Aelfric's Lives of saints: being a set of sermons on Saints' Days formerly observed by the English Church, Issue 76; Issue 82Early English Text Society, 1881 |
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æfre æfter ælmihtigan ænne Almighty andwyrde anum axode bade beon bið bisceop bishop butan buton byrig casere Chromatius criste cristenan cwæð cynincg dæge dær dære Decius deofles devil drihten ealle eallum emperor eode fæder faith fela ferde folce forðan þe fram fultum gehaten geleafan geond God's godes godspelle godum habbað hæfde hælend halgan halige heathen heofonum heom heora hét hine hire holy Homily Hwæt hyre Leaf Lord mæden mæg Malchus mann mannum Maurus menn mid pam mihte mycel næfre naman niht ofer pære pæs peah pone ponne pray purh sæde saints Saviour sceolde sceolon secge sona sume swa swa swide swilce swyde swylce sylf synd thee thou Tranquillinus urum wære wæron wæs weard wið wolde worulde wundra wurdon þær þæra þære þæs þæt þam þat þing
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Page 25 - God.' Wherefore any soul that makes account of all its knowledge and ability in order to come to union with the wisdom of God is supremely ignorant in the eyes of God and will remain far removed from that wisdom; for ignorance knows not what wisdom is, even as...
Page 3 - I do not promise, however, to write very 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.
Page 425 - Verily I say unto thee, now to-day thou shalt be with me in the joy of paradise." Against our will we may lose the transitory good, but against our will we never lose the eternal good. Though the cruel robber bereave us of our property, or deprive us of life, he cannot take from us our faith or the eternal life, if we do not of our own will pervert ourselves.
Page 5 - 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. . . . Nor am I able in this translation to render everything word for word; but I have, at any rate, carefully endeavoured to give exact sense for sense, just as I find it in the Holy Writing by means of such simple and obvious language as may profit them that hear it.
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