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These, no less than the injunctions of the Koran, served amply for the exigencies of the day. THESE NO LESS THAN THE INJECTIONS OF THE KORAN SERVED AMPLY FOR THE EXIGENCIES OF THE DAY
orld, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice."[78] [Sidenote: Nor by worldly inducements.] The religion itself, in its early days, offered no worldly attractions or indulgences. It was not, like Islam, an "easy way." Whether in withdrawal from social observances deeply tainted with idolatry, the refusal to participate in sacrificial ceremonies insisted on by the rulers, or in the renunciation of indulgences inconsistent with a saintly life, the Christian profession required self-denial at every step. [Sidenote: Adaptive principles and plastic faculty of Christianity.] But otherwise the teaching of Christianity nowhere interfered with the civil institutions of the countries into which it penetrated or with any social customs or practices that were not in themselves immoral or idolatrous. It did not, indeed, neglect to guide the Christian life. But it did so by the enunciation of principles and rules of wide and far-reaching application. ULD MY SERVANTS FIGHT THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DELIVERED TO THE JEWISH BUT NOW IS MY KINGDOM NOT FROM HANDS FOR THIS END CAME I INTO THE WORLD THAT I SHOULD BEAR WITNESS TO THE TRUTH EVERYONE THAT IS OF THE TRUTH HEARETH MY VOICE THE RELIGION ITSELF IN ITS EARLY DAYS OFFERED NO WORLDLY ATTRACTIONS OR INDULGENCES IT WAS NOT LIKE A SLAM AN EASY WAY WHETHER IN WITHDRAWAL FROM SOCIAL OBSERVANCES DEEPLY TAINTED WITH IDOLATRY THE REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE IN SACRIFICIAL CEREMONIES INSISTED ON BY THE RULERS OR IN THE RENUNCIATION OF INDULGENCES INCONSISTENT WITH THE SAINTLY LIFE THE CHRISTIAN PROFESSION REQUIRED SELF DENIAL AT EVERY STEP BUT OTHERWISE THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIANITY NOWHERE INTERFERED WITH THE CIVIL INSTITUTIONS OF THE COUNTRIES INTO WHICH IT PENETRATED OR WITH ANY SOCIAL CUSTOM OR PRACTICES THAT WERE NOT IN THEMSELVES IMMORAL OR IDOLATROUS IT DID NOT INDEED NEGLECT TO GUIDE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE BUT IT DID SO BY THE ENUNCIATION OF PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF WILD AND FAR REACHING APPLICATION
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