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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 1 - Chapter XV Part 4

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 1 - Chapter XV Part 4

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In which the early Christian hope of a Millennial reign, adorned with earthly splendours, is traced from its fervent popular acceptance to its ultimate rejection by ecclesiastical authority, accompanied by solemn visions of the impending conflagration of Rome and the world. Also delineated are the primitive Church’s claims to miraculous gifts—visions, exorcisms, healings, and even resurrections—which both comforted believers and persuaded sceptics, while acknowledging the gradual waning of such supernatural phenomena and the complex interplay between faith, reason, and historical testimony.
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