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1 1| innascible Virtue, that is God, abides in the highest regions,
2 2| prudence to grow wise, and be able to understand the things
3 | about
4 1| of the world, but by the above-named Abraxas; and to have come
5 1| was allotted the seed of Abraham, and accordingly he it was
6 | according
7 2| that He was instead of the actual Seth.~
8 7| Valentinus; adding this, that Adam cannot even attain salvation:
9 7| wholly savours of Valentinus; adding this, that Adam cannot even
10 1| superimposing of certain additaments to the law, which fact likewise
11 8| TWO THEODOTI, PRAXEAS.~In addition to all these, there is likewise
12 1| error, had the hardihood to adjoin to this heresy the denial
13 2| Judas, telling us that he is admirable and great, because of the
14 3| of Joseph, superior (they admit) above all others in the
15 2| and great, because of the advantages he is vaunted to have conferred
16 8| made their Deprecator and Advocate: Melchizedek does so for
17 7| particular one they who follow Aeschines have; this, namely, whereby
18 1| Simon. Whatever Simon had affirmed himself to be, this did
19 2| So, again, the Ialdaboath aforesaid, turning indignant, had
20 8| fatherless), amêtôr (motherless), agenealogêtos (without genealogy), of
21 4| Ptolemy and Secundus, who agree throughout with Valentinus,
22 3| successor was Ebion, not agreeing with Cerinthus in every
23 6| for Himself a starry and airy flesh; and, in His resurrection,
24 1| angel. To him, he says, was allotted the seed of Abraham, and
25 5| What, however, must be allowed not merely vain, but likewise
26 8| Christ is God the Father Almighty. Him he contends to have
27 | almost
28 5| why Christ said, "I am the Alpha and the Omega." In fact,
29 8| is apatôr (fatherless), amêtôr (motherless), agenealogêtos (
30 8| than Christ, that he is apatôr (fatherless), amêtôr (motherless),
31 8| apprehended for Christ's Name, and apostatizing, ceased not to blaspheme
32 6| By him he will have it appear that the world. was originated
33 1| the seven deacons who were appointed in the Acts of the Apostles.
34 8| Byzantine, who, after being apprehended for Christ's Name, and apostatizing,
35 4| the prophets some parts he approves, some he disapproves; that
36 2| former seed sent into the ark (secretly and stealthily,
37 1| accordingly given to the frequent arousing of seditions and wars, yes,
38 2| of matter with himself to arrive at the higher regions; had
39 8| is said of Christ, "Thou art a priest unto eternity,
40 4| him, had the hardihood to ascend into the upper regions;
41 6| restored, in the course of His ascent, to the several individual
42 1| equally affirm himself to be, asserting that none could possibly
43 4| four more. And Valentine's assertion, that it was the thirtieth
44 6| heresy of Cerdo; so that his assertions are identical with those
45 8| careful to corroborate. He asserts that Jesus Christ is God
46 1| the weightiest authority attaching to a sentence, in saying "
47 7| this, that Adam cannot even attain salvation: as if, when the
48 6| fruit, but an evil evil," attempted to approve the heresy of
49 4| receiving nor borrowing aught thence. The resurrection
50 1| Lord with the weightiest authority attaching to a sentence,
51 | away
52 5| alphabet, indeed, up to A and B and compute ogdoads and
53 1| salvation without being baptized in his name. Afterwards,
54 1| per-mixtures, and certain yet baser outcomes of these. He teaches
55 6| is said, "Every good tree beareth good fruit, but an evil
56 | become
57 | before
58 7| After Justin's death he began to cherish different opinions
59 | beginning
60 2| serpent in the desert, so it behoveth the Son of man to be upreared."
61 1| again, there must be no believing on him who was crucified,
62 1| Herod was Christ. To those I betake myself who have chosen to
63 3| forth likewise the law as binding, of course for the purpose
64 4| out of his passions gave birth to material essences. For
65 6| native of Pontus, son of a bishop, excommunicated because
66 8| apostatizing, ceased not to blaspheme against Christ. For he introduced
67 2| Him they introduce to bless their eucharistic (elements).
68 1| and the shedding of human blood. Christ, moreover, he affirms
69 1| alike and foul, which we blush to recount, and at once
70 1| has not been promised to bodies. A brother heretic emerged
71 1| Christ had not existed in a bodily substance, and had endured
72 6| elements whatever had been borrowed in His descent: and thus
73 4| pipe, neither receiving nor borrowing aught thence. The resurrection
74 7| salvation: as if, when the branches become salvable, the root
75 2| Moses perceiving, set up the brazen serpent; and whoever gazed
76 4| These I will retrench and briefly summarize. For he introduces
77 4| substance of our flesh; but, bringing down from heaven some spiritual
78 1| no means be. Afterwards broke out the heretic Basilides.
79 2| Moreover, also, there has broken out another heresy also,
80 1| been promised to bodies. A brother heretic emerged in Nicolaus.
81 4| Mind and Truth; out of whom burst the Word and Life; from
82 8| Add to these Theodotus the Byzantine, who, after being apprehended
83 | can
84 1| of Egypt into the land of Canaan; affirming him to be turbulent
85 8| heresy which Victorinus was careful to corroborate. He asserts
86 1| regions, the angels had carefully tried to form man after
87 6| after lapsing, into his own carnality, was severed from Marcion.
88 7| are others who are termed Cataeschinetans. These have a blasphemy
89 7| CATAPHRYGIANS, CATAPROCLANS, CATHESCHINETANS.~To all these heretics is
90 4| whatever is in them: for which cause all things made by him are
91 6| He introduces two first causes, that is, two Gods one good,
92 8| Name, and apostatizing, ceased not to blaspheme against
93 7| Justin's death he began to cherish different opinions from
94 3| there is one Virtue, the chief among the upper (regions):
95 1| I betake myself who have chosen to make the gospel the starting-point
96 4| were created Man and the Church. But (these are not all);
97 6| Marcion and Cerdo had taught. Close on their heels follows Apelles,
98 1| what fetid and unclean (combinations arose). The rest (of his
99 1| above-named Abraxas; and to have come in a phantasm, and been
100 6| excommunicated because of a rape committed on a certain virgin. He,
101 7| brought forward into (the compass of) the Gospel, and not
102 5| Marcus and a Colarbasus, composing a novel heresy out of the
103 5| and perfection of truth is comprised; for this was why Christ
104 5| indeed, up to A and B and compute ogdoads and decads. So we
105 1| Abraxas, whose name, if computed, has in itself this number.
106 1| Darkness was seized with a concupiscence and, indeed, a foul and
107 1| the Nicolaitans has been condemned by the Apocalypse of the
108 1| of the Apostles earned a condign and just sentence from the
109 1| was crucified, lest one confess to having believed on Simon.
110 4| way of syzygies, that is, conjugal unions of some kind. For
111 1| sons of turpitude, and of conjunctions of execrable and obscene
112 2| prepared for mankind, he, consulting for the salvation of mankind,
113 3| born of the seed of Joseph, contending that He was merely human,
114 8| Father Almighty. Him he contends to have been crucified,
115 2| their account arose great contentions and discords among the angels;
116 8| Victorinus was careful to corroborate. He asserts that Jesus Christ
117 1| descended in quest of an erring daemon, which was Wisdom; that,
118 1| there were born, moreover, daemons, and gods, and spirits seven,
119 5| merely vain, but likewise dangerous, is this: they feign a second
120 5| has in itself this number DCCCI. These men run through their
121 1| He was one of the seven deacons who were appointed in the
122 1| will (to pass by a good deal) summarize some few particulars.
123 4| Pleroma of an ogdoad, a decad, and a duodecad. The thirtieth
124 5| and compute ogdoads and decads. So we may grant it useless
125 2| who assert this likewise defend the traitor Judas, telling
126 1| adjoin to this heresy the denial likewise of the resurrection
127 6| merely does he approve, denying that of the body. The Gospel
128 8| beings, being made their Deprecator and Advocate: Melchizedek
129 4| the first, he says, were Depth and Silence; of these proceeded
130 2| upreared the serpent in the desert, so it behoveth the Son
131 1| in a phantasm, and been destitute of the substance of flesh:
132 | did
133 8| crucified, and suffered, and died; beside which, with a profane
134 4| is desirous of seeming to differ in sentiment. For he introduces
135 7| death he began to cherish different opinions from his. For he
136 4| throughout with Valentinus, differing only in the following point:
137 2| rest, should grow up and diffuse itself, and fill and occupy
138 2| extended himself to his full dimensions, and thus had made the sky.
139 2| higher regions, had been disabled by the permixture of the
140 4| desponded on account of disappointed yearning to see the First-Father
141 2| arose great contentions and discords among the angels; for this
142 6| several parts of His body dispersed He reinstated in heaven
143 2| subverted. And others thus dispute against them, and say: Because
144 4| desponded, and almost suffered dissolution, had not some one, he whom
145 3| Virtues, which, being far distant from the upper Virtues,
146 1| Pharisees I pretermit, who were "divided" from the Jews by their
147 3| was merely human, without divinity; affirming also that the
148 1| Judaism's heretics I am silent Dositheus the Samaritan, I mean, who
149 4| an ogdoad, a decad, and a duodecad. The thirtieth Aeon, moreover,
150 1| I. EARLIEST HERETICS: SIMON MAGUS, MENANDER,
151 1| the Acts of the Apostles earned a condign and just sentence
152 1| Israel from the land of Egypt into the land of Canaan;
153 2| Mother-Virtue), together with those "eight souls," the seed likewise
154 2| whom then speak of there emanated several other inferior Aeons.
155 1| of execrable and obscene embraces and per-mixtures, and certain
156 2| turning indignant, had emitted out of himself the Virtue
157 | end
158 | Enough
159 1| and Angels; that there ensued infinite issues and processions
160 6| own books, which he has entitled books of Syllogisms, in
161 2| moved to the heart with envy, had injected into man as
162 6| he takes neither all the epistles, nor in their integrity.
163 1| to be, this did Menander equally affirm himself to be, asserting
164 1| descended in quest of an erring daemon, which was Wisdom;
165 4| of founts, the material essence of floods and sea. Christ,
166 8| Thou art a priest unto eternity, after the order of Melchizedek."
167 2| introduce to bless their eucharistic (elements). Now the whole
168 8| who would fail to see that evangelical grace is escheated if he
169 2| had been the serpent whom Eve had believed as if he had
170 2| restored to the earth, and, by example of the rest, should grow
171 2| he lay a certain spark; excited whereby, he was through
172 3| course for the purpose of excluding the gospel and vindicating
173 6| Pontus, son of a bishop, excommunicated because of a rape committed
174 1| and of conjunctions of execrable and obscene embraces and
175 4| These Aeons, moreover, he explains in the way of syzygies,
176 2| left in the midst, and had extended himself to his full dimensions,
177 6| has, besides, private but extraordinary lections of his own, which
178 4| moreover, introduced many fables. These I will retrench and
179 8| the month. But who would fail to see that evangelical
180 8| Christ, that he is apatôr (fatherless), amêtôr (motherless), agenealogêtos (
181 4| was made darkness; of his fear and ignorance, the spirits
182 5| dangerous, is this: they feign a second God, beside the
183 1| it is a shame to say what fetid and unclean (combinations
184 | few
185 2| and diffuse itself, and fill and occupy the whole orb.
186 3| heaven as having been more firm and hardy than all others:
187 1| because light from above had flashed refulgently in the lower
188 4| the material essence of floods and sea. Christ, moreover,
189 2| and doctrine of this error flowed from the following source.
190 7| particular one they who follow Aeschines have; this, namely,
191 1| name. Afterwards, again, followed Saturninus: he, too, affirming
192 6| arose one Lucan by name, a follower and disciple of Marcion.
193 2| he had been desirous of forcing his way into the higher
194 1| angels had carefully tried to form man after the similitude
195 7| things than Christ brought forward into (the compass of) the
196 4| tears, the humidities of founts, the material essence of
197 8| the law of Moses, on the fourteenth of the month. But who would
198 4| made by him are infirm, and frail, and capable of falling,
199 1| accordingly given to the frequent arousing of seditions and
200 2| extended himself to his full dimensions, and thus had
201 | further
202 3| CERINTHUS, EBION.~Carpocrates, futhermore, introduced the following
203 2| brazen serpent; and whoever gazed upon him obtained health.
204 8| agenealogêtos (without genealogy), of whom neither the beginning
205 3| the Virgin Mary, but was generated a mere human being of the
206 6| Manifestations, of one Philumene, a girl whom he follows as a prophetess.
207 5| ogdoads and decads. So we may grant it useless and idle to recount
208 2| by the permixture of the gravity of matter with himself to
209 7| but likewise better and greater. But the particular one
210 1| repudiate the prophets, on the ground that they had not spoken
211 2| souls," the seed likewise of Ham, in order that the seed
212 8| sitting at His own right hand.~
213 3| having been more firm and hardy than all others: whence
214 1| Nicolaitans, which I too hate."~
215 1| this thou holdest, thou hatest the doctrine of the Nicolaitans,
216 2| gazed upon him obtained health. Christ Himself (they say
217 2| proceeded, moved to the heart with envy, had injected
218 1| angels; that by these angels heavens were formed, and the world,
219 6| had taught. Close on their heels follows Apelles, a disciple
220 | Hence
221 1| starting-point of their heresies. Of these the first of all
222 8| After him brake out a second heretical Theodotus, who again himself
223 1| likewise, who said that Herod was Christ. To those I betake
224 1| together with them, the Herodians likewise, who said that
225 1| that is God, abides in the highest regions, and that those
226 1| saying "Because this thou holdest, thou hatest the doctrine
227 1| formed, and the world, in honour of Abraxas, whose name,
228 2| of the flesh is not to be hoped for at all. Moreover, also,
229 4| some one, he whom he calls Horos, to wit, sent to invigorate
230 4| his sadness and tears, the humidities of founts, the material
231 4| by pronouncing the word "Iao." This Aeon, moreover, which
232 6| that his assertions are identical with those of the former
233 5| may grant it useless and idle to recount all their trifles.
234 4| darkness; of his fear and ignorance, the spirits of wickedness
235 2| II. OPHITES, CAINITES, SETHITES.~
236 3| III. CARPOCRATES, CERINTHUS,
237 2| say further) in His gospel imitates Moses' serpent's sacred
238 6| world. was originated in imitation of a superior world. With
239 1| infinite, and in the regions immediately above us; but that angels
240 1| the flesh he strenuously impugns, affirming that salvation
241 4| of falling, and mortal, inasmuch as he himself was conceived
242 2| Ialdaboath aforesaid, turning indignant, had emitted out of himself
243 6| His ascent, to the several individual elements whatever had been
244 3| others: whence he would infer, retaining only the salvation
245 4| all things made by him are infirm, and frail, and capable
246 2| say that there had been iniquitous permixtures of two angels
247 2| the heart with envy, had injected into man as he lay a certain
248 1| too, affirming that the innascible Virtue, that is God, abides
249 1| they had not spoken under inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Of the
250 | instead
251 4| calls Horos, to wit, sent to invigorate him, strengthened him by
252 1| transferred the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt into
253 1| sprang the Word; that of Him issued Providence, Virtue, and
254 1| that there ensued infinite issues and processions of angels;
255 4| IV. VALENTINUS, PTOLEMY AND
256 1| Apostles earned a condign and just sentence from the Apostle
257 4| conjugal unions of some kind. For among the first, he
258 6| wading through the same kinds of blasphemy, teaches the
259 2| these) angels could not know what was above, they might
260 6| disciple of Marcion, who after lapsing, into his own carnality,
261 8| likewise Blastus, who would latently introduce Judaism. For he
262 1| places the God of the Jews latest, that is, the God of the
263 | latter
264 6| private but extraordinary lections of his own, which he calls "
265 2| higher regions; had been left in the midst, and had extended
266 7| special. The common blasphemy lies in their saying that the
267 | like
268 7| Other heretics swell the list who are called Cataphrygians,
269 6| him. After him arose one Lucan by name, a follower and
270 6| VI. CERDO, MARCION, LUGAN, APELLES.~To this is added
271 6| the body. The Gospel of Luke alone, and that not entire,
272 1| his disciple (likewise a magician), saying the same as Simon.
273 4| being capable of seeing his magnitude, desponded, and almost suffered
274 2| and of evil. His power and majesty (they say) Moses perceiving,
275 | make
276 1| have been sent, not by this maker of the world, but by the
277 4| spirits of wickedness and malignity; of his sadness and tears,
278 6| his own, which he calls "Manifestations, of one Philumene, a girl
279 7| brother-heretic. This man was Justin Martyr's disciple. After Justin'
280 1| having believed on Simon. Martyrdoms, he says, are not to be
281 3| No disciple above his master, nor servant above his lord, "
282 2| permixture of the gravity of matter with himself to arrive at
283 5| ogdoads and decads. So we may grant it useless and idle
284 1| Dositheus the Samaritan, I mean, who was the first who had
285 1| the flesh there will by no means be. Afterwards broke out
286 2| originated by weaker and mediocre powers, he lay crawling,
287 5| this number DCCCI. These men run through their ô, x,
288 1| higher virtue was, thanks to mercy, the salvable spark in man,
289 3| Mary, but was generated a mere human being of the seed
290 2| regions; had been left in the midst, and had extended himself
291 6| With this lower world he mingled throughout (a principle
292 7| Paraclete has spoken in Montanus more things than Christ
293 8| on the fourteenth of the month. But who would fail to see
294 4| capable of falling, and mortal, inasmuch as he himself
295 2| stealthily, and unknown to that Mother-Virtue), together with those "eight
296 8| apatôr (fatherless), amêtôr (motherless), agenealogêtos (without
297 2| Ialdaboath had proceeded, moved to the heart with envy,
298 6| is Marcion's, that is, a mutilated one. He teaches the salvation
299 | myself
300 | namely
301 6| one Marcion by name, a native of Pontus, son of a bishop,
302 | none
303 4| sentiment. For he introduces the notion that there existed first
304 1| which in Greek he calls Nous; that thence sprang the
305 5| Colarbasus, composing a novel heresy out of the Greek
306 4| Valentine's; but, by some novelty of terminology, he is desirous
307 5| These men run through their ô, x, t through the whole
308 2| viz., Judas, they say, observing that Christ wished to subvert
309 2| and whoever gazed upon him obtained health. Christ Himself (
310 2| diffuse itself, and fill and occupy the whole orb. Of Christ,
311 4| up in the Pleroma of an ogdoad, a decad, and a duodecad.
312 5| up to A and B and compute ogdoads and decads. So we may grant
313 5| I am the Alpha and the Omega." In fact, they say that
314 | once
315 2| some. potent Virtue which operated in him; for Abel had been
316 7| began to cherish different opinions from his. For he wholly
317 2| all these, however, there opposed himself an Aeon who name
318 2| through the Virtues which were opposing Christ's passion; and thus,
319 2| fill and occupy the whole orb. Of Christ, moreover, their
320 2| they say, who gave us the origin of the knowledge of good
321 4| First-Father was not of the original triacontad, they say. There
322 | otherwise
323 | ours
324 1| per-mixtures, and certain yet baser outcomes of these. He teaches that
325 4| and terror-stricken, and overcome with sadness; and of these
326 4| brother-heretic, whose sentiments pair with Valentine's; but, by
327 4| material essences. For he was panic-stricken, he says, and terror-stricken,
328 2| elements). Now the whole parade and doctrine of this error
329 2| this had been the Virtue in paradise that is, this had been the
330 7| better and greater. But the particular one they who follow Aeschines
331 1| deal) summarize some few particulars. For of Judaism's heretics
332 4| spiritual body or other, passed through the Virgin Mary
333 8| Judaism. For he says the passover is not to be kept otherwise
334 6| receive. Of the Apostle Paul he takes neither all the
335 7| blasphemy not common, but peculiar and special. The common
336 1| and obscene embraces and per-mixtures, and certain yet baser outcomes
337 2| majesty (they say) Moses perceiving, set up the brazen serpent;
338 5| the whole plenitude and perfection of truth is comprised; for
339 6| because he had not made it so perfectly as that superior world had
340 2| seed of evil should not perish, but should, together with
341 1| while all the rest of him perishes; that Christ had not existed
342 2| there had been iniquitous permixtures of two angels and human
343 2| Sethites. The doctrine of this perversity is as follows. Two human
344 1| sentence from the Apostle Peter. He had the hardihood to
345 1| Abraxas; and to have come in a phantasm, and been destitute of the
346 1| resurrection of the flesh. The Pharisees I pretermit, who were "divided"
347 6| Manifestations, of one Philumene, a girl whom he follows
348 4| Mary as water through a pipe, neither receiving nor borrowing
349 2| be conceived and born in place of Abel, in order that those
350 1| who made this world, he places the God of the Jews latest,
351 5| those letters the whole plenitude and perfection of truth
352 2| had been God the Son. He plucked, say they, from the fruit
353 6| Marcion by name, a native of Pontus, son of a bishop, excommunicated
354 1| asserting that none could possibly have salvation without being
355 2| been conceived of some. potent Virtue which operated in
356 3| above all others in the practice of righteousness and in
357 8| bare human being, with no pre-eminence above the rest (of mankind),
358 8| was a heavenly Virtue of pre-eminent grace; in that Christ acts
359 2| such a degree, that they prefer him even to Christ Himself;
360 2| death salvation should be prepared for mankind, he, consulting
361 4| The resurrection of our present flesh he denies, but (maintains
362 2| together with the rest, be preserved, and after the deluge be
363 1| the flesh. The Pharisees I pretermit, who were "divided" from
364 8| said of Christ, "Thou art a priest unto eternity, after the
365 2| say that from the supreme primary Aeon whom then speak of
366 1| these subsequently were made Principalities, powers, and Angels; that
367 6| he mingled throughout (a principle of) repentance, because
368 6| alone. He has, besides, private but extraordinary lections
369 1| ensued infinite issues and processions of angels; that by these
370 2| in him; for Abel had been procreated after being conceived of
371 8| died; beside which, with a profane and sacrilegious temerity,
372 1| that salvation has not been promised to bodies. A brother heretic
373 4| him, strengthened him by pronouncing the word "Iao." This Aeon,
374 6| world. He repudiates the prophecies and the Law; renounces God
375 6| girl whom he follows as a prophetess. He has, besides, his own
376 8| temerity, he maintains the proposition that He is Himself sitting
377 6| Syllogisms, in which he seeks to prove that whatever Moses has
378 1| Word; that of Him issued Providence, Virtue, and Wisdom; that
379 2| whereby, he was through prudence to grow wise, and be able
380 1| substance, and had endured a quasi-passion in a phantasmal shape merely;
381 6| suffered,but undergone a quasipassion, and not to have been born
382 1| that he had descended in quest of an erring daemon, which
383 6| excommunicated because of a rape committed on a certain virgin.
384 8| grace is escheated if he recalls Christ to the Law? Add to
385 6| that not entire, does he receive. Of the Apostle Paul he
386 3| that His soul alone was received in heaven as having been
387 4| moreover, which was thus reduced to despondency, he calls
388 1| light from above had flashed refulgently in the lower regions, the
389 4| was seized with certain regretful passions, and out of his
390 4| whereas Valentinus had reigned but thirty Aeons, they have
391 6| of His body dispersed He reinstated in heaven His spirit only.
392 6| Apostles and the Apocalypse he rejects as false. After him emerged
393 1| us; but that angels far removed from Him made the lower
394 2| that thanksgiving is to be rendered to Judas on this account:
395 6| prophecies and the Law; renounces God the Creator; maintains
396 6| throughout (a principle of) repentance, because he had not made
397 3| Law was given by angels; representing the God of the Jews as not
398 6| affirms to be called Lord, but represents as an angel. By him he will
399 4| is, he disapproves all in reprobating some. A Gospel of his own
400 1| who had the hardihood to repudiate the prophets, on the ground
401 3| souls, that there are no resurrections of the body. After him brake
402 3| whence he would infer, retaining only the salvation of souls,
403 2| salvation of mankind being retarded. But, again, the heresy
404 4| many fables. These I will retrench and briefly summarize. For
405 8| Himself sitting at His own right hand.~
406 2| beings, while this pure seed rises and is born. For they say
407 5| number DCCCI. These men run through their ô, x, t through
408 2| imitates Moses' serpent's sacred power, in saying: "And as
409 1| the Holy Spirit. Of the Sadducees I am silent, who, springing
410 1| am silent Dositheus the Samaritan, I mean, who was the first
411 7| from his. For he wholly savours of Valentinus; adding this,
412 2| seed sent into the ark (secretly and stealthily, and unknown
413 3| introduced the following sect. He affirms that there is
414 1| the frequent arousing of seditions and wars, yes, and the shedding
415 4| and not being capable of seeing his magnitude, desponded,
416 6| Syllogisms, in which he seeks to prove that whatever Moses
417 | seeming
418 2| view the upper regions by self-distension, in order that, since (these)
419 1| Wisdom; that, in a phantasmal semblance of God, he had not suffered
420 4| of seeming to differ in sentiment. For he introduces the notion
421 3| disciple above his master, nor servant above his lord, " sets forth
422 2| they say) Moses perceiving, set up the brazen serpent; and
423 6| into his own carnality, was severed from Marcion. He introduces
424 1| this permixture it is a shame to say what fetid and unclean (
425 1| seditions and wars, yes, and the shedding of human blood. Christ,
426 2| him seven sons, and had shut from their view the upper
427 4| he says, were Depth and Silence; of these proceeded Mind
428 3| heretic Cerinthus, teaching similarly. For he, too, says that
429 4| maintains that) of some sister-flesh. Of the Law and the prophets
430 8| again himself introduced a sister-sect, and says that the human
431 8| proposition that He is Himself sitting at His own right hand.~
432 2| dimensions, and thus had made the sky. Ialdabaoth, however, had
433 2| said that Abel had been slain, willed this Seth of theirs
434 2| they might think him the sole God. These inferior Virtues
435 8| indeed of a virgin, but was a solitary and bare human being, with
436 2| flowed from the following source. They say that from the
437 2| supreme primary Aeon whom then speak of there emanated several
438 7| common, but peculiar and special. The common blasphemy lies
439 4| proceeded twelve Aeons; from Speech, moreover, and Life proceeded
440 4| bringing down from heaven some spiritual body or other, passed through
441 1| calls Nous; that thence sprang the Word; that of Him issued
442 1| Sadducees I am silent, who, springing from the root of this error,
443 6| wove together for Himself a starry and airy flesh; and, in
444 2| But, again, the heresy has started forth which is called that
445 6| on a certain virgin. He, starting from the fact that it is
446 1| chosen to make the gospel the starting-point of their heresies. Of these
447 1| Simon was crucified in His stead: whence, again, there must
448 2| into the ark (secretly and stealthily, and unknown to that Mother-Virtue),
449 4| the thirtieth Aeon which strayed out from the Pleroma, (as
450 4| sent to invigorate him, strengthened him by pronouncing the word "
451 1| resurrection of the flesh he strenuously impugns, affirming that
452 5| and, since the dove is styled by the Greek name peristera (
453 2| observing that Christ wished to subvert the truth, betrayed Him,
454 2| possibility of truth's being subverted. And others thus dispute
455 3| Lord, but an angel. His successor was Ebion, not agreeing
456 2| unwilling that Christ should suffer, lest through His death
457 1| seven, and other things sufficiently sacrilegious. alike and
458 1| from the Jews by their superimposing of certain additaments to
459 4| or sadness, or sweat, had supplied. For of his panic, he says,
460 1| man lay crawling on the surface of the earth; that this
461 4| or terror, or sadness, or sweat, had supplied. For of his
462 7| were not! Other heretics swell the list who are called
463 2| seed of permixture might be swept away, and this only seed
464 6| he has entitled books of Syllogisms, in which he seeks to prove
465 4| he introduces the whole system of Valentine.~
466 4| he explains in the way of syzygies, that is, conjugal unions
467 5| run through their ô, x, t through the whole alphabet,
468 6| Of the Apostle Paul he takes neither all the epistles,
469 6| as Marcion and Cerdo had taught. Close on their heels follows
470 4| malignity; of his sadness and tears, the humidities of founts,
471 2| defend the traitor Judas, telling us that he is admirable
472 1| too, are obscene. For he tells of certain Aeons, sons of
473 8| profane and sacrilegious temerity, he maintains the proposition
474 4| and Life proceeded other ten Aeons: such is the Triacontad
475 1| arose). The rest (of his tenets), too, are obscene. For
476 7| there are others who are termed Cataeschinetans. These have
477 4| but, by some novelty of terminology, he is desirous of seeming
478 4| there existed first what he terms (a Monad); and then out
479 4| Achamoth, by his panic, or terror, or sadness, or sweat, had
480 4| panic-stricken, he says, and terror-stricken, and overcome with sadness;
481 1| this higher virtue was, thanks to mercy, the salvable spark
482 2| some of them think that thanksgiving is to be rendered to Judas
483 2| slain, willed this Seth of theirs to be conceived and born
484 8| VIII. BLASTUS, TWO THEODOTI, PRAXEAS.~In addition to
485 | therefore
486 2| this likewise defend the traitor Judas, telling us that he
487 1| accordingly he it was who transferred the sons of Israel from
488 1| the angels had carefully tried to form man after the similitude
489 5| idle to recount all their trifles. What, however, must be
490 1| Canaan; affirming him to be turbulent above the other angels,
491 2| the Ialdaboath aforesaid, turning indignant, had emitted out
492 1| of certain Aeons, sons of turpitude, and of conjunctions of
493 4| these last also proceeded twelve Aeons; from Speech, moreover,
494 1| shame to say what fetid and unclean (combinations arose). The
495 | under
496 6| not really suffered,but undergone a quasipassion, and not
497 2| grow wise, and be able to understand the things above. So, again,
498 7| but their teaching is not uniform. For there are (of them)
499 4| syzygies, that is, conjugal unions of some kind. For among
500 1| moreover, (to assert) that the universe had been originated by his