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in many places the way opened be re them. The cure of the lame man in the portico of the temple, and the discourse addressed to the wondering multi­ tudes by St. Peter, increased the number of believers ve thousand. But the princes of the Jews could no longer remain silent ; the priests and Sadducees, en­ raged by the intelligence of our Lord's resurrection, hastened to the temple, seized Peter and John, cast them into prison, and on the llowing day placed them be re their tribunal. When the prince of the apostles spoke to the council, proving the necessity
. of believing in him whom they bad cruci ed, his ac­ cusers could do no more than dismiss him, with a severe prohibition of again teaching in the name of Christ. " Judge ye, if it be just in the sight of God to hear you rather than God," was the generous an­ swer of the disciple of Christ.
BRIT1AIN, n., a general name r England, Wales, and Scotland. F. Bretagne, or Brittany. L. Britannia, that is, the "Painted Na­ tion,"- om custom the natives had of painting their bodies:­ or, according to some, om a Scythic tribe om Gaul, called Bret,Y, as gland_ or Angle-land, om a German tribe, called Angles, or Anglo-Saxons.
!RREL1EVANT, a., unaiding, unassisting,-that is, having no connexion, no relation to. F. ·relever, to relieve, i. e., to assist.
A rnrn'uous, a., doubtful, indistinct. L. ambiguus, om ambigere,­ ambi, around, and agere, to drive; because when the matter is doubt l, one's thoughts drive, as it were, to and o, to nd out the meaning.
PER1MANENT, a., lasting, enduring. F. _permanent, om maneo, L., I tarry, I stay.
Crv'rL, a., of or pertaining to the government or policy of a city or state. L. civilis, om civis, a citizen.
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DoLLINGER.
LESSON V.
CHRISTIANITY IN BRITAIN.