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, 1853 - 512 pages |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 7 | |
| 24 | |
| 33 | |
| 45 | |
| 52 | |
| 59 | |
| 67 | |
| 322 | |
| 338 | |
| 356 | |
| 368 | |
| 392 | |
| 403 | |
| 407 | |
| 420 | |
| 73 | |
| 91 | |
| 92 | |
| 103 | |
| 123 | |
| 144 | |
| 225 | |
| 226 | |
| 255 | |
| 283 | |
| 289 | |
| 295 | |
| 318 | |
| 433 | |
| 439 | |
| 442 | |
| 448 | |
| 452 | |
| 455 | |
| 461 | |
| 473 | |
| 483 | |
| 484 | |
| 492 | |
| 503 | |
| 510 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acta admit African Alexandria ancient anima Apostles appears apud arguments atque Augustine autem authority baptism believe bishops body called Carthage celestial celestial matter century certificates Chris Christ Christians church Constantine controversy Cornelius council Cyprian deacons death Decius Demetrius denied Deum Diocletian Dionysius divine nature doctrine Eccles ecclesia edict ejus emperor enim Epiphanius Epistle etiam Eusebius evil Father Faustus Felicissimus Firmilian Gallienus gods hæc hence heretics Hist Holy Spirit honor Jesus judge Lactantius learned Libellatici Manes Manichæans Manichæism manifest martyrs Maxentius Maximian mystical nobis Noëtus Novatian Novatus opinion Origen passage Paul persecution persons philosophy presbyters Prince of darkness punishment quæ quam quia quidem quod reason religion respecting Roman Rome Romish Sabellius sacred says scriptures sect secundum sense soul Stephen sunt supposed testimony Theodoret things tian Tyrbo undoubtedly vero words world of darkness world of light worship writers
Popular passages
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 187 - And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
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 99 - ... 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 and the governors, in these circumstances, supposing themselves to...
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 123 - Manifestum est autem ubi et per quos remissa peccatorum dari possit, quae in baptismo scilicet datur. Nam Petro primum dominus, super quem aedificavit ecclesiam et unde unitatis originem instituit et ostendit, potestatem istam dedit ut id solveretur in terris quod ille solvisset.
Page 319 - ... similitudinem obtineret. Most of the things here narrated are plain and very unlike an allegory. Augustine states the whole matter more briefly, (de Haeres. c. 42. p. 13.) thus : Adam et Evam ex Prinipibus fumi asserunt natos, cum Pater eorum nomine Saclas sociorum suorum fetus omnium devorasset, et quidquid inde commixtum divinre subtantiae ceperat, cum uxore concumbens, in carne prolis tanquam tenacissimo vinculo colligasset.
Page 149 - Certainly if any man deserves to stand first in the catalogue of saints and martyrs, and to be annually held up as an example to Christians, this is the man : for, except the apostles of Jesus Christ and their companions, I know of no one, among all those enrolled and honored as saints, who excelled him in holiness and virtue.
Page 399 - Augustine, (loc. cit. p. 13.): Mittuntur etiam ipsi, qui videntur idonei ad hunc errorem, vel ubi est, sustentandum et augendum, vel ubi non est, etiam seminandum. The electing and commissioning of them, undoubtedly belonged to the head of the sect. (2) That Manes divided the members of his community into two classes, the Elect and the Auditors, is a fact well known.
Page 470 - Deities ; and that to these some worship might be paid, in the mannei of the fathers, without fault or sin. And who does not know, that in those times, many others also combined the worship of Christ with that of the ancient Gods, whom they regarded as the ministers of the supreme God in the government of human and earthly affairs...