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O blessed Archangel Gabriel, we beseech thee, do thou intercede for us at the throne of ... patronage in heaven we may obtain the benefits of the same, and sing the praise of God forever in ...

pulpit-style array” that Hampton created “as a sacred space for sharing his faith.” The “third heaven” is a reference to God’s home, an exalted heaven-within-a-heaven; the Throne ...

He was prepared to use any tool at his disposal to strengthen his claim to the imperial throne and thereby ... of Julius Caesar entering heaven. If Caesar was a god then, as his heir, Augustus ...