Historical Commentaries on the State of Christianity During the First Three Hundred and Twenty-five Years from the Christian Era: Being a Translation of "The Commentaries on the Affairs of the Christians Before the Time of Constantine the Great,", Volume 2S. Converse, 1854 |
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Page 99 - ... the imperitorial mandate, not only held assemblies in those places, but also did what might seem to be of a more treasonable character, namely, they labored to convert the pagans to Christianity, and to enlarge the boundaries of the church. We ought to praise these holy men for their magnanimity : but it may be questioned whether it would not have been better to temper that magnanimity with prudence, and give way to the iniquity of the times, for the sake of avoiding a greater evil. The emperor...
Page 468 - ... therefore all these Gods, as well as Christ, ought to be honored and worshipped, lest they should be offended and become hostile to the republic. — From all which, it clearly follows, — VI. That the form of religion approved by Christians, was a useful and good one: — yet VII. The religions of all the Gods, also, had their value : and therefore, — VIII, All the religions of all the Gods, were to be tolerated and treated with respect, notwithstanding they were perhaps not all of equal...
Page 191 - Hoc ergo modo etiam illa anima quae, quasi ferrum in igne, sic semper in Verbo, semper in Sapientia, semper in Deo posita est, omne quod agit, quod sentit, quod intelligit, Deus est ; et ideo nec convertibilis aut mutabilis dici potest, quae inconvertibilitatem ex Verbi Dei unitate indesinenter ígnita possedit.
Page 17 - Sed prohibitus est ab iis qui, consulentes sacra, repererant omnes Christianos futures si id optato evenisset, et templa reliqua deserenda. Now those who rested this conclusion on an oracle, or divine premonition, could have no knowledge of the nature of Christianity.
Page 9 - Quid eniin ampiius tibi mandatur, quam nocentes confesses damnare, negantes autem ad tormenta revocare? Videtis ergo quomodo ipsi vos contra mandata faciatis, ut confesses negare cogatis. This passage shows, most beautifully and admirably, how the emperors, and among them the recently deceased Severus, would have the judges deal with Christians. In the first place, sentence of death was to be passed in nocentes confesses. The nocentes here, are those *' accused and convicted in a regular course of...
Page 91 - Et quoniam Stephanus et qui illi consentiunt contendunt dimissionem peccatorum et secundam nativitatem in haereticorum baptisma posse procedere, apud quos etiam ipsi confitentur spiritum sanctum non esse". C. 9: „Illud quoque absurdum quod non putant quaerendum esse quis sit ille qui baptizaverit, eo quod qui baptizatus sit gratiam consequi potuerit invocata trinitate nominum patris et filii et spiritus sancti...
Page 135 - Unde scire debes Episcopum in ecclesia esse, et ecclesiam in episcopo ; et si quis cum episcopo non sit, in ecclesia non esse...
Page 21 - ... nominis fieret, quae post longam retro aetatis pacem repente oborta de inopinato et insueto malo ad turbandum populum nostrum terribilior effecta est. Serenianus tune fuit in nostra provincia praeses, acerbus et dirus persecutor...
Page 10 - sed et clarissimas feminas et clarissimos viros Severus. sciens huius sectae esse, non modo non laesit. verum et testimonio exornavit et populo furenti in nos palam restitit", und vorher: „ipse etiam Severus Christianorum memor fuit.
Page 89 - ... superest, ut de hac ipsa re singuli, quid sentiamus, proferamus neminem iudicantes aut a iure communicationis aliquem, si diversum senserit, amoventes. neque enim quisquam nostrum episcopum se episcoporum constituit aut tyrannico terrore ad obsequendi necessitatem collegas suos adigit, quando habeat omnis episcopus pro licentia libertatis et potestatis suae arbitrium proprium, tamquam iudicari ab alio non possit, quam nee ipse possit alterum iudicare.