CHAPTER LXVII

THAT CHRISTIANITY BEGAN IN THE EAST

“FOR since the power of Divine light, and the rule of our holy religion, which have illumined the world by their sacred radiance, proceeded in the first instance, through the favour of God, from the bosom, as it were, of the East, I naturally believed that you would be the first to promote the salvation of other nations, and resolved with all energy of purpose and diligence of inquiry to seek your aid. As soon therefore as I had secured my decisive victory and unquestionable triumph over my enemies, my first inquiry was concerning that object which I felt to be of paramount interest and importance.