Select All the correct text in the passage Which Dino lines most closely illustrate how Sedes religion influenced his view of events
Now when the ravages of the enemy at length abated the stand began to abound with such plenty of grain as had never been known in any
age before along with plenty evil living increased and this was immediately attended by the saint of all manner of crime in particular, cruelty
hatred of truth and love of falsehood Insomuch that if any one among them happened to be milder than the rest and more inclined to truth
all the rest abhorred and persecuted him unrestrainedly, as if he had been the enemy of Britain. In the meantime, on a sudden a grievous
plague fell upon that corrupt generation which soon destroyed such numbers of them that the living scarcely availed to bury the dead yet
those that survived could not be recalled from the spiritual death which they had incurred through their sins, either by the death of their
friends or the fear of death. Whereupon not long after a more severe vengeance for their fearful crimes fell upon the sinful nation. They held a
council to determine what was to be done and where they should seek help to prevent or repel the cruel and frequent incursions of the
northem nations, and in concert with their king Vortigem, it was unanimously decided to call the Saxons to their aid from beyond the sea
which, as the event plainly showed was brought about by the Lord's will the light fall upon them for their wicked des
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