RATIONALISM IN EUROPE.

VOL. II.

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HISTORY

OF THE

RISE AND INFLUENCE

OF THE SPIRIT OF

RATIONALISM IN EUROPE.

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

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

THIRD EDITION.

LONDON:

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

1866.

BODLEIAN

24 JUN 940

LIBRARY

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 will

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 Elizabeth-Weak-

ness 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 Circumstances-Uncompromis-

ing Tolerance of Lactantius-Constantine persecutes the Jews-And

the Heretics-And the Pagans-Review of their Condition before

Theodosius-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

Ambrose Opinion that Ecclesiastics should under no circum-

stances cause the Death of Men-Increase of the Corporate Action

of the Church stimulates Persecution-The First Monks-Ruin of

Paganism-The Church was then for several Centuries an almost

unmixed Blessing-Decomposition of the Medieval Society renews

Heresies-Which are encountered by Persecution-Innocent III.-

Unparalleled Magnitude and Atrocity of the Persecution perpetrated

by Catholicism-Protestants persecuted not so atrociously, but quite