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Side 161
It is needless to observe , that the pious and humble presbyters , who were first
dignified with the episcopal title , could not possess , and would probably have
rejected , the power and pomp which now encircles the tiara of the Roman pontiff
...
It is needless to observe , that the pious and humble presbyters , who were first
dignified with the episcopal title , could not possess , and would probably have
rejected , the power and pomp which now encircles the tiara of the Roman pontiff
...
Side 195
he probably appeals to the Sibylline verses , which relate it exactly in the words
of the gospel . Seneca Quæst . Natur . lib . 1. 15. 6. 1.7 . 17. Plin . Hist . Natur , lib .
2 . o Plin . Hist . Natur . 2. 30 . P Virgil . Georgic . 1. 466. Tibullus , lib . 1. Eleg .
he probably appeals to the Sibylline verses , which relate it exactly in the words
of the gospel . Seneca Quæst . Natur . lib . 1. 15. 6. 1.7 . 17. Plin . Hist . Natur , lib .
2 . o Plin . Hist . Natur . 2. 30 . P Virgil . Georgic . 1. 466. Tibullus , lib . 1. Eleg .
Side 224
See Cyprian . Epistol . 77. edit . Fell . P Upon his conversion , he had sold those
gardens for the benefit of the poor . The indulgence of God ( most probably the
liberality of some Christian friend ) restored them to Cyprian . See Pontius , c . 15
.
See Cyprian . Epistol . 77. edit . Fell . P Upon his conversion , he had sold those
gardens for the benefit of the poor . The indulgence of God ( most probably the
liberality of some Christian friend ) restored them to Cyprian . See Pontius , c . 15
.
Side 226
Dion Cassius , who composed his history under the former reign , had most
probably intended for the use of his master those counsels of persecution , which
he ascribes to a better age , and to the favourite of Augustus . Concerning this ...
Dion Cassius , who composed his history under the former reign , had most
probably intended for the use of his master those counsels of persecution , which
he ascribes to a better age , and to the favourite of Augustus . Concerning this ...
Side 239
... most probably suggested the order , that the bishops and presbyters should
deliver all their sacred books into the hands of the magistrates , who were
commanded , under the severest penalties , to burn them in a public and solemn
manner .
... most probably suggested the order , that the bishops and presbyters should
deliver all their sacred books into the hands of the magistrates , who were
commanded , under the severest penalties , to burn them in a public and solemn
manner .
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2: Complete in Eight Volumes |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | G. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
| Original fra | Catalonia-biblioteket |
| Digitalisert | 30. mar 2009 |
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