Lactantius

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^[1237] [Sanctum animal. See p. 56, supra. But the primal law on this very subject contains a sanction which our author seems to forget. Because he is an animal of such sacred dignity, therefore “whoso sheddeth man’s blood,” etc. (Gen. ix. 6). The impunity of Cain had led to bloodshed (Gen. vi. 11), to which as a necessary remedy this sanction was prescribed.]

^[1238] Oblidere.

^[1239] They thought it less criminal to expose children than to strangle them.

^[1240] Sanguinem suum.

^[1241] i.e., by exposing them, that others may through compassion bring then up.

^[1242] Ab uxoris congressione.

^[1243] i.e., at the shows of gladiators.

^[1244] [How seriously this warning should be considered in our days, when American theatricals have become so generally licentious beyond all bounds, I beg permission to suggest. See Elucidation I. p. 595, vol. v.; also Ibid., pp. 277, 575, this series.]

^[1245] Cothurnata scelera.

^[1246] Mentiuntur.

^[1247] The mimus was a species of dramatic representation, containing scenes from common life, which were expressed by gesture and mimicry more than by dialogue.

^[1248] Præfigurat, not a word of classical usage.

^[1249] [see Tertullian, vol. iii cap. 25, p. 89, this series.]

^[1250] See p. 27, supra; also vol. vi. pp. 487, 488.]

Chap. XXI.—Of the Pleasures of the Ears, and of Sacred Literature.

^[1251] [See p. 187, supra.]

^[1252] Fundati, having the foundation well laid, trained. Some read, “Ab aliquo imperito doctore fundati.”

Chap. XXIII.—De Tactus Voluptate Et Libidine, Atque de Matrimonio Et Continentiâ.

^[1253] It has been judged advisable to give this chapter in the original Latin. [Compare Clement, vol. ii. p. 259, notes 3, 7, this series.]

^[1254] [Non bene conveniunt igitur legibus divinis quæ supradicta sunt auctore nostro (vide p. 143, apud n. 2) sed hæc verba de naturâ muliebri minime imperita, esse videntur.]

Chap. XXIV.—Of Repentance, of Pardon, and the Commands of God.

^[1255] [From a lost book.]

^[1256] μετάνοια. The word properly denotes a change of mind, resulting in a change of conduct.

^[1257] Resipiscentiam. [Note the admitted superiority of the Greek.]

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