The Power of the Pope During the Middle Ages: Or, An Historical Inquiry Into the Origin of the Temporal Power of the Holy See and the Constitutional Laws of the Middle Ages Relating to the Deposition of Sovereigns, Tom 1

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Laws of the twelve tables
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Permanence of those laws even in the decline of the republic
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Privileges granted to ministers of religion
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Title of sovereign pontiff given to the first Christian emperors
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Privileges of the pagan priests maintained under Constantine and his successors
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Prohibition of foreign religions by the ancient Romans
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This prohibition in force under the empire
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It was a pretext for the pagans for persecuting the Christians
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That injustice often acknowledged by the pagans
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Obvious inference from all these factsStrict union of religion and the state under the Christian emperors
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Honours and temporal privileges conferred on religion and its Ministers under the first Christian emperors
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Deplorable state of the empire under the first Christian emperors Powerful resources of religion and its ministers
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Eminent virtues of the clergy and especially of the bishops
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How much they were respected by the faithful and by the pagans themselves
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The clergy distinguished by the same virtues long after the con version of Constantine
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The empire sustained against its foreign enemies by the Christian religion
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Rome and many other cities saved by the influence of the bishops 31 The temporal power of the clergy the natural consequence of all these facts
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This consequence acknowledged by unimpeachable authorities Admissions of Dupuy
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Admissions of M Guizot
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The divine and ecclesiastical laws sanctioned by the authority of the Christian emperorsOrigin of the temporal penalties against idolatry Judaism heres...
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These facts admitted by pagan authors themselves PAGE 37 38 39 ib 40 41 43 ib
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The triumph of Christianity over paganism assured before the conversion of Constantine
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First edicts of Constantine in favour of the Christian religion
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His exertions to bring idolatry into disrepute
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Edicts against secret divination
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His leniency to the pagans
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His prudence in this respect imitated by Constantius and Constans
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Moderation of Jovian
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The altar of Victory sometimes replaced in the senatehouse some times removed according to circumstances
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Final blow given to paganism by Theodosius
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Laws of the Church confirmed by the laws of the emperors
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Temporal penalties against the transgressors of those laws 47 Principles of those ancient governments in their relations with the Church
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FATHER GURYS MORAL THEOLOGY
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