A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…

(2) The gospel, during this space of time, was further propagated amongst many barbarous Heathen nations in the confines of the Roman empire. In the time of Constantine there was a considerable propagation of the gospel in the East-Indies, chiefly by the ministry of one Frumentius. Great numbers of the Iberians an Heathen people, were converted to Christianity by a Christian woman of eminent piety, whom they had taken captive. Some account is given of several other barbarous nations who were not within the Roman empire, that great numbers of them were bro'• to receive the gospel by the teaching and example of captives whom they had taken in war. After this, about the year of Christ 372▪ the gospel was propagated among the barbarous people that dwelt in Arabia; as it was also among some of the northern nations; particularly a prince of the country of the Goths about this time become Christian, and a great number of hi• people with him. Towards the latter end of this century, the gospel was also further propagated among the Persians, and also the Scythians, a barbarous people, that the apostle mentions in Col. iii.11. "Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free."

After this, about the year 430 there was a remarkable conversion of a Heathen people, calle• the Burgundians, to the Christian faith. About the same time▪ in this age, the gospel began to be propagated in Ireland; and the Irish, who till now had been Heathen, began to receive the Christian faith. About the same time it was further propagated among some barbarous people in Scotland, and also in some other places. In the next century to this, one Z•thus, a Heathen king, who ruled over a people called the Colchian•, was brought to renounce his Heathenism, and to embrace the Christian religion Several other barbarous nations are recorded to have renounced Heathenism and embraced Christianity about this time, that I cannot stand to mention,