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   1 LXVIII |             a mixed multitude of 977,000 men, which indeed we saw;
   2 XXXI   |          again 3000, then 2000, then 1000, and yet again 800; for
   3 XLII   |           cited above, David uttered 1500 years before Christ became
   4 XXXI   |         before, and again 3000, then 2000, then 1000, and yet again
   5 XXXI   |              years before, and again 3000, then 2000, then 1000, and
   6 XXXI   |            before He appeared, first 5000 years before, and again
   7 XXXI   |             then 1000, and yet again 800; for in the succession of
   8 LXVIII |              of a mixed multitude of 977,000 men, which indeed we
   9 XXV    |            CHAPTER XXV -- FALSE GODS ABANDONED BY CHRISTIANS. ~And, secondly,
  10 XXXII  |           who believe in Him in whom abideth the seed of God, the Word.
  11 VIII   |           and pure life, we seek the abode that is with God, the Father
  12 XXXVII |           fine flour, incense, it is abomination unto Me: the fat of lambs
  13 LXIV   |         which we consider to be very absurd, bringing forward the form
  14 I      |          unjustly hated and wantonly abused, myself being one of them. ~
  15 X      |              and do believe, that He accepts those only who imitate the
  16 LII    |              from heaven with glory, accompanied by His angelic host, when
  17 LIII   |             that things had happened accordingly--the devastation of the land
  18 XLIII  |            free choice, they are not accountable for their actions, of whatever
  19 VII    |             on which accusations are accumulated is the common property of
  20 LXVIII |             such an one; but let the accuser he amenable to justice.
  21 III    |             account of those who are accustomed to be ignorant of our affairs,
  22 XXV    |            this account that her son Achilles should destroy many of the
  23 LXVIII |          accused as a Christian, and acknowledges that he is one, is accused
  24 XVII   |          things we gladly serve you, acknowledging you as kings and rulers
  25 IV     |        punish him on account of this acknowledgment. Justice requires that you
  26 LXIII  |        proved neither to have become acquainted with the Father, nor to
  27 XIV    |          valued above all things the acquisition of wealth and possessions,
  28 IV     |              is not a Christian, you acquit him, as having no evidence
  29 XLIII  |             evil, and exhibit her as acting in opposition to herself;
  30 IV     |       something excellent or base in action be proved. And those among
  31 V      |          case they display a similar activity. For not only among the
  32 XIX    |           believe before you saw the actual production? No one will
  33        | actually
  34 XV     |            all these things shall be added unto you. For where his
  35 LXVIII |             have received the letter addressed to me by your predecessor
  36 LIV    |           which the poets have made, adduce no proof to the youths who
  37 XXXIII |        Isaiah also, whom we have now adduced, the Spirit of prophecy
  38 XXVI   |               He persuaded those who adhered to him that they should
  39 LXVIII |      contrary to the laws, you shall adjudge punishments in proportion
  40 III    |              only fair and equitable adjustment, namely, that the subjects
  41 LV     |              this form they could be administered or have any community. For
  42 XII    |             even you yourselves will admit. But you seem to fear lest
  43 XXV    |           were maddened with love of Adonis, and whose mysteries also
  44 IV     |          children. And those who now adopt such instruction are not
  45 I      |       natural son of Caesar, and the adopted son of Pius, a lover of
  46 VI     |     prophetic Spirit, we worship and adore, knowing them in reason
  47 XII    |          means restrain himself, and adorn himself with virtue, that
  48 LXVIII |            to prove. But it would be advantageous to them that they should
  49 LXVIII |            my grand design, and what advantages I gained on the confines
  50 XL     |               CHAPTER XL -- CHRIST'S ADVENT FORETOLD, ~And hear how
  51 LII    |         prophets have proclaimed two advents of His: the one, that which
  52 LXIII  |        though they have it expressly affirmed in the writings of Moses, "
  53 L      |            not His mouth for all His affliction. He was brought as a sheep
  54 LIV    |            in the prophecies written aforetime, "Strong as a giant to run
  55 XV     |        childhood, remain pure at the age of sixty or seventy years;
  56 XLIV   |         provides for men. But by the agency of the devils death has
  57 XII    |              we presume that you who aim at [a reputation for] piety
  58 XXIX   |             to Felix the governor in Alexandria a petition, craving that
  59 XXXIX  |          military oath, prefer their allegiance to their own life, and parents,
  60 XII    |              are we your helpers and allies in promoting peace, seeing
  61 LXVI   |       Eucharist], of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who
  62 X      |              demons, taking as their ally the lust of wickedness which
  63 XIV    |        persuasion by the Word, stand aloof from them (i.e., the demons),
  64 LIX    |           statement that God, having altered matter which was shapeless,
  65        | although
  66 LXVIII |               but let the accuser he amenable to justice. EPISTLE OF MARCUS
  67 XVIII  |           repute as oracles, both of Amphilochus, Dodana, Pytho, and as many
  68 XLVI   |             barbarians, Abraham, and Ananias, and Azarias, and Misael,
  69 XX     |            the world is to be formed anew by this revolution; but
  70 XL     |            the Lord, and against His Anointed, saying, Let us break their
  71 XXXVI  |             the person of the people answering the Lord or His Father,
  72 LXV    |          saying Amen. This word Amen answers in the Hebrew language to
  73 XLVI   |           were irresponsible--let us anticipate and solve the difficulty.
  74 XXIX   |            we think, to mention here Antinous, who was alive but lately,
  75 XXVI   |        deceived many while he was in Antioch by his magical art. He persuaded
  76 XXV    |             was he goaded by lust of Antiope, or such other women, or
  77 LIX    |              prophet, and of greater antiquity than the Greek writers;
  78 XXV    |              through Thetis, nor was anxious on this account that her
  79 IV     |        decided, either good or evil, apart from the actions implied
  80 XXV    |       Bacchus the son of Semele, and Apollo the son of Latona (who in
  81 IV     |          that by his deeds it may be apparent what kind of man each is.
  82 V      |         these evil demons, effecting apparitions of themselves, both defiled
  83 LXVIII |       desired, yet we have made this appeal and explanation, not on
  84 XIV    |           servants; and sometimes by appearances in dreams, and sometimes
  85 LXIII  |           being of old the Word, and appearing sometimes in the form of
  86 XI     |           that which is with God, as appears also from the confession
  87 XXVII  |         which you do openly and with applause, as if the divine light
  88 IV     |              MERE NAME. ~By the mere application of a name, nothing is decided,
  89 XXXV   |            when He was crucified, He applied His shoulders, as shall
  90 IX     |         worship, and that you should appoint such men the guardians of
  91 XLVII  |             is decreed against a Jew apprehended entering it, you know very
  92 LX     |    accurately understanding, and not apprehending that it was the figure of
  93 LXII   |            temples, and are about to approach them with libations and
  94 XXIX   |        approving conscience, and the approval of those who thought as
  95 XXIX   |           was satisfied with his own approving conscience, and the approval
  96 LXII   |        maternal uncle in the land of Arabia, our Christ conversed with
  97 LVI    |            along with yourselves, be arbiters of this our memorial, in
  98 XXIII  |                 CHAPTER XXIII -- THE ARGUMENT. ~And that this may now
  99 XXI    |              For what shall I say of Ariadne, and those who, like her,
 100 XXXII  |              And a star of light has arisen, and a flower has sprung
 101 LXVIII |            by preparing weapons, nor arms, nor bugles; for such preparation
 102 LXVIII |               but also for the whole army as it stood, that they might
 103 XXXI   |              prophets after prophets arose. ~
 104        | around
 105 LXVIII |           Christian; but that he who arraigns him be burned alive. And
 106 VII    |               Some have ere now been arrested and convicted as evil-doers.
 107 IX     |       constant service. And that the artificers of these are both intemperate,
 108 XIV    |            who formerly used magical arts, dedicate ourselves to the
 109 XXVI   |               because after Christ's ascension into heaven the devils put
 110 XXI    |           sons your esteemed writers ascribed to Jupiter: Mercury, the
 111 XXXVIII|            knew that I should not be ashamed, for He is near that justifieth
 112 XV     |              said, "Give to him that asketh, and from him that would
 113 LX     |              beasts, both vipers and asps, and every kind of serpent,
 114 LXV    |              are called brethren are assembled, in order that we may offer
 115 LXV    |           has been convinced and has assented to our teaching, bring him
 116 XVIII  |              magi, Dream-senders and Assistant-spirits (Familiars), and all that
 117 IV     |             of philosophy, too, some assume the name and the garb who
 118 XII    |    Christians. Whence we become more assured of all the things He taught
 119 V      |           compassed his death, as an atheist and a profane person, on
 120 V      |        wickedness, nor to hold these atheistic opinions, you do not examine
 121 LVIII  |               and become the prey of atheistical doctrines, and of devils.
 122 X      |           accusations, none of which attach to us. ~
 123 IX     |             form, thus gets His name attached to things that are corruptible,
 124 LVIII  |           they who are called devils attempt nothing else than to seduce
 125 LXVIII |         unless they were found to be attempting anything against the Roman
 126 XLII   |           perceive, if you give your attention to them. The words cited
 127 XVIII  |             and the opinions of your authors, Empedocles and Pythagoras,
 128 XLIII  |         human race have the power of avoiding evil and choosing good by
 129 LXVIII |             these persons, you shall award to him more severe punishments
 130 XI     |              death is the punishment awarded to him who so confesses.
 131 XLIII  |          opposite have their merited awards. For not like other things,
 132 XLVI   |            Abraham, and Ananias, and Azarias, and Misael, and Elias,
 133 I      |              Priscus and grandson of Bacchius, natives of Flavia Neapolis
 134 XL     |           saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast their
 135 LV     |           what are called "vexilla" [banners] and trophies, with which
 136 LXI    |             CHAPTER LXI -- CHRISTIAN BAPTISM. ~I will also relate the
 137 LXV    |            for ourselves and for the baptized [illuminated] person, and
 138 LX     |               who are uneducated and barbarous in speech, though wise and
 139 XXXI   |              war which lately raged, Barchochebas, the leader of the revolt
 140 LI     |            the transgressors; and He bare the sins of many, and He
 141 LXVIII |          host, having with me only a battalion composed of the first, tenth,
 142 LXVIII |             Wherefore they began the battle, not by preparing weapons,
 143 L      |             reputation. It is He who bears our sins, and is afflicted
 144 XLV    |             day of Thy power, in the beauties of Thy saints: from the
 145 XII    |             than whom, after God who begat Him, we know there is no
 146 LIII   |            that there should be more believers from the Gentiles than from
 147 LXVI   |              partake but the man who believes that the things which we
 148 LXIII  |            in existence, and are men belonging to Christ Himself. For they
 149 LX     |              shall devour to the pit beneath." It is not, then, that
 150 LVII   |  insensibility, then they become our benefactors when they set us free from
 151 III    |           both rulers and ruled reap benefit. For even one of the ancients
 152 XXXIV  |            He spoke thus: "And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judah, art
 153 LXVIII |              of the enemy, I quickly betook myself to prayer to the
 154        | beyond
 155 XV     |           are ye not better than the birds and the beasts? And God
 156 XLIV   |            Plato, when he says, "The blame is his who chooses, and
 157 XLIII  |     meritorious nor the latter to be blamed. And again, unless the human
 158 XXVI   |             of every nation to speak blasphemies, and to deny that God is
 159 XXXI   |          deny Jesus Christ and utter blasphemy. In these books, then, of
 160 III    |       penalty due to them for mental blindness; and it is your business,
 161 XV     |              or seventy years; and I boast that I could produce such
 162 XXXVII |          your hands? But loose every bond of wickedness, tear asunder
 163 LXVII  |           want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning
 164 XIX    |             small drop of human seed bones and sinews and flesh be
 165 XXVI   |         between the two bridges, and bore this inscription, in the
 166 XV     |              and from him that would borrow turn not away; for if ye
 167 XXXII  |             the foal of an ass stood bound to a vine at the entrance
 168 LII    |          again; and every knee shall bow to the Lord, and every tongue
 169 V      |          defiled women and corrupted boys, and showed such fearful
 170 LX     |           and influence of God, took brass, and made it into the figure
 171 LV     |            said by the prophet, "The breath before our face is the Lord
 172 XL     |              tabernacle, and he as a bridegroom going out of his chamber
 173 XXVI   |         river Tiber, between the two bridges, and bore this inscription,
 174 XIV    |            teach these things truly. Brief and concise utterances fell
 175 XLIX   |             miserable, hear what was briefly said by Isaiah; it is this: "
 176 LIII   |             God burned with fire and brimstone, and overthrew, no one of
 177 XVI    |            them. And every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is
 178 LXIV   |          consider to be very absurd, bringing forward the form of the
 179 XLV    |          hate us, and do not repent, brings eternal punishment by tire. ~
 180 XXV    |             because of his concubine Briseis. Those who believe these
 181 XXVII  |           own child, or relative, or brother. And there are some who
 182 L      |           our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the
 183 XXXVIII|       scourges, and My cheeks to the buffetings; I turned not away My face
 184 LXVIII |     preparing weapons, nor arms, nor bugles; for such preparation is
 185 XXXVII |            is the house that ye will build for Me? saith the Lord.
 186 XXXVII |            of lambs and the blood of bulls I do not desire. For who
 187 LXII   |              them with libations and burnt-offerings, also to sprinkle themselves;
 188 LXIII  |              the first of all men to busy themselves in the search
 189 LXI    |          person that is to be washed calling him by this name alone.
 190 LXVIII |              man shall, through mere calumny, bring an accusation against
 191 XLIII  |             he could never have been capable of both the opposites, nor
 192 XXVI   |             a Samaritan, of the town Capparetaea, a disciple of Simon, and
 193 XXXI   |            Jews at the several times carefully preserved in their possession,
 194 LXVIII |              myself being shut up in Carnuntum by seventy-four cohorts,
 195 LXV    |            those who are absent they carry away a portion. ~
 196 IX     |            what forms the craftsmen, carving and cutting, casting and
 197 XXIV   |             and rivers, and mice and cats and crocodiles, and many
 198 XIX    |            born of such parents [and causes], and one were to show you
 199 LXVII  |            then, when the reader has ceased, the president verbally
 200 XXXVII |         great day of the fast and of ceasing from labour I cannot away
 201 XXV    |             whose mysteries also you celebrate), or AEsculapius, or some
 202 LII    |           yet to come to pass, shall certainly happen. For as the things
 203 LXVIII |         Christian, who confesses and certifies such a matter, to retract;
 204 XL     |             not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away
 205 LIII   |         except a certain stranger, a Chaldaean by birth, whose name was
 206 XL     |          bridegroom going out of his chamber shall rejoice as a giant
 207 XIII   |         kinds of things, and for the changes of the seasons; and to present
 208 IX     |              of dishonour, by merely changing the form, and making an
 209 XV     |          called not the just nor the chaste to repentance, but the ungodly,
 210 L      |              for our iniquities, the chastisement of peace was upon Him, by
 211 XLIII  |          true, that punishments, and chastisements, and good rewards, are rendered
 212 XVI    |              smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and
 213 XXXVIII|              to the scourges, and My cheeks to the buffetings; I turned
 214 XV     |              Christ's disciples from childhood, remain pure at the age
 215 V      |             which each of the demons chose for himself. And when Socrates
 216 IV     |              hate what is excellent (Chrestian) is unjust. Again, if any
 217 LXVII  |                WEEKLY WORSHIP OF THE CHRIS- TIANS. ~And we afterwards
 218 XXIII  |  instrumentality of the poets, those circumstances as having really happened,
 219 XVII   |        CHAPTER XVII -- CHRIST TAUGHT CIVIL OBEDIENCE. ~And everywhere
 220 LXVIII |           against any person of this class, merely as such a person,
 221 LI     |           And the Lord is pleased to cleanse Him from the stripe. If
 222 XLVIII |              and the lepers shall be cleansed; and the dead shall rise,
 223 XXXII  |            passion He was to endure, cleansing by His blood those who believe
 224 XVI    |             him that taketh away thy cloak or coat, forbid not. And
 225 LXVIII |             showed us that there was close on us a mass of a mixed
 226 LII    |            who have lived, and shall clothe those of the worthy with
 227 XVI    |          many shall come in My name, clothed outwardly in sheep's clothing,
 228 XVI    |         clothed outwardly in sheep's clothing, but inwardly being ravening
 229 LI     |              of man He cometh in the clouds of heaven, and His angels
 230 XVI    |             taketh away thy cloak or coat, forbid not. And whosoever
 231 LXVIII |            Carnuntum by seventy-four cohorts, nine miles off. And the
 232 XVII   |             Me, whose image does the coin bear?" And they said, "Caesar'
 233 XXXI   |          library, and endeavoured to collect the writings of all men,
 234 LXVII  |              thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president,
 235 XXXV   |              upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass." ~
 236 L      |            and there was no form nor comeliness: but His form was dishonoured
 237 XIV    |             hate us unjustly to live comformably to the good precepts of
 238 XX     |          which have been said by the comic poet Menander, and other
 239 LXVI   |            the mysteries of Mithras, commanding the same thing to be done.
 240 XVI    |          persuaded us: "The greatest commandment is, Thou shalt worship the
 241 LXV    |          citizens and keepers of the commandments, so that we may be saved
 242 XXXI   |            and requested that men be commissioned to translate them into the
 243 XV     |           For not only he who in act commits adultery is rejected by
 244 XV     |       divorced from another husband, committeth adultery." And, "There are
 245 LXVIII |            illustrious man; and this communication I am unwilling to pass over
 246 LV     |             administered or have any community. For the sea is not traversed
 247 X      |             received--of reigning in company with Him, being delivered
 248 V      |          whose actions will not bear comparison with those even of men desirous
 249 V      |            who rejoiced in iniquity, compassed his death, as an atheist
 250 LXVIII |            of the province shall not compel the Christian, who confesses
 251 XVI    |             fire. And every one that compelleth thee to go with him a mile,
 252 XLV    |              as good and virtuous is complete, on whose account He has
 253 XLVI   |      intelligent man will be able to comprehend from what has been already
 254 XII    |            punish. Such would be the concern of public executioners,
 255 XIV    |              things truly. Brief and concise utterances fell from Him,
 256 LXV    |           His hands. And when he has concluded the prayers and thanksgivings,
 257 LXVIII |                    CHAPTER LXVIII -- CONCLUSION. ~And if these things seem
 258 XXV    |            the Greeks because of his concubine Briseis. Those who believe
 259 XLIX   |            uttered against those who confessed Christ, and that those who
 260 XXXIX  |             examiners, willingly die confessing Christ. For that saying, "
 261 XI     |             as appears also from the confession of their faith made by those
 262 LXVIII |           advantages I gained on the confines of Germany, with much labour
 263 LXVIII |          desire that these things be confirmed by a decree of the Senate.
 264 XXIII  |           that whatever we assert in conformity with what has been taught
 265 XXXVIII|          helper: therefore was I not confounded: but I set My face as a
 266 LV     |               And with this form you consecrate the images of your emperors
 267 LXVIII |             labour and suffering, in consequence of the circumstance that
 268 LXV    |          Ghost, and offers thanks at considerable length for our being counted
 269 XLVIII |           are taken away, and no man considereth. From the presence of wickedness
 270 LIII   |             hear and understand; and considering also that those persons
 271 XIII   |              proclaim our madness to consist in this, that we give to
 272 XL     |              and how He foretold the conspiracy which was formed against
 273 XII    |            wicked, the covetous, the conspirator, and for the virtuous, to
 274 XVI    |         being overcome either by the constancy which they have witnessed
 275 IX     |             corruptible, and require constant service. And that the artificers
 276 LXVIII |             year of his tribuneship, Consul for the third time, Father
 277 XLV    |             He has still delayed the consummation--hear what was said by the
 278 XXVIII |          have been born rational and contemplative. And if any one disbelieves
 279 XLII   |           before Him, nor yet of His contemporaries, afforded joy to the Gentiles
 280 XXIX   |                      CHAPTER XXIX -- CONTINENCE OF CHRISTIANS. ~And again [
 281 XXIX   |            decline marriage, we live continently. And that you may understand
 282 LXVII  |            TIANS. ~And we afterwards continually remind each other of these
 283 XXXVII |           the tight knots of violent contracts, cover the houseless and
 284 XLIV   |              truth] when they assert contradictories. So that what we say about
 285 LXVIII |             thus set your conduct in contrast with that of these men;
 286 LIII   |             deceived, they had their conversation; yea, seeing ourselves too,
 287 XXXVI  |          introducing the persons who converse. And this the Jews who possessed
 288 LXII   |           land of Arabia, our Christ conversed with him under the appearance
 289 XXIII  |              us these things for the conversion and restoration of the human
 290 LIII   |           eye, are enough to produce conviction and belief in those who
 291 XXXIX  |              so come to pass, we can convince you. For from Jerusalem
 292 LXVIII |            upon us most refreshingly cool, but upon the enemies of
 293 LXIV   |              under the name of Kore [Cora, i.e., the maiden or daughter]
 294 LXIV   |             said that Proserpine [or Coral was the daughter of Jupiter.
 295 V      |               both defiled women and corrupted boys, and showed such fearful
 296 X      |            Him, being delivered from corruption and suffering. For as in
 297 XL     |         judgment, nor sinners in the council of the righteous. For the
 298 XXXI   |         understand what is said, but count us foes and enemies; and,
 299 XV     |             shall I say, too, of the countless multitude of those who have
 300 LXVIII |        accuse the Christians in some court of law, I do not prohibit
 301 XLI    |              and worship in His holy courts. Let all the earth fear
 302 XXXVII |          knots of violent contracts, cover the houseless and naked
 303 XII    |       impossible for the wicked, the covetous, the conspirator, and for
 304 LXIV   |             in like manner also they craftily feigned that Minerva was
 305 IX     |            know, into what forms the craftsmen, carving and cutting, casting
 306 XXIX   |            in Alexandria a petition, craving that permission might be
 307 X      |            goodness, for man's sake, create all things out of unformed
 308 XIII   |        invocations and hymns for our creation, and for all the means of
 309 LV     |           respiration for the living creature; and this shows no other
 310 XXIV   |        rivers, and mice and cats and crocodiles, and many irrational animals.
 311 XXIV   |           and the savour of fat, and crowns for their statues, and sacrifices.
 312 XXXI   |    Christians alone should be led to cruel punishments, unless they
 313 XLVI   |            say He taught; and should cry out against us as though
 314 XII    |             like the foolish, prefer custom to truth, do what you have
 315 XLIV   |              concerning a sword that cuts and at once despatches,
 316 IX     |           the craftsmen, carving and cutting, casting and hammering,
 317 XVIII  |              the dead, whom all call daemoniacs or madmen; and what you
 318 XXI    |        Dioscuri; and Perseus, son of Danae; and Bellerophon, who, though
 319 XVI    |      whosoever shall be angry, is in danger of the fire. And every one
 320 XL     |       vessels of a potter shalt Thou dash them in pieces. Be wise
 321 LIII   |              Lot; with whom also his daughters were rescued. And those
 322 XI     |           off; since also death is a debt which must at all events
 323 LI     |            violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth. And the Lord
 324 XII    |              would by all means live decently on account of the penalties
 325 IV     |    application of a name, nothing is decided, either good or evil, apart
 326 II     |              love only what is true, declining to follow traditional opinions,
 327 XIV    |          formerly used magical arts, dedicate ourselves to the good and
 328 XVII   |        according to the merit of his deed, and will render account
 329 XXVI   |          those fabulous and shameful deeds--the upsetting of the lamp,
 330 XXI    |           among yourselves, whom you deem worthy of deification, and
 331 LIX    |             was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God moved
 332 V      |      apparitions of themselves, both defiled women and corrupted boys,
 333 XVI    |         their fellow-travellers when defrauded, or by the honesty of those
 334 XXI    |              whom you deem worthy of deification, and in whose behalf you
 335 XXI    |          learned that those only are deified who have lived near to God
 336 IX     |             garlands of flowers such deities as men have formed and set
 337 XL     |             of the scornful: but his delight is in the law of the Lord;
 338 XIV    |             His Son--we who formerly delighted in fornication, but now
 339 XXVIII |             that though He exists He delights in vice, or exists like
 340 LVII   |              us with no intention of delivering us, but cut us off that
 341 II     |                CHAPTER II -- JUSTICE DEMANDED. ~Reason directs those who
 342 III    |               to be found, as reason demands, good judges. For if, when
 343 L      |    acquaintances forsook Him, having denied Him; and afterwards, when
 344 IV     |             confesses and of him who denies, that by his deeds it may
 345 XXXV   |            speaking against Him, and denying that He was the Christ.
 346 XXVI   |         language of Rome:-- ~"Simoni Deo Sancto," ~"To Simon the
 347 XVIII  |         children, and the evoking of departed human souls, and those who
 348 LXVII  |             and what is collected is deposited with the president, who
 349 XL     |              Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall He speak to
 350 LX     |               Everlasting fire shall descend, and shall devour to the
 351 XII    |          truth, as robbers have in a desert. And that you will not succeed
 352 III    |             they be punished as they deserve; [or rather, indeed, we
 353 V      |    comparison with those even of men desirous of virtue. ~
 354 XLIV   |          sword that cuts and at once despatches, He would not have said,
 355 L      |              was turned away: He was despised, and of no reputation. It
 356 XV     |               and pray for them that despitefully use you." And that we should
 357 LIII   |            happened accordingly--the devastation of the land of the Jews,
 358 XXVIII |          serpent, and Satan, and the devil, as you can learn by looking
 359 XXIII  |           which, having fictitiously devised, they narrated, in the same
 360 LVIII  |             own hands; but those who devote themselves to the contemplation
 361 LV     |            shape. And the human form differs from that of the irrational
 362 XLVI   |             anticipate and solve the difficulty. We have been taught that
 363 LV     |             not ploughed without it: diggers and mechanics do not their
 364 XXI    |            and the sons of Leda, and Dioscuri; and Perseus, son of Danae;
 365 II     |            JUSTICE DEMANDED. ~Reason directs those who are truly pious
 366 LV     |            blameless even though you disbelieve; for our part is done and
 367 LII    |           though they be unknown and disbelieved, yet come to pass. For the
 368 XXVIII |        contemplative. And if any one disbelieves that God cares for these
 369 XIII   |              of all; for they do not discern the mystery that is herein,
 370 XXVI   |              the town Capparetaea, a disciple of Simon, and inspired by
 371 LXVIII |           And having made inquiry, I discovered a great number and vast
 372 LIV    |             gave out that he was the discoverer of the vine, and they number
 373 LX     |                And the physiological discussion concerning the Son of God
 374 XXXI   |            estate, and healing every disease and every sickness, and
 375 XLVIII |           our Christ should heal all diseases and raise the dead, hear
 376 IX     |              often out of vessels of dishonour, by merely changing the
 377 V      |    divinities;" and in our case they display a similar activity. For
 378 XL     |             and vex them in His sore displeasure. Yet have I been set by
 379 XVI    |         their violent and tyrannical disposition, being overcome either by
 380 LXVIII |             of my country. But being disregarded by them, I summoned those
 381 IX     |               What infatuation! that dissolute men should be said to fashion
 382 XX     |          said that there should be a dissolution by God of things corruptible.
 383 XIX    |            men, after they have been dissolved, and like seeds resolved
 384 LXVII  |          saying Amen; and there is a distribution to each, and a participation
 385 LXVIII |          that they should not at all disturb such persons, unless they
 386 VIII   |             there is no sin to cause disturbance, can obtain these things.
 387 LXVIII |             lest innocent persons be disturbed, and occasion be given to
 388 XIV    |        should deceive you, and quite diver you from reading and understanding
 389 LI     |           inherit many, and He shall divide the spoil of the strong;
 390 XVIII  |             even necromancy, and the divinations you practise by immaculate
 391 V      |               he was introducing new divinities;" and in our case they display
 392 XV     |     Whosoever shall many her that is divorced from another husband, committeth
 393 LXVIII |            obtaining a copy from the document I now publish. ~ ~
 394 XVIII  |        oracles, both of Amphilochus, Dodana, Pytho, and as many other
 395 LXI    |            put away the evil of your doings from your souls; learn to
 396 LXVIII |        composed of the first, tenth, double and marine legions. Having
 397 LXII   |            had put off his shoes and drawn near, heard that he was
 398 X      |              in every man, and which draws variously to all manner
 399 XVIII  |           are called among the magi, Dream-senders and Assistant-spirits (Familiars),
 400 XIV    |          sometimes by appearances in dreams, and sometimes by magical
 401 LXVI   |              common bread and common drink do we receive these; but
 402 LVIII  |           and passionless life, they drive them into godlessness. ~
 403 XL     |             the chaff which the wind driveth away from the face of the
 404 XVI    |          Lord, have we not eaten and drunk in Thy name, and done wonders?
 405 L      |              a child, as a root in a dry ground. He had no form,
 406 III    |             should incur the penalty due to them for mental blindness;
 407 L      |           lamb before his shearer is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth.
 408 XXVIII |              punished for an endless duration, Christ foretold. For the
 409        | during
 410 XXVII  |       receive the hire of these, and duty and taxes from them, whom
 411 XL     |          their yoke from us. He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh
 412 XLIII  |              be fated that this man, e.g., be good, and this other
 413 LIII   |         persuasion of those who have ears to hear and understand;
 414 LVIII  |              do now rivet, to things earthly, and to the works of their
 415 LXVIII |              them. And regarding the earthquakes which have already happened
 416 XII    |            well aware that it is not easy suddenly to change a mind
 417 XVI    |              Lord, Lord, have we not eaten and drunk in Thy name, and
 418 XXVI   |         promiscuous intercourse, and eating human flesh--we know not;
 419 LXVIII |        Senate. And I command this my edict to be published in the Forum
 420 X      |             He is divine, would have effected, had not the wicked demons,
 421 V      |            of old these evil demons, effecting apparitions of themselves,
 422 XLVI   |             Azarias, and Misael, and Elias, and many others whose actions
 423        | elsewhere
 424 XVIII  |            opinions of your authors, Empedocles and Pythagoras, Plato and
 425 XLIV   |            from the prophets as have enabled them to understand and interpret
 426 XXVIII |             would be punished for an endless duration, Christ foretold.
 427 XL     |               and their words to the ends of the world. In the sun
 428 LII    |            send those of the wicked, endued with eternal sensibility,
 429 LVII   |          satiety overtakes those who enjoy even one year of these things,
 430 LXIV   |             is the first conception [ennoia]; which we consider to be
 431        | enough
 432 XXXIX  |          matter. But if the soldiers enrolled by you, and who have taken
 433 IX     |           the temples where they are enshrined; not recognising that it
 434 XXXV   |              clearly made out in the ensuing discourse. And again the
 435 LVI    |             order that if any one be entangled by that man's doctrines,
 436 XXXII  |         mounted and sat upon it, and entered Jerusalem, where was the
 437 XLVII  |            against a Jew apprehended entering it, you know very well. ~
 438 LXII   |              also to wash themselves entirely, as they depart [from the
 439 XXXII  |         stood bound to a vine at the entrance of a village, and He ordered
 440 LXI    |            instructed to pray and to entreat God with fasting, for the
 441 LXVIII |             them to make use of mere entreaties and outcries. For it is
 442 LXVIII |            God as their ruling power entrenched in their conscience. For
 443 LXVIII |       further desire, that he who is entrusted with the government of the
 444 XXII   |              suffered as we have now enumerated. For their sufferings at
 445 III    |              to be the only fair and equitable adjustment, namely, that
 446 LIX    |            that which the poets call Erebus, we know was spoken of formerly
 447 LV     |       nothing else than in its being erect and having the hands extended,
 448 XXVI   |             statue, which statue was erected on the river Tiber, between
 449 LII    |           Lord, hast Thou made us to err from Thy way? The glory
 450 LXI    |           their sins, is declared by Esaias the prophet, as I wrote
 451 LX     |            down that the people thus escaped death. Which things Plato
 452 XLI    |           before His face; let it be established, and not shaken. Let them
 453 LVII   |        doctrines, that they may live eternally free both from suffering
 454 LXVI   |              food is called among us Eukaristia [the Eucharist], of which
 455 XXIX   |             a surgeon to make him an eunuch. For the surgeons there
 456 IV     |           and honours upon those who euphoniously insult the gods. ~
 457 VII    |      convicted may be punished as an evil-doer, and not as a Christian;
 458 IV     |          name, if we be convicted as evildoers, so, on the other hand,
 459 XLIV   |             make you clean; put away evils from your souls; learn to
 460 XVIII  |         immaculate children, and the evoking of departed human souls,
 461 L      |              prudently, and shall be exalted, and shall be greatly extolled.
 462 V      |      endeavoured, by true reason and examination, to bring these things to
 463 V      |       atheistic opinions, you do not examine the charges made against
 464 XXXIX  |              not lie nor deceive our examiners, willingly die confessing
 465 X      |           those only who imitate the excellences which reside in Him, temperance,
 466 XV     |             what shall a man give in exchange for it? Lay up treasure,
 467 XII    |             be the concern of public executioners, but not of good princes.
 468 XIII   |           utmost of our power by the exercise of prayer and thanksgiving
 469 XLIII  |          fate the cause of evil, and exhibit her as acting in opposition
 470 XVI    |            of wicked men, but He has exhorted us to lead all men, by patience
 471 XIII   |         before Him petitions for our existing again in incorruption through
 472 XLIX   |              but the Jews who always expected Him should not recognize
 473 LIII   |             the prophets, and always expecting the Christ, did not recognise
 474 LXVIII |            sacred Senate greeting: I explained to you my grand design,
 475 XVII   |             to our prayers and frank explanations, we shall suffer no loss,
 476 XXVII  |            we see that almost all so exposed (not only the girls, but
 477 XXVII  |            CHAPTER XXVII -- GUILT OF EXPOSING CHILDREN. ~But as for us,
 478 LXV    |              and all the people have expressed their assent, those who
 479 LV     |           erect and having the hands extended, and having on the face
 480 LV     |               and having on the face extending from the forehead what is
 481 XXVII  |              them, whom you ought to exterminate from your realm. And any
 482 XXVII  |            light were overturned and extinguished, these you lay to our charge;
 483 L      |        exalted, and shall be greatly extolled. As many were astonished
 484 LX     |          even maimed and deprived of eyesight; so that you may understand
 485 LII    |             to be, we will prove. By Ezekiel the prophet it was said: "
 486 LIII   |            produce proof, like those fables that are told of the so-called
 487 XXIII  |            as they have caused to be fabricated the scandalous reports against
 488 XXVI   |        whether they perpetrate those fabulous and shameful deeds--the
 489 X      |             by means of the rational faculties He has Himself endowed us
 490 III    |          declare this to be the only fair and equitable adjustment,
 491 LV     |           proved by the things which fall under our observation. For
 492 XIV    |           the coming of Christ, live familiarly with them, and pray for
 493 XVIII  | Dream-senders and Assistant-spirits (Familiars), and all that is done by
 494 LXVIII |          from the present thirst and famine. For during five days we
 495 XXXIII |          Divine Word, even you, as I fancy, will grant. ~
 496 XXXVII |             and the great day of the fast and of ceasing from labour
 497 LXVIII |            third time, Father of the fatherland, to the Common Assembly
 498 LXI    |          learn to do well; judge the fatherless, and plead for the widow:
 499 XVIII  |         uttered of a like kind. Such favour as you grant to these, grant
 500 XLI    |         greatly to be praised, to be feared above all the gods. For