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The Author of the Life of Julian the Apostate, has had the Impudence to tell the World, That the Christians summitted to the Heathen Emperours of old, merely because they were unable by reason of their small numbers to resist, which contradicts the opinion of Tertullian, who even in persecuting times assures us, that the Christians were so numerous that a bare quitting the Roman territories had been revenge enough against their persecutors (In Apologet.) 'tis strange he did not give them the same reason of Christ 's yielding himself to that infamous Death of the Cross; but it happens unfortunately, that our blessed Saviour, the Captain of our Salvation, tells Peter, that he could pray to his Father, |
The Author of the Life of Julian the Apostate, has had the Impudence to tell the World, That the Christians summitted to the Heathen emperors of old, merely Because they were unable by reason of their small numbers to resist, which contradicts the opinion of Tertullian, who even in persecuting times assures us, that the Christians were so numerous that a bore quitting the Roman territories had been revenge enough against their persecutors (In Apologet) it's strange he did not give them the same reason of christ is yielding himself to that infamous Death of the Cross; but it happens unfortunately, that our blessed Saviour, the Captain of our Salvation, tells Peter, that he could pray to his Father, |
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