4050: That is, of Jupiter, whose temple was in the Capitol. 4051: Ps. lvii. 6. 4052: Sacerdotium. 4053: Rev. 1.6. 4054: 1 Pet. ii. 9. 4055: That is diocese. The word diocese was in early times the larger expression, and contained many pr[...]
4056: Matt. v. 13. 4057: Lev. ix. 7. 4058: Tit. i. 7. 4059: 1 Cor. xi. 28. 4060: Matt. vii. 6. 4061: Numb. xvi. 26. 4062: Hos. ix. 4. 4063: Matt. vii. 22. 4064: Matt. v. 15. 4065: Matt. vi. 23-24. 4066: Matt. vi. 23-24. 4067: 2 Cor. 6:14, 15. 4068: Levit. xxi. 17. 4069: Quoted apparently from memory as giving the general sense of passages in Lev. xxi, xxii. 4070: Quoted apparently from memory as giving the general sense of passages in Lev. xxi, xxii.
4073: Acts 19.2. 4074: Isa. 11:3, Matt. 3:3. 4075: John i. 29. 4076: Luke i. 43. 4077: Acts ix. 17. 4078: Matt. xi. 11. 4079: Matt. xi. 10. 4080: We venture to read ‘decebat’ instead of ‘dicebat.’ Otherwise, we may render ‘Thus (the Scripture)[...] 4081: Mark i. 4. 4082: Mark i. 5. 4083: John iii. 31. 4084: Matt. iii. 11. 4085: John iii. 30. 4086: Acts xix. 1, sqq.
4087: Triple immersion, that is, thrice dipping the head while standing in the water, was the all but u[...] 4088: This ceremony together with the kiss of peace and white robes probably dated from very early time[...] 4089: At Holy Communion the first prayer of the faithful was said by all kneeling. During the rest of t[...]
4090: The Arians said He was the creature (made out of nothing) through whom the Father gave being to a[...] 4091: The Macedonians, who became nearly co-extensive with the Semi-Arians about 360, held that the Spi[...] 4092: Sacerdotium—often used by Jerome in a special sense for the Episcopate. He says of Pammachius and[...] 4093: Acts viii. 26 sq.
4094: “The philosophical relations of Arianism have been differently stated. Baur, Newman (The Arians, [...] 4095: Baptism was at this time, as a rule, administered by the bishop alone.
4097: That is the followers of Lucifer, whose see was in Sardinia. 4098: Ps. xii. 1. The Luciferians believed that few or none outside their own sect could be saved. 4099: Ps. xxx. 9. 4100: Mark iii. 27. 4101: Ps. ii. 8. 4102: Ps. xviii. 15. 4103: Lit. In the sun hath he placed his tabernacle, and there is none who can hide himself from the he[...] 4104: Ps. ix. 6. Sept. Vulg. Syr.
4105: The allusion is doubtful. It probably refers to some province of Spain (perhaps that of the Ibera[...] 4106: Luke xviii. 8. 4107: Matt. ix. 22. 4108: Matt. viii. 10. 4109: Matt. viii. 26. 4110: Matt. xvii. 20. 4111: Matt. ix. 21. 4112: Matt. ix. 29.
4113: For an account of the “Dated Creed” here referred to, and of the Councils of Seleucia and Ariminu[...] 4114: Principium, the equivalent of the Greek ᾽Arcή, which means beginning, or principle, [...] 4115: These two propositions constituted the essence of the teaching of Arius.
4116: Usia (oὐsίa) is defined by Cyril of Alexandria as that which has existence in itself,[...] 4117: The distinguishing principle of the doctrine of Acacius was adherence to Scriptural phraseology. [...] 4118: The teaching of Ætius and Eunomius, the Anomœans, who were the extremists of the Arians. See Robe[...]
4119: Bishop of Singedunum (Belgrade). “He and Valens, bishop of Mursa (in Pannonia) appear at every Sy[...] 4120: Constantius. 4121: Julian. 4122: In August 362, “All Egypt seemed to assemble in the city (Alexandria), which blazed with lights a[...] 4123: Bishop of Poictiers (a.d. 350). Died a.d. 368. 4124: Bishop of Vercellae in N. Italy. Died about a.d. 370. Both he and Hilary had been sent into exile [...] 4125: That is, the creed of Ariminum.
4126: Said to have been the “most prominent and most distinguished man of the entire movement.” Athanas[...] 4127: Regarded as one of the chief opponents of Athanasius. He and others it is said saved themselves f[...] 4128: Born probably, about a.d. 260. He was made bishop of Cæsarea about 313 and lived to be eighty. At[...] 4129: Eudoxius was deposed from the bishopric of Antioch by the Council of Seleucia, a.d. 359; but the [...] 4130: Saints Athanasius, Hilary of Poictiers, and Eusebius of Vercellae. 4131: a.d. 328, when Athanasius was consecrated bishop. 4132: See introduction.
4134: 1 Pet. iii. 20. 4135: 2 Tim. ii. 20. 4136: Ecc. xi. 2. 4137: Vulg. for תיִגיִשּׁשְׁ [...] 4138: Virg, Georg. i. 154. 4139: S. Matt. xiii. 24 sq. 4140: Rom. 9:22, 23, 2 Tim. 2:20, 21. 4141: 1 John ii. 19. 4142: Prov. xiv. 12.
4143: Stephen was willing to admit all heretical baptism, even that by Marcionites and Ophites; Cyprian[...] 4144: Bishop of Rome from May 12, a.d. 254, to Aug. 2, a.d. 257. See note on ch. 25. 4145: The words of 1 John iv. 3 would appear to support Jerome’s remark. 4146: Acts viii. 10. In the Clementine Homilies and Recognitions Simon is the constant opponent of St. [...] 4147: Commonly regarded as the chief among the Egyptian Gnostics. The Basilidian system is described by[...] 4148: Acts 6:5, Rev. 2:6, 15. As to how far Jerome’s estimate of the character of Nicolas is correct, t[...] 4149: Jerome here reproduces almost exactly the remark of Pseudo-Tertullian. The Dositheans were probab[...] 4150: The name Pharisee implies separation, but in the sense of dedication to God. 4151: Of Antioch. One of the earliest of the Gnostics (second century). 4152: The Ophites, whose name is derived from ὄfis, a serpent, were a sect which lasted from the[...] 4153: The Cainites regarded as saints, Cain, Korah, Dathan, the Sodomites, and even the traitor Judas. [...] 4154: The Sethites are said to have looked upon Seth as the same person as Christ. 4155: Carpocrates, another Gnostic, held that our Lord was the son of Joseph and Mary, and was distingu[...] 4156: Cerinthus was a native of Judæa, and after having studied at Alexandria established himself as a[...] 4157: The Ebionites were mere humanitarians. Whether Ebion ever existed, or whether the sect took its n[...]
4159: Cyprian’s opinion as stated in his reply to the Numidian and Mauritanian bishops (Ep. 71) was th[...] 4160: For Novatus and an account of the dispute between Cyprian and Stephen, see Robertson’s “Hist. of [...] 4161: 1 Cor. xi. 16.
4163: The advocates on each side could plead immemorial local usage. If imposition of hands was the rul[...] 4164: Bishops of Rome—Julius 337–352; Mark Jan. 18–Oct. 7, 336; Sylvester 314–335. 4165: Canon 19. 4166: Canon 8. The bishop might give him the nominal honour of a bishop.