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... intra unum claustrum reservari . Id . ibid . He carried this maxim so far , that whenever he gave an entertainment , he was obliged to borrow a service of plate . XIV . affections . His fame in arms , and 2 THE DECLINE AND FALL R.
... intra unum claustrum reservari . Id . ibid . He carried this maxim so far , that whenever he gave an entertainment , he was obliged to borrow a service of plate . XIV . affections . His fame in arms , and 2 THE DECLINE AND FALL R.
Side 5
... obliged to confess , that Helena was the daughter of an innkeepers ; but at the same time we may defend the legality of her mar- riage , against those who have represented her as the concubine of Constantius ' . The great Constantine ...
... obliged to confess , that Helena was the daughter of an innkeepers ; but at the same time we may defend the legality of her mar- riage , against those who have represented her as the concubine of Constantius ' . The great Constantine ...
Side 17
... obliged to ac- knowledge him , as well as Constantine , as equal associates in the Imperial dignity . VOL . II . · D rors . A. D. 308 . XIV . CHAP . the death of the elder princes OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 17 Six emperors.
... obliged to ac- knowledge him , as well as Constantine , as equal associates in the Imperial dignity . VOL . II . · D rors . A. D. 308 . XIV . CHAP . the death of the elder princes OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . 17 Six emperors.
Side 18
... obliged him to leave his do- minions , and the last refuge of the disappointed Maxi- mian was the court of his son - in - law Constantine33 . He was received with respect by that artful prince , and with the appearance of filial ...
... obliged him to leave his do- minions , and the last refuge of the disappointed Maxi- mian was the court of his son - in - law Constantine33 . He was received with respect by that artful prince , and with the appearance of filial ...
Side 27
... obliged , first , to discover , and then to open , a way the Alps . tine passes over mountains and through savage nations , that had never yielded a passage to a regular army " . The Alps were then guarded by nature , they are now ...
... obliged , first , to discover , and then to open , a way the Alps . tine passes over mountains and through savage nations , that had never yielded a passage to a regular army " . The Alps were then guarded by nature , they are now ...
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Side 58 - Our curiosity is naturally prompted to inquire by what means the Christian faith obtained so remarkable a victory over the established religions of the earth. To this inquiry an obvious but satisfactory answer may be returned ; that it was owing to the convincing evidence of the doctrine itself, and to the ruling providence of its great Author.
Side 86 - How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs, and fancied gods, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the Christians; so many sage philosophers blushing in red-hot...
Side 81 - When the promise of eternal happiness was proposed to mankind, on condition of adopting the faith, and of observing the precepts of the gospel, it is no wonder that so advantageous an offer should have been accepted by great numbers of every religion, of every rank, and of every province in the Roman empire.
Side 136 - The lame walked, the blind saw, the sick were healed, the dead were raised, daemons were expelled, and the laws of Nature were frequently suspended for the benefit of the church. But the sages of Greece and Rome turned aside from the awful spectacle, and, pursuing the ordinary occupations of life and study, appeared unconscious of any alterations in the moral or physical government of the world.
Side 227 - Turkish oppression, still exhibit a rich prospect of vineyards, of gardens, and of plentiful harvests ; and the Propontis has ever been renowned for an inexhaustible store of the most exquisite fish, that are taken in their stated seasons, without skill, and almost without labour.
Side 210 - The edicts, which we have published to enforce the worship of the gods, having exposed many of the Christians to danger and distress, many having suffered death, and many more, who still persist in their impious folly, being left destitute of any public exercise of religion, we are disposed to extend to those unhappy men the effects of our wonted clemency. We permit them therefore freely to profess their private opinions, and to assemble in their conventicles without fear or molestation, provided...
Side 239 - Constantine, framed by his order, of gilt wood, and bearing in its right hand a small image of the genius of the place, was erected on a triumphal car. The guards, carrying white tapers and clothed in their richest apparel, accompanied the solemn procession as it moved through the Hippodrome. When it was opposite to the throne of the reigning emperor, he rose from his seat, and with grateful reverence adored the memory of his predecessor.
Side 223 - Lycus, formed by the conflux of two little streams, pours into the harbour a perpetual supply of fresh water, which serves to cleanse the bottom and to invite the periodical shoals of fish to seek their retreat in that convenient recess. As the vicissitudes of tides are scarcely felt in those seas, the constant depth of the...
Side 168 - But it is certain, and we may appeal to the grateful confessions of the first Christians, that the greatest part of those magistrates who exercised in the provinces the authority of the emperor, or of the senate, and to whose hands alone the jurisdiction of life and death was intrusted, behaved...
Side 231 - The buildings of the new city were executed by such artificers as the reign of Constantine could afford ; but they were decorated by the hands of the most celebrated masters of the age of Pericles and Alexander. To revive the genius of Phidias and Lysippus surpassed indeed the power of a Roman emperor...