Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History Books, LCL 153: Eusebius I, Books 1-5
Eusebius
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Book ID: 141 Page: 11
Section: 2C
Book I chapter I: Injected the word “Christian” twice.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 13
Section: 3C1
Book I chapter II. . . the living Logos who was, in the beginning, God by the side of the Father, the first and only offspring of God, before all creation and fabrication {2}. . . .
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Time Periods: 4
Book ID: 141 Page: 19
Section: 3C1
Book I chapter IIAnd that there really is a certain being living and existent before the world, who ministered to the Father and God of the universe for the fabrication of all created things, called the Logos and Wisdom of God, can be learned from the actual person of Wisdom herself, in addition to the proofs, for in one place she tells her own secret very clearly through Solomon.
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And to this she adds, “The Lord created me as the beginning of his ways for his works; he established me before the world; in the beginning, before the making of the earth, before the springs of water came forth . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 39
Section: 3C2
Book I chapter IIIStrangest of all, we, who have been consecrated to him, honour him not only with our voices and with the sounds of words, but with the whole disposition of our soul, so as to value testimony to him more than our very life itself.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 74
Section: 4B
Book I chapter IX[Footnote] The Acta Pilati now extant are Christian forgeries of uncertain date. Those to which Eusebius refers were heathen forgeries introduced in the time of the great persecution under Maximin[us].
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Time Periods: 4
Book ID: 141 Page: 183
Section: 2E1,2D3A
Book II chapter XXV. . . .the leader of the Montanists, {1} speaks as follows of the places where the sacred relics of the Apostles in question are deposited: “But I can point out the trophies of the Apostles, for if you will go to the Vatican or to the Ostian Way you will find the trophies of those who founded this Church.” {2}
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Book ID: 141 Page: 193
Section: 2C
Book III chapter III: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 195
Section: 2C
Book III chapter IVThus Timothy is related to have been the first appointed bishop of the diocese of Ephesus. . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 197
Section: 2C
Book III chapter IVIn addition to these Dionysius, one of the ancients, the pastor of the diocese of the Corinthians
. . . . bishop of the Church at Athens was that member of the Areopagas, the other Dionysius. . .
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Time Periods: 1
Book ID: 141 Page: 199
Section: 5D
Book III chapter IVOn the other hand, the people of the church in Jerusalem were commanded by an oracle given by revelation before the war to those in the city who were worthy of it to depart and dwell in one of the cities of Perea which they called Pella. To it those who believed on Christ migrated from Jerusalem, that when holy men had altogether deserted the royal capital of the Jews and the whole land of Judaea, the judgement of God might at last overtake them for all their crimes against the Christ and his Apostles, and all that generation of the wicked be utterly blotted out from among men.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 233
Section: 2C,2D1
Book III chapter XI. . . .were then still alive, and they all took counsel together as to whom they ought to adjudge worthy to succeed James, and all unanimously decided that Simeon the son of Clopas, whom the scripture of the Gospel also mentions, was worthy of the throne of the diocese there.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 235
Section: 2C
Book III chapter XVI: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 245
Section: 5D
Book III chapter XXIII. . . of his mission of John said, ‘Come now, bishop, pay me back the deposit which Christ and I left with you. . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 247
Section: 5D
Book III chapter XXIII. . . .abandoned and finally a brigand, and now instead of the church he has taken to the mountains with an . . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 257
Section: 5D
Book III chapter XXVAt this point it seems reasonable to summarize the writings of the New Testament which have been quoted. In the first place should be put the holy tetrad of the Gospels. To them follows the writing of the Acts of the Apostles. After this should be reckoned the Epistle of Paul. Following them the Epistle of John called the first, and in the same way should be recognized the Epistle of Peter. In addition to these should be put, if it seem desirable, the Revelation of John, the arguments concerning which we will expound at the proper time. These belong to the Recognized Books.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 257
Section: 5D
Book III chapter XXV
Of the Disputed Books which are nevertheless known to most are the Epistle called of James, that of Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, and the so-called second and third Epistles of John which may be the work of the evangelist or of some other with the same name.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 261
Section: 2C
Book III chapter XXVII: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 261
Section: 5D
Book III chapter XXVIIThe first Christians gave these the suitable name of Ebionites because they. . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 269
Section: 2E2
Book III chapter XXXClement, whose words we cited recently in the context of the previous quotation, enumerates, on account of those who reject marriage, those of the Apostles who were married, saying, “Or will they disapprove even of the Apostles? For Peter and Philip begat children, and Philip even gave his daughters to husbands, while Paul himself does not hesitate in one of his letters to address {1} his wife whom he did not take about with him in order to facilitate his mission.”
Pastor John’s note: 3rd pope pro-marriage
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Book ID: 141 Page: 271
Section: 2E1
Book III chapter XXXIJohn has also been already {1} mentioned, and the place of his body is shown by a letter of Polycrates (he was bishop of the diocese of Ephesus) which he wrote to Victor, bishop of Rome.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 283
Section: 2C
Book III chapter XXXVI: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Section: 2C
Book III chapter XXXVI: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 289
Section: 5D
Book III chapter XXXVIIIFor Paul had spoken in writing to the Hebrews in their native language . . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 297
Section: 2C
Book III chapter XXXIX: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Section: 2C
Book IV contents: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 305
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter IAbout the twelfth year of the reign of Trajan {1} the bishop {2} of the diocese of Alexandria, whom we mentioned a little earlier, passed away. . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 311
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter V: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Section: 2C
Book IV chapter VII: Injected the word “Christian” twice.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 359
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XV: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 359
Section: 5C
Book IV chapter XVThere are also memoirs extant of others who were martyred in the city of Pergamon in Asia, Carpus and Papylas, and a woman, Agathonice, who died after many glorious confessions.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 369
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XVII: Injected the word “Christian” twice.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 373
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XVIII: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 379
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XXIIIConcerning Dionysius it must first be said that he was appointed to the throne of the episcopate of the diocese of Corinth.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 381
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XXIII
. . . .another epistle to Cnossus, in which he exhorts Pinytos, the bishop of the diocese, . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 383
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XXXIII: Injected the word “Christian” twice.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 387
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XXV: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 391
Section: 2C
Book IV chapter XXVI: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 401
Section: 2C
Book V contents: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 425
Section: 2C
Book V chapter I: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 433
Section: 2C
Book V chapter I: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Section: 2C
Book V chapter I: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 443
Section: 2D3A
V.3.ivJust at that time the party of Montanus and Alcibiades and Theodotus in Phrygia, began first to engender among many their views concerning prophecy (for many other wonderful works of the grace of God which were still being wrought up to that time in divers churches produced the belief among many that they also were prophets), and when dissension arose about the persons mentioned the brethren in Gaul again formulated their own judgement, pious and most orthodox, concerning them. . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 445
Section: 2C
Book V chapter IV
Irenaeus also, who was at that time already a presbyter of the diocese at Lyons . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 447
Section: 2C
Book V chapter V: Injected the word “Christian” twice.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 449
Section: 2C
Book V chapter V
Irenaeus received the episcopacy of the diocese in Lynos, {1} . . .
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Book ID: 141 Page: 451
Section: 2C
Book V chapter VI: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 455
Section: 2D3B
Book V chapter VII
And in another place the same author writes: “Just as also we hear many brethren in the church who have gifts of prophecy, and who speak through the Spirit with all manner of tongues, and who bring the hidden things of men into clearness for the common good and expound the mysteries of God.” So much on the point that variety of gifts remained among the worthy up till the time spoken of.
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Time Periods: 4
Book ID: 141 Page: 471
Section: 2D3A
Book V chapter XIV
Of these some like poisonous reptiles crawled over Asia and Phrygia, and boasted that Montanus was the Paraclete and that the women of his sect, Priscilla and Maximilla, were the prophetesses of Montanus.
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Time Periods: 2
Book ID: 141 Page: 471
Section: 2D3A
Book V chapter XVI
Against the so-called Cataphrygian {2} heresy the power which champions the truth raised up a powerful and invincible weapon at Hierapolis in Apolinarius, who has already been mentioned in this work, and with him many others of the learned men of that time, from whom abundant material for history has been left to us. One of these at the beginning of his treatise against the Montanists indicates that he had also taken part in oral controversy against them. He writes a preface in this way. . . .
. . . .But when I had just come to Ancyra in Galatia and perceived that the church in that place was torn in two by this new movement which is not, as they call it, prophecy, I disputed concerning these people themselves and their propositions so far as I could, with the Lord’s help, for many days continuously {2} in the church. Thus the church rejoiced and was strengthened in the truth, but our opponents were crushed for the moment and our adversaries were distressed.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 477
Section: 2C
Book V chapter XVI: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 479
Section: 2D3A
Book V chapter XVI
Again in the same book he says that the sacred bishops of that time tried to refute the spirit that was in Maximilla, but were prevented by others who plainly co-operated with the spirit, and he writes thus: “And let not the spirit which speaks through Maximilla say, in the same work according to Asterius Orbanus,{1} ‘I am driven away like a wolf from the sheep. I am not a wolf, I am word and spirit and power.’ But let him show clearly and prove the power in the spirit, and let him through the spirit force to recognize him those who were then present for the purpose of testing and conversing with the spirit as it spoke, - eminent men and bishops, Zoticus from the village Cumane, and Julian from Apamea, whose mouths the party of Themiso muzzled, and did not allow the false spirit which deceived the people to be refuted by them.”
In the same book, again, after other refutations of the false prophecies of Maximilla, in a single passage he both indicates he time at which he wrote this, and quotes her predictions, in which she foretold future wars and revolutions, and he corrects the falsehood of them as follows: “Has it not been made obvious already that this is another lie? For it is more than thirteen years to-day since the woman died, and there has been in the world neither local nor universal war, but rather by the mercy of God continuing peace even for Christians.” {2}
This is from his second book. And from the third I will also quote a few words in which he speaks as follows against those who boasted that they had had more martyrs. “So when they have been refuted in the whole discussion and have nothing to reply, they try to take refuge in martyrs, saying that they have many martyrs and that this is a trustworthy proof of the power of the alleged prophetic spirit among them. But his appears to be actually further from the truth than anything. For some of the other heresies have innumerable martyrs, but I do not suppose that we shall accept them for that reason.
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Time Periods: 23
Book ID: 141 Page: 483
Section: 2D3A
Book V chapter XVI
And after a little he goes on as follows: “Wherefore whenever members of the church who have been called to martyrdom for the true faith meet any of the so-called martyrs of the Montanist heresy, they separate from them and die without communicating with them, because they refuse to agree with the spirit in Montanus and the women. And that this is true, and that it happened in our time in Apamea on the Meander, is shown by the case of those who were martyred with Gaius and Alexander of Eumeneia.”
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Book ID: 141 Page: 483
Section: 2D3A
Book V chapter XVII
1. And in this work he also quotes Miltiades as a writer who had also himself written a treatise against the heresy mentioned. After quoting some of their sayings he continues as follows: “I have given this abstract of what I found in a work of theirs when they were attacking the work of Alcibiades {1} the Christian in which he shows that a prophet need not to speak in ecstasy.
2. And he goes on in the same work to give a catalogue of those who have been prophets of the New Testament, and among them he numbers a certain Ammia and Quadratus and says thus: “But
the false prophet speaks in ecstasy, after which follow ease and freedom from fear; he beings with voluntary ignorance, but turns to involuntary madness of soul, as has been said before. But they cannot show that any prophet, either of those in the Old Testament or those of in the New, was inspired in this way; they can boast neither of Agabus, nor of Judas, nor of Silas, nor of the daughters of Philip, nor of Ammia in Philadelphia, nor of Quadratus, nor of any others who do not belong to them.” And again after a little he goes on, “For if the Montanist women succeeded to Quadratus and Ammia in Philadelphia in the prophetic gift, let them show who among them succeeded the followers of Montanus and the women, for the apostle grants that the prophetic gift shall be in all the church until the final coming, but this they could not show, seeing that this is already the fourteenth year from the death of Maximilla.”
PJ Note: Remarkable how the way they prophesied became such a major point of criticism. Also, look at this quote about Montanus: The Early Church Page: 52
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Book ID: 141 Page: 485
Section: 2C
Book V chapter XVII: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 487
Section: 2D3A
Book V chapter XVIII
1. Apollonius also, a writer of the church when the so-called Montanist heresy was still flourishing in Phrygia, composed a refutation and published it as a separate work against them, proving word by word that their alleged prophecies are false and showing the true character of the life of the leaders of the heresy. Listen to the actual words which he uses about Montanus.
2. “But the deeds and the teachings of this recent teacher show his character. It is he who taught the annulment of marriage, who enacted fasts, who gave the name of Jerusalem to Pepuza and Tymion, which are little towns in Phrygia, and wished to hold assemblies there from everywhere, who appointed collectors of money, who organized the receiving of gifts under the name of offerings, who provided salaries for those who preached his doctrine in order that its teaching might prevail through gluttony.”
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Book ID: 141 Page: 487
Section: 2D3A,2E2
Book V chapter XVIII
So he says about Montanus. And a little further on he writes thus about the prophetesses. “Thus we prove that these first prophetesses themselves deserted their husbands from the moment that they were filled with the spirit. What a lie it is then for them to call Priscilla a virgin.” Then he goes on saying: “Does not all Scripture seem to you to forbid a prophet from receiving gifts and money? Therefore when I see that the prophetess has received gold and silver and expensive clothes, how should I refrain from blaming her?”
Then further on he says this about one of their confessors: “Moreover, Themiso too, who was garbed with specious covetousness, who did not endure the sign of confession but exchanged prison for wealth when he ought to have been humble-minded on this account, and boasted that he was a martyr, dared, in imitation of the apostle, to compose an epistle general, to instruct those whose faith was better than his, and to contend with empty sounding words and to blaspheme against the Lord and the apostles and the holy church.”
And again he writes thus about another of those who were honoured among them as martyrs: “But in order that we may not speak about more of them, let the prophetess {1} tell us the story of Alexander, who calls himself a martyr, with whom she joins in revels, to whom many pay reverence. We need not tell of his robberies and the other crimes for which he has been punished, but the record-house {2} has them. Which then forgives the other’s sins? Does the prophet absolve the martyr of robbery or the martyr forgive the prophet for avarice? For the Lord said, ‘Provide neither gold nor silver nor two coats’; but these, doing wholly otherwise, have transgressed by the acquisition of these forbidden things. For we will show that their so-called prophets and martyrs make gain not only from the rich but from the poor and from orphans and widows.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 491
Section: 2C
Book V chapter XVIII: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 491
Section: 2D3A,2E2
Book V chapter XVIII
For it is necessary to test the fruits of the prophet, for from the fruits the tree is known. But, that that the story of Alexander may be known to those who wish, he was convicted by Aemilius Pompinus, proconsul in Ephesus, not for being a Christian but for his daring robberies, and he was an old offender. Then, by falsely claiming the name of the Lord he was released, having deceived the Christians there, and his own diocese from which he came would not receive him because he was a robber, and those who wish to learn his story have the public records of Asia at their disposition. {1} The prophet is ignorant about him though he lived with him for many years, but we have exposed him, and through him expose also the nature of the prophet. We can show the same in many instances, and, if they are, let them stand the test.”
PJ Note: Alexander must have been known as a Montanist.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 491
Section: 2D3A,2E2
Book V chapter XVIII
And again in another part of the book he says this about their boasted prophets: “If they deny that their prophets have taken gifts let them admit this, that if they have been convicted, they are not true prophets, and we will give countless proofs of this. But it is necessary to test all the fruits of a prophet. Tell me, does a prophet dye his hair? Does he pencil his eyelids? Does he love ornaments? Does he gamble and dice? Does he lend money? Let them state whether these things are right or not, and I will show that they have been done among them.”
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Book ID: 141 Page: 493
Section: 2D3A
Book V chapter XVIII
This same Apollonius in the same book says that it was forty years from the time when Montanus plotted his fictitious prophecy, to the time when he wrote his book. And again he says that Zoticus, whom the former writer mentioned, when Maximilla pretended to prophesy in Pepuza had tried in opposition to confute the spirit which worked in her, but was prevented by those who agreed with her. He also mentions a certain Thraseas {1} as one of the martyrs of that time. Moreover, he says, as though from tradition, that the Saviour ordered his apostles not to leave Jerusalem for twelve years. He also makes quotations from the Apocalypse of John and tells how by divine power a dead man was raised by John himself at Ephesus. And he says other things by which he demonstrated powerfully and completely the error of the heresy under discussion. So far says Apollonius.
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Section: 2C
Book V chapter XXI: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book ID: 141 Page: 503
Section: 2E4
Book V chapter XXIII
At that time no small controversy arose because all the dioceses of Asia thought it right, as though by more ancient tradition, to observe for the feast of the Saviour’s passover the fourteenth day of the moon, on which the Jews had been commanded to kill the lamb. Thus it was necessary to finish the fast on that day, whatever day of the week it might be. {1} Yet it was not the custom to celebrate in this manner in the churches throughout the rest of the world, . . . .
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Book V chapter XXIV: Injected the word “Christian” twice.
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Book V chapter XXVII: Injected the word “Christian”.
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Book V chapter XXVIII: Injected the word “Christian”.
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