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www.192.twthechurchofsaintsophiainnstantinople,
iheschoolofphilosophyatathens
o.
thatan
hadbeenallohisown
dreaaevaguerules
ofnductofthephilosophershadprovedapoorpass
byosteertheshipoflifeafteradelugeofsavagery
andignorancehadsaheestablishedorderofthings.
thereethingrepositiveandredefinite.
thisthechurchprovided.
duringanagehingain,thechurchstood
likearodneverrecededfrohoseprinciples
heldtobetrueandsacred.thissteadfasturagegaihe
adrationoftheltitudesande
safelythroughthedifficultiesanstate.
thereentofluthefinal
successofthechristianfaith.afterthedisappearanceof
theodori,ihtury,
italyparativelyfreefrninvasion.the
loardsandsaxonsandslavshegothswere
stawas
possibleforthebishopsofrotointaintheindependence
oftheirnantsoftheeire,scattered
throughoutthepeninsula,reghedukesofroor
bishopsastheirpolitidspiritualrulers.
thestagean.
hetheyear590andhisnawasgregory.hebelonged
totherulinge,andhehad
been``prefeayorofthecity.thenhehadbee
ankandabishopandfinally,andchagainsthiswill,
forheissionaryandpreachchristianityto
theheathenofengland,hehadbeendraggedtothechurch
ofsaiobedepope.heruledonlyfourteen
yearsbuthechristianeeurope
hadoffie,thepopes,as
theheadoftheentirechurch.
thispoextendtotheeast.in
nstantiheeerorsntiheoldcustohad
reghesuccessorsofaugustusandtiberiusbothas
headofthegoventandashighpriestoftheestablished
religion.intheyear1453theeasteroneirewas
nqueredbytheturks.nstantinopleaken,andnstantine
paleologue,thelastroneeror,waskilledon
thestepsofthechurchoftheholysophia.
afehedaughterofhisbrother
thos,hadrriedivaniiiofrussia.inthishe
granddukesofsothetraditionsofnstantinople.
thedoubleeagleofoldbyzantiueof
thedaysehadbeendividedintoaeanda
etheatofarofderussia.
thetsarerelythefirstoftherussiannobles,
assudthealoofnessandthedignityofaroneeror
beforeallsubjects,bothhighandloonsiderable
slaves.
theurtertheorientalpatteh
theeasteeerorshadiortedfrosiaandfrogypt
andselvesreseledtheurt
ofalexahegreat.thisstrangeiancehe
dyingbyzantineeirebequeathedtoanunsuspegworld
ntioliveoreturies,
adstthevastplainsofrussia.thelastntohe
crohthedoubleeagleofnstantisaicholas,
urderedonlytheotherday,sotospeak.hisbodywas
throoaerswereallkilled.
allhisarightsandprerogativeshe
churche
beforethedaysofnstantine.
theeastechurchholy,aswe
shallseeichapterheianworldis
goingtobethreatenedhdestrubytherivalcreedof
anarabcaldriver.
haed
ahd,thecaldriver,e
theprophetofthearabia
andost
heentireknownworld
freatergloryofallah,the
onlytruegod
sihedayseandhannibalwehavesaid
nothingofthesetiberhohey
filledallthechaptersdevotedtothestoryoftheaworld.
thebabylonians,theassyrians,thephoenis,thejews,
thearaans,thesetes,hadbeen
therulersofeasiaforthirtyorfortyturies.they
hadbeennqueredbytheindoeuropeanpersianswhohad
efroheeastandbytheindoeuropeangreekswho
hadefrohe.ahundredyearsafterthedeathof
alexahegreat,iticphoenis,
hadfoughttheindoeuropeanronsforthestery
ofthediterranean.carthagehadbeeedaroyed
andfhthundredyearstheronshadbeensters
oftheheseveury,hoher
setictribeappearedupontheseandchallehe
pohe.theyhearabs,peacefulshepherds
edthroughthedesertsine
perialaitions.
thentheylisteohaed,uheirhorsesand
ihaurytheyhadpushedtotheheartofeurope
andproclaidthegloriesofallah,``theonlygod,and
haed,``theprophetoftheonlygod,tothefrightened
peasantsoffrance.
thestoryofahd,thesonofabdallahandanah
usuallyknod,or``hewhowillbepraised,;
readslikeachapterihousandandonenights.he
eldriver,boincca.heseetohavebeenan
epileptidhesufferedfropellsofunnsciousnesswhen
hedreadstrangedreaahevoiceoftheangel
gabriel,ertendowninabook
calledthekoran.his
alloverarabiaalyfallinginhjewish
rtsaoseethat
thething.his
ohearabs,stillreveredqueerstonesandtrunks
oftreesastheiraorshaddoensofthousandsof
yearsbefore.incca,theirholycity,stoodalittlesquare
building,thekaaba,fullofidolsandstrangeoddsandends
ofhoodooworship.
haeddeosesofthearabpeople.he
uldnoteldriveratthesati.
sohede
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