Excerpt from A Theological Dictionary, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms Legend, originally a book, in the Rumish church, containing the lessons that were to he readin divine service: from hence' the word was applied to the histories of the lives of sa1nts, hecause chapters were read out of them at matins; but as the golden legend, compiled by James de Varase, ahouttthe year 1290, contained m it several ridiculous and romantic stories, the word 1s now used by Protest ants to s1gnify any incredible or inauthentic narrative. Hence, as Dr. Jortin observes, we have false legends concerning the miracles of Christ, of his apostles, and of an cient hristians; and the w riters of these fables had, in all probability, as good natural abilities as the disciples of Christ, and some of them wanted neither learning nor craft; and yet they betray them Selves by faults against chronolo gy, against history, againstman mm and customs, against mora lity, and against probability. A. Liar of this kind can never pass undiscovered; but an honest re later' of truth and matte'r of fact: is safe: he wants no artifice, and fears no examination. 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.