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RATIONALISM

VOL. II

IN EUROPE

HISTORY

OF THE

RISE AND INFLUENCE

OF THE SPIRIT OF

RATIONALISM IN EUROPE.

BY

W. E. H. LECKY, M. A.

REVISED EDITION.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

NEW YORK:

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY,

72 FIFTH AVENUE.

1895.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER IV.-Continued.

PART II.

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 b

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