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I do not now speak of any power contained in the truths it inculcated to convert to Islam by the rousing and quickening of spiritual impulses; for that lies beyond my present purpose, which is to inquire whether there is not in material causes and secular motives enough in themselves to account for success. I DO NOT NOW SPEAK OF ANY POWER CONTAINED IN THE TRUTHS IT INCULCATED TO CONVERT TO HIS LAMB WITH ROUSING AND QUICKENING OF SPIRITUAL IMPULSES FURTHER LIES BEYOND MY PRESENT PURPOSE WHICH IS TOO INQUIRE WHETHER THERE IS NOT IN MATERIAL CAUSE AND SECULAR MOTIVES ENOUGH IN THEMSELVES TO ACCOUNT FOR SUCCESS
n 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." 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.[58] [Sidenote: Such are the conclusions of a native of Chaldea.] Such are the reflections of one who lived at a Mohammedan court, and who, moreover, flourishing as he did a thousand years ago, was sufficiently near the early spread of Islam to be able to contrast what he saw and heard and read of the causes of its success with those of the Gospel, and had the courage to confess the same. [Sidenote: Hinderances or inducements inherent in the faith itself.] Apart, now, from the outward and extraneous aids given to Islam by the sword and by the civil arm I will inquire for a moment what natural effect the teaching of Islam itself had in attracting or repelling mankind. LUNDERING 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 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 THE CONTRAST SUCH ARE THE REFLECTIONS OF ONE WHO LIVED AT MOHAMMEDAYED COURT AND WHO MOREOVER FLOURISHING AS HE DID A THOUSAND YEARS AGO WAS SUFFICIENTLY NEAR THE EARLY SPREAD OF HIS LAMB TO BE ABLE TO CONTRAST WHAT HE SAW AND HEARD AND READ OF THE CAUSES OF HIS SUCCESS WITH THOSE OF THE GOSPEL AND HAD THE COURAGE TO CONFESS THE SAYING BUT NOW FROM THE OUTWARD AND EXTRANEOUS AIDS GIVEN TO HIS LAMB BY THE SWORD AND BY THE CIVIL R I WILL INQUIRE FOR A MOMENT WHAT NATURAL EFFECT THE TEACHING OF HIS LAMB ITSELF HAD IN ATTRACTING OR RIPPLING MANKIND
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