Excerpt from A History of the New Testament Times, Vol. 4: The Time of the Apostles Thus we see a troubled time of discord following soon upon the times of early love. The impulse grew weaker; the powers of the natural man began to stir again. For all that Springs from enthusiasm first foams up for a while and then grows turbid; it is long before returning clearness decides the value of the first seething and ferment. So it was here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.