Across
8 One planning to have change of heart about church (7)
9 Trusting old priest in storm (7)
11 Woman left holding nothing in abode of the departed (5)
12 Minister's pay dishonest, it's reported? (9)
13 Renovated icon is presented to a Cypriot city (7)
14 Ones going on foot find Salvationists leading conversion of south land (7)
15 Church musician, by the way (4)
17 Verse, first to last, said to be of God (3)
19 Religious group demanding dry opening of temple (4)
21 Benjamite's first to have misplaced daring, becoming a robber (7)
24 Princess redesigned dame's headdresses (7)
27 In singing style of Cambridge University with first half of Elijah rewritten (9)
28 Food dressing, excellent blend of oil (5)
29 Maybe cordon off a short distance at the front of cathedral area (7)
30 One to ensure you're fit in rough terrain (7)

Down
1 Enoch's upset one of the elite (6)
2 Unfortunate character, no leader, in lowly home, inclined very much to give (8)
3 The top of Carmel's high places grows cold (6)
4 Would-be father? (8)
5 Bishop makes rapid progress to find reliable supporters (6)
6 Weather sees men caught in flurry of sleet (8)
7 Standing in contest - a tussle (6)
10 District keeping name as a sporting venue (5)
16 No fool to help set up organ mechanism (8)
18 Strange notes about theologian and maiden in scraps (8)
20 Quality cloth is chucked once rent (8)
21 Playwright losing little time to depict martyred priest (6)
22 Greek style I love that's mainly pleasing (5)
23 Hard-pressed deacon initially given religious instr uction with archdeacon (6)
25 Divine appearance of girl meeting sailor (6)
26 Sporting folk taking extraordinary risks around end of piste (6)

Diagonal
1 -31  Certain theologians deal in sin or ice unfortunately (8,7)

The perimeter reads: 'WINE IS A MOCKER, STRONG DRINK IS RAGING', CHAPTER TWENTY OF PROVERBS (the quotation is found in verse 1).

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