CHAPTER X. THE CONTROL OF CHRISTIANITY BY THE STATE UNDER

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A New Epoch in the Paganizing of Christianity--Paganism Seeking a New God, Strong Enough to Save the Empire--Constantine Not a “Christian Emperor,” but Superstitious, Time-Serving, and Ambitious--Murdering His Kindred while Promoting Christianity as a Rising Political Influence--Seeking Christianity Mainly for Ambitious Ends--Professing Christianity Only on his Death-Bed--Making the Most of Both Worlds--Constantine Corrupted and Perverted Christianity More than He Aided It.