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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1844Original Publisher: s.n.Subjects: Church historyReligion / Christianity / HistoryReligion / Christianity / GeneralReligion / Christian Church / History Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1844Original Publisher: s.n.Subjects: Church historyReligion / Christianity / HistoryReligion / Christianity / GeneralReligion / Christian Church / History Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CENTURY II. I. - THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH DURING THE REIGN OP TRAJAN. The master of the Roman world, in the beginning of this century, was the renowned Trajan. His predecessor, Nerva, had restored the Christian exiles, and granted a full toleration to the church. Hence the last of the apostles had returned to his station at Ephesus, and slept in the Lord, before the short interval of tranquillity was closed by the persecuting spirit of Trajan. Whatever explication may be given or conjectured of the cause of his dislike of Christians, he had a con- finned prejudice against them, and meditated the extinction of the name. Nor does it appear that he ever changed his sentiments, or retracted his edicts against them. There is an account of his persecution in his correspondence with Pliny the governor of Bithynia, a character well known in classical history. The two epistles between the emperor and the governor deserve to be transcribed at length. They seem to have been written in 106 or 107. C. Pliny to Trajan, Emperor ' Health. It is my usual custom, Sir, to refer all tilings of which I harbour any doubts, to you. For who can better direct my judgment in its hesitation, or instruct my understanding in its ignorance. I never had the fortune to be present at any examination of Christians, before I came into this province. I am therefore at a loss to determine what is the usual object either of inquiry or of Books, History~~General, History-Of-The-Church-Of-Christ~~Joseph-Milner, 999999999, History Of The Church Of Christ, Joseph Milner, 1120295033, Kessinger Publishing Company, , , , , Kessinger Publishing Company<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 506 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=26mm, Gew.=667gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - Literature - Classics / … Meer...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 506 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=26mm, Gew.=667gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - Literature - Classics / Criticism], Kartoniert/Broschiert<