Church History of Britain from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year 1648, v. 5 (Sheet map, New edition)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ...kingdoms: so here a female instrument obstructed that holy design. Yea, Redwald afterwards, in the same church, set up a Samaritan mongrel religion, having altare et arulamx, a communion-table and an idolatrous altar in the same temple: You cannot be partakers, saith the apostle, of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils; that is, you cannot lawfully, conscionably, comfortably; but, de facto it may be done, was done by Redwald in this his miscellaneous religion. 45. But three years afterb, the conversion of the A.d.630. East-Angles was more effectually advanced by kingTM6Seabyrht, brother, and after the death of Eorpwald, his successor in the kingdom. This Seabyhrt hadbyhlived an exile in France, and got the benefit of learning by his banishment; for, wanting accommo v Luke xxii. 32. z Bede, ut prius. w Eorpwald was baptized a 1 Cor. x. 2o. in the year 632. See Saxon. b Rather in 636, as Flo Chron. and Florent. Wigorn. rence of Worcester states, cor in an. 632. rectly enough. Wharton in Bede, Hist. Eccl. ii. 15. clines to the year 630. Ang. y a Kings xvii. 41. Sac. I. 403. A.D.630. dations to appear in princely equipage, he applied himself the more close to his studies: seeing that means which would maintain a prince but like a scholar, would maintain a scholar like a prince. Yea, which was best of all, on his learning he grafted true religion; Bede giving him this character, that he became Vir per omnia Christianissimus et doctissimus: (can more be said in so few words?) and returning home, assisted by the preaching of Felix, a monk of Burgundy, Juxta sui nominis sacramentum, saith Bedec, (happy was his name, and happiness was with him, ) converted his subjects to Christianity. This Felix was made the first bishop of Dunwich...