Romanism: Incompatible With Republican Institutions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Civis, Civis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331695147 ISBN 13: 9781331695141

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2015

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Excerpt from Romanism: Incompatible With Republican Institutions

But with the principles of the gospel the christians seem also to have forgotten those of worldly prudence. They stood in the pres ence of an alert and dexterous enemy. The ancient religion of Rome, though it had lost the favour of the emperor was not abolished, nor indeed, greatly oppressed. A large portion Of the senate with many of the learned and noble still adhered to the faith of their ancestors and the disorders of the church afforded to their philosophers an ample theme for scandal and rebuke Heathenism reared its head again for a time under Julian, but the life of that emper or was too short to nourish its aged frame into strength. Its final overthrow however was re tarded for more than half a century, when, uh der the reign of Theodosius it was completely destroyed. The severities of persecution which had already been ingrafted upon the church were ready to enforce the edicts Of the emperor and the zeal of the clergy but Paganism was of a nature too yielding to Offer an obstinate resist ance. The spirit of martyrdom was foreign to it. Its hold upon the hearts and minds of its votaries was too weak to inspire that enthusias tic devotion which raises its possessor above every fear.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1331695147
• ISBN 13: 9781331695141
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 250
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