THE HISTORY OF PERSECUTION.
Men who believe the Doctrine of Salvation in the Church alone wili always persecute-
Success of Persecution shown in the Cases of the Japanese Christians, the Albigenses,
the Spanish Protestants, the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, and the Laws of Eliza-
beth-Weakness of the Objection derived from the History of Ireland-And from
that of the English Dissenters-True Causes of Opinions-Influence of the Levitical
Laws on Persecution-Opinions of the Fathers determined chiefly by their Circuin-
stances-Uncompromising Tolerance of Lactantius-Constantine persecutes the
Jews-And the Heretics-And the Pagans-Review of their Condition before Theo-
dosius-Destruction of the Temples in the Country Districts-Libanius-Even in
the Days of Persecution Cyprian regarded the Levitical System as the foundation of
dealings with Heretics-Theology of Persecution systematised by Augustine-His
Character and Influence-Aversion to the Effusion of Blood-St. Martin and Am-
brose-Opinion that Ecclesiastics should under no circumstances cause the Death of
Men-Increase of the Corporate Action of the Church stimulates Persecution-she
nrst Monks-Ruin of Paganism-The Church was then for several Centuries an al-
most unmixed Blessing Decomposition of the Medieval Society renews Hercsies
Which are encountered by Persecution-Innocent III.-Unparalleled Magnitude and
Atrocity of the Persecution perpetrated by Catholicism-Protestants persecuted not
so atrociously, but quite as generally, as Catholics-Examples in Germany, England
Ireland, Scotland, France, Sweden, America, and Holland-Persecution advocated or
practised by Luther, Calvin, Beza, Jurieu, Knox, Cranmer, Ridley, Melanchthon, etc
-Socinus and Zuinglius tolerant-Castellio, his Life and Writings-Answered by