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eandbegan
topreachtheiean,
nobodyobjected.thenireetstoppedandlistened
ro,thecapitaloftheandering
preainghisoystery.stof
theselfappointedpriestsappealedtothesensesprosed
goldehefolloheir
oiculargod.soonthecrohestreetnoticed
thatthesocalledchristiansthefollohechristor
``anointedspokeaverydifferentlanguage.theydidnot
appeartobeiressedbygreatrichesoranobleposition.
theyextolledthebeautiesofpovertyandhulityandekness.
theseade
rothestressoftheheriingto
listentoa``steryoldpeopleintheheydayoftheir
glorythattheir
lastinghappiness.
besides,thepreaysterytolddreadful
storiesofthefatethataedthoseolistento
thehetruegod.itotakeces.
ofursetheodsstillexisted,buthey
strongenoughtoprotecttheirfriendsagainstthepowersof
thisant
asiapeoplebegantohavedoubts.theyretuedtolisten
tofurtherexplanationsoftheneerahey
begahenandenhewordsof
jesus.theyfoundtheerydifferentfroheaverage
ros.theyheywere
kindtoslavesandtoanils.theydidnainriches,
butgaveapleoftheirunselfish
livesforyronstoforsaketheion.
theyjoihesllnitiesofchristiain
thebasofprivatehousesorsowhereinanopenfield,
aelesed.
thisberofchristians
ntioincrease.presbytersorprieststheinal
greekant``elderedtoguardtheisof
thesllchurches.abishopadetheheadofallthe
nitieshinasingleprovier,whohadfol
loe,e.indue
tihissuccessorsherorpapa
catobeknoes.
thechurchbecaapopire.
thechristiandoesappealedtothosewhodespaired
ofthisanystrongnwho
founditiossibletokeacareeruheierialgov
ent,butong
thehulefollohenazareeacher.atlastthe
stateaneireihave
saidthisbeforeolerantthroughindiffereallowed
everybodytoseeksalvationafterhisorhero
itinsistedthatthedifferentseselves
ahelive.
thechristiannitieshoopractiy
sortoftoleraheypubliclydeclaredthattheirgod,and
theirgodaloruerulerofheaveh,
andthatallodsposters.thisseedunfair
totheothersedthepolicedisuragedsuchutterances.
thechristianspersisted.
soonthereherdifficulties.thechristiansrefused
toghtheforlitiesofpayinghogetotheeeror.
theyrefusedtoappearheyalledupon
tojoiherongistratesthreateo
punishthethechristiansansiserable
toaverypleasantheavenand
thattheyorethanosufferdeathfortheir
priis
killedtheoffenders,butreoftentheydidnot.therewas
acertainauntoflyngduringtheearliestyearsofthe
church,butthisobh
accusedtheirekchristianneighboursofeverynceivable
cri,suchasslaughteringaingbabies,bringingabout
siessailerayiryintisofdanger
becauseitlesssportanddevoidofdanger,as
thechristiansrefusedtofightback.
aiobeihebarbarians
andiesfailed,christianssionaries
forthtopreachtheirgospelofpeacetotheons.
theyenhoutfearofdeath.theyspokea
languagenodoubtastothefutureofuant
siheteutonspressed.theystill
hadadeeprespee.
thosenans.theyprobablyspokethetruth.
soontheeapohesavage
regionsoftheteutonsandthefranks.halfadozenssionaries
entofsoldiers.
theeerantouandthatthechristianght
beofgreatusetotheinsooftheproviheywere
givenequalrightsainedfaithfultotheold
gods.thegreatgehthelasthalf
ofthefourthtury.
nstaisheavenknoantine
thegreat,peror.heerribleruffian,
butpeopleoftenderqualitiesuldhardlyhopetosurvive
inthathardfightingage.duringalongandcheckeredcareer,
nstantinehadexperienyupsanddoe,
ostdefeatedbyhisenees,hethoughtthathewould
trythepoeverybodywas
talking.heprosedthathetooeachristian
ifheingbattle.hehevictory
andthereafterhehepohechristian
godandalloselftobebaptised.
frohatnton,thechristianchurchially
regnisedandthisgreatlystrehepositionofthe
neh.
buttheedaverysllnorityof
allthepeople,hanfiveorsixpert,andinorder
toprose.theold
godsstbedestroyed.forashortspelltheeerorjulian,
alreek,osavethepagangods
frourtherdestru.butjuliandiedofhiswoundsduring
acaaigninpersiaandhissuccessorjoviaablished
thechurallitsglory.oertheotherthedoorsofthe
aelesetheeeror
justinian
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