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Fleury.

Pearfon.

Gofpels, Acts, generally pla-
Epiftles and ced by the
Marcel. Liturgies, that Learned in the
Pfaff, Bower, have (befides firft century,
Lenglet, thofe which yet belong
an others,dif-we efreem Ca-more properly
fer frequently nonical) been to the second.
in this respect; attributed to
and their dif- the Apoftles-
fences fome-as alfo the E-
tin es are con- pftles of Ma-
fiderable. ry to Ignatius

For exam- and others-
ple, The death the Acts of Pi-
of Pope Anice-late-the Epif-
tus is placed by tles of Seneca
Petau and to St Paul, &c.]
Lenglet, in the must be con-
year 161, by fidered as apo-
Pearfon and cryphal and
Pfaff in 162, fpurious.

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fion.

Baptifm is admi-Maffaurius Sa niftered by Immer-binus. Tidymus of AlexanSeveral Chriftiandria. Coecceichurches founded. jus Nerva. The first perfecu Philo the Jew. tion under Nero. omponius

The oracles reduela. Coluced to filence, a du-mella. Rembious, or rather a mius Palafabulous ftory.

mon. Votie

The deftruction nus. Servilius of Jerufalem. Marcus An

The accounts of næus CornuJa difpute betweentus. Lucan. St Peter and Si- Andromachus. mon the Magician Petronius. at Rome, and of a Perfius. Epicftatue's having tetus. Diofcobeen erected to the rides. Flavius latter in that city, Jofephus. 3ilifeem idle and fic- us Italicus.

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The perufal of Prifcus.

the Sibylline Ora-ephalion.

cles prohibited by Ariitides.

Athenagoras the Tanner, an imperial cdict. Hermogenes,

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Janity.

The origin of the Monaftic life derived from the

auftere manners of Paul the Theban, the firft Hermit. Dioclefian affumes the name and honours due to Jupiter, and orders the people to worship him. Religious rites greatly multiplied in this century; altars ufed; wax tapers employed.

Public churches, called in Greek Κυριακά, built for the celebration of Divine worship.

The Pagan myfteries injudicioufly imitated in many respects by

Christians.

The tafting of
milk and honey
previous to Bap-
tifm, and the per-
fon anointed be-
fore and after that
holy Rite-re-

ceives a crown,
and goes arrayed

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