The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2Baudry's European Library, 1840 |
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... ministers of his revenue were skilled in the arts of rapine . It was under his reign that the method of exacting a free gift from the senators was first invented ; and as the sum was insensibly increased , the pretences of levying it ...
... ministers of his revenue were skilled in the arts of rapine . It was under his reign that the method of exacting a free gift from the senators was first invented ; and as the sum was insensibly increased , the pretences of levying it ...
Side 81
... ministers , entrusted not only with the spiritual functions , but even with the temporal direction of the Christian commonwealth . The safety of that society , its honour , its aggrandisement , were productive , even in the most pious ...
... ministers , entrusted not only with the spiritual functions , but even with the temporal direction of the Christian commonwealth . The safety of that society , its honour , its aggrandisement , were productive , even in the most pious ...
Side 82
... ministers established in the church were the deacons , appointed at Jerusalem , seven in number ; they were charged with the distribu- tion of the alms : even females had a share in this employment . After the deacons came the elders or ...
... ministers established in the church were the deacons , appointed at Jerusalem , seven in number ; they were charged with the distribu- tion of the alms : even females had a share in this employment . After the deacons came the elders or ...
Side 83
... ministers of the church , the bishops and the presbyters ; two appellations , which , in their first origin , ap- pear to have distinguished the same office and the same order of persons . The name of Presbyter was expressive of their ...
... ministers of the church , the bishops and the presbyters ; two appellations , which , in their first origin , ap- pear to have distinguished the same office and the same order of persons . The name of Presbyter was expressive of their ...
Side 84
... ministers , to whom the bishop assigned their respective functions , the management of the public fund , and the determination of all such differences as the faithful were unwilling to expose before the tribunal of an idolatrous judge ...
... ministers , to whom the bishop assigned their respective functions , the management of the public fund , and the determination of all such differences as the faithful were unwilling to expose before the tribunal of an idolatrous judge ...
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