Note:IsnotthesenseofTertullianrather，ifguiltyofanyotheroffence，behadtherebyceasedtobeaChristian?—M。]
[Footnote*:AndthisblamelessnesswasfullyadmittedbythecandidandenlightenedRoman。—M。]
[Footnote85:Tertullian，Apolog。c。44。Headds，however，withsomedegreeofhesitation，\"Autsialiud，jamnonChristianus。\"
Note:TertulliansayspositivelynoChristian，nemoillicChristianus；fortherest，thelimitationwhichhehimselfsubjoins，andwhichGibbonquotesintheforegoingnote，diminishestheforceofthisassertion，andappearstoprovethatatleastheknewnonesuch。—G。]
[Footnote86:ThephilosopherPeregrinusofwhoselifeanddeathLucianhasleftussoentertaininganaccountimposed，foralongtime，onthecreduloussimplicityoftheChristiansofAsia。]