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Christianity Against Infidelity: Or, the Truth of the Gospel History - Page 127
by Thomas Baldwin Thayer - 1836 - 302 pages
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Ecclesiastical researches; or, Philo and Josephus proved to be ..., Volume 1

John Jones - 1812 - 1054 pages
...who professed to be of that sect, and by their information a vasl multitude were brought to light and condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and to their sufferings Nero added...
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The Works of Nathaniel Lardner, Volume 3

Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 644 pages
...abhorrence for their crimes, and were commonly known by the name of Christians.* And he says, that ' they were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for * their enmity to mankind.' Thus Tacitus bears witness, not only to their undeserved sufferings, but also to...
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The British review and London critical journal

1822 - 526 pages
...who confessed themselves of that sect; afterwards a vast multitude discovered by them ; all of whom were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose them to derision and contempt. Some...
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An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy ..., Volume 1

Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1825 - 682 pages
...who confessed themselves of that sect ; afterwards a vast multitude discovered by them ; all of whom were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose mem to derision and contempt. Some...
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The Republican, Volume 12

Richard Carlile - 1825 - 920 pages
...apprehended who confessed themselves of that sect; afterwards, avast multitude discovered by them; all which were Condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose them to derision and contempt. Some...
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Conversations on the evidences of Christianity [by J. Marcet].

Jane Marcet - 1826 - 456 pages
...who confessed themselves of that sect; afterwards, a vast multitude discovered by them : all "which were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose them to derision and contempt. Some...
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Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity, with an introductory lecture on ...

Robert Cree - 1827 - 426 pages
...were seized ; and afterwards, by their information, a great multitude were apprehended : all which were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. ' Their sufferings at their execution were aggravated by insult and mockery ; for...
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Debate on the Evidences of Christianity: Containing an ..., Volumes 1-2

Robert Owen - 1829 - 568 pages
...who confessed themselves of that sect; afterwards avast multitude, discovered, by them : all which were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose them to derision and contempt. Some...
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The Diegesis: Being a Discovery of the Origin, Evidences, and Early History ...

Robert Taylor - 1829 - 466 pages
...who confessed themselves of that sect ; afterwards, a vast multitude discovered by them ; all which were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose * " Scd non ope humana, non largitionibus...
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A history of the Church, from the earliest ages to the Reformation

George Waddington - 1831 - 338 pages
...confessed themselves of that sect ; afterwards a vast multitude was discovered by them, all of whom were condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. Their executions were so contrived as to expose them to derision and contempt. Some...
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