 ... when they sang in alternate verses -a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be...  Valerius: A Roman Story - الصفحة 310بواسطة John Gibson Lockhart - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 347عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 620
...their error, was, that they met on a certain stated day before it was light, and addressed themselves in a form of prayer to Christ, as to some god, binding...reassemble, to eat in common a harmless meal. From this _ custom, however, they desisted after the publication of my edict, by which, according to your commands,... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1813 - عدد الصفحات: 516
...commit any fraud, theft, or adultery; never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust refiosed in them; after which it was their custom to separate, and then re-assemble to eat their meal together, in a manner perfectly harmless and inoffensive. They desisted, says Pliny, from... | |
 | 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 488
...27—30. * " They used to meet on a certain stated day before it was light, and addressed themselves in a form of prayer to Christ, as to some God, binding...then re-assemble to eat in' common a harmless meal." • ordinary conversation are expressly prohibited by our Lord Jesus. — 4. Lawful vows or promissory... | |
 | John Newton - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 656
...their error, was, that they met on a certain stated day, before it was light, and addressed themselves in a form of prayer to Christ, as to some God ; binding...custom, however, they desisted, after the publication of my-edict, by which, according to your orders, I forbad the meeting of any assemblies. After receiving... | |
 | Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 410
...commit any fraud, theft, or adultery ; never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust reposed in them : after which it was their custom to separate, and then re-assemble to eat their meal together, in a manner perfectly harmless and inoffensive. They desisted,' says Pliny, '... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1836 - عدد الصفحات: 780
...many, covered over with inflammable matto fatiify their word, nor deny a trial reputed in them ; alter which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble to eat their meal together, ia a manner perfectly harmless and inoffensive. They desisted, says Pliny, from... | |
 | John Walker Brown - 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 288
...commit any fraud, theft, or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust reposed in them, after which it was their custom to separate, and then re-assemble to eat their meal together, in a manner perfectly harmless and inoffensive. This letter of Pliny was preserved... | |
 | William H. Coffin - 1846 - عدد الصفحات: 418
...was, that they met on a certain stated day before it was light, and addressed themselves in a certain form of prayer to Christ, as to some god, binding...eat, in common, a harmless meal. From this custom they desisted, however, after the publication of my edict, by which, according to your commands, I... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 456
...or error was, that they met on a certain stated day, before it was light, and addressed themselves in a form of prayer to Christ, as to some God, binding...common a harmless meal. From this custom, however," he testifies "they desisted, after the publication of my edict, by which, according to your orders,... | |
 | Sir William Domville - 1849 - عدد الصفحات: 410
...occurred does not * I have used Lardner's translation. Melmoth translates the last sentence thus: " After which it was their custom to separate, and then re-assemble to eat in common a harmless meal." appear in Pliny's letter. It has been generally taken for granted that it was once a-week, and on the... | |
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