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Excerpt from The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 6: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A. D. 325; Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius
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Beforeenteringonthestudyofthisvolume, the studentwilldowelltoreadtheinteresting workwhiehlhavequoted? butthefollowingextractmeritsaplzcejusthere,andicmot deprive even the casual render of the benefit of such a preface from the non-ecclesiastical and purelyliterarypenofthedean. He saysz''wi''heseeofalexandriawasthenthemostimpdb tantinthewm''ld.'' thealexandrian chumhwas the onlygreat seatofchristianleaming. Its episcopatewas founded wehaveseen,wastheonlypotentateot''thetimewhoborethename ofpope.'' afierthecoun'' cllofniceahebecameate/weq?wwodd,fiomhisdecisions respecting the celebmtionof Easter;and theobedienoepnidmhisjudgmentinn?manemoflearning,semlarandsncred, nlmostequalledthatpaidinhterdaystotheecclesiasticalauthofityofthepopecofthewest. ''theheadof thealexnndrianchurch,'' seysgregorynazianzen,''is the head of the world!
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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