The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . atime the latter softened and begged forgiveness, which Sapricius would notgrant. The persecution came on ; the presbyter was arrested, answered bravelybefore the judge, bore torments with patience, and was led out to be , hearing of this, ran to the scene, and renewed his entreaties, atlast quoting the text, Ask, and it shall be given you ; but the other was stillobdurate. Here was a strange spectacle ; a minister of the word, nearing hisearthly end, un
The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . atime the latter softened and begged forgiveness, which Sapricius would notgrant. The persecution came on ; the presbyter was arrested, answered bravelybefore the judge, bore torments with patience, and was led out to be , hearing of this, ran to the scene, and renewed his entreaties, atlast quoting the text, Ask, and it shall be given you ; but the other was stillobdurate. Here was a strange spectacle ; a minister of the word, nearing hisearthly end, unmindful of one of his Masters plainest precepts ; a confessor,,on the very verge of martyrdom, cherishing revenge and hatred in his heart,refusing to be reconciled to his former friend. But the single sin, thuscherished, sapped the tower of his virtue; at the last moment his strength gaveway, and he cried, Strike me not; I am ready to sacrifice. Horrified at this,Nicephorus begged him not to lose what he had so nearly gained; but his earwas still closed to the voice of faithful and long-suffering affection. Then the. THE COLLOSSI OF THEBES.[Said to be] GO feet high. 151 152 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. other, as if feeling that amends must be made for this defection, cried out, Iam a Christian; I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, whom he has sent word to the governor, and by his direction Nicephorus was executedin place of the apostate. Surprising constancy was shown by a boy named Cyril, at Caesarea ofCappadocia, in the eastern part of Asia Minor. His pagan father had drivenhim from the house ; the judge told him he should be taken back if he would
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