The Church under Islam

.The stable perseverance in these our days of the Greek Church. notwithstanding the Oppres-

sion and Contempt put upon it by the Turk, and the Allurements and Pleasures of this World, is a

Confirmation no less convincing than the Miracles and Power which attended its first begin-

nings. For indeed it is admirable to see and consider with what Constancy, Resolution, and Sim-

plicity, ignorant and poor men keep their Faith. (Sir Paul Rycaut, The Present State of the Greek

and Armenian Churches, 1679).

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