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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition. Excerpt: ... "Vf I. ON THE PASSOVER. Frag. 1. In the time of Servilius Paulus, proconsul of Asia, at which time Sagaris became a martyr, there arose a great inquiry in Laodicea about the passover which fell seasonably in those days. And these things were then written. euseb. iv, 26. II. APOLOGY FOR CHRISTIANITY. To The Emperor Marcus Antoninus Verus. Frag. 2. For what never happened before, the race of those who worship God is persecuted, being driven by new decrees throughout Asia. For shameless informers and lovers of others' goods, taking occasion from these ordinances, openly plunder us, day and night robbing those who do no wrong. And if these things are done by your command, let it be well done. For a just king could never follow unjust counsels. And we with pleasure bear the honour of such a death. But we prefer to you this request, in order that having first taken notice of the workers of this contention, you may judge them justly, if they are worthy of death and punishment or of safety and peace. But if this counsel and this new ordinance, which is not even proper against hostile barbarians, do not proceed from you, we pray you so much the more, not to neglect us in such a public persecution. For our philosophy flourished before among barbarians, and flourishing among your nations under the great rule of Augustus your predecessor, became especially a fortunate advantage to your reign. For from that time the power of the Romans grew to size and brilliancy. Of whom you have become and will be the much-loved successor with your son, protecting that philosophy which helps to support the empire and which began with Augustus; which also your predecessors honoured in addition to the other forms of worship. And this is the greatest proof of our
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