Across

1 A monk’s drink (11)

7 This rogue reformed, becoming virtuous (9)

8 Beg priest to show the way by going first (5)

10 Barrier of iron by new English church (5)

11 Mathematician almost gets the answer for Christians (9)

12 All that’s left when man gets involved in periodic payment (7)

14 Religious meeting, Sunday primarily, concerned with overturning sin (7)

16 Sermon given by a theologian to crowd with no leader (7)

18 What could be legal, revised by editor, asserted but not proved (7)

19 One bishop carrying a pistol around, contrary to rules (9)

21 First son getting born in a simple dwelling-house (5)

23 In the Koran a tale of birth (5)

24 Worshippers of graven images, possibly old Dutch tailors (9)

25 Relaxed with fantastic curer brought in and given new life (11)

Down

1 Start to live with spirit (5)

2 Cathedral dome with a rent repaired (5,4)

3 A drink, but nothing for one in this shortage (7)

4 ‘Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah______’(7) (2 Chron. 17:12, AV)

5 Urge little devil to go to the centre of hell (5)

6 E.g. having dinner holding a biblical book is uplifting (9)

7 Tire of Roman, possibly causing a religious revolution (11)

9 These are children firstly, son and daughter, teens possibly (11)

13 Church leader with name missing in up-to-date list put up (9)

15 A New Testament lecture cut short, somehow lacking enthusiasm (9)

17 A military person staff officer left to perish on river (7)

18 A halo made of gold, Eastern in part (7)

20 Festivities lead to grief sadly (5)

22 Look in corpse when cut for vital fluid (5)

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