The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 62: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS. 39 condition, but you would have been more holy and pure with respect to sacred institutions. Now, however, the same thing happens to you as to swallows; for you draw the worst blood from thence, and leave the most pure. For you do not take notice whether any mention is made by the Jews of holiness, but you emulate their rage and their bitterness, overturning temples and altars, and cutting the throats not only of those who remain firm in paternal institutes, but also of those heretics, who are equally erroneous with yourselves, and who do not lament a dead body in the same manner as you do. For neither jesus nor Paul exhorted you to act in this manner. es ee nn Fy But the reason is, that neither did they expect . that you would ever arrive at the power which you have obtained. For they were satisfied, if they could deceive maidservants and slaves, and through these married women, and men, such as Cornelius and Sergius; among whom if you can mention one that was at that time an ilustrious character, (and these things were trans- acted under the reign of Tiberius or Claudius,) believe that [ am a liar in all things. COME HOO) SS (CO mn