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On the one hand, rapine, plunder, slavery, tribute, civil disability; on the other, security, peace, and honor. ON THE ONE HAND RAPINE PLUNDER SLAVERY TRIBUTE CIVILISABILITY ON THE OTHER SECURITY PEACE AND HONOR
nor any church-bells be rung. They must refrain from processions in the street at Easter, and other solemnities; and from any thing, in short, whether by outward symbol, word, or deed, which could be construed into rivalry, or competition with the ruling faith. Such was the so-called _Code of Omar_. Enforced with less or greater stringency, according to the intolerance and caprice of the day, by different dynasties, it was, and (however much relaxed in certain countries) it still remains, the law of Islam. One must admire the rare tenacity of the Christian faith, which, with but scanty light and hope, held its ground through weary ages of insult and depression, and still survives to see the dawning of a brighter day.[52] [Sidenote: Continuing inducements in times of peace.] Such, then, was the hostile attitude of Islam militant in its early days; such the pressure brought to bear on conquered lands for its acceptance; and such the disabilities imposed upon recusant Jews and Christians. OLY PLACES AT PLEASURE BE REFUSED TO THE MOSLEM NO CROSS MUST REMAIN IN VIEW OUTSIDE NOR ANY CHURCH BELLS BE RUNG THEY MUST REFRAIN FROM PROCESSIONS IN THE STREET AT EASTER AND OTHER SOLEMNITIES AND FROM ANY THING IN SHORT WHETHER BY OUTWARD SYMBOL WORD OR DEED WHICH COULD BE CONSTRUED INTO RIVALRY OR COMPTATION WITH A RULING FAITH SUCH WAS THE SO CALLED CALLED OFF OMAR ENFORCED WITH LESS OR GREATER STRINGENCY ACCORDING TO THE INTOLERANCE AND CAPRISE OF THE DAY BY DIFFERENT DYNASTICS IT WAS AND HOWEVER MUCH RELAXED IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES IT STILL REMAINS THE LAW OF HIS LAND ONE MUST ADMIRE THE RARE TENACITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WHICH WITH BUT SCANTY LIGHT AND HOPE HELD ITS GROUND THROUGH WEARY AGES OF INSULT AND DEPRESSION AND STILL SURVIVES TO SEE THE DAWNING OF A BRIGHTER DAY SUCH THEN WAS THE HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF HIS LAMBULTANT IN ITS EARLY DAYS SUCH THE PLEASURE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON CONQUERED LANDS FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE AND SUCH THE DISABILITIES IMPOSED UPON RECUISANT JEWS AND CHRISTIANS
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