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And many such things they say and teach. Look now at the lives of Simon and Paul, who went about healing the sick and raising the dead, by the name of Christ our Lord; and mark the contrast. AND MANY SUCH THINGS THEY SAY AND TEACH LOOK NOW AT THE LIVES OF SEAMAN AND PAUL WHO WENT ABOUT HEALING THE SICK AND RAISING THE DEAD BY THE NAME OF CHRIST OUR LORD AND MARKED
rld and their false beliefs, they embraced the Christian faith as soon as ever the dawn of truth and the light of the good tidings broke in upon them. Distinguishing the true from the false, and error from the right direction, they embraced the Gospel and held it fast without doubt or wavering, when they saw the wonderful works and signs of the apostles, and their lives and conversation set after the holy and beautiful example of our Saviour, the traces whereof remain even unto the present day.... How different this from the life of thy Master (Mohammed) and his companions, who ceased not to go forth in battle and rapine, to smite with the sword, to seize the little ones, and ravish the wives and maidens, plundering and laying waste, and carrying the people into captivity. And thus they continue unto this present day, inciting men to these evil deeds, even as it is told of Omar the Caliph. "If one among you," said he, "hath a heathen neighbor and is in need, let him seize and sell him. ESTIMONY AND GIVING UP THE WORLD AND THEIR FALSE BELIEFS THEY EMBRACED THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS SOON AS EVER THE DAWN OF TRUTH AND THE LIGHT OF THE GOOD TIDINGS BROKE IN UPON THEM DISTINGUISHING THE TRUE FROM THE FALSE AND ERROR FROM THE RIGHT DIRECTION THEY EMBRACED THE GOSPEL AND HELD IT FAST WITHOUT DOUBT OR WAVERING WHEN THEY SAW THE WONDERFUL BULKS AND SIGNS OF THE APOSTLES AND THEIR LIVES AND CONVERSATIONS SET AFTER THE HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF OUR SAVIOUR THE TRACES WHEREOF REMAIN EVEN UNTO THE PRESENT DAY HOW DIFFERENT IS FROM THE LIFE OF THAY MASTER MOHAMMAD AND HIS COMPANIONS WHO CEASED NOT TO GO FORTH IN BATTLE AND RAPINE TO SMITE WITH THE SWORD TO SEIZE THE LITTLE ONES AND RAVISH THE WIVES AND MAIDENS PLUNDERING AND LAYING WASTE AND CARRYING THE PEOPLE INTO CAPTIVITY AND AS THEY CONTINUE UNTO THIS PRESENT DAY INCITING MEN TO THESE EVIL DEEDS EVEN AS IT IS TOLD OF OMER THE CALIPH IF ONE AMONG YOU SAID HE HATH A HEATHEN NEIGHBOUR AND THESE INDEED LET HIM SEIZE AND SELL HIM
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