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" English, determined upon, viz., that the temples of the idols in that nation ought not to be destroyed; but let the idols that are in them be destroyed; let holy water be made and sprinkled in the said temples, let altars be erected, and relics placed.... "
The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Also the Anglo-Saxon ... - Page 56
by Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1849 - 515 pages
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Horæ Britannicæ; or, Studies in ancient British history, Volume 2

John Hughes - 1819 - 432 pages
...idols nor temples existing at this time in Britain. See Mr. Turner in his AngloSaxon history. stroyed ; but let the idols that are in them be destroyed ;...to the service of the true God ; that the nation, not seeing these temples destroyed, may remove error from their hearts ; and knowing and adoring the...
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The History and Antiquities of the Metropolitical Church of Canterbury

John Britton - 1821 - 176 pages
...The temples of the idols (says his holiness) ought not to be destroyed, but the idols within them to be destroyed; let holy water be made and sprinkled in the said temples, let altars be erected, and relicks placed." He proceeds to urge the necessity of converting those edifices from the " worship...
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Ocellum Promontorium: Or, Short Observations on the Ancient State of ...

Thomas Thompson - 1824 - 334 pages
...temples should be converted into Christian churches. If those temples be well built, says he, they may be converted from the •worship of devils to the service of the true God. One instance indeed, is stated of a Saxon temple jn East Anglia, which contained within it, an altar...
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Bath and Bristol, with the counties of Somerset and Gloucester, drawings by ...

John Britton - 1829 - 118 pages
...associates; which directed, that all the well-built temples, and places dedicated to idols in Britain, should be converted from the worship of devils to the service of the true God, by a solemn consecration, sealed with an image of the Cross of Christ, as the Theodosian law directed....
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Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, Etc. of Noblemen ..., Part 2

1829 - 304 pages
...associates; which directed, that all the well-built temples, and places dedicated to idols in Britain, should be converted from the worship of devils to the service of the true God, by a solemn consecration, sealed with an image of the Cross of Christ, as the Theodosian law directed....
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Origines Ecclesiasticae, Or, The Antiquities of the Christian ..., Volume 2

Joseph Bingham - 1834 - 510 pages
...among the Saxons in Britain, — that if they were well built they should not be destroyed, but only be converted from the worship of Devils to the service of the true God ;" and so, he observes, it was done at Rome, where, not long after, Boniface IV. turned the heathen...
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Origines Ecclesiasticae, Or, The Antiquities of the Christian ..., Volume 2

Joseph Bingham - 1834 - 508 pages
...among the Saxons in Britain,—that if they were well built they should not be destroyed, but only be converted from the worship of Devils to the service of the true God;" and so, he observes, it was done at Rome, where, not long after, Boniface IV. turned the heathen temple,...
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The Christian examiner and Church of Ireland magazine

1835 - 962 pages
...of the idols in that nation ought not to be destroyed. ' Let the idols that are in them,' he says, ' be destroyed; let holy water be made, and sprinkled...devils to the service of the true God; that the nation, not seeing those temples destroyed, may remove error from their hearts, and, knowing and adoring the...
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Cathedral Antiquities: Historical and Descriptive Accounts, with ..., Volume 3

John Britton - 1836 - 468 pages
...The temples of the idols (says his holiness) ought not to be destroyed, but the idols within them to be destroyed ; let holy water be made and sprinkled in the said temples, let altars be erected, and relicks placed." He proceeds to urge the necessity of converting those edifices from the " worship...
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Medii Ævi Kalendarium: Or, Dates, Charters, and Customs of the ..., Volume 1

Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 512 pages
...lib. I, cap. 25 ; Chron. Saxon* ad Ann. POPULAR CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS. BOOK II. Michaelmas Day. Let holy water be made and sprinkled in the said temples, let altars be erected, and let relics be deposited in them. For, since those temples are built, it is requisite that they be converted...
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