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  1     X|            to declare Him to all."[5] But these things our Christ
  2   VII|        like, seem to be blessed in abundance and glory. The Stoics, not
  3     V|     himself, and to those who were accounted to be his very offspring,
  4   XII|            death on account of the accusations falsely brought against
  5     X|    direction than all of them, was accused of the very same crimes
  6   III|              CHAPTER III -- JUSTIN ACCUSES CRESCENS OF IGNORANT PREJUDICE
  7    XV|           which ali are allowed to acquaint themselves with, both as
  8    XV|           themselves with, both as acted and as written. And henceforth
  9    IV|            we so act, be ourselves acting in opposition to the will
 10     I|             incite them, as rulers actuated by evil spirits, to put
 11    XV|            as we could, and having added the prayer that all men
 12   XII|            torments forced them to admit those fabulous actions which
 13    XI|          if you obey me, you shall adorn yourself not with ornament
 14    XI|           his life in pleasure and adorned with the most graceful ornaments,
 15    II|       punished this man, not as an adulterer, nor fornicator, nor murderer,
 16     V|          they sowed murders, wars, adulteries, intemperate deeds, and
 17    II|  overpersuaded by her friends, who advised her still to continue with
 18   VII|       degrading. But neither do we affirm that it is by fate that
 19    II|            accusation against her, affirming that she was a Christian.
 20    IX|       things as Him self, they who agree with them are not unjust.
 21    IV|         God did not make the world aimlessly, but for the sake of the
 22    II|          her husband had gone into Alexandria, and was reported to be
 23    XV|      teachings of the poets, which ali are allowed to acquaint
 24    II|   continuing in the same excesses, alienated his wife from him by his
 25    II|            his own unworthiness or alienation from it; neither of which
 26    XV|           the poets, which ali are allowed to acquaint themselves with,
 27      | already
 28   VII|        which are ever turning, and altering, and dissolving into the
 29    II|         husband might give hope of amendment, she did violence to her
 30     X|           by human birth were more ancient than Christ, when they attempted
 31   XII|       blood not only of irrational animals, but also of men, making
 32    VI|          in reference to His being anointed and God's ordering all things
 33    II|            he said nothing else in answer to Lucius than this: "You
 34    II|           an one." And when Lucius answered, "Most certainly I am,"
 35   III|         But if my quesions and his answers have been made known to
 36      | anyhow
 37   XII|          might we not bring as our apology the writings of Epicurus
 38   XIV|             JUSTIN PRAYS THAT THIS APPEAL BE PUBLISHED.~ ~And we therefore
 39    VI|          significance; as also the appellation "God" is not a name, but
 40    VI|         Master, are not names, but appellations derived from His good deeds
 41   XIV|          publish this little book, appending what you think right, that
 42   XII|           and ascribe things which apply to yourselves and to your
 43     V|           angels transgressed this appointment. and were captivated by
 44    II|          first she be permitted to arrange her affairs, and afterwards
 45     X|        scholars believed, but also artisans and people entirely uneducated,
 46   XII|      yourselves openly commit, and ascribe things which apply to yourselves
 47     V|       nations, which they related, ascribed them to god himself, and
 48  XIII|            the Christians, to turn aside others from joining them,
 49    II|            came to Urbicus, he was asked this one question only:
 50   XII|            to persuade you, we are assailed in every kind of way. But
 51   III|          to please them. For if he assails us without having read the
 52    II|        prosecute her, directed his assaults against a man, Ptolemaeus,
 53    IX|      deemed philosophers, that our assertions that the wicked are punished
 54    II|            teaching of Christ, and assuring him that there shall be
 55   III|            that the Christians are atheists and impious, and doing so
 56    XI|           of Christians and of the athletes, and of those who did what
 57    XI|         captive earthlyminded men, attaching to Virtue her own evil properties.
 58   XII|       always the present life, and attempt to escape the observation
 59     X|     ancient than Christ, when they attempted to consider and prove things
 60    XV|            you give this book your authority, we will expose him before
 61   XII|         because we persuade men to avoid such instruction, and all
 62   III|            to you, you are already aware that he is acquainted with
 63   III|         Christian], he is far more base and thoroughly depraved,
 64   III|         refrain from discussing or bearing false witness about matters
 65   III|           philosopher who publicly bears witness against us in matters
 66    XI|     yourself not with ornament nor beauty that passes away and perishes,
 67    II|          sharing his table and his bed, become a partaker also
 68     V|   captivated by love of women, and begat children who are those that
 69      | beginning
 70     X|          philosophers and scholars believed, but also artisans and people
 71    VI|            Father, for the sake of believing men, and for the destruction
 72    XI|   understood the excellences which belong to that which is real, are
 73      | besides
 74    IX|       punished in eternal fire are big words and bugbears, and
 75    II|           gave him what you call a bill of divorce, and was separated
 76     X|             And those who by human birth were more ancient than Christ,
 77   VII|           and the like, seem to be blessed in abundance and glory.
 78    XI|           and strange, enters into blessedness. For Vice, when by imitation
 79    XI|      seductive expression rendered blooming by such ornaments, and her
 80  XIII|          and I confess that I both boast and with all my strength
 81   III|          that lover of bravado and boasting; for the man is not worthy
 82     X|         whole rational being, both body, and reason, and soul. For
 83    II|     himself to be a Christian, was bound by the centurion, and for
 84   III|            Crescens, that lover of bravado and boasting; for the man
 85     I|          men of like passions, and brethren, though ye know it not,
 86    IX|          good and pleasant; I will briefly reply to this, that if this
 87     I|            or child, or friend, or brother, or husband, or wife, for
 88     V|          those who were called his brothers, Neptune and Pluto, and
 89    IX|     eternal fire are big words and bugbears, and that we wish men to
 90     X|   tribunals as impious persons and busybodies. And Socrates, who was more
 91    II|            philosopher, the son of Caesar, nor the sacred senate."
 92    II|     impieties -- gave him what you call a bill of divorce, and was
 93      | cannot
 94   VII|            all that is made, to be capable of vice and virtue. For
 95     V|         this appointment. and were captivated by love of women, and begat
 96    XI|            really excellent, leads captive earthlyminded men, attaching
 97     V|           for man -- committed the care of men and of all things
 98    IX|        exist; or, if He exists, He cares not for men and neither
 99    II|          from it; neither of which cases is that of the true Christian.
100   XII|         the wicked demons have now caused to be done by evil men.
101   VII|               Wherefore God delays causing the confusion and destruction
102   VII|           and demons and men shall cease to exist, because of the
103    II|        when Lucius answered, "Most certainly I am," he again ordered
104   XIV|            persons may have a fair chance of being freed from erroneous
105   VII|       doctrine of all things being changed into one another, which
106   XII|        ashamed, be ashamed, ye who charge the guiltless with those
107     I|           father, or neighbour, or child, or friend, or brother,
108   VII|          but that each man by free choice acts rightly or sins; and
109     V|      things to men, and women, and cities, and nations, which they
110    II|          likewise to be temperate, citing the teaching of Christ,
111    XI|           Hercules, says Xenophon, coming to a place where three ways
112    IX|          those who transgress good commandments. But since these are not
113   XII|            which yourselves openly commit, and ascribe things which
114     X|                CHAPTER X -- CHRIST COMPARED WITH SOCRATES.~ ~Our doctrines,
115     I|        done by the governors, have compelled me to frame this composition
116    XV|          For this end alone did we compose this treatise. And our doctrines
117     I|         compelled me to frame this composition for your sakes, who are
118   VII|          will appear to have had a comprehension only of things that are
119    VI|           before said, having been conceived according to the will of
120    XI|      relate of the so-called gods, concluding as much from our contempt
121    XV|                      CHAPTER XV -- CONCLUSION.~ ~And I despised the wicked
122   XIV|       guilty of these things, they condemn themselves, so that there
123    II|           having come forward, was condemned to be punished.~ ~
124   XIV|        good and evil; and by their condemning us, whom they do not understand,
125   III|           been reported to you, to conduct them again in your presence.
126    II|             and was reported to be conducting himself worse than ever,
127    II|         itself, or he shrinks from confession because he is conscious
128   VII|         say that there will be the conflagration, but not as the Stoics,
129    IX|       wicked angels appointed laws conformable to their own wickedness,
130    II|           not live temperately and conformably to right reason. But he,
131   VII|   Wherefore God delays causing the confusion and destruction of the whole
132    II|          continuing in matrimonial connection with him, and by sharing
133   III|         thoroughly depraved, being conquered by illiberal and unreasonable
134   XII|          denounce himself when the consequence would be death? This also
135    IX|            with some, one thing is considered good, another evil, while
136    II|           by his actions. For she, considering it wicked to live any longer
137    VI|         Him; this name itself also containing an unknown significance;
138     X|          elaborated by finding and contemplating some part of the Word. But
139  VIII|           but by the knowledge and contemplation of the whole Word, which
140    XI|        concluding as much from our contempt of death, even when it could
141   XII|           PROVED INNOCENT BY THEIR CONTENIPT OF DEATH.~ ~For I myself,
142  XIII|        related to it. But they who contradict themselves on the more important
143     X|        which is Christ, they often contradicted themselves. And those who
144    II|         nor thief, nor robber, nor convicted of any crime at all, but
145   III|   interrogated him, and found most convincingly that he, in truth, knows
146     I|         For everywhere, whoever is corrected by father, or neighbour,
147    IV|         conscious of any evil, but count it impious not to speak
148   XII|       intemperate man, or who that counts it good to feast on human
149    VI|            works, when at first He created and arranged all things
150    VI|        words, Father, and God, and Creator, and Lord, and Master, are
151    II|       robber, nor convicted of any crime at all, but who has only
152     X|           accused of the very same crimes as ourselves. For they said
153    VI|           of Jesus Christ, who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, have
154    VI|           though they could not be cured by all the other exorcists,
155   III|         But it is impossible for a Cynic, who makes indifference
156    XV|   Sotadists and Philaenidians, and Dancers, and Epicureans and such
157   III|           might hear him, does not dare to speak out, like Socrates,
158  XIII|         were able to see realities darkly through the sowing of the
159    IV|        worthless either in word or deed. If, then, we all kill ourselves,
160    IX|           is said by those who are deemed philosophers, that our assertions
161    II|         and afterwards to make her defence against the accusation,
162   VII|          another, which seems most degrading. But neither do we affirm
163   VII|    RESPONSIBILITY.~ ~Wherefore God delays causing the confusion and
164    IX|          the men who are like them delight; and the right Reason, when
165    II|            and hirelings, when she delighted in drunkenness and every
166    IV|          also now very desirous to deliver you from an unjust prejudice.~ ~
167    II|        thanks, knowing that he was delivered from such wicked rulers,
168   III|          so to win favour with the deluded mob, and to please them.
169    VI|        observation. For numberless demoniacs throughout the whole world,
170    IV|           are examined, we make no denial, because we are not conscious
171   XII|             and much less would he denounce himself when the consequence
172   XII|     welcome death that he might be deprived of his enjoyments, and would
173    VI|            names, but appellations derived from His good deeds and
174   VII|         the fire of judgment would descend and utterly dissolve all
175    II|          gone from him without his desire, brought an accusation against
176    II|          she had now given up, and desired that he too should give
177    IV|         cause we are also now very desirous to deliver you from an unjust
178    XV|          XV -- CONCLUSION.~ ~And I despised the wicked and deceitful
179     X|        people entirely uneducated, despising both glory, and fear, and
180   VII|            only of things that are destructible, and to have looked on God
181   VII|            called Noah, and by you Deucalion, from whom again such vast
182     X|       trusted in Socrates so as to die for this doctrine, but in
183  XIII|         the teachings of Plato are different from those of Christ, but
184    XI|            after what are reckoned difficult and strange, enters into
185  VIII|            a part only of the word diffused [among men], but by the
186     I|        glorying in what you esteem dignities. For everywhere, whoever
187    II|      longer able to prosecute her, directed his assaults against a man,
188     X|           was more zealous in this direction than all of them, was accused
189    II|           Christ, he confessed his discipleship in the divine virtue. For
190   XII|           examples, as now in this discourse we have striven to persuade
191  XIII|         MEN~ ~For I myself, when I discovered the wicked disguise which
192   III|             who often refrain from discussing or bearing false witness
193    IV|     imitate His properties, and is displeased with those that embrace
194    II|            of a deceitful or false disposition, when he confessed himself
195   III|        truth, I am ready, if these disputations have not been reported to
196   VII|          would descend and utterly dissolve all things, even as formerly
197   VII|         turning, and altering, and dissolving into the same things, and
198    IX|           that the laws of men are diverse, and say that with some,
199     X|        that he was introducing new divinities, and did not consider those
200    II|            what you call a bill of divorce, and was separated from
201    II|        what is right, wished to be divorced from him. And when she was
202   XII|         dragged to the torture our domestics, either children or weak
203   XII|      brought against us, they also dragged to the torture our domestics,
204   XII|     children or weak women, and by dreadful torments forced them to
205   XII|           a man, and' that when we drink our fill of blood, as it
206    VI|             rendering helpless and driving the possessing devils out
207    VI|          who used incantations and drugs.~ ~
208    II|   hirelings, when she delighted in drunkenness and every vice, she had
209    XI|          we, were not death a debt due by every man that is born.
210    II|             being conscious of his duty, and the nobility of it
211     I|            lived like Christ shall dwell with God in a state that
212  VIII|         HATED IN WHOM THE WORD HAS DWELT.~ ~And those of the Stoic
213     V|        world, and subjected things earthly to man, and arranged the
214    XI|           excellent, leads captive earthlyminded men, attaching to Virtue
215     X|        saying, "That it is neither easy to find the Father and Maker
216  VIII|             the devils have always effected, that all those who anyhow
217     X|    philosophers uttered well, they elaborated by finding and contemplating
218    VI|           be called, He has as His elder the person who gives Him
219     V|          and arranged the heavenly elements for the increase of fruits
220    IV|         displeased with those that embrace what is worthless either
221   VII|           looked on God Himself as emerging both in part and in whole
222    XI|       follow her, she would always enable him to pass his life in
223    II|           became sober-minded, and endeavoured to persuade her husband
224   XII|           might be deprived of his enjoyments, and would not rather continue
225     V|            in need after they were enslaved by lustful passions; and
226    XI|    reckoned difficult and strange, enters into blessedness. For Vice,
227     X|           also artisans and people entirely uneducated, despising both
228    XV|    Philaenidians, and Dancers, and Epicureans and such other teachings
229   XIV|         chance of being freed from erroneous notions and ignorance of
230   XII|       present life, and attempt to escape the observation of the rulers;
231    XI|       death, even when it could be escaped.~ ~
232     I|          your glorying in what you esteem dignities. For everywhere,
233    XI|        away and perishes, but with everlasting and precious graces. And
234   VII|         same things, so that it is evident that they are not very felicitous
235     V|           for these things also He evidently made for man -- committed
236   XII|     practise them and imitate such examples, as now in this discourse
237    XI|           those who understood the excellences which belong to that which
238    XI|         qualities which are really excellent, leads captive earthlyminded
239      | except
240    II|             continuing in the same excesses, alienated his wife from
241     X|          the poets related; and he exhorted them to become acquainted
242    IX|          does not exist; or, if He exists, He cares not for men and
243    VI|          many of our Christian men exorcising them in the name of Jesus
244    VI|          be cured by all the other exorcists, and those who used incantations
245   III|    CHRISTIANS.~ ~I too, therefore, expect to be plotted against and
246    VI|           thing that can hardly be explained. But "Jesus," His name as
247    XV|            your authority, we will expose him before all, that, if
248    XI|        dress, and with a seductive expression rendered blooming by such
249    XI|            such ornaments, and her eyes of a quickly melting tenderness,
250   XII|         forced them to admit those fabulous actions which they themselves
251   XIV|           these persons may have a fair chance of being freed from
252  XIII|          at those who framed these falsehoods, and at the disguise itself,
253   XII|         account of the accusations falsely brought against us, they
254   VII|          one but him only with his family who is by us called Noah,
255   III|       impious, and doing so to win favour with the deluded mob, and
256   XII|           things which are counted fearful, perceived that it was impossible
257   XII|            slandered, and saw them fearless of death, and of all other
258    IV|         but why, when examined, we fearlessly confess. We have been taught
259     V|            writings, and partly by fears and the punishments they
260   XII|         who that counts it good to feast on human flesh,[4] could
261    II|            did violence to her own feeling and remained with him. But
262   VII|     evident that they are not very felicitous in what they say about principles
263   XII|             that when we drink our fill of blood, as it is said
264     X|         That it is neither easy to find the Father and Maker of
265     X|           well, they elaborated by finding and contemplating some part
266   III|          to be plotted against and fired to the stake, by some of
267    XI|       persuaded that every one who flees those things that seem to
268   XII|          it good to feast on human flesh,[4] could welcome death
269   VII|       things, even as formerly the flood left no one but him only
270    XI|          Hercules that if he would follow her, she would always enable
271    II|             And this he did in the following way. He persuaded a centurion --
272    XI|          that seem to be good, and follows hard after what are reckoned
273   XII|           and by dreadful torments forced them to admit those fabulous
274  VIII|          did both all the prophets foretell, and our own teacher Jesus
275     X|           is in every man, and who foretold the things that were to
276    XI|         who appeared to him in the form of women: Vice, in a luxurious
277      | former
278    II|           not as an adulterer, nor fornicator, nor murderer, nor thief,
279    II|          still a third having come forward, was condemned to be punished.~ ~
280     I|    governors, have compelled me to frame this composition for your
281  XIII|          laughed both at those who framed these falsehoods, and at
282   VII|        race of angels and men with free-will, they will justly suffer
283   XIV|        have a fair chance of being freed from erroneous notions and
284     I|            neighbour, or child, or friend, or brother, or husband,
285    II|           into prison, and who was friendly to himself -- to take Ptolemaeus
286    II|           was overpersuaded by her friends, who advised her still to
287     V|       elements for the increase of fruits and rotation of the seasons,
288    VI|            from His good deeds and functions. And His Son, who alone
289    II|      wickednesses and impieties -- gave him what you call a bill
290    VI|           His elder the person who gives Him the name. But these
291     I|  acknowledge it on account of your glorying in what you esteem dignities.
292    IV|          lest some one say to us, "Go then all or you and kill
293    II|        such wicked rulers, and was going to the Father and King of
294     I|           unreasonably done by the governors, have compelled me to frame
295  XIII|         imitation according to the grace which is from Him.~ ~
296    XI|          and adorned with the most graceful ornaments, such as were
297    XI|           everlasting and precious graces. And we are persuaded that
298    II|         set in order. And this you granted. And her quondam husband,
299     X|      doctrines, then, appear to be greater than all human teaching;
300    II|           to Urbicus: "What is the ground of this judgment? Why have
301   XII|         ashamed, ye who charge the guiltless with those deeds which yourselves
302   XIV|          punishment, as if we were guilty of these things, they condemn
303   XII|          blood of the slain by the hand of the most illustrious
304     I|         things which have recently happened in your city under Urbicus,
305    VI|            men of a thing that can hardly be explained. But "Jesus,"
306     I|           and the evil demons, who hate us, and who keep such men
307    VI|         Pilate, have healed and do heal, rendering helpless and
308    VI|         under Pontius Pilate, have healed and do heal, rendering helpless
309  XIII|             He might also bring us healing. For all the writers were
310   III|            fear of those who might hear him, does not dare to speak
311   XII|            doctrines of Plato, and heard the Christians slandered,
312     V|            and of all things under heaven to angels whom He appointed
313    II|         the Father and King of the heavens. And still a third having
314     V|          we acknowledge God as our helper, we should not, as we say,
315    VI|      healed and do heal, rendering helpless and driving the possessing
316    XV|          acted and as written. And henceforth we shall be silent, having
317  VIII|         hated and put to death, -- Heraclitus for instance, and, among
318      | here
319      | hers
320      | herself
321    II|    committed with the servants and hirelings, when she delighted in drunkenness
322  XIII|             Stoics, and poets, and historians. For each man spoke well
323     X|            out from the state both Homer[4] and the rest of the poets,
324   III|           a man must in no wise be honoured before the truth." But it
325    II|       other her husband might give hope of amendment, she did violence
326   XII|            what you do before that idol you honour, and on which
327   XIV|         from erroneous notions and ignorance of good, who by their own
328   III|         JUSTIN ACCUSES CRESCENS OF IGNORANT PREJUDICE AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS.~ ~
329    II|                            CHAPTER II -- URBICUS CONDEMNS THE
330   III|                            CHAPTER III -- JUSTIN ACCUSES CRESCENS
331   III|       depraved, being conquered by illiberal and unreasonable opinion
332   III|             and far worse than the illiterate, who often refrain from
333   XII|            by the hand of the most illustrious and noble man among you?
334   XII|           noble man among you? And imitating Jupiter and the other gods
335  XIII|         For the seed and imitation imparted according to capacity is
336   VII|            these things, and to be impelled by evil spirits; but the
337    II|            in his wickednesses and impieties -- gave him what you call
338  XIII|  contradict themselves on the more important points appear not to have
339    VI|      exorcists, and those who used incantations and drugs.~ ~
340     V|           to offer sacrifices, and incense, and libations, of which
341     I|            the capacity of judges, incite them, as rulers actuated
342   VII|           say about principles and incorporeal things. For if they say
343     V|          heavenly elements for the increase of fruits and rotation of
344      | indeed
345    II|       sought in every way means of indulging in pleasure contrary to
346   XIV|           actions from men, and by inflicting on us death or bonds or
347   VII|        sins; and that it is by the influence of the wicked demons that
348   XII|           XII -- CHRISTIANS PROVED INNOCENT BY THEIR CONTENIPT OF DEATH.~ ~
349  VIII|           death, -- Heraclitus for instance, and, among those of our
350    IV|          no one should be born, or instructed in the divine doctrines,
351   XII|         persuade men to avoid such instruction, and all who practise them
352     X|           Father, and not the mere instrument of human reason.~ ~
353   XII|            in sodomy and shameless intercourse with woman, might we not
354    II|             to take Ptolemaeus and interrogate him on this sole point:
355   III|     questions on this subject, and interrogated him, and found most convincingly
356  VIII|    Musonius and others. For, as we intimated, the devils have always
357  VIII|           Jesus Christ, this is an intimation of the punishment in eternal
358     X|          For they said that he was introducing new divinities, and did
359     I|                       CHAPTER I -- INTRODUCTION.~ ~ROMANS, the things which
360     X|           unknown, by means of the investigation of reason, saying, "That
361   XII|     sprinkle the blood not only of irrational animals, but also of men,
362    IV|                            CHAPTER IV -- WHY THE CHRISTIANS DO
363    IX|                            CHAPTER IX -- ETERNAL PUNISHMENT NOT
364  XIII|          to turn aside others from joining them, laughed both at those
365   XII|           among you? And imitating Jupiter and the other gods in sodomy
366     I|       demons, who hate us, and who keep such men as these subject
367   XII|           we are assailed in every kind of way. But we are not concerned,
368    II|            going to the Father and King of the heavens. And still
369   III|    convincingly that he, in truth, knows nothing. And to prove that
370    IX|         shall be spoken of more at large. But at present I return
371      | last
372  XIII|          others from joining them, laughed both at those who framed
373    XI|        which are really excellent, leads captive earthlyminded men,
374    VI|            demons. And now you can learn this from what is under
375   VII|         even as formerly the flood left no one but him only with
376    IV|         NOT KILL THEMSELVES.~ ~But lest some one say to us, "Go
377      | let
378   XII|          but also of men, making a libation of the blood of the slain
379     V|       sacrifices, and incense, and libations, of which things they stood
380    IV|         the cause, as far as in us lies, why no one should be born,
381    IX|           is esteemed bad, let him listen to what we say to this.
382   XIV|           pray you to publish this little book, appending what you
383   XII|      impossible that they could be living in wickedness and pleasure.
384  VIII|            the seed of reason [the Logos] implanted in every race
385    II|           the centurion, and for a long time punished in the prison.
386    XI|         Virtue, who was of squalid look and dress, said, But if
387   VII|          destructible, and to have looked on God Himself as emerging
388    VI|          and God, and Creator, and Lord, and Master, are not names,
389   XII|          rostrum, and shout with a loud voice, "Be ashamed, be ashamed,
390     I|            being hard to move, for loving pleasure and being hard
391     V|        after they were enslaved by lustful passions; and among men
392    XI|          form of women: Vice, in a luxurious dress, and with a seductive
393     V|           to themselves, partly by magical writings, and partly by
394   VII|            pass by fate, they will maintain either that God is nothing
395   VII|        Stoics, not observing this, maintained that all things take place
396   III|            does not understand the majesty that is in them, or, understanding
397     X|        easy to find the Father and Maker of all, nor, having found
398      | makes
399   XII|          animals, but also of men, making a libation of the blood
400    XV|          would that you also, in a manner becoming piety and philosophy,
401      | many
402    VI|         and Creator, and Lord, and Master, are not names, but appellations
403    II|        might not, by continuing in matrimonial connection with him, and
404      | maybe
405     I|         free from suffering, -- we mean, those who have become Christians),
406    VI|           GOD AND OF CHRIST, THEIR MEANING AND POWER.~ ~But to the
407    XI|          and her eyes of a quickly melting tenderness, said to Hercules
408    XI|           a place where three ways met, found Virtue and Vice,
409   III|            favour with the deluded mob, and to please them. For
410  VIII|             since, so far as their moral teaching went, they were
411   VII| philosophers, in their doctrine of morals, steadily honour the same
412   XII|            even now some one would mount a lofty rostrum, and shout
413     I|           fault, for being hard to move, for loving pleasure and
414    II|     adulterer, nor fornicator, nor murderer, nor thief, nor robber,
415     V|           and among men they sowed murders, wars, adulteries, intemperate
416  VIII|       among those of our own time, Musonius and others. For, as we intimated,
417      | must
418   XII|        philosophy, saying that the mysteries of Saturn are performed
419     V|          Whence also the poets and mythologists, not knowing that it was
420   III|            by some of those I have named, or perhaps by Crescens,
421    XV|        doctrine of Simon of my own nation. And if you give this book
422     V|         and women, and cities, and nations, which they related, ascribed
423   VII|        take place according to the necessity of fate. But since God in
424     I|            corrected by father, or neighbour, or child, or friend, or
425     V|          were called his brothers, Neptune and Pluto, and to the children
426     X|            that he was introducing new divinities, and did not
427      | next
428   VII|         family who is by us called Noah, and by you Deucalion, from
429    II|     conscious of his duty, and the nobility of it through the teaching
430   XIV|         being freed from erroneous notions and ignorance of good, who
431    VI|          your own observation. For numberless demoniacs throughout the
432   VII|          from whom again such vast numbers have sprung, some of them
433    II|            This judgment of yours, O Urbicus, does not become
434    XI|            dress, said, But if you obey me, you shall adorn yourself
435    IX|         are not unjust. And if one object that the laws of men are
436   XII|            know that God is a just observer of all. But would that even
437   VII|         and glory. The Stoics, not observing this, maintained that all
438     V|           and the punishments they occasioned, and partly by teaching
439     V|         partly by teaching them to offer sacrifices, and incense,
440   III|             no philosopher, but an opionative man; at least he does not
441    XI|          And we judge it right and opportune to tell here, for the sake
442    IV|             be ourselves acting in opposition to the will of God. But
443     V|          should not, as we say, be oppressed and persecuted by the wicked;
444    II|            her affairs were set in order. And this you granted. And
445    VI|           being anointed and God's ordering all things through Him;
446    XI|            adorn yourself not with ornament nor beauty that passes away
447      | ours
448      | over
449    II|         from him. And when she was overpersuaded by her friends, who advised
450  VIII|           For if they are even now overthrown by men through the name
451    II|     Christian. And she presented a paper to thee, the Emperor, requesting
452     X|             but in Christ, who was partially known even by Socrates (
453  XIII|      itself, of which there is the participation and imitation according
454  VIII|        were also the poets in some particulars, on account of the seed
455    XI|           ornament nor beauty that passes away and perishes, but with
456    XI|   Wherefore we give thanks when we pay this debt. And we judge
457  VIII|          their just punishment and penalty. For if they are even now
458     X|    believed, but also artisans and people entirely uneducated, despising
459   XII|         which are counted fearful, perceived that it was impossible that
460   XII|            mysteries of Saturn are performed when we slay a man, and'
461      | perhaps
462    XI|        beauty that passes away and perishes, but with everlasting and
463    II|       requesting that first she be permitted to arrange her affairs,
464   XII|       which they themselves openly perpetrate; about which we are the
465     V|           we say, be oppressed and persecuted by the wicked; this, too,
466   VII|      Socrates and the like, suflcr persecution and are in bonds, while
467    XV|     doctrines of the Sotadists and Philaenidians, and Dancers, and Epicureans
468   VII|  everywhere who have made laws and philosophized according to right reason,
469    XV|         also, in a manner becoming piety and philosophy, would for
470    VI|            crucified under Pontius Pilate, have healed and do heal,
471    II|        does not become the Emperor Pius, nor the philosopher, the
472     I|           Urbicus may become quite plain to you, I will relate what
473    IX|            such a life is good and pleasant; I will briefly reply to
474   III|            the deluded mob, and to please them. For if he assails
475    IV|      things, which also we know is pleasing to God, and be cause we
476   III|            therefore, expect to be plotted against and fired to the
477     V|          his brothers, Neptune and Pluto, and to the children again
478    II|       interrogate him on this sole point: whether he were a Christian?
479  XIII|   themselves on the more important points appear not to have possessed
480    VI|            who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, have healed and
481  XIII|            disguise itself, and at popular opinion; and I confess that
482  XIII|          points appear not to have possessed the heavenly wisdom, and
483    VI|           helpless and driving the possessing devils out of the men, though
484     V|              But if this idea take possession of some one that if we acknowledge
485    XI|      wicked men and devils be more powerful than we, were not death
486   XII|           instruction, and all who practise them and imitate such examples,
487   VII|       neither would any of them be praiseworthy unless there were power
488   XIV|      PUBLISHED.~ ~And we therefore pray you to publish this little
489    XV|        could, and having added the prayer that all men everywhere
490   XIV|              CHAPTER XIV -- JUSTIN PRAYS THAT THIS APPEAL BE PUBLISHED.~ ~
491    XI|           but with everlasting and precious graces. And we are persuaded
492   VII|          to right reason, by their prescribing to do some things and refrain
493   III|         conduct them again in your presence. And this would be an act
494    II|           was a Christian. And she presented a paper to thee, the Emperor,
495   VII|         that they are the cause of preservation in nature. Since, if it
496   VII|           CHAPTER VII -- THE WORLD PRESERVED FOR THE SAKE OF CHRISTIANS.
497   III|        would be an act worthy of a prince. But if my quesions and
498   VII|  felicitous in what they say about principles and incorporeal things.
499    XI|            she neither has nor can produce) she has thrown around her
500   XII|           did we not even publicly profess that these were the things
501    II|        also to be led away. And he professed his thanks, knowing that
502    VI|          And His Son, who alone is properly called Son, the Word, who
503  XIII|        said among all men, are the property of us Christians. For next
504  XIII|         For each man spoke well in proportion to the share he had of the
505   III|            have you to know that I proposed to him certain questions
506    II|          was now no longer able to prosecute her, directed his assaults
507   III|       speak out, like Socrates, he proves himself, as I said before,
508   XIV|           we therefore pray you to publish this little book, appending
509    IX|         before, lawgivers unjustly punish those who transgress good
510     V|            partly by fears and the punishments they occasioned, and partly
511    XI|          properties of Virtue, and qualities which are really excellent,
512   III|      worthy of a prince. But if my quesions and his answers have been
513    II|     Urbicus, he was asked this one question only: whether he was a Christian?
514   III|            proposed to him certain questions on this subject, and interrogated
515    XI|       ornaments, and her eyes of a quickly melting tenderness, said
516    II|          this you granted. And her quondam husband, since he was now
517      | rather
518     X|            sakes, became the whole rational being, both body, and reason,
519    XI|          of Crescens and those who rave as he does, what is related
520   III|            I speak the truth, I am ready, if these disputations have
521    XI|            belong to that which is real, are also uncorrupt in virtue.
522  XIII|           writers were able to see realities darkly through the sowing
523  VIII|            those who anyhow live a reasonable and earnest life and shun
524      | recently
525    XI|        follows hard after what are reckoned difficult and strange, enters
526     X|          to be gods whom the state recognised. But he cast out from the
527    VI|          Him, is called Christ, in reference to His being anointed and
528   III|          man; at least he does not regard that Socratic and most admirable
529     X|           poets, and taught men to reject the wicked demons and those
530    II|        while he ought to have been rejoicing that those actions which
531    II|    violence to her own feeling and remained with him. But when her husband
532    XI|        with a seductive expression rendered blooming by such ornaments,
533    VI|           have healed and do heal, rendering helpless and driving the
534    IX|           pleasant; I will briefly reply to this, that if this be
535    II|        paper to thee, the Emperor, requesting that first she be permitted
536   XIV|          such things, and even now require similar actions from men,
537  XIII|        because they are not in all respects similar, as neither are
538   VII|          SAKE OF CHRISTIANS. MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY.~ ~Wherefore God delays
539     X|        state both Homer[4] and the rest of the poets, and taught
540    IX|            large. But at present I return to the subject.~ ~
541    II|           murderer, nor thief, nor robber, nor convicted of any crime
542     I|       CHAPTER I -- INTRODUCTION.~ ~ROMANS, the things which have recently
543   XII|            one would mount a lofty rostrum, and shout with a loud voice, "
544     V|         the increase of fruits and rotation of the seasons, and appointed
545    II|         the son of Caesar, nor the sacred senate." And he said nothing
546     V|          by teaching them to offer sacrifices, and incense, and libations,
547     X|            having found Him, is it safe to declare Him to all."[
548   VII|            and are in bonds, while Sardanapalus, Epicurus, and the like,
549   XII|       saying that the mysteries of Saturn are performed when we slay
550    VI|        Jesus," His name as man and Saviour, has also significance.
551   XII|          Christians slandered, and saw them fearless of death,
552    XI|     related by Xenophon. Hercules, says Xenophon, coming to a place
553     X|          not only philosophers and scholars believed, but also artisans
554  VIII|             And those of the Stoic school -- since, so far as their
555     V|         fruits and rotation of the seasons, and appointed this divine
556    XI|        luxurious dress, and with a seductive expression rendered blooming
557  XIII|           the writers were able to see realities darkly through
558      | seems
559    IX|          do the same things as Him self, they who agree with them
560    II|          of Caesar, nor the sacred senate." And he said nothing else
561   VII|            sound idea, reason, and sense.~ ~
562    XI|          in virtue. And this every sensible person ought to think both
563   XII|  wickedness and pleasure. For what sensual or intemperate man, or who
564    II|           bill of divorce, and was separated from him. But this noble
565    II|  unhesitatingly committed with the servants and hirelings, when she
566  VIII|           themselves and those who serve them. For thus did both
567     I|         subject to themselves, and serving them in the capacity of
568    II|  accusation, when her affairs were set in order. And this you granted.
569    XV|          And our doctrines are not shameful, according to a sober judgment,
570   XII|           other gods in sodomy and shameless intercourse with woman,
571  XIII|          well in proportion to the share he had of the spermatic
572    II|        connection with him, and by sharing his table and his bed, become
573   XII|         mount a lofty rostrum, and shout with a loud voice, "Be ashamed,
574   VII|            vice]. And this also is shown by those men everywhere
575    II|            the thing itself, or he shrinks from confession because
576  VIII|    reasonable and earnest life and shun vice, be hated. And it is
577  VIII|      Christ. And they, having been shut up in eternal fire, shall
578    XV|         And henceforth we shall be silent, having done as much as
579    XV|          and deceitful doctrine of Simon of my own nation. And if
580   XII|       libation of the blood of the slain by the hand of the most
581   XII|           and heard the Christians slandered, and saw them fearless of
582   XII|       Saturn are performed when we slay a man, and' that when we
583   XII|        those who have not even the slightest sympathy with them. Be ye
584    XI|            the poets relate of the so-called gods, concluding as much
585    XV|           shameful, according to a sober judgment, but are indeed
586    II|     teachings of Christ she became sober-minded, and endeavoured to persuade
587   III|            he does not regard that Socratic and most admirable saying: "
588   XII|      Jupiter and the other gods in sodomy and shameless intercourse
589    II|            interrogate him on this sole point: whether he were a
590     V|          wicked; this, too, I will solve. God, when He had made the
591    XV|        unlike the doctrines of the Sotadists and Philaenidians, and Dancers,
592    II|            wife with a husband who sought in every way means of indulging
593     X|         both body, and reason, and soul. For whatever either lawgivers
594   VII|         which is contrary to every sound idea, reason, and sense.~ ~
595     V|       passions; and among men they sowed murders, wars, adulteries,
596  XIII|       realities darkly through the sowing of the implanted word that
597  XIII|            the share he had of the spermatic word, seeing what was related
598  XIII|           historians. For each man spoke well in proportion to the
599   XII|           honour, and on which you sprinkle the blood not only of irrational
600   VII|       again such vast numbers have sprung, some of them evil and others
601    XI|             and Virtue, who was of squalid look and dress, said, But
602   III|           against and fired to the stake, by some of those I have
603    IV|           race; and we have before stated that He takes pleasure in
604   VII|          their doctrine of morals, steadily honour the same things,
605     V|    libations, of which things they stood in need after they were
606    XI|         are reckoned difficult and strange, enters into blessedness.
607  XIII|         both boast and with all my strength strive to be found a Christian;
608  XIII|           and with all my strength strive to be found a Christian;
609   XII|          in this discourse we have striven to persuade you, we are
610     V|           besides, they afterwards subdued the human race to themselves,
611     V|          made the whole world, and subjected things earthly to man, and
612     I|            state that is free from suffering, -- we mean, those who have
613  XIII|         becoming a partaker of our sufferings, He might also bring us
614   VII|          as Socrates and the like, suflcr persecution and are in bonds,
615   III|            thus that he may not be suspected of being such [a Christian],
616   XII|        have not even the slightest sympathy with them. Be ye converted;
617    II|            him, and by sharing his table and his bed, become a partaker
618     I|          the cause of all that has taken place under Urbicus may
619    IV|         have before stated that He takes pleasure in those who imitate
620  VIII|          and our own teacher Jesus teach.~ ~
621    IX|           unjust, and their Father teaches them by the word to do the
622    II|         her husband likewise to be temperate, citing the teaching of
623    II|         upon those who do not live temperately and conformably to right
624    XI|          eyes of a quickly melting tenderness, said to Hercules that if
625      | thee
626    II|      fornicator, nor murderer, nor thief, nor robber, nor convicted
627    II|           the heavens. And still a third having come forward, was
628   XII|         God as witness both of our thoughts and deeds. For why did we
629    IX|      ETERNAL PUNISHMENT NOT A MERE THREAT.~ ~And that no one may say
630    XI|            coming to a place where three ways met, found Virtue and
631      | throughout
632   XII|        weak women, and by dreadful torments forced them to admit those
633   XII|           they also dragged to the torture our domestics, either children
634    IX|          unjustly punish those who transgress good commandments. But since
635    XV|          alone did we compose this treatise. And our doctrines are not
636     X|            were brought before the tribunals as impious persons and busybodies.
637    IV|        even now to God, and do not trouble us," I will tell you why
638    II|         which cases is that of the true Christian. And when Urbicus
639     X|          His own power. For no one trusted in Socrates so as to die
640   VII|          the things which are ever turning, and altering, and dissolving
641    XI|            which is real, are also uncorrupt in virtue. And this every
642   III|       majesty that is in them, or, understanding it, acts thus that he may
643    XI|          properties. But those who understood the excellences which belong
644     X|       artisans and people entirely uneducated, despising both glory, and
645    II|         actions which formerly she unhesitatingly committed with the servants
646    IX|          we said before, lawgivers unjustly punish those who transgress
647      | unless
648      | unlike
649     I|          likewise being everywhere unreasonably done by the governors, have
650     I|           it not, and though ye be unwilling to acknowledge it on account
651    II|            is conscious of his own unworthiness or alienation from it; neither
652     I|         pleasure and being hard to urge to what is right (except
653      | used
654     X|          lawgivers or philosophers uttered well, they elaborated by
655   VII|         judgment would descend and utterly dissolve all things, even
656     V|                            CHAPTER V -- HOW THE ANGELS TRANSGRESSED.~ ~
657   VII|    Deucalion, from whom again such vast numbers have sprung, some
658    VI|                            CHAPTER VI -- NAMES OF GOD AND OF CHRIST,
659    XI|       CHAPTER XI -- HOW CHRISTIANS VIEW DEATH.~ ~But neither should
660   VII|                            CHAPTER VII -- THE WORLD PRESERVED FOR
661  VIII|                            CHAPTER VIII -- ALL HAVE BEEN HATED IN
662    II|          the law of nature, and in violation of what is right, wished
663    II|         hope of amendment, she did violence to her own feeling and remained
664     I|         eternal fire, but that the virtuous and those who lived like
665    IX|           that we wish men to live virtuously through fear, and not because
666   XII|     rostrum, and shout with a loud voice, "Be ashamed, be ashamed,
667     V|            men they sowed murders, wars, adulteries, intemperate
668    XI|      coming to a place where three ways met, found Virtue and Vice,
669   XII|      domestics, either children or weak women, and by dreadful torments
670   XII|           on human flesh,[4] could welcome death that he might be deprived
671  VIII|            as their moral teaching went, they were admirable, as
672      | Whence
673      | where
674      | whoever
675    II|      become a partaker also in his wickednesses and impieties -- gave him
676   III|           impious, and doing so to win favour with the deluded
677  XIII|        have possessed the heavenly wisdom, and the knowledge which
678    IX|          and bugbears, and that we wish men to live virtuously through
679    II|        violation of what is right, wished to be divorced from him.
680  VIII|           hated. And it is nothing wonderful; if the devils are proved
681    VI|            was begotten before the works, when at first He created
682  XIII|    Christians. For next to God, we worship and love the Word who is
683    IV|         those that embrace what is worthless either in word or deed.
684  XIII|            us healing. For all the writers were able to see realities
685    XV|         with, both as acted and as written. And henceforth we shall
686     X|                            CHAPTER X -- CHRIST COMPARED WITH
687    XI|                            CHAPTER XI -- HOW CHRISTIANS VIEW DEATH.~ ~
688   XII|                            CHAPTER XII -- CHRISTIANS PROVED INNOCENT
689  XIII|                            CHAPTER XIII.-HOW THE WORD HAS BEEN IN
690   XIV|                            CHAPTER XIV -- JUSTIN PRAYS THAT THIS
691    XV|                            CHAPTER XV -- CONCLUSION.~ ~And I despised
692      | yours
693      | yourself
694     X|         And Socrates, who was more zealous in this direction than all