Bede's Ecclesiastical History of EnglandBell, 1907 - 439 pages |
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abbess Abbot according aforesaid afterwards Aidan Archbishop Augustine baptized Bede Bede's Bertwald bishop body Boniface brethren Britain Britons brother brought buried Caedwalla called Canterbury Catholic Ceadda celebrated Ceolfrid CHAP Christ Christian church consecrated Cuthbert death desired died Divine Eadbert East Angles East Saxons Easter ecclesiastical Eddius Edwin Egbert Egfrid enemy English nation episcopal eternal Ethelbert father Gaul Gospel grace Gregory Heaven heavenly holy Honorius honour infra Ireland island Kent king of Kent King Oswy kingdom labour learned letter Lindisfarne Lindsey lived Lord Lord's manner Mellitus Mercians mind miracles monastery monastic monks Northumbrians observed ordained Oswald Oswy Paschal Paulinus Penda Peter Picts Pope prayer preaching priest probably province reign returned reverend Roman Rome salvation Scots sent servant sick Simeon of Durham soul South Saxons succeeded synod thegn Theodore things thither thou tonsure West Saxons whilst Wilfrid wont words
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Page 109 - Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not...
Page 82 - The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Page 222 - A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up...
Page 363 - And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
Page 364 - Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
Page 61 - Unto the pure all things are pure : but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure ; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Page 363 - This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
Page 373 - But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Page 306 - Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee : In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Page 211 - And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to it shall the Gentiles seek : and his rest shall be glorious.