God, binding themselves by a solemn oath, not for the purposes of any wicked design, but never to commit any fraud, theft, or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was... The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays - Page 14edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
| Norma E. Sawyers - 2002 - 146 pages
...any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft, adultery, never to falsify their word, not to deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up" (Epistles X. 96). SUETONIUS An additional second century reference is from the Roman historian Suetonius... | |
| Paul Ciholas - 2003 - 532 pages
...never to commit any fraud, theft or 36Sordi, Christians, 52-53. "Pliny, Letters 96 (LCL II) 401-403. adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a...trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up.38 Thus the strongest accusation Pliny could level at Christians is that they disobeyed his order... | |
| Scott Hahn - 2005 - 227 pages
...before sunrise to sing hymns to Christ, after which they would "bind themselves by a solemn oath . . . never to commit any fraud, theft, or adultery, never to falsify their word." Pliny went on to say that after swearing this sacramentum, the Christians would disperse, then reassemble... | |
| Gary Hullquist - 2004 - 500 pages
...verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to do any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery,...trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble to partake of food— but food of... | |
| Scott Hahn - 2005 - 242 pages
...verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery,...when they should be called upon to deliver it up. Afterward, it was their custom to ... partake of food, but food of an ordinary and innocent kind."... | |
| Robert Andrew Baker, John M. Landers - 2005 - 486 pages
...light, and addressed a form of prayer to Christ, as to a divinity, binding themselves by a solemn oath, not for the purposes of any wicked design, but never...word, nor deny a trust when they should be called on to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble, to eat in common... | |
| John Davidson - 2005 - 1096 pages
...verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery,...when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble to partake of food - but food of an... | |
| J. L. Mckinley - 2005 - 130 pages
...hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to perform any wicked deed, never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word, not deny a trust when they should be called upon to make it good; after which it was their custom to... | |
| Stephen Wilson - 2004 - 440 pages
...hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to do any wicked deeds, bui never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never...falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be required to deliver it up. (Ep. 10.96) The allusion to oath taking in the context of communal worship,... | |
| William Barclay - 1998 - 212 pages
...by a solemn oath not to commit any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, nor deny a trust, when they should be called upon to deliver it up, after which it was their custom to separate, and then to reassemble to partake of food - but food of... | |
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