Aelfric's Lives of Saints: Being a Set of Sermons on Saints' Days Formerly Observed by the English Church, Band 1

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Early English Text Society, 1881
 

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Seite 217 - A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Seite 305 - ... themselves, both in this world and in that which is to come. For...
Seite 3 - For I call to mind that, in two former books, I have set forth the Passions or Lives of those saints whom that illustrious nation celebrates by honouring their festival, and it has [now] pleased me to set forth, in this book, the Passions as well as the Lives of those saints whom not the vulgar, but the monks, honour by special services.
Seite 546 - Christian officer named Castulus, in his apartments in the palace of Diocletian, but were betrayed by a false Christian, Torquatus, and were re-taken. Fabian, who succeeded Chromatius, ordered them to be tied, and their feet to be nailed to a wooden post. The brothers bore their pains with great cheerfulness, and sang, "Behold how good and joyful it is, brethren, to dwell together in unity.
Seite 3 - ... many in this tongue, because it is not fitting that many should be translated into our language, lest peradventure the pearls of Christ be had in disrespect. And therefore I hold my peace as to the book called Vitce Patrum, wherein are contained many subtle points which ought not to be laid open to the laity, nor indeed are we ourselves quite able to fathom them.
Seite 23 - What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also : I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Seite 5 - Thou knowest, beloved, that we translated in the two former books the Passions and Lives of the saints which the English nation honoureth with festivals; now it has 'seemed good to us that we should write this book concerning the sufferings and lives of the Saints whom monks in their offices honour amongst themselves.
Seite 295 - ... We have already seen covenants, contracts, or bargains on various occasions made between Jehovah and his people ? We have — in connection with the vow which Jacob makes at Beth-El especially ; and here, again, some 300 years or more after the date referred to in Genesis, Jehovah is made to say : " If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, then will I give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, &c. . . . and I will walk among you and will be your God, and ye...
Seite 459 - Ge magou to sotSum witan \>cet ic swytSun eom and he that neglected it should heavily atone for it 260 by fasting for seven days continuously. Thenceforth they ever observed this custom, as we ourselves have very often seen, and have not seldom sung this hymn with them. 264 A certain man was accused of stealing, who however was innocent, and they at once seized him, and according to the sentence, put out his eyes, and cut off...
Seite 111 - We have passed through fire and water, and thou hast led us into a cool place.

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