 | Thomas Haweis - 1800 - 470 pages
...on thofe men, who under the vulgar appellation " of Chriftians, were already branded with deferred " infamy. They derived their name and origin " from CHRIST, who in the reign of Tiberius " had fuffered death, by the fentence of the pro" curator, Pontius Pilate. For awhile this dire " fuperftition... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 530 pages
...branded ' V~~J , ... - _, i , , Cruel pu" with deserved mramy. They derived their nishment " name and origin from Christ, Who, in the " reign of Tiberius, had suffered death, by the as the in" sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate *. of't " For a while this dire superstition was... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1810 - 462 pages
...death, by the sentence of the pro" curator Pontius Pilate31. For a while, this dire su" perstitiou was checked: but it again burst forth: " and not only spread itself over .ludu-a, the first seat te of this mischievous sect, but was even introduced " into Home, the common... | |
 | 1812 - 586 pages
...inflicted the most exquisite torments on those men who, under the vulgar appellation of Christians, were already branded with deserved infamy. They derived...Christ, who in the reign of Tiberius had suffered fleath by the sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate."*' And Mr. Gibbon says, that " the most sceptical... | |
 | George Wilkins - 1816 - 234 pages
...inflicted the most " exquisite tortures on those men, who, under the " vulgar appellation of Christians, were already branded " with deserved infamy. They..." origin from Christ, who in the reign of Tiberius was " put to death, under the procurator Pontius Pilate. " For a while, this pernicious superstition... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 510 pages
...appellation of christians, were already brand- l " ed with deserved infamy. They derived their cit>" name and origin from Christ, who, in the " reign of...the " sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate.* " Forawhilethisdire superstition was checked ; " but it again burst forth, and not only spread " itself... | |
 | James Sabine - 1820 - 656 pages
...sentenee of the proeurator Pontius Pilate. For a while this dire superstition was eheeked ; but - it again burst forth, and not only spread itself over ' Judea, the seat ef this misehievous seet, but was even ^ " introdueed into Rome the eommon asylum, whieh re... | |
 | Elizabeth Lachlan - 1821 - 448 pages
...number of their gods. Tacitus, in describing the tortures inflicted by Nero on the Christians, says, they derived their name and origin from Christ, who...by the sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate. The Jews, says Dr. Doddridge, in some of their earliest writings since those times, call Jesus by the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 520 pages
...under the vulgar appellation of Christians, were alrea<ty branded with deserved iufamy. They de* rived their name and origin from Christ, who, in the reign...suffered death, by the sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate.11 For a while this dire superstition was checked; but it again burst forth, and not only spread... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1827 - 474 pages
...tortures on those men who, t^^'^ under the vulgar appellation of christians, were already tians, as branded with deserved infamy. They derived their , name and origin from Christ, who in the reign of Ti- the cityberius had suffered death by the sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate"i. For a while... | |
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With this view (continues Tacitus) he inflicted the most exquisite tortures on those men, who, under the vulgar appellation of Christians, were already branded with deserved infamy. They derived their name and origin from Christ, who, in the reign of... 
