# Some Pious People, Who, In Accordance With The Doctrine Of Christ, Refused To Engage In Warfare, Very Cruelly Put To Death By The Emperor Valens, A. D. 368.

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After the death of the Emperor Julian, Jovian
reigned, and after the death of the latter, the empire
devolved on Valentinian, who is commonly called
Valens. He, too, stained his hands with the blood
of the Christians, yet not so excessively as some of
his predecessors. Nevertheless, he cannot be excused,
seeing he caused some pious people who
observed the doctrine of Christ to be put to a very
cruel death, because they, like the abovementioned
John and Paul, refused to perform military service.
Compare P. J. Twisck, Chron., 4th book, p. 114,
col. 1, with Jan. Crespin, in his tract, treating of
the oppressions, fol. 114.

We might have adduced more martyrs for this
century, but since that which the ancients have
written with respect to their lives, as well as their
faith and religion is doubtful, we have not deemed
it well to proceed further, and shall, therefore,
content ourselves with the true martyrs of whom
we have already given an account, and those of
whom we hope to give an account in the following
centuries.

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