 | George Gregory - 1790 - 456 pages
...fourth eentury. This prelate, as we are informed, before his promotion to the epifcopal order, had married a wife who loved him tenderly, and who, unwilling to quit him after his advancement, continued to deep in thefame chamber with her fpoufe. The fanftity of Simplicius fuffered by his wife's affection... | |
 | George Gregory - Church history - 1795 - 582 pages
...fourth century. Thi$ prelate, as. we are informed, before hie promotion tutluti'Hcop.il order, had married a wife who loved him tenderly, and who, unwilling to quit him after his advancement, continued to fleep in the fame chamber with her fpoufe. The fandity of Simplicius fuffe?ed by his wife's affe&ion... | |
 | Johann Lorenz Mosheim - Church history - 1803 - 606 pages
...fourth cen» tury. This prelate, as the story goes, before his promotion to the episcopal order, had married a wife who loved him tenderly, and who, unwilling...advancement, continued to sleep in the same chamber with her spouse. The; sanctity of'SlMPLKius suffered, at least in the voice of fame, by the constancy of... | |
 | Johann Lorenz von Mosheim - 1810 - 602 pages
...the fourth century. This prelate, as the story goes, before his promotion to the episcopal order, had married a wife who loved him tenderly, and who, unwilling...advancement, continued to sleep in the same chamber with her spouse. The sanctity of Simplicius suffered, at least in the voice of fame, by the constancy of... | |
 | Johann Lorenz Mosheim - Church history - 1824 - 580 pages
...the fourth century. This prelate, as the story goes, before his promotion to the episcopal order, had married a wife who loved him tenderly, and who, unwilling to quit him after hi.-, advancement, continued to sleep in the same chamber with her'spouse. The sanctity of Simplicius... | |
 | Johann Lorenz Mosheim - Church history - 1826 - 580 pages
...before his promotion to the episcopal order, had entered into the matrimonial state ; and his fond wife, unwilling to quit him after his advancement, continued to sleep in the same chamber with her spouse. The sapctity of Simplicius suffered, at least in the voice of fame, by the constancy of... | |
 | Johann Lorenz Mosheim - Church history - 1842 - 750 pages
...the fourth century. This prelate, as the story goes, before his promotion to the episcopal order, had married a wife who loved him tenderly, and who, unwilling...advancement, continued to sleep in the same chamber with her spouse. Tlic sanctity of Simplicius Buffered, at least in the voice of fame, by the constancy of... | |
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... otherwise he was punished as guilty. The first account we have of Christians appealing to this kind of trial as a proof of their innocence, is that of Simplicius, bishop of Autun, who lived in the fourth century. This prelate, as the story goes, before... 