 | 1903 - 472 sider
...China in words applied by Gibbon to the story of the Roman Empire. He says : " While that great body was invaded by open violence or undermined by slow...men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant banner of the Cross on the ruins of the... | |
 | Henry Grattan Guinness - 1905 - 526 sider
...the early Church as to the destinies of Christ's kingdom. " While the Roman world," says Gibbon, " was invaded by open violence, or undermined by slow decay, a pure and humble religion quietly insinuated itself into the minds of men; grew up in silence and obscurity; der1ved new vigour... | |
 | Alva Wilmot Taylor - 1911 - 314 sider
...message to the poor and weak and sinful. But Gibbon said, that while the empire deteriorated in luxury, a pure and humble religion gently insinuated itself into the minds of men, grew up in obscurity, derived new vigor from opposition, and finally planted its banner of the cross on the ruins... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1916 - 1006 sider
...Congress, at Washington DC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE SCIENTIFIC PRESS BROOKLYN, NY PUBLISHER'S PREFACE. " A pure and humble religion gently insinuated itself into the minds of men, grew up in silence ana obscurity, derived new vigor from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant banner of the... | |
 | James Barr - 1920 - 328 sider
...cannot be said to be writing out of prejudice, says : — " While that great body (the Roman Empire) was invaded by open violence or undermined by slow...itself into the minds of men, grew up in silence and * An Answer to the Jews, C. 7 : Anti-Nicene Library, Vol. xviii., page 218. obscurity, derived new... | |
 | James Boyd White - 1985 - 274 sider
...may be considered as a very essential part of the history of the Roman empire. While that great body was invaded by open violence, or undermined by slow...men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant banner of the cross on the ruins of the... | |
 | W. B. Carnochan - 1987 - 260 sider
...may be considered as a very essential part of the history of the Roman empire. While that great body was invaded by open violence, or undermined by slow...men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant banner of the cross on the ruins of the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1998 - 1094 sider
...may be considered as a very essential part of the history of the Roman empire. While that great body was invaded by open violence, or undermined by slow...men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant banner of the cross on the ruins of the... | |
 | John Dominic Crossan - 1999 - 692 sider
...may be considered as a very essential part of the history of the Roman empire. While that great body was invaded by open violence, or undermined by slow...men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and f1nally erected the triumphant banner of the Cross on the ruins of the... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - 2003 - 494 sider
...still, in his view, Christianity had contributed to the downfall of Roman civilisation, as a seemingly 'pure and humble religion gently insinuated itself...men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant banner of the Cross on the ruins of the... | |
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While that great body was invaded by open violence, or undermined by slow decay, a pure and humble religion gently insinuated itself into the minds of men, grew up in silence and obscurity, derived new vigour from opposition, and finally erected the triumphant... 
