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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XVI: Conduct Towards The Christians, From Nero To
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536--544, edit.

Rigalt.,) which is filled with the wildest fanaticism and the most incoherent declamation.

It is, however, somewhat remarkable, that Tertullian did not suffer martyrdom himself.] [Footnote 101: The libellatici, who are chiefly known by the writings of Cyprian, are described with the utmost precision, in the copious commentary of Mosheim, p.

483--489.] [Footnote 101a: The penance was not so slight, for it was exactly the same with that of apostates who had sacrificed to idols; it lasted several years.

See Fleun Hist.Ecc.v.ii.p.


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