Note 005 Qui divinae legis sanctitatem [aut] nesciendo omittunt, aut negligendo violant, et offendunt sacrilegium committunt. Codex Justinian. l. ix. tit. xxix. leg. 1. Theodosius indeed may claim his share in the merit of this comprehensive law.

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The History Of The Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire— Chapter 27