57i it was not necessary to carry arms. Steeped in ignorance, tired of continual warfare and the serving of innumer ble masters, the indians gladly welcomed the efforts made by the members of the Religious Orders to give them a law, the law of the Gospel of peace; to give them one master, Christ They looke upon them as their tem oral rulers and saught their advice and assistance. Ith additional help the Religious quickly advanced further and fur ther afield christianizing the natives and blotting out from their daily life the savager''y to which they had been so long addicted.
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Very soon Manila, as a result of'' the good offices of the friars, was in a state of perfect security and by the year i57i it was not necessary to carry arms. Steeped in ignorance, tired of continual warfare and the serving of innumer ble masters, the indians gladly welcomed the efforts made by the members of the Religious Orders to give them a law, the law of the Gospel of peace; to give them one master, Christ They looke upon them as their tem oral rulers and saught their advice and assistance. Ith additional help the Religious quickly advanced further and fur ther afield christianizing the natives and blotting out from their daily life the savager''y to which they had been so long addicted.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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W. Breckonck-Watson
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ISBN - 9780331275452
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 39
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W. Breckonck-Watson
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ISBN - 9781330101476
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 41
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