To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. –Romans 1:7 (KJV)

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report.  –Hebrews 11:1-2 (KJV)

As touching the honouring of saints, we will, that all bishops and preachers shall instruct and teach our people committed by us unto their spiritual charges, that saints, now being with Christ in heaven, are to be honoured of Christian people in earth, but not with that confidence and honour which are only due unto God, trusting to attain at their hands that which must be had only of God. But, that they be thus to be honoured, because they be known the elect persons of Christ, because they be passed in godly life out of this transitory world; because they already do reign in glory with Christ; and, most specially to laud and praise Christ in them for their excellent virtues, which he planted in them, for example of and by them to such as yet are in this world, to live in virtue and goodness; and also not to fear to die for Christ and his cause, as some of them did. –VII “Of honouring of Saints” in The Ten Articles of 1536

The Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, Worshipping and Adoration, as well of Images as of Relics, and also Invocation of Saints, is a fond thing, vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of God.  –XXII “Of Purgatory” in The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion of 1571

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Herbert Thurston, ed. Butler’s Lives of the Saints (Christian Classics, 4 vols, 1956).

Vinson Synan, The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition. (rf. to Catholic charismatics).

Jacobus de Voragine, The Golden Legend, trans. William Ryan (Princeton, 2 vols, 1993).

Leonard Ravenhill, Sodom Had No Bible. (Has a chapter on St. Francis of Assisi).

Bonaventure, The Life of St. Francis (trans Ewert Cousins).

Gregory the Great, Life and Miracles of St. Benedict.

Admonan of Iona, Life of St. Columba.

Augustin Poulain, The Graces of Interior Prayer.

Robert Tuttle, Mysticism in the Wesleyan Tradition.

Gordon Lindsay, Men Who Changed the World, Vol. 1: Francis, the Poor Man of Assisi (CFNI, 1990). (Pentecostal minister who hosted the “Voice of Healing” revival).

Martin Luther (film, 1953).

John Wesley (film, 1954).

John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (film, 1984).

Jeff Doles, Miracles and Manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the History of the Church.