 | Joseph Milner - Church history - 1809 - 492 pages
...him to constitute a bishop at York, who might have other subor• 1 Tim. iv. t Bede, bic 27. dinate bishops; yet, in such a manner, that Augustine of Canterbury should be metropolitan of all England. —Such were the rudiments of the English church. Gregory has been censured for being too eager in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 536 pages
...also, at Augustine's request, sent over more missionaries, and directed him to constitute a bishop at York, who might have other subordinate bishops; yet...only to remove the images of their gods, to wash the walls with holy water, to erect altars, deposit relics in them, and so gradually convert them into... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 538 pages
...also, at Augustine's request, sent over more missionaries, and directed him to constitute a bishop at York, who might have other subordinate bishops ; yet...also a valuable present of books, vestments, sacred utensUs, and holy relics. He advised Augustine not to destroy the heathen temples, but only to remove... | |
 | William Richards - 1812 - 676 pages
...following are not the least remarkable.—"He was not to destroy the heathen temples of the English, but only to remove the images of their gods, to wash the walls with holy water, to erect altars, and deposit relics in them, and so convert them into Christian... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 544 pages
...also, at Augustine's request, sent over more missionaries, and directed him to constitute a bishop at York, who might have other subordinate bishops; yet...destroy the heathen temples, but only to remove the imagbs of their gods, to wash the walls with holy water, to erect altars, deposit relics in them, and... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1808 - 702 pages
...receded the following instructions: — "He was not to destroy the heathen temples of the English, but only to remove the images of their gods, to wash the walls with holy water, to erect altars, and deposit relics iu them, and sa convert them into Christian... | |
 | Joseph Milner - 1827 - 528 pages
...labourers were few, Gregory sent him more missionaries, and directed him to constitute a bishop at York, who might have other subordinate bishops ; yet,...Canterbury should be metropolitan of all England. Such were 'the rudiments of the English church. — Gregory has been censured for excessive eagerness... | |
 | Joseph Milner - Church history - 1827 - 534 pages
...labourers were few, Gregory sent him more missionaries, and directed him to constitute a bishop at York, who might have other subordinate bishops; yet,...Canterbury should be metropolitan of all England. Such were the rudiments of the English church.—Gregory has been censured for excessive eagerness... | |
 | Joseph Milner - 1834 - 690 pages
...labourers were few, Gregory sent him more missionaries, and directed him to constitute a bishop at York, who might have other subordinate bishops ; yet,...Canterbury should be metropolitan of all England. Such were the rudiments of the English church. Gregory has been censured for excessive eagerness in... | |
 | James B. Holroyd - 1834 - 426 pages
...prudential advice which Gregory gave to Augustine was, not to destroy the Heathen temples of the Saxons, but only to remove the images of their gods; —to wash the walls with holy water, to erect altars, and deposit relics in them, and so convert them into Christian... | |
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... convert them into Christian churches, not only to save the expense of building new ones, but that the people might be more easily prevailed upon to frequent those places of worship to which they had been accustomed. 
