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CONTENTS.


BOOK I.—Page 13—47.
Chapter I.—Subject of the work, 13
Chap. II.—Summary view of the pre-existence and divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 15
Reasons why the gospel was not proclaimed sooner, 18
Chap. III.—The name Jesus, as also that of Christ, was both known and honoured from ancient times, by the inspired prophets, 21
Chap. IV.—The religion announced by Christ among all nations, was neither unexpected nor strange, 25
Chap. V.—The times of our Saviour's manifestation among men, 28
Chap. VI.—About the time of our Lord, agreeably to prophecy, those rulers ceased that had formerly governed the nation of the Jews by regular succession; and Herod was the first foreigner that reigned over them, 29
Chap. VII.—On the discrepancy which is supposed to exist in the gospels, respecting the genealogy of Christ, 31
Chap. VIII.—Herod's cruelty against the infants, and his wretched end, 35
Chap. IX.—Of the times of Pilate, 38
Chap. X.—The high priests of the Jews, under whom Christ promulgated his doctrines, 39
Chap. XI.—The testimonies respecting John the Baptist and Christ, 41
Chap. XII.—Of the disciples of our Lord, 42
Chap. XIII.—Narrative respecting the prince of Edessa, 43

BOOK II.—Pages 48—81.

Chapter I.—The course pursued by the apostles after the ascension of Christ, 48
Chap. II.—How Tiberius was affected, when informed by Pilate respecting Christ, 51
Chap. III.—How the Christian doctrine spread throughout the whole world, 52
Chap. IV.—Caius (Caligula) after the death of Tiberius, appointed Agrippa king of the Jews, after punishing Herod with perpetual exile, 53
Chap. V.—Philo was sent on an embassy to Caius, in behalf of the Jews, 54
Chap. VI.—What evils overwhelmed the Jews, after their presumption against Christ, 55
Chap. VII.—How Pilate destroyed himself, 57
Chap. VIII.—The famine that happened in the reign of Claudius, ib.
Chap. IX.—The martyrdom of the apostle James, 58
Chap. X.—Herod Agrippa persecuting the apostles, immediately experienced the divine judgment, 59
Chap. XI.—Concerning the impostor Theudas and his followers, 61
Chap. XII.—Helen, queen of the Oschcenians, ib.
Chap. XIII.—Simon Magus, 62
Chap. XIV.—The preaching of Peter in the city of Rome, 63
Chap. XV.—The gospel according to Mark, 64
Chap. XVI.—Mark first proclaimed Christianity to the inhabitants of Egypt, 65
Chap. XVII.—The account given by Philo respecting the Ascetics of Egypt, 66
Chap. XVIII.—The books of Philo that have come down to us, 70
Chap. XIX.—The calamity which befel the Jews at Jerusalem, on the day of the passover, 72
Chap. XX.—The deeds done at Jerusalem in the reign of Nero, ib.
Chap. XXI.—The Egyptian mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, 73
Chap. XXII.—Paul being sent prisoner from Judea to Rome, after his defence, was absolved from all crime, 74
Chap. XXIII.—The martyrdom of James, who was called the brother of the Lord, 75
Chap. XXIV.—Annianus was appointed the first bishop of Alexandria, after Mark, 79
Chap. XXV.—The persecution under Nero, in which Paul and Peter were honoured with martyrdom in the cause of religion at Rome, ib.
Chap. XXVI.—The Jews were afflicted with innumerable evils, and finally commenced a war with the Romans, 81

BOOK III—Pages 82—127.

Chapter I.—The parts of the world where Christ was preached by the apostles, 82
Chap. II.—The first that presided over the church at Rome, ib.
Chap. III.—Of the Epistles of the apostles, 83
Chap. IV.—The first succession of the apostles, 84
Chap. V.—The last siege of the Jews after Christ, 85
Chap. VI.—The famine which oppressed the Jews, 87
Chap. VII.—The predictions of Christ, 92
Chap. VIII.—The signs that preceded the war, 94
Chap. IX.—Of Josephus and the works he has left, 96
Chap. X.—The manner in which Josephus mentions the Holy Scriptures, 97
Chap. XI.—Simeon ruled the church of Jerusalem after James, 99
Chap. XII.—Vespasian commands the descendants of David to be sought, ib.
Chap. XIII.—Anencletus, the second bishop of Rome, 100
Chap. XIV.—Avilius, the second bishop of Alexandria, ib.
Chap. XV.—Clement, the third bishop of Rome, ib.
Chap. XVI.—The Epistle of Clement, 101
Chap. XVII.—The persecution of the Christians under Domitian, 101
Chap. XVIII.—Of John the apostle, and the Revelation, ib.
Chap. XIX.—Domitian commands the posterity of David to be slain, 102
Chap. XX.—Of the relatives of our Lord, ib.
Chap. XXI.—Cerdon, the third bishop of Alexandria, 104
Chap. XXII.—Ignatius, the second bishop of Antioch, ib.
Chap. XXIII.—Narrative respecting the apostle John, ib.
Chap. XXIV.—The order of the Gospels, 107
Chap. XXV.—The sacred Scriptures acknowledged as genuine, and those that are not, 110
Chap. XXVI.—Menander the impostor, 111
Chap. XXVII.—The heresy of the Ebionites, 112
Chap. XXVIII.—Cerinthus the Heresiarch, 113
Chap. XXIX.—Nicolaus and his followers, 114
Chap. XXX.—The apostles that lived in marriage, 115
Chap. XXXI.—The death of John and Philip, 116
Chap, XXXII.—The martyrdom of Simeon, bishop of Jerusalem, 117
Chap. XXXIII.—Trajan forbids the Christians to be sought after, 119
Chap. XXXIV.—Euarestus, the fourth bishop of the church at Rome, 120
Chap. XXXV.—Justus, the third bishop of Jerusalem, ib.
Chap. XXXVI.—The epistles of Ignatius, ib.
Chap. XXXVII.—The preaching evangelists that were yet living in that age, 123
Chap. XXXVIII.—The epistle of Clement, and those that are falsely ascribed to him, 124
Chap. XXXIX.—The writings of Papias, ib.

BOOK IV.—Pages 128—167.

Chapter I.—The bishops of Rome and Alexandria, in the reign of Trajan, 128
Chap. II—The calamities of the Jews about this time, ib.
Chap. III.—The authors that wrote in the defence of the faith, in the reign of Adrian, 129
Chap. IV.—The bishops of Alexandria and Rome, under the same emperor, 130
Chap. V.—The bishops of Jerusalem, from the period of our Saviour until these times, ib.
Chap. VI.—The last siege of the Jews under Adrian, 131
Chap. VII.—Those who were considered leaders in false doctrine at this time, 132
Chap. VIII.—The ecclesiastical writers then flourishing, 135
Chap. IX.—The epistle of Hadrian, forbidding the Christians to be punished without trial, 136
Chap. X.—The bishops of Rome and Alexandria, in the reign of Antonine, 137
Chap. XI.—The heresiarchs of these times, ib.
Chap. XII.—The apology of Justin, addressed to Antoninus, 139
Chap. XIII.—The epistle of Antonine, to the assembly of Asia, respecting our doctrine, 140
Chap. XIV.—Circumstances related of Polycarp, an apostolic man, 141
Chap. XV.—The martyrdom of Polycarp, with others at Smyrna, 143
Chap. XVI.—How Justin the philosopher suffered martyrdom, asserting the doctrines of Christ, 150
Chap. XVII.—The martyrs mentioned by Justin in his books, 152
Chap. XVIII.—The books of Justin that have come down to us, 154
Chap. XIX.—Those that presided over the churches of Rome and Alexandria, in the reign of Verus, 156
Chap. XX.—The bishops of Antioch, ib.
Chap. XXI.—The ecclesiastical writers that flourished in these times, ib.
Chap. XXII.—Of Hegesippus, and those whom he mentions, 157
Chap. XXIII.—Of Dionysius, bishop of Corinth, and his epistles, 158
Chap. XXIV.—Of Theophilus, bishop of Antioch, 161
Chap. XXV.—Of Philip and Modestus, ib.
Chap. XXVI.—Of Melito, and the circumstances he records, 162
Chap. XXVII.—Of Apollinaris bishop of Hierapolis, 165
Chap. XXVIII.—Of Musanus and his works, ib.
Chap. XXIX.—The heresy of Tatianus, ib.
Chap. XXX.—Of Bardesanes, the Syrian, and the works of his extant, 167

BOOK V.—Pages 168—216.

Chapter I.—The number and sufferings of those that suffered for the faith in Gaul, 169
Chap. II.—Those that had fallen away, kindly restored by the pious martyrs, 180
Chap. III.—The vision that appeared to Attalus the martyr, in a dream, 182
Chap. IV.—The martrys commend Irenæus in their epistles, 183
Chap. V.—God sent rain from heaven to Marcus Amelius, the emperor, at the prayers of our brethren, 184
Chap. VI.—Catalogue of the bishops of Rome, 185
Chap. VII.—Miracles were performed in those times by the believers, 186
Chap. VIII.—The statement of Irenæus reespecting the sacred Scriptures, 187
Chap. IX.—The bishops under Commodus, 190
Chap. X.—Of Pantænus the philosopher, ib.
Chap. XI.—Clement of Alexandria, 191
Chap. XII.—The bishops of Jerusalem, 193
Chap. XIII.—Of Rhodo, and the dissension occasioned by Marcion, which he records, ib.
Chap. XIV.—The false prophets of the Phrygians, 194
Chap. XV.—Of the schism of Blastus, at Rome, ib.
Chap. XVI.—The affairs of Montanus, and his false prophets, 195
Chap. XVII.—Of Miltiades and his works, 199
Chap. XVIII.—Apollonius also refutes the Phrygian heresy, and those whom he has mentioned, 200
Chap. XIX.—The opinion of Serapion respecting the heresy of the Phrygians, 203
Chap. XX.—The writings of Irenæus against the schismatics at Rome, ib.
Chap. XXI.—The martyrdom of Apollonius, at Rome, 205
Chap. XXII.—The bishops that flourished at this time, 206
Chap. XXIII.—The question then agitated respecting the passover, 207
Chap. XXIV.—The dissension of the churches in Asia, 208
Chap. XXV.—All agree to one opinion respecting the passover, 211
Chap. XXVI.—The elegant works of Irenæus that have come down to us, 212
Chap. XXVII.—The works of others that flourished at the time, ib.
Chap. XXVIII.—Those that followed the heresy of Artemon, in the beginning. Their character and conduct; and their attempt at corrupting the Scriptures, 213

BOOK VI.—Pages 217—270.

Chapter I.—The persecution under Severus, 217
Chap. II.—The education of Origen, from his earliest youth, ib.
Chap. III.—When a very young man he preached the gospel, 221
Chap. IV.—The number of his

catechumens that suffered martyrdom,

223
Chap. V.—Of Potamiæna, ib.
Chap. VI.—Clement of Alexandria, 225
Chap. VII.—The historian Judas, ib.
Chap. VIII.—The resolute act of Origen, 226
Chap. IX.—The miracle of Narcissus, 227
Chap. X.—The bishops in Jerusalem, 229
Chap. XL—Of Alexander, 230
Chap. XII.—Serapion, and the writings ascribed to him, 231
Chap. XIII.—The works of Clement, 232
Chap. XIV.—The works that Clement mentions, 233
Chap. XV.—Of Heraclas, 235
Chap. XVI.—The great study which Origen devoted to the Holy Scriptures, ib.
Chap. XVII.—Of the translator Symmachus, 236
Chap. XVIII.—Of Ambrose, 237
Chap. XIX;—The accounts given of Origen by others, ib.
Chap. XX.—The works of the writers of the day still extant, 241
Chap. XXI.—The bishops that were noted at this time, 242
Chap. XXII.—The works of Hippolytus, that have reached us, ib.
Chap. XXIII.—Origen's zeal, and his elevation to the priesthood, 243
Chap. XXIV.—The exhortations he gave at Alexandria, 244
Chap. XXV.—His review of the collective Scriptures, ib.
Chap. XXVI.—Heraclas succeeds to the episcopate of Alexandria, 247
Chap. XXVII.—How the bishops regarded him, ib.
Chap. XXVIII.—The persecution under Maximinus, 248
Chap. XXIX.—Of Fabianus, who was remarkably appointed bishop of Rome, by divine communication, ib.
Chap.XXX.-The pupils of Origen, 249
Chap. XXXI.—Of Africanus, 250
Chap. XXXII,—The commentaries that Origen wrote in Palestine, ib.
Chap. XXXIII.—The error of Beryllus, 251
Chap. XXXIV,—Of Philip Cesar, 252
Chap. XXXV,—Dionysius succeeds Heraclas in the episcopate, ib.
Chap. XXXVI.—Other works written by Origen, 253
Chap. XXXVII.—The dissension of the Arabians, ib.
Chap. XXXVIII.—The heresy of the Helcesaites, 254
Chap. XXXIX.—The persecution of Decius, ib.
Chap. XL.—What happened to Dionysius, 265
Chap. XLI.—Of those who suffered martyrdom at Alexandria, 957
Chap. XLII.—Other accounts given by Dionysius, 261
Chap. XLIII.—Of Novatus, his manners and habits, and his heresy, 263
Chap. XLIV.—Dionysius's account of Serapion, 267
Chap. XLV,—The epistle of Dionysius to Novatus, 268
Chap. XLVI.—Other epistles of Dionysius, 269

BOOK VII.—Pages 271—316.

Chapter I.—The great wickedness of Decius and Gallus, 271
Chap. II.—The bishops of Rome at this time, ib.
Chap. III.—Cyprian, and the bishops connected with him, maintained, that those who had turned from heretical error, should be baptized again, 272
Chap. IV.—The epistles that Dionysius wrote on this subject, ib.
Chap. V.—The peace after the persecution, 273
Chap. VI.—The heresy of Sabellius, 274
Chap. VII.—The execrable error of the heretics, the divine vision of Dionysius, and the ecclesiastical canon given to him, ib.
Chap. VIII.—The heterodoxy of Novatus, 276
Chap. IX.—The ungodly baptism of heretics, ib.
Chap. X.—Valerian, and the persecution raised by him, 278
Chap. XI.—The sufferings of Dionysius, and those in Egypt, 280
Chap. XII.—The martyrs of Cesarea of Palestine, 285
Chap. XIII.—The peace after Gallienus, ib.
Chap. XIV.—The bishops that flourished at this time, 286
Chap. XV.—The martyrdom of Marinus at Cesarea, ib.
Chap. XVI.—Some account of Astyrius, 287
Chap. XVII.—The miracles of our Saviour at Paneas, 288
Chap. XVIII.—The statue erected by a woman having an hemorrhage, ib.
Chap. XIX.—The episcopal seat of James, 289
Chap. XX.—The epistles of Dionysius on festivals, in which he gives the canon of the passover, 290
Chap. XXI.—The events that occurred at Alexandria, ib.
Chap. XXII.—The pestilence which then prevailed, 292
Chap. XXIII.—The reign of Gallienus, 294
Chap. XXIV.—Of Nepos, and his schism, 295
Chap. XXV.—The apocalypse of John, 297
Chap. XXVI.—The epistles of Dionysius, 301
Chap. XX VII.—Paul of Samosata, and the heresy introduced by him at Antioch, 302
Chap. XXVIII.—The different bishops then distinguished, ib.
Chap. XXIX.—Paul refuted by a certain Malchion, one of the presbyters who had been a sophist, was deposed, 303
Chap. XXX.—The epistle of the council against Paul, 304
Chap. XXXI.—The error of the Manichees, which commenced at this time, 309
Chap. XXXII.—Of those distinguished ecclesiastical writers of our own day, and which of them survived until the destruction of the churches, 310

BOOK VIII.—Pages 317—348.

Chapter I.—The events that preceded the persecution in our times, 317
Chap. II.—The demolition of the churches, 319
Chap. III.—The nature of the conflicts endured by the martyrs, in the persecution, 320
Chap. IV.—The illustrious martyrs of God, who filled every place with the celebrity of their name, and obtained various crowns of martyrdom for their piety, 321
Chap. V.—The affairs of Nicomedia, 322
Chap. VI.—Those that were in the palace, 323
Chap. VII.—The Egyptians that suffered in Phœnice, 325
Chap. VIII.—Those who suffered in Egypt, 327
Chap. IX.—Of those in Thebais, ib.
Chap. X.—The writings of Phileas, which give an account of the martyrs of Alexandria, 329
Chap. XI.—The events in Phrygia, 332
Chap. XII.—Of many others, both men and women, who suffered in different ways, 333
Chap. XIII.—Those prelates that evinced the reality of the religion they proclaimed with their blood, 335
Chap. XIV.—The morals of the persecutors, 339
Chap. XV.—The events that happened to the heathen, 342
Chap. XVI.—The change of affairs for the better, 343
Chap. XVII.—The revocation of the emperors, 344

BOOK OF MARTYRS.
Pages 349—378.

Chapter I.—Procopius, Alpheus, and Zaccheus, 349
Chap. II.—The martyr Romanus, 350
Chap. III.—Timotheus, Agapius, Thecla, and eight others, 352
Chap. IV.—Apphianus, 353
Chap. V.—The martyrs Ulpian and Ædesius, 357
Chap. VI.—The martyr Agapius, 358
Chap. VII.—The martyrs Theodosia, Domninus, and Auxentius, 359
Chap. VIII.—Other confessors; also Valentina and Paulus, 361
Chap. IX.—The renewal of the persecution with greater violence. Antoninus, Zebina, Germanus, and others, 364
Chap. X.—Petrus Ascetes, Asclepius the Marcionite, and other martyrs, 367
Chap. XI.—Of the martyrdom of Pamphilus and others, 368
Chap. XII.—The prelates of the church, 374
Chap. XIII.—Silvanus and John, and thirty other martyrs, 375

BOOK IX.—Pages 379—402.

Chapter I.—The pretended relaxation, 379
Chap. II.—The subsequent reverse, 382
Chap. III.—The new statue erected at Antioch, ib.
Chap. IV.—The decrees against us, 383
Chap. V.—The false acts, 384
Chap. VI.—Those who suffered martyrdom at this time, ib.
Chap. VII.—The measures decreed against us, and engraved on pillars, 385
Copy of the translated epistle of Maximinus, in answer to the ordinances (of the cities) against us, taken

from the brazen tablet at Tyre,

386
Chap. VIII.—The events that occurred after these; famine, pestilence, and war, 389
Chap. IX.—The death of the tyrants, and their expressions before their end, 391
Copy of the translated epistle of the tyrant Maximinus, 394
Chap. X.—The oratory of the pious emperors, 397
Copy of the tyrant's ordinance, in regard to the Christians, translated from the Latin into the Greek, 398
Chap. XI.—The total destruction of the enemies of religion, 401

BOOK X.—Pages 403—439.

Chapter I.—The peace which was granted us by divine interposition, 403
Chap. II.—The restoration of the churches, 404
Chap. III.—The dedications of the churches in all places, 405
Chap. IV.—Panegyric on the splendour of our affairs, 406
Panegyric on the building of the churches, addressed to Paulinus, bishop of Tyre, ib.
Chap. V.—Copies of the imperial decrees, 426
Chap. VI.—Of the property belonging to the Christians, 431
Chap. VII.—The privileges and immunities of the clergy, 433
Chap. VIII.—The wickedness which Licinius afterwards exhibited, and his death, 433
Chap. IX.—The victory of Constantine, and the blessings which under him accrued to the whole Roman world, 437