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the
ianandafricanandasiaticdivinities
eandbegan
topreachtheiean,
nobodyobjectedtheninthestreetstoppedandlistened
ro,thecapitaloftheandering
preainghisoysterystof
theselfappointedpriestsappealedtothesensesprosed
goldenreothefolloheir
oiculargodsoonthecrohestreetnoticed
thatthesocalledchristiansthefollohechristor
``anointedspokeaverydifferentlanguagetheydidnot
appeartobeiressedbygreatrichesoranobleposition
theyextolledthebeautiesofpovertyandhulityandekness
theseade
rothestressoftheherinterestingto
listentoa``steryoldpeopleintheheydayoftheir
glorythattheir
lastinghappiness
besides,thepreaysterytolddreadful
storiesofthefatethataedthoseolistento
thehetruegoditotakechances
ofursetheoldrongodsstillexisted,buthey
strongenoughtoprotecttheirfriendsagainstthepowersof
thisnedistant
asiapeoplebegantohavedoubtstheyretuedtolisten
tofurtherexplanationsoftheneerahey
begantoetthenandenhewordsof
jesustheyfoundtheerydifferentfroheaverage
ronprieststheyheywere
kindtoslavesandtoanilstheydidnottrytogainriches,
butgaveapleoftheirunselfish
livesforcednyronstoforsaketheoldreligion
theyjoinedthesllnitiesofchristiansetin
thebasofprivatehousesorsowhereinanopenfield,
andthetelesed
thisberofchristians
ntinuedtoincreasepresbytersorprieststheoriginal
greekant``elderedtoguardtheinterestsof
thesllchurchesabishopadetheheadofallthe
nitieshinasingleprovincepeter,whohadfol
loe,eindue
tihissuccessorsherorpapa
catobeknownaspopes
thechurchbecaapopire
thechristiandoctrinesappealedtothosewhodespaired
ofthisanystrongnwho
founditiossibletokeacareerundertheierialgov
ent,butong
thehulefollohenazareeacheratlastthe
stateaneireihave
saidthisbeforeolerantthroughindifferenceitallowed
everybodytoseeksalvationafterhisorhero
itinsistedthatthedifferentseselves
andobeythelive
thechristiannitieshoopracticeany
sortoftolerancetheypubliclydeclaredthattheirgod,and
theirgodalone,hetruerulerofheavenandearth,
andthatallothergodspostersthisseedunfair
totheothersectsandthepolicedisuragedsuchutterances
thechristianspersisted
soonthereherdifficultiesthechristiansrefused
togothroughtheforlitiesofpayinghogetotheeeror
theyrefusedtoappearheyalledupon
tojointheartherongistratesthreatenedto
punishthethechristiansansiserable
toaverypleasantheavenand
thattheyorethanosufferdeathfortheir
priis
killedtheoffenders,butreoftentheydidnottherewas
acertainauntoflynchingduringtheearliestyearsofthe
church,butthisobh
accusedtheirekchristianneighboursofeverynceivable
cri,suchasslaughteringandeatingbabies,bringingabout
sicknessandpestilence,betrayingtheuntryintisofdanger
becauseitlesssportanddevoidofdanger,as
thechristiansrefusedtofightback
anentinuedtobeinvadedbythebarbarians
andiesfailed,christianssionaries
forthtopreachtheirgospelofpeacetotheons
theyenhoutfearofdeaththeyspokea
languagenodoubtastothefutureofunrepentant
sinnerstheteutonspressedtheystill
hadadeeprespee
thosenanstheyprobablyspokethetruth
soontheeapohesavage
regionsoftheteutonsandthefrankshalfadozenssionaries
entofsoldiers
theeerorsbegantounderstandthatthechristianght
beofgreatusetotheinsooftheprovincestheywere
givenequalrightsainedfaithfultotheold
godsthegreatchangehoeduringthelasthalf
ofthefourthcentury
nstantine,sotisheavenknoantine
thegreat,perorheerribleruffian,
butpeopleoftenderqualitiesuldhardlyhopetosurvive
inthathardfightingageduringalongandcheckeredcareer,
nstantinehadexperiencednyupsanddoe,
ostdefeatedbyhisenees,hethoughtthathewould
trythepoeverybodywas
talkingheprosedthathetooeachristian
ifheingbattlehehevictory
andthereafterhehepohechristian
godandalloselftobebaptised
frohatnton,thechristianchurchially
regnisedandthisgreatlystrengthenedthepositionofthe
neh
buttheedaverysllnorityof
allthepeople,notrethanfiveorsixpercent,andinorder
toprosetheold
godsstbedestroyedforashortspelltheeerorjulian,
aloverofgreek,nagedtosavethepagangods
frourtherdestructionbutjuliandiedofhiswoundsduring
acaaigninpersiaandhissuccessorjovianreestablished
thechurchinallitsgloryoneaftertheotherthedoorsofthe
ancienttelesetheeeror
justinian
... </P></TD>
the
ianandafricanandasiaticdivinities
eandbegan
topreachtheiean,
nobodyobjectedtheninthestreetstoppedandlistened
ro,thecapitaloftheandering
preainghisoysterystof
theselfappointedpriestsappealedtothesensesprosed
goldenreothefolloheir
oiculargodsoonthecrohestreetnoticed
thatthesocalledchristiansthefollohechristor
``anointedspokeaverydifferentlanguagetheydidnot
appeartobeiressedbygreatrichesoranobleposition
theyextolledthebeautiesofpovertyandhulityandekness
theseade
rothestressoftheherinterestingto
listentoa``steryoldpeopleintheheydayoftheir
glorythattheir
lastinghappiness
besides,thepreaysterytolddreadful
storiesofthefatethataedthoseolistento
thehetruegoditotakechances
ofursetheoldrongodsstillexisted,buthey
strongenoughtoprotecttheirfriendsagainstthepowersof
thisnedistant
asiapeoplebegantohavedoubtstheyretuedtolisten
tofurtherexplanationsoftheneerahey
begantoetthenandenhewordsof
jesustheyfoundtheerydifferentfroheaverage
ronprieststheyheywere
kindtoslavesandtoanilstheydidnottrytogainriches,
butgaveapleoftheirunselfish
livesforcednyronstoforsaketheoldreligion
theyjoinedthesllnitiesofchristiansetin
thebasofprivatehousesorsowhereinanopenfield,
andthetelesed
thisberofchristians
ntinuedtoincreasepresbytersorprieststheoriginal
greekant``elderedtoguardtheinterestsof
thesllchurchesabishopadetheheadofallthe
nitieshinasingleprovincepeter,whohadfol
loe,eindue
tihissuccessorsherorpapa
catobeknownaspopes
thechurchbecaapopire
thechristiandoctrinesappealedtothosewhodespaired
ofthisanystrongnwho
founditiossibletokeacareerundertheierialgov
ent,butong
thehulefollohenazareeacheratlastthe
stateaneireihave
saidthisbeforeolerantthroughindifferenceitallowed
everybodytoseeksalvationafterhisorhero
itinsistedthatthedifferentseselves
andobeythelive
thechristiannitieshoopracticeany
sortoftolerancetheypubliclydeclaredthattheirgod,and
theirgodalone,hetruerulerofheavenandearth,
andthatallothergodspostersthisseedunfair
totheothersectsandthepolicedisuragedsuchutterances
thechristianspersisted
soonthereherdifficultiesthechristiansrefused
togothroughtheforlitiesofpayinghogetotheeeror
theyrefusedtoappearheyalledupon
tojointheartherongistratesthreatenedto
punishthethechristiansansiserable
toaverypleasantheavenand
thattheyorethanosufferdeathfortheir
priis
killedtheoffenders,butreoftentheydidnottherewas
acertainauntoflynchingduringtheearliestyearsofthe
church,butthisobh
accusedtheirekchristianneighboursofeverynceivable
cri,suchasslaughteringandeatingbabies,bringingabout
sicknessandpestilence,betrayingtheuntryintisofdanger
becauseitlesssportanddevoidofdanger,as
thechristiansrefusedtofightback
anentinuedtobeinvadedbythebarbarians
andiesfailed,christianssionaries
forthtopreachtheirgospelofpeacetotheons
theyenhoutfearofdeaththeyspokea
languagenodoubtastothefutureofunrepentant
sinnerstheteutonspressedtheystill
hadadeeprespee
thosenanstheyprobablyspokethetruth
soontheeapohesavage
regionsoftheteutonsandthefrankshalfadozenssionaries
entofsoldiers
theeerorsbegantounderstandthatthechristianght
beofgreatusetotheinsooftheprovincestheywere
givenequalrightsainedfaithfultotheold
godsthegreatchangehoeduringthelasthalf
ofthefourthcentury
nstantine,sotisheavenknoantine
thegreat,perorheerribleruffian,
butpeopleoftenderqualitiesuldhardlyhopetosurvive
inthathardfightingageduringalongandcheckeredcareer,
nstantinehadexperiencednyupsanddoe,
ostdefeatedbyhisenees,hethoughtthathewould
trythepoeverybodywas
talkingheprosedthathetooeachristian
ifheingbattlehehevictory
andthereafterhehepohechristian
godandalloselftobebaptised
frohatnton,thechristianchurchially
regnisedandthisgreatlystrengthenedthepositionofthe
neh
buttheedaverysllnorityof
allthepeople,notrethanfiveorsixpercent,andinorder
toprosetheold
godsstbedestroyedforashortspelltheeerorjulian,
aloverofgreek,nagedtosavethepagangods
frourtherdestructionbutjuliandiedofhiswoundsduring
acaaigninpersiaandhissuccessorjovianreestablished
thechurchinallitsgloryoneaftertheotherthedoorsofthe
ancienttelesetheeeror
justinian
... </P></TD>