Faith in God he had never entirely lost, and on that he founded his henceforth unshaken belief in the providential government of the world.

Whatever might be the origin of the Christian religion, it furnished the best guide of life; and spiritual truth, as Bunsen said, was independent of history.

He had no sort of sympathy with those who rejected belief in Christianity altogether, still less with those who abandoned Theism.

Although he could not be a minister of the Church, he was content to be a member, understanding the Church to be what he was brought up to think it, the national organ of religion, a Protestant, evangelical establishment under the authority of the law and the supremacy of the Crown.
Froude returned to Manchester immediately after his marriage, but his wife did not like the place nor the people.

They looked about for a country home, and were fortunate enough to find the most enchanting spot in North Wales.