The History of Christianity: From the Birth of Christ to the Abolition of Paganism in the Roman Empire, Volume 1John Murray, 1884 - Christianity |
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... tion the physical conformation , in some cases the procre- ation , in all the development of the bodily powers by gymnastic education ; and it required the most consum- mate skill in the sculptor to preserve the endangered pre- eminence ...
... tion the physical conformation , in some cases the procre- ation , in all the development of the bodily powers by gymnastic education ; and it required the most consum- mate skill in the sculptor to preserve the endangered pre- eminence ...
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... tion of the various deities , as the commemoration of the great events in their annals . " The priesthood was united with the highest civil and military offices ; and the great occupation of Roman worship seems to have been to secure ...
... tion of the various deities , as the commemoration of the great events in their annals . " The priesthood was united with the highest civil and military offices ; and the great occupation of Roman worship seems to have been to secure ...
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... tion between the religion of the ancient and of the modern world ; the characteristic , which besides the general practice of propitiating the Deity , usually by animal sacrifices , universally prevails in the præ - Christian ages . The ...
... tion between the religion of the ancient and of the modern world ; the characteristic , which besides the general practice of propitiating the Deity , usually by animal sacrifices , universally prevails in the præ - Christian ages . The ...
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... tion between the ancient and modern world , the human mind appears expanding . Polytheism is evidently re- laxing its hold upon all classes : the monarch maintains his throne , not from the deep - rooted , or rational , or conscientious ...
... tion between the ancient and modern world , the human mind appears expanding . Polytheism is evidently re- laxing its hold upon all classes : the monarch maintains his throne , not from the deep - rooted , or rational , or conscientious ...
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... , unumque nu- nien intelligunt . Summum illud ... et æternum , neque mutabile , neque interiturum . Tac . Hist . v . 5 . * See Chap . II . , in which this ques tion is resumed . CHAP . I. POLYTHEISM - PROGRESS OF KNOWLEDGE . 25.
... , unumque nu- nien intelligunt . Summum illud ... et æternum , neque mutabile , neque interiturum . Tac . Hist . v . 5 . * See Chap . II . , in which this ques tion is resumed . CHAP . I. POLYTHEISM - PROGRESS OF KNOWLEDGE . 25.
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