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accepted according Acta already appears Arian Athanaric attempt authority Auxentius barbarians became believe Bessell bishop body brought called carried Catholic Catholic Church cause century Christ Christian clergy Constantinople conversion council creed Dahn Danube death described doctrine document doubt early emperor empire Eunapius evidence fact faith Father followed Frithigern give given Gothic Church Goths hand heathen held heretics Hist historians important influence interest issue Italy Jordanis king kingdom known later Latin Leovigild letter original Ostrogoths party passage passed peace perhaps period persecution position probably question race received records reference reign relation remained represent Roman sent shew side Socrates Sozomen statement subjects success teaching Theodosius took traces translation Ulfilas Valens whole Wisigoths writer δὲ καὶ τὴν τῆς τοῦ τοὺς τῶν
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Page 78 - The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Page 174 - Athaulfus, quod quondam Caesar Augustus, at ubi multa experientia probavisset neque Gothos ullo modo parere legibus posse propter effrenatam barbariem neque reipublicae interdici leges oportere, sine quibus respublica non est respublica, elegisse...
Page 225 - Unde et cum sancto Hulfila ceterisque consortibus ad alium comitatum Constantinopolim venissent, ibique etiam et imperatores adissent, adque eis promissum fuisset conci[li]um, ut sanctus Aux[en]tius exposuit...
Page 109 - Ulfilu, bishop and confessor, have ever thus believed, and in this alone true faith make my testament to my Lord. I believe that there is one God the Father, alone unbegotten and invisible ; and I believe in His only-begotten Son, our Lord and our God, Artificer and Maker of the whole creation, having none like Himself. Therefore, there is one God of all [the Father], who is also God of our God [the Son].
Page 109 - Father upon you ; but do ye dwell in the city of Jerusalem until ye be clothed with power from on high.
Page 209 - Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you ; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
Page 72 - Nisi forte non est persecutio computanda, quando rex Gothorum in ipsa Gothia persecutus est Christianos crudelitate mirabili, cum ibi non essent nisi catholici, quorum plurimi martyrio coronati sunt, sicut a quibusdam fratribus, qui tune illic pueri fuerant et se ista vidisse incunctanter recordabantur, audivimus?
Page iii - Was it not great? did not he throw on God, (He loves the burthen) God's task to make the heavenly period Perfect the earthen? Did not he magnify the mind, show clear Just what it all meant?
Page 230 - ... félicitations ce qu'il eût demandé lui-même ; il reçut les Gètes dans les campagnes de la Mésie, et les y établit comme un rempart de son empire contre les autres nations. Alors Valens , gangrené par l'hérésie des ariens, avait fermé toutes les églises...
Page 230 - Mœsiae si illis traderet ad colendum ejus legibus viverent, ejusque imperiis subderentur. Et ut fides uberior illis haberetur, promittunt se , si doctores linguae suae donaverit , fieri christ innos.