Book, Chapter

  1        1, Pref    |           in such matters; so those opinions which are to be styled "
  2        1, II      |           from the study of Grecian opinions and usages to the Gospel,
  3        1, VII     |             than with the favourite opinions of philosophers. For who
  4        1, VIII    |        apostasy, or openly deny his opinions." And he condemns those
  5        1, VIII    |        effect by not professing the opinions of Epicurus, he pretends
  6        1, IX      |         recommend, that in adopting opinions we should follow reason
  7        1, IX      |             since he who assents to opinions without following this course
  8        1, XII     |           acquainted with all their opinions, but because I take an equal
  9        1, XII     |           say that he knows all the opinions of the Stoics or of the
 10        1, XIV     |          gave rise to such and such opinions; but for some reason, unknown
 11        1, XIV     |          having entertained similar opinions on many subjects. It is
 12        1, XV      |           has carefully tested many opinions, and collected together
 13        1, XVI     |        these topics, and that their opinions were deposited in books,
 14        1, XXI     |            he gave his adherence to opinions that were wise and true,
 15        1, XXI     |           not have been filled with opinions which either disallow or
 16        1, XXV     |            are the parents of these opinions, and the ancient theologians
 17        1, XXIX    |          having studied systems and opinions by means of which he might
 18        1, XXIX    |      himself to the teaching of new opinions, introducing among men a
 19        1, XXXI    |     ventured to introduce these new opinions into all places and before
 20        1, XXXI    |           who adhered to the former opinions and usages. For did not
 21        1, XXXVIII |            and disseminated the new opinions? But if they indeed wrought
 22        1, LII     |        become familiar with certain opinions, which have deeply imbued
 23        1, LII     |          than he will surrender his opinions. Nay, even the former are
 24        1, LXII    |  philosophers of the world in their opinions, would have been through
 25        1, LXIV    |        pretending to determine what opinions are the true ones, says
 26        1, LXIX    |          Christian doctrine and the opinions of some heretical sect,
 27        1, LXXI    |           of his impiety and wicked opinions, was, so to speak, hated
 28        2, II      |             to root out of the mind opinions that have been almost born
 29        2, II      |     convince the hearers, that such opinions were but "loss and dung,"
 30        2, V       |          the wicked, as being stale opinions, and thinks that he will
 31        2, VIII    |            a system of doctrine and opinions beneficial to human life,
 32        2, XI      |            opposite and conflicting opinions regarding his Master neither
 33        2, XII     |            on that account, are the opinions of Plato false? Or may it
 34        2, XII     |        Cleanthes, introducing novel opinions opposed to his views, although
 35        2, XIII    |       disciples? For what system of opinions ever existed among men on
 36        2, XIII    |           impiety or falsity of his opinions to be the ground of an accusation
 37        2, XIII    |        brought, on account of their opinions, before governors and kings,
 38        2, XXVII   |         they may be, who hold false opinions; so neither is it against
 39        2, XLIV    |             that we entertain those opinions regarding Jesus which lead
 40        3, IV      |            error who form erroneous opinions respecting Him who was expected
 41        3, X       |           number, and held the same opinions; but when they grew to be
 42        3, XIII    |          discordant views. Nay, the opinions of Plato might be chargeable
 43        3, XVI     |            weave together erroneous opinions drawn from ancient sources,
 44        3, XVI     |            him in reply, "Erroneous opinions from what ancient sources?"
 45        3, XX      |           to those who hold similar opinions to those of Celsus: "Paul
 46        3, XXXVIII |            to the majority of human opinions. But enough on these points.~
 47        3, XLI     |           higher kind. And if these opinions be correct, what is there
 48        3, XLVII   |            existence a multitude of opinions, some of them espousing
 49        3, XLVII   |            to this age, while those opinions which raise the soul from
 50        3, XLIX    |            to have studied the best opinions, and to have both the reality
 51        3, XLIX    |         educated who hold erroneous opinions is what even the wise men
 52        3, XLIX    |            to have studied the best opinions is a blessing? But what
 53        3, XLIX    |            to have studied the best opinions, and to be wise. And it
 54        3, L       |          any one who holds the same opinions, will blame those who, agreeably
 55        3, LVI     |        doctrine, whether any of the opinions which they formerly heard
 56        3, LVIII   |        boldness will we declare our opinions to the children, because
 57        3, LXXII   |         dogmatizes with sophistical opinions wise, we answer that in
 58        3, LXXII   |             in those who hold false opinions and who are deceived by
 59        3, LXXV    |         gods, and to whatever other opinions are entertained by ignorant
 60        3, LXXXI   |       accepted, against Celsus, the opinions of those philosophers who
 61        4, I       |       Celsus, or which proceed from opinions like his. And we need also
 62        4, I       |             edifices based on false opinions, and especially the edifice
 63        4, XXIV    |             and Jews, because their opinions are distasteful to you,
 64        4, XXVI    |           it is on account of those opinions of the Christians and Jews-which
 65        4, XXVI    |            examine the acknowledged opinions of Christians and Jews,
 66        4, XXX     |        accordingly gave forth their opinions on matters of such importance
 67        4, LIV     |          not disclose his Epicurean opinions, or, as might be said by
 68        4, LIV     |           giving expression to such opinions, and in proposing to contradict
 69        4, LVII    |            to one who, holding such opinions, calumniates the Christians,
 70        4, LXXII   |         ascribe to God, nor impious opinions which we entertain of Him;
 71        4, LXXII   |             their hearers from weak opinions, and to endue them with
 72        4, LXXXIII |          yield their assent to such opinions: for they have been instructed
 73        4, LXXXV   |           unseemly character of his opinions may be manifest to those
 74        4, LXXXVIII|            about Him regarding whom opinions so discordant have existed
 75        4, XC      |             his holding these false opinions. For Celsus, although a
 76        5, II      |           he overturns not only the opinions entertained by the majority
 77        5, III     |           his desire to subvert our opinions, he who never acknowledged
 78        5, VII     |         true, even according to the opinions of the Greeks, that if God
 79        5, XVI     |         remain,--those, viz., whose opinions, and morals, and mind have
 80        5, XX      |           expression to very absurd opinions. And if we must sneer at
 81        5, XXIII   |      however, in consequence of the opinions which they hold regarding
 82        5, XLVII   |            according to the varying opinions of those who undergo it.
 83        5, LX      |        thinks that we hold the same opinions on the matters in question
 84        5, LXII    | investigated as far as we could the opinions of philosophers, have never
 85        5, LXIII   |          who have adopted different opinions from ours, but, if possible,
 86        5, LXIII   |            those who hold different opinions will not be convinced, we
 87        5, LXV     |       principles they express their opinions in the most absurd manner
 88        5, LXV     |             those who are caught by opinions which at once evidence their
 89        6, XXVI    |            Epicurus and his impious opinions, so neither is it for us
 90        6, XXVI    |             be carried away by such opinions.~
 91        6, XXVIII  |      introducer of these unhallowed opinions.~
 92        6, XXXII   |             are acquainted with the opinions of these deluders, and that
 93        6, XXXIV   |          knew nothing either of our opinions or of those of the heretics,
 94        6, L       |             assertions, the varying opinions of some of the ancients
 95        6, LI      |          refute, not those of their opinions with which we are unacquainted,
 96        6, LIII    |          those who are of different opinions of holding unsound doctrines,
 97        6, LXVII   |           darkness of their impious opinions. The Christian, indeed,
 98        6, LXXIII  |           and accordingly different opinions have existed on these points.
 99        6, LXXIV   |            the subject of Marcion's opinions (having already spoken frequently
100        6, LXXIV   |           him, enumerating what the opinions are which exonerate him
101        6, LXXIV   |             in our adherence to his opinions, which, perhaps, had they
102        7, XXVII   |            Celsus relates at length opinions which he ascribes to us,
103        7, XXVII   |             he undertakes to refute opinions which are none of ours,
104        7, XXVII   |         needless to give either the opinions themselves or their refutation.
105        7, XXVII   |            But if he brings forward opinions which he has either heard
106        7, XXXVI   |        agree with the character and opinions of the speaker. Thus we
107        7, XL      |      perhaps some others of similar opinions who are "the impostors and
108        7, XL      |         wide difference between our opinions and those of the inventors
109        7, XLIX    |            cavilling with any right opinions or sound doctrines held
110        8, XV      |          Here, again, Celsus quotes opinions from some most obscure sect
111        8, XV      |           discover from what set of opinions he has taken this passage,
112        8, XIX     |             to those who accept the opinions of Celsus that we do not
113        8, XXVIII  |              in accordance with the opinions of Pythagoras, who thus
114        8, XXXVIII |             who have embraced their opinions, have suffered any of those
115        8, XLIX    |       already reproached us for our opinions on the resurrection, and
116        8, XLIX    |        these occasions defended our opinions in what seemed to us a reasonable
117        8, LI      |          curiously inquire into the opinions held by a person at the
118        8, LI      |         purpose of overthrowing the opinions by which the mind is possessed,
119        8, LIII    |    conjecture. He adds also various opinions as to the origin of man,
120        8, LIII    |            to set down any of these opinions as false. When he had once
121        8, LIII    |            recklessly to reject the opinions held by the ancients, would
122        8, LXXI    |           rulers, on embracing your opinions, are taken by the enemy,
123        8, LXXI    |            that if they embrace our opinions, and are taken by the enemy,
124        8, LXXVI   |             disposed to embrace his opinions. If, then, he has not fulfilled