The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . natical worshipperof Cybele or otherdeities, was seizedwith a spirit ofproselytism, andcelebrated almostevery day a splen-did sacrifice, fol-lowed by a ban-quet, at which sherequired the pres-ence of the wholecourf. The re-fusal of the Chris-tians to attendmade her veryangry, and heroffended aud re-vengeful pride wasthe immediatecause of what fol-lowed. Her son,having secured anoracle to suit hisend, wished to burnall who refused tothe; martyrs faith. sacrifice ; but Dio-
The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . natical worshipperof Cybele or otherdeities, was seizedwith a spirit ofproselytism, andcelebrated almostevery day a splen-did sacrifice, fol-lowed by a ban-quet, at which sherequired the pres-ence of the wholecourf. The re-fusal of the Chris-tians to attendmade her veryangry, and heroffended aud re-vengeful pride wasthe immediatecause of what fol-lowed. Her son,having secured anoracle to suit hisend, wished to burnall who refused tothe; martyrs faith. sacrifice ; but Dio- cletian said there must be no loss of life. So the attack commenced in a newway, ou the festival of the Terminalia, February 23d, 303. Gibbon tells the story thus: At the earliest dawn oftday, the pretorianprefect, accompanied by several generals, tribunes, and officers of the revenue,Irepaired to the principal church in Nicomedia, which was situated on an eminencein the most populous and beautiful part of the city. The doors were instantlybroken open; they rushed into the sanctuary ; and as they searched in vain for.
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