supernatural virtue
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When Dr. Newman was ordained in 1824, he has told us, he did not look on ordination as a sacramental rite, nor did he ascribe to baptism any supernatural virtue.
From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Birrell, Augustine
Grace would be required for them, as for every other act of supernatural virtue, but no one would say that to assume such obligations a special call from heaven is prerequisite.
From What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People by Cassilly, Francis Bernard
It was made to express, to represent God; but without attributing to the mere number ONE any divine or supernatural virtue.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
The paint was supposed to have supernatural virtue and caused an object to become invisible or invulnerable.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de
Created charity is defined: "A supernatural virtue infused by God, through which we love with friendship God, the author of our beatitude, on account of His own goodness, and our neighbor, on account of God."
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
