The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . it might have been expected that,where such multitudes were shut up in an ill-provisioned city, faminealone would soon make a surrender inevitable. The besieged were veryearnestly invited to open their gates to the Romans, and were with allsincerity assured of their liberty and safety. Josephus was also com-missioned to harangue them, and to point out to them the folly of sup-posing that they could hold out against, or successful
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . it might have been expected that,where such multitudes were shut up in an ill-provisioned city, faminealone would soon make a surrender inevitable. The besieged were veryearnestly invited to open their gates to the Romans, and were with allsincerity assured of their liberty and safety. Josephus was also com-missioned to harangue them, and to point out to them the folly of sup-posing that they could hold out against, or successfully resist, the powerof Rome. But all warning and counsel were treated with insult andscorn ; and the factions expressed the resolution of defending the cityto the very last, in the confidence that God would not permit his templeand city to fall before the heathen. Such repeated refusals of mercyand compassion, and the very desperate defence made by the besieged,compelled Titus, much against his own will, to become the unconsciousinstrument of accomplishing that doom of the city and the temple,which Christ had, nearly forty years before, denounced. The folly of. 31 Judaism. 33 the resistance made by the Jews was so clear to Titus, that he becameexasperated at the unpleasant task which their obstinacy imposed uponhim. Resolved that none of them should escape, but such as surrend-ered to him, he raised around the city a strong wall of circumvallation,strengthened with towers. This great work was accomplished in theshort space of three days. The city was very strong, being, as we have already seen, protectedby three walls, one within another; and then there was the temple,which itself was an exceedingly strong fortress. All these defences were successively carried by the Romans,although every step was desperately contested by the besieged, who forfifteen weeks prevented their enemies from reaching the temple. Duringthat time, the most horrible famine was experienced within the city
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