The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3John Murray, 1903 |
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... subjects . 9 Cod . Theodos . 1. xvi . tit . x . leg . 1. Godefroy , in the character of a commentator , endeavours ( tom . vi . p . 257 ) to excuse Constantine ; but the more zealous Baronius ( Annal . Eccles . A.D. 321 , No. 18 ) ...
... subjects . 9 Cod . Theodos . 1. xvi . tit . x . leg . 1. Godefroy , in the character of a commentator , endeavours ( tom . vi . p . 257 ) to excuse Constantine ; but the more zealous Baronius ( Annal . Eccles . A.D. 321 , No. 18 ) ...
Side 4
... subjects were protected by the Christians the authority , and perhaps by the laws , of a prince who wisely left to the gods the care of vindicating their own honour . If we may credit the assertion of Constantine himself , he had been ...
... subjects were protected by the Christians the authority , and perhaps by the laws , of a prince who wisely left to the gods the care of vindicating their own honour . If we may credit the assertion of Constantine himself , he had been ...
Side 6
... subjects should respect the natural and civil obligations of society . But the operation of the wisest laws is imper- fect and precarious . They seldom inspire virtue , they cannot always restrain vice . Their power is insufficient to ...
... subjects should respect the natural and civil obligations of society . But the operation of the wisest laws is imper- fect and precarious . They seldom inspire virtue , they cannot always restrain vice . Their power is insufficient to ...
Side 7
... subjects were indissolubly bound by their oath of fidelity to a tyrant who had violated every law of nature and society . The humble Christians were sent into the world as sheep among wolves ; and since they were not permitted to employ ...
... subjects were indissolubly bound by their oath of fidelity to a tyrant who had violated every law of nature and society . The humble Christians were sent into the world as sheep among wolves ; and since they were not permitted to employ ...
Side 8
... subjects , embracing the Christian doctrine , should learn to suffer and to obey . Divine right tine . In the general order of Providence princes and tyrants are con- sidered as the ministers of Heaven , appointed to rule or of Constan ...
... subjects , embracing the Christian doctrine , should learn to suffer and to obey . Divine right tine . In the general order of Providence princes and tyrants are con- sidered as the ministers of Heaven , appointed to rule or of Constan ...
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