A Testimony of antiquity concerning the sacramental body and blood of Christ, written in the old Saxon tongue before the conquest : being a homily appointed, in the reign of the Saxons, to be spoken at Easter, as a charge, to the people ; together with the two epistles of Aelfric on the sam subject . THE INTRODUCTION. |T were to be wifhed, that in aChriftian Country there were nowicked Attacks made upon theChriftian Religio7i : But, \^ Scof-fers will labour to undermine thevery Foundations of it, and to caft them down %whatyZw// the Righteous do^ but, with all theirmight, endeavour to fupport
A Testimony of antiquity concerning the sacramental body and blood of Christ, written in the old Saxon tongue before the conquest : being a homily appointed, in the reign of the Saxons, to be spoken at Easter, as a charge, to the people ; together with the two epistles of Aelfric on the sam subject . THE INTRODUCTION. |T were to be wifhed, that in aChriftian Country there were nowicked Attacks made upon theChriftian Religio7i : But, \^ Scof-fers will labour to undermine thevery Foundations of it, and to caft them down %whatyZw// the Righteous do^ but, with all theirmight, endeavour to fupport them ? It were tobewifhed, that, at leaft, Chrilli-ans were at Unity amongjl themfhes, andhad no Divifons among ft them ; that as theyhave but c?2e Faith^ fo they were of o?ie Miiid^concerning it: But, confidering the Weak-nefs, and Corruption of Human Nature; andhow difficult it is to fearch, and to find outthe Truth \ there mifi be Herefies^ as wellas other Sins : Nay, the Minifters of Chriftare forewarned, that even of themfelves, ft:a!iMen arife fpeaking perverfe Thijigs^ endea-vouring to draw away Dijciples after the?n ; B and 2 INTRODUCTION. and are cautioned, are commanded to watch^and to warn every one ; and accordingly, haveengaged thcmfelves, to be ready with all faith-ful Diligence^ to ba?iijh and d
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