Theprospectofimmediatereliefandoffutureprotectionalluredintoitshospitablebosommanyofthoseunhappypersonswhomtheneglectoftheworldwouldhaveabandonedtothemiseriesofwant，ofsickness，andofoldage。Thereissomereasonlikewisetobelievethatgreatnumbersofinfants，who，accordingtotheinhumanpracticeofthetimes，hadbeenexposedbytheirparents，werefrequentlyrescuedfromdeath，baptized，educated，andmaintainedbythepietyoftheChristians，andattheexpenseofthepublictreasure。^144

　　[Footnote139:Constitut。Apostol。ii。35。]

　　[Footnote140:CypriandeLapsis，p。89。Epistol。65。Thechargeisconfirmedbythe19thand20thcanonofthecouncilofIlliberis。]

　　[Footnote141:SeetheapologiesofJustin，Tertullian，&c。]

　　[Footnote142:ThewealthandliberalityoftheRomanstotheirmostdistantbrethrenisgratefullycelebratedbyDionysiusofCorinth，ap。Euseb。l。iv。c。23。]

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