 | Lachlan Shaw - 1827 - 540 pages
...reason of their being seated so far from the rest of the world, — therefore only practising snch works of piety and chastity, as they could learn from...Prophetical, Evangelical, and Apostolical writings. SECTION III. The Romish or Popish Church. IT was by slow degrees that the Church of Rome got her innovations... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 418 pages
...the observance of Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world ; wherefore they only practised such works of piety and chastity...prophetical, evangelical, and apostolical writings. This manner of keeping Easter continued among them for the space of 150 years, till the year of our... | |
 | Francis Thackeray - 1843 - 354 pages
...consequence of their being so remote from the " rest of the world : on which account they prac" tised only such works of piety and chastity as they " could learn...Prophetical, Evangelical, " and Apostolical writings." The privileges attached to this monastery were so great, that its Abbot, though only a Presbyter, was... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 412 pages
...the observance of Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world ; wherefore they only practised such works of piety and chastity as they could leam from the prophetical, evangelical, and apostolical writings. This manner of keeping Easter continued... | |
 | 1844 - 738 pages
...observance of monastic rules." Bede, also, after mentioning their mistake as to Easter, says that " they only practised such works of piety and chastity...from the prophetical, evangelical, and apostolical writings."t The labours of these self-denying Christians were not confined to the north ; but, as we... | |
 | George Smith - 1846 - 562 pages
...the observance of Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world. Wherefore they only practised such works of piety and chastity...prophetical, evangelical, and apostolical writings." * The same sentiments are repeated, with respect to Aidan and his companions : " All those who bore... | |
 | 1853 - 440 pages
...Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world ; therefore they only diligently practised such works of piety and chastity as they...prophetical, evangelical, and apostolical writings. This manner of keeping Easter continued among them for a considerable time, that is, for the space... | |
 | Bede (the venerable.) - 1853 - 488 pages
...Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world ; wherefore they only diligently practised such works of piety and chastity as they...prophetical, evangelical, and apostolical writings. This manner of keeping Easter continued among them for a considerable time, that is, for the space... | |
 | 1854 - 590 pages
...observance of Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world ; wherefore, they only practised such works of piety and chastity as they could Чearn from the prophetical, evangelical, and apostolical writings. This manner of keeping Easter continued... | |
 | George Smith - 1865 - 522 pages
...the observance of Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world. Wherefore they only practised such works of piety and chastity as they could learn from the prophetical, evan* BEM: Eccles. Hist., lib. i., cap. 1. gelical, and apostolical writings." * The same sentiments... | |
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It is true they followed uncertain rules in their observance of the great festival, as having none to bring them the synodal decrees for the observance of Easter, by reason of their being so far away from the rest of the world ; wherefore they only practised... 
