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Thou hast read, no doubt, in history of the followers of Christ put to death in the persecutions of the kings of Persia and elsewhere. Say, now, which are the more worthy to be called martyrs, these, or thy fellows that fall fighting for the world and the power thereof? THOU HAST FREED NO DOUBT IN HISTORY OF THE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST PUT IT IN THE PERSECUTIONS OF THE KINGS OF PERTHSHIA AND ELSEWHERE SAY NOW WHICH ARE THE MORE WORTHY TO BE CALLED MARTYRS THESE OR THY FELLOWS THAT FALL FIGHTING FOR THE WORLD AND THE POWER THEREOF
lies of the learned and honorable. There are, besides, hypocritical men of the world, who in this way obtain indulgences in the matter of marriage and concubinage which are forbidden to them by the Christian faith. Then we have the dissolute class given over wholly to the lusts of the flesh. And lastly there are those who by this means obtain a more secure and easy livelihood.[54] [Sidenote: Al Kindy contrasts the Christian confessor with the Moslem "martyr." The Christian confessor and the Moslem martyr.] Before leaving this part of our subject it may be opportune to quote a few more passages from Al Kindy, in which he contrasts the inducements that, under the military and political predominance of Islam, promoted its rapid spread, and the opposite conditions under which Christianity made progress, slow, indeed, comparatively, but sure and steady. First, he compares the Christian confessor with the Moslem "martyr:" I marvel much, he says, that ye call those _martyrs_ that fall in war. HE IDOLATROUS RACES AND JEWISH LOW PEOPLE ASPIRING WITH THE PROVISION OF HIS LAMP TO RAISE THEMSELVES TO RICHES AND POWER AND TO FORM ALLIANCES WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE LEARNED AND HONORABLE THERE ARE BESIDES HYPOCRITICAL MEN OF THE WORLD WHO IN THIS WAY OBTAIN INDULGENCES IN THE MATTER OF MARRIAGE AND CONCUBINEAGE WHICH ARE FORBIDDEN TO THEM BY THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THEN WE HAVE THE DISSOLUTE CLASS GIVEN OUT WHOLLY TO THE LIST OF THE FLESH AND LASTLY THERE ARE THOSE WHO BY THIS MEANS OBTAIN A MORE SECURE AND EASY LIVELIHOOD BEFORE LEAVING THIS PART OF OUR SUBJECT IT MAY BE OPPORTUNE TO QUOTE A FEW MORE PASSAGES FROM ALKENDY IN WHICH HE CONTRASTS THE INDUCEMENTS THAT UNDER THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL PREDOMINANCE OF HIS LAMP PROMOTED ITS RAPID SPREAD AND THE OPPOSITE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CHRISTIANITY MADE PROGRESS SLOW INDEED COMPARATIVELY BUT SURE AND STEADY FIRST HE COMPARES THE CHRISTIAN CONFESSOR WITH THE MOSLEM MARTYR I MARVEL MUCH HE SAYS THAT YE CALL THOSE MARTYR THAT FALL IN WAR
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