 | John Hughes - 1819 - 432 pages
...the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they may build themselves huts of the boughs of trees, about those churches, which...and celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting. They are no more to offer up beasts to the devil, but to slay and eat them to the praise of God ; and... | |
 | Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 542 pages
...many oxen in honor of the devils, let them celebrate a religious and solemn festival, not slanghtering the beasts for devils, but to be consumed by themselves,...that of the learned Whitaker. He observes that every chureh, at its consecration, received the name of some particular saint; this custom was practised... | |
 | John Buller - 1842 - 170 pages
...nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are " there deposited, they may build themselves huts of " the boughs of trees about those churches which...feasting, and no more " offer beasts to the devil, but kill cattle to the " praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to " the Giver of all things... | |
 | Francis Thackeray - 1843 - 354 pages
...nativities of the holy " Martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they may build them" selves huts of the boughs of trees, about those churches which...feasting ; and no more offer beasts to " the Devil, but kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, " and return thanks to the Giver of all things... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 418 pages
...the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they may build themselves huts of the boughs of trees, about those churches which...religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the Devil, but kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to the Giver of all things... | |
 | Jonathan Tyers Barrett - 1848 - 320 pages
...nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relicks are there deposited, they may build themselves huts, with the boughs of trees, about those Churches, which have...solemnity with religious feasting; and no more offer feasts to the devil, but kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to the... | |
 | George Ayliffe Poole - 1848 - 478 pages
...the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they may build themselves huts of the boughs of trees, about those churches which have been turned to that use from temples, 3 and celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil, but kill... | |
 | 1849 - 676 pages
...exchanged for them on this account, as that on the day of the dedication, or the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they...feasting ; and no more offer beasts to the devil, but kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to the Giver of all things... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1849 - 566 pages
...the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they may build themselves huts of the boughs of trees, about those churches which...religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the Devil, but kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to the Giver of all things... | |
 | Charles Roach Smith - 1850 - 346 pages
...the nativities of the holy martyrs whose relics are there deposited, they may build themselves huts of the boughs of trees, about those churches which...religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil, but kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to the giver of all things... | |
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And because they have been used to slaughter many oxen in the sacrifices to devils, some solemnity must be exchanged for them on this account, as that on the day of the dedication, or the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited,... 
