This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...for they are forgeries. And perhaps one had better not enquire further. They do not wish it, lest the writer of the letters should be certain of 106 The third charge, of using an undedicated Church, Apol. detection. For the calumniators alone, and none besides, Const, know who he is. r j4 17. But forasmuch as they have ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...for they are forgeries. And perhaps one had better not enquire further. They do not wish it, lest the writer of the letters should be certain of 106 The third charge, of using an undedicated Church, Apol. detection. For the calumniators alone, and none besides, Const, know who he is. r j4 17. But forasmuch as they have informed against me in the matter of the great Church, that a congregation was holden there before it was completed, I will answer to your Piety on this charge also; for the parties who bear so hearty an enmity against me, constrain me to do so. I confess this did so happen; for, as in what I have hitherto said, I have spoken no lie, I will not now deny this. But the facts are far otherwise than they have represented them. Permit me to declare to you, most religious Augustus, that we kept no day of dedication, (it would certainly have been unlawful to do so, before receiving orders from you, ) nor were we led to act as we did through premeditation. No Bishop or other Clergyman was invited to join in our proceedings; for much was yet wanting to complete the building. Nay the congregation was not held on a previous notice, which might give them a reason for informing against us. Every one knows how it happened; hear me, however, with your accustomed equity and patience. It was the feast of Easter, and an exceeding great multitude of Christians was assembled together, such as Christian kings would desire to see in all their cities. Now when the Churches were found to be too few to contain them, there was no little stir among the people, who desired that they might be allowed to meet together in the great Church, where they could all offer up 1 cupr. their prayers for your safety1. And this they did; for alvol. 8' though I exhorted them to wait aw..
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