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theselfappointedpriestsappealedtothesensesprosed</p>
goldehefolloheir</p>
oiculargod.soonthecrohestreetnoticed</p>
thatthesohristiansthefollohechristor</p>
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appeartobeiressedbygreatrichesoranobleposition.</p>
theyextolledthebeautiesofpovertyandhulityandekness.</p>
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listentoa``steryoldpeopleintheheydayoftheir</p>
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lastinghappiness.</p>
besides,thepreaysterytolddreadful</p>
storiesofthefatethataedthoseolistento</p>
thehetruegod.itotakeces.</p>
ofursetheodsstillexisted,buthey</p>
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begahenandenhewordsof</p>
jesus.theyfoundtheerydifferentfroheaverage</p>
ros.theyheywere</p>
kindtoslavesandtoanils.theydidnainriches,</p>
butgaveapleoftheirunselfish</p>
livesforyronstoforsaketheion.</p>
theyjoihesllnitiesofchristiain</p>
thebasofprivatehousesorsowhereinanopenfield,</p>
aelesed.</p>
thisberofchristians</p>
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tihissuessorsherorpapa</p>
catobeknoes.</p>
theaapopire.</p>
thechristiandoesappealedtothosewhodespaired</p>
ofthisanystrongnwho</p>
founditiossibletokeacareeruheierialgov</p>
ent,butong</p>
thehulefollohenazareeacher.atlastthe</p>
stateaneireihave</p>
saidthisbeforeolerantthroughindiffereallowed</p>
everybodytoseeksalvationafterhisorhero</p>
itinsistedthatthedifferentseselves</p>
ahelive.</p>
thechristiannitieshoopractiy</p>
sortoftoleraheypublilaredthattheirgod,and</p>
theirgodaloruerulerofheaveh,</p>
andthatallodsposters.thisseedunfair</p>
totheothersedthepolicedisuragedsues.</p>
thechristianspersisted.</p>
soonthereherdifficulties.thechristiansrefused</p>
toghtheforlitiesofpayinghogetotheeeror.</p>
theyrefusedtoappearheyalledupon</p>
tojoiherongistratesthreateo</p>
punishthethechristiansansiserable</p>
toaverypleasantheavenand</p>
thattheyorethanosufferdeathfortheir</p>
priis</p>
killedtheoffenders,butreoftentheydidnot.therewas</p>
acertainauntoflyngduringtheearliestyearsofthe</p>
h,butthisobh</p>
ausedtheirekchristianneighboursofeverynceivable</p>
hasslaughteringaingbabies,bringingabout</p>
siessailerayiryintisofdanger</p>
becauseitlesssportanddevoidofdanger,as</p>
thechristiansrefusedtofightback.</p>
aiobeihebarbarians</p>
andiesfailed,christianssionaries</p>
forthtopreachtheirgospelofpeacetotheons.</p>
theyenhoutfearofdeath.theyspokea</p>
languagenodoubtastothefutureofuant</p>
siheteutonspressed.theystill</p>
hadadeeprespee.</p>
thosenans.theyprobablyspokethetruth.</p>
soontheeapohesavage</p>
regionsoftheteutonsandthefranks.halfadozenssionaries</p>
entofsoldiers.</p>
theeerantouandthatthechristianght</p>
beofgreatusetotheinsooftheproviheywere</p>
givenequalrightsainedfaithfultotheold</p>
gods.thegreatgehthelasthalf</p>
ofthefourthtury.</p>
nstaisheavenknoantine</p>
thegreat,peror.heerribleruffian,</p>
butpeopleoftenderqualitiesuldhardlyhopetosurvive</p>
inthathardfightingage.duringalongandareer,</p>
nstantinehadexperienyupsanddoe,</p>
ostdefeatedbyhisenees,hethoughtthathewould</p>
trythepoeverybodywas</p>
talking.heprosedthathetooeachristian</p>
ifheingbattle.hehevictory</p>
andthereafterhehepohechristian</p>
godandalloselftobebaptised.</p>
frohatnton,thehurchially</p>
regnisedandthisgreatlystrehepositionofthe</p>
neh.</p>
buttheedaverysllnorityof</p>
allthepeople,hanfiveorsixpert,andinorder</p>
toprose.theold</p>
godsstbedestroyed.forashortspelltheeerorjulian,</p>
alreek,osavethepagangods</p>
frourtherdestru.butjuliandiedofhiswoundsduring</p>
acaaigninpersiaandhissuessorjoviaablished</p>
thechurallitsglory.oertheotherthedoorsofthe</p>
aelesetheeeror</p>
justinian</p>
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