Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 02 — Section 856
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. 2
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Constantine was also deeply grieved at the diversity of opinion which prevailed concerning the celebration of the Passover; [1113] for some of the cities in the East differed on this point, although they did not withhold from communion with one another; they kept the festival more according to the manner of the Jews, [1114] and as was natural by this divergence, detracted from the splendor of the festal sacrifice. The emperor zealously endeavored to remove both these causes of dissension from the church; and thinking to be able to remove the evil before it advanced to greater proportio…
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