THE HISTORY OF PERSECUTION.
Men who believe the Doctrine of Salvation in the Church alone will
always persecute-Success of Persecution shown in the Cases of the
Japanese Christians, the Albigenses, the Spanish Protestants, the
Massacre of St. Bartholomew, and the Laws of Elizabeth-Weak-
ness of the Objection derived from the History of Ireland-And
from that of the English Dissenters-True Causes of Opinions—
Influence of the Levitical Laws on Persecution-Opinions of the
Fathers determined chiefly by their Circumstances-Uncompromis-
ing Tolerance of Lactantius-Constantine persecutes the Jews—And
the Heretics-And the Pagans-Review of their Condition before
Theodosius-Destruction of the Temples in the Country Districts—
Libanius-Even in the Days of Persecution Cyprian regarded the
Levitical System as the foundation of dealings with Heretics—
Theology of Persecution systematised by Augustine-His Character
and Influence-Aversion to the Effusion of Blood-St. Martin and
Ambrose-Opinion that Ecclesiastics should under no circum-
stances cause the Death of Men-Increase of the Corporate Action
of the Church stimulates Persecution-The First Monks-Ruin of
Paganism-The Church was then for several Centuries an almost
unmixed Blessing-Decomposition of the Medieval Society renews
Heresies-Which are encountered by Persecution-Innocent III.—
Unparalleled Magnitude and Atrocity of the Persecution perpetrated
by Catholicism-Protestants persecuted not so atrociously, but quite