Excerpt from Our Christian Classics, Vol. 1 of 4: Readings From the Best Divines, With Notices Biographical and Critical True, our excursions in these old paths must be very short; and it is not unlikely that treasures over which we have rejoiced as those that find great spoil may be regarded by others as great rubbish. It is even too possible that, on returning to well-remembered wonders, we may find the spell broken - the beryl converted into bottle-glass - the hoard of coins replaced by fairy money. But, like him whose Childhood's home was beside some storied ruin, and who still finds a pleasure in revisit ing the ancient nooks and crannies of'what once was half his world - in screwing up the vertiginous stairs - in basking on the mossy pavement of the roofless hall - and in rousing up the echo which gave back the shouts of himself and his brothers a long, long time ago 3 a benevolent fellow-traveller will forgive the enthusiasm with which he cannot entirely sympathise.
But two fears come over us. Our first, dear reader, is a fear that you will not have patience for our introductory number. And doubtless it is dry. But to make our survey of English theology anywise complete, there Is need for these origines sacrce. The narrow keep or little sanctuary, which has sub sequently expanded into a baronial castle or lofty minster, may be insignificant in itself, but it has an interest of its own. The lays and. Legends which formed the favourite lore of early English churchmen may not have much intrinsic importance; but every one will regard with mingled curiosity and affection the nucleus round which has arisen the mightiest fabric of Christian literature which any modern nation has produced.
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But two fears come over us. Our first, dear reader, is a fear that you will not have patience for our introductory number. And doubtless it is dry. But to make our survey of English theology anywise complete, there Is need for these origines sacrce. The narrow keep or little sanctuary, which has sub sequently expanded into a baronial castle or lofty minster, may be insignificant in itself, but it has an interest of its own. The lays and. Legends which formed the favourite lore of early English churchmen may not have much intrinsic importance; but every one will regard with mingled curiosity and affection the nucleus round which has arisen the mightiest fabric of Christian literature which any modern nation has produced.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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