Æon, meaning of the term, 316
not to be deduced from Scripture, 387
not typified by the woman with the issue of blood, 392
English equivalents of the Greek names, 316
further inquiry into and refutation of the speculations respecting; the theory of, further exposed, 380
how the thirty are indicated in Scripture, 319
the thirty, not typified by the baptism of Jesus in His thirtieth year, 390
the thirty, of Valentinus, 316
the twelve apostles not types of the twelve, 389
Æschylus, on the unity of God, 290
Aaron and Miriam, their sin against Moses, and its punishment, 573
Abel and Cain, the offerings of, 485
Abominations, the, practiced by the Valentinians, 324
both covenants prefigured in, 495
had faith identical with ours, 492
saw the day of Christ, 467, 469
vain attempt of Marcion to exclude him from Christ’s salvation, 470
waited for the promises of God, 561
Abraxas, Basilides’ doctrine of, 350
Acceptable year of the Lord, the, 390
an account of, 320
asserted to be be referred to in the Scripture, 326
origin of the visible world from, 321
shall at last enter the Pleroma, 325
Adam and Eve, the story of, according to the Ophites, 356
analogy with the second, 454
death of, 551
his repentance signified by the girdle which he made, 457
in paradise, 531
made a partaker of salvation, 455
sinned on the sixth day of creation, 551
why driven out of paradise, 457
Adrian, Emperor, his Epistle in behalf of the Christians, 186
Advents of Christ, 210, 221, 253, 254
Afflictions of Christ, 139
Agape, 396
how her passion is said to be indicated in Scripture, 319
of Ptolomy, 333
revealed by Tetrad, 337
the Æon so called, 317
the numerical value of, does not square with Valentinianism, 396
Amen, 186
to Christ’s doctrine, 169
to Christ’s history, 170
to the Sonship of Christ, 170
Anaxagoras, 376
Anaximander, 376
Anaximander and Anaximenes, 274
could not be ignorant of the Supreme God, 365
how they transgressed, 190, 238
of the devil, 524
the world not made by, 361
who taught them, 164
Animal men, the, of the Valentinians, 323, 327
cloven-footed, 144
forbidden or allowed as food to Israel, spritual significance of, 143
ruminant, 143
Animals, clean and unclean, 534
Anthropos and Ecclesia, the Æons so named, 316, 333, 355
concentrates in himself the apostasy, 557
the fraud, pride, and tyranny of the kingdom of, 553
the number of the name of, 558
Antioch, church at, 48, 85, 85, 91, 91, 96, 96, 100, 129, 129
Antiochians, supposed Epistle of Ignatius to them, wherein he speaks of his bonds, of the true doctrine concerning Christ against the views of the early heretics, and exhorts them to certain duties, 110
Antiphanes, the theogony of, 376
Antoninus, Emperor, Epistle in behalf of the Christians, 186
Apator, 322
Apostates, 68, 68, 71, 71, 82, 83
the twelve, not types of the twelve Æons, 389
the, did not begin to preach till endued with the Holy Spirit, 414
the, preached one God, 414
the, the doctrine of, 429
the, the labours of, lessened by their predecessors, 494
Apostles, ordinances as to the ministry, 16, 17, 18, 66, 67
Aquila and Theodotian, their interpretation of Isa. vii. 14 referred to, 451
Archelaus, the Athenian, 274
Argument, the, of Justin’s Apology stated, 170
Aristotle, opinions of, 275
Atheism, 164
Aurelius, 187
Autogenes, 353
laid at the root, 573
made to float by means of wood, 572
Balaam, 571
forbidden to curse Israel, 572
his ass a type, 572
slain, 572
Baptism of Jesus in His thirtieth year not a type of the thirty Æons, 390
Baptism prefigured in the Old Testament, 144
Baptism, Christian, 183, 201, 216
its imitation by demons, 183
Barbeliotes or Borborians, the, 353
his Epistle, wherein he warns his readers against Judaism, and seeks to explain some Jewish customs, 137
who he was, 133
absurd notion of, as to the death of Jesus, 349
the doctrines of, 349
Beast, the, 557
Bel and the Dragon, 467
a spritual temple, 147
what Christ is to them, 11, 14, 15, 18, 33
Benediction, forms of, 15, 21, 30, 43, 44, 58, 58, 72, 72, 85, 85, 92, 92, 96, 96
Birds, not allowed as food to Israel, 143
Birds, the two, in Lev. xiv, 301
duties of, 69, 85, 89, 90, 94, 95
though youthful, to be obeyed, 60, 60
to be consulted in all things, 50, 51, 62, 62, 79, 89, 90
to be honoured, 90, 90, 95, 95
a succession of, in various churches, 415
first, of Rome, 416
Blandina, the martyr, 570
how obtained, 13, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 21, 29
the Christians accused of eating, 570
the, of Christ, redeems, 527
Blood, the, of Christ, redeems, 528
from the earth, 544
temples of the Holy Ghost, 532
Body and soul, the views of heretics respecting the future destiny of, refuted, 402
Brazen serpent, 145
Bread and wine in the Eucharist, 528
Breath of life, the, 537
and Abel, the respective offerings of, 485
Cainites, the doctrines of the, 358
Carnal and spiritual, 536
his followers branded with external marks, and have images of Jesus, 351
his views of the devil, 351
immorality of the system of, 351, 351
the doctrines of, 350
the followers of, practised magic and incantations, 350
Centurion, the, of the Gospels, asserted by the Valentinians to be the Demiurge, 326
Cerdo, the doctrines of, 352
Cerinthus, the doctrines of, 351
Chariton, examination of, by the Prefect Rusticus, 305
Children exposed, 172
His kingdom eternal, 555
His person, 9, 52, 52, 57, 57, 61, 61, 62, 62, 64, 69, 70, 70, 76, 81, 84, 86, 86, 87, 87, 89, 94, 145
His resurrection, 11, 33, 33, 70, 70, 70, 87, 87, 87
His resurrection a proof of ours, 532
His second coming, 11, 33, 64, 87
His sufferings, 9, 63, 64, 66, 67, 70, 70, 70, 70, 83, 84, 84, 84, 86, 86, 87, 87, 89, 89, 139, 140, 142, 144
His victory over Satan, 549
Valentinus’s views of, 319, 325, 332, 333
alone able to redeem us, 526
and Jesus of Nazareth proved from the writings of Paul to be one and the same, 445
and Jesus, the same, and only begotten Son of God, 440
assumed actual flesh, conceived and born of the Virgin, 454
came for the sake of men in all ages, 494
conferred on our flesh the capacity of salvation, 528
descended into regions beneath the earth, 499
did not abolish the law, 475
did not abrogate the natural precepts of the law, but removed the bondage, 477
did not flee away from Jesus at the cross, 447
did not suffer in appearance merely, 447
fitting that He should take human nature, and be tempted by the devil, 548
foreseen and foretold by the prophets, 509
how prefigured, 571
is the end of the law, 476
is the treasure hid in the field, 496
not, but the Holy Spirit, descended upon Jesus, 444
temptation of, 549
testimony of the sacred books to, 576, 577, 577
the advent of, foreknown and desired by righteous men, 474
the advent of, foretold, 473
the apostles of, their preaching, 417
the dead raised by, a proof of the resurrection, 539
the descent of, upon Jesus, according to the Ophites, 357
the origin of, according to the Ophites, 354
the prophets referred all their predictions to, 511
the resurrection of, 560
the source of blessings, 14, 84, 84
took flesh, not seemingly, but really, 527
Christ Jesus, 170, 177, 190, 219, 236, 236, 237, 237, 253, 265, 301
His advent foretold, 173, 175, 260
His appearances before His coming in the flesh, 263
His cross, symbols of, 181, 242, 244, 247
His first and second coming, 209, 210, 221, 253, 254
His humanity, 170, 174, 179, 193, 216, 219, 228, 231, 241, 301
His reign and majesty, 176, 178, 180, 209, 236, 267
His rejection by the Jews, 175, 179, 253, 267
His resurrection, 252, 252, 253, 298
His teaching, 167, 168, 168, 246
His titles in Scripture, 190, 262
His work, 178
called Jacob, Israel, and Son of man, 248, 262
called the Lord of Hosts, 212, 241
called the Word, 164, 166, 170, 173, 174, 190, 191, 263, 264
compared to Socrates, 191
crucified, 166, 173, 174, 175, 179, 222, 247, 247, 248, 248, 248, 249, 251, 251
distinguished from the Father, 264
figures of: Joshua, 255, 256, 257, 264, 265
figures of: Mosaic law, 214, 215, 215, 216
not a magician, 172
of faith in, 191, 199, 257, 260
shown to be God, from His appearances to Abraham, 223
shown to be God, from His interviews with Moses, 226
shown to be God, from the testimony of Proverbs, 228
shown to be God, from visions to Jacob, 225
shown to be God, objections met, that He ate, 225
testimony of Scripture regarding Him: of David, 175, 176, 176, 211, 211, 212, 213, 213, 229, 229, 235, 235, 240, 241, 248, 248, 248, 249, 249, 250, 251, 251, 252
testimony of Scripture regarding Him: of Isaiah, 174, 174, 179, 179, 200, 236, 237, 241
testimony of Scripture regarding Him: of Micah, 174
testimony of Scripture regarding Him: of Moses, 173, 221, 223, 236
testimony of Scripture regarding Him: of Zechariah, 175, 221
the Holy Spirit received by Him, 243
the Son of God, 164, 166, 170, 178, 182, 190, 216, 219, 250, 253, 256, 256, 257, 258, 262
the curse He endured, 246, 247, 247
Apologies for, by Justin Martyr, 163, 188
accused of atheism, 164
are the sons of God, 261
blamed for not observing the law, 199, 203
blamed for not submitting to be circumcised, 206, 208, 256
called children, 153
charges refuted: shown they do not worship idols, 165
charges refuted; shown they do not worship idols, 171
have the true righteousness, 209
heirs of the covenant, 145
inquiry into the charges against them, 163
manners of, 26
promised as seed to the patriarchs, 259
shown to be called like Abraham, 259
testimonies of Roman emperors as to, 186
their moral life, 165, 172, 189, 192
their relation to the world, 27
their treatment at the hand of the Jews, 203, 214, 246, 247, 256
their treatment at the hands of the heathen world, 170, 182, 188, 191, 253, 254
true and false, 55, 55, 61, 61
Christians, calumnies against, 570
order in the, 16, 16, 17, 90, 90
order of ministers in, 16
the regard Moses had for order in, 16
the regard the apostles had for order in, 17
this order disturbed by the wicked, 17
Church, Jacob’s marriage a figure of, 266
her gifts, 409
of Rome, founded by Peter and Paul, 415
performs nothing by incantations or curious arts, 409
the catholic, the depository of truth, 416
Circumcision, 202, 203, 206, 206, 208, 245, 256
Circumcision, spiritual meaning of, 142
Clean and unclean, 534
his first Epistle, 5
introductory notice of, 1
Colorbasus, the doctrines of, 333
Commandment, the first and greatest, 476
Communion with God, 556
of Christ, 41, 55, 56, 83, 129
of sin, 19
Conformity to Christ, 50
Continence of Christians, 172
exhorts them to Church order, 16, 16, 17
exhorts them to brotherly love, 18
exhorts them to good works, 14
exhorts them to humility, 8, 9, 9, 11, 15, 15
exhorts them to peace, 16
exhorts them to repentance, 7, 7
exhorts to Church order, 16
he commends them, 5
shows the effects of envy among them, 5, 6, 18
Corruption, 301
Cosmocrator, the, 323
lost by the Jews, 139
who are heirs of, 145
Covenant, the new, 511
one author and one end to both, 472
the oneness of both proved by Jesus’ reproof of customs repugnant to the former, 475
Covetousness, 35
made after the image of invisible things, according to the Marcosians, 342
not a shadow of the Pleroma, 368
not images of Æons within the Pleroma, 366
Creation, the, of all things out of nothing by God, 369
but one, of the world, 369
is the Word of God, 546
the, could not be ignorant of the Supreme God, 365
the, made all things, spiritual and material, 405
Crescens, his prejudices, 189
Cross, symbols of the, 181, 242, 244, 247
prefigured in the Old Testament, 144, 144
Curse, the, 246, 247, 247, 248
Damas, bishop of Magnesia, 59, 59
Danaids, martyrdom of, 6
Darkness, the way of, 149
David, his humility, 10
Day of retribution, the, 390
Day, the, does not square with the theory of Valentinus, 395
Deacons, 34, 61, 61, 69, 72, 85, 85, 89, 90, 95, 95
Dead, the, raised by Christ, a proof of the resurrection, 539
Death and life, 537
at first inscribed on the hearts of men, 479
not cancelled by Christ, 481
their detection, 166
their punishment, 165
declared by the heretics to be animal, 403
if animal, how could he make things spiritual?, 405
ignorant of the offspring of his mother Achamoth, 323
ignorant of what he created, 322
instructed by the Saviour, 326
is the centurion of the Gospels, 326
passes into the intermediate habitation, 325
the creator of all things outside the Pleroma, 322
the formation of, according to Valentinus, 322
views of the heretics respecting, exposed and confuted, 385
cause persecution, 182
their imitation of divine things, 181, 182, 182, 183
Deuteronomy, 571
as a roaring lion against Christ, 251
his lie in regard to the government of the world, 552
practised in falsehoods, he tempted man, 551
the sons of the, 525
views of the Carpocratians respecting, 351
why plots against us, 300
Devil, snares of the, 30, 55, 55, 69, 69, 82, 83, 117, 149
Devils, 181, 182, 182, 182, 238
Dialogue of Justin Martyr with Trypho the Jew, 194
Diatheses, the, of Ptolomy, 333
the blessings Christ brings, 29
the importance of divine knowledge, 29
the manifestation of Christ, 27
the state of the world before Christ came, 28
the superstitions of the Jews, 26
the vanity of idols, 25
the writer shows why he wrote it, 25
why Christ came so late, 28
Dircæ, martyrdom of, 6
Disciples, the true spiritual, 506
Discriminating faculty, the, in man, 522
are the angels of the devil, 524
Divinations, 169
false, 34, 53, 53, 56, 56, 62, 62, 68, 68, 71, 71, 82, 83, 88, 88
Doctrines, false, 146
Dream-senders, 169
Duodecad, the, of Valentinus, how said to be indicated in Scripture, 319
Christian, 9, 20, 53, 54, 54, 54, 62, 62, 81, 81, 95, 95, 148
of husbands and wives, 34, 81, 95, 95
of the Christian flock, 35, 95, 95
Dyad, the, of Valentinus, 332
Earthly things, types of heavenly, 486
Ebionite, 83
Ebionites, the, 352
refutation of, who disparaged the writings of Paul, 439
strictures on, 527
of Ptolomy, 333
of the Valentinians, 323
Egyptians, the Israelites commanded to spoil the goods of, an exposition and vindication, 502
Elements, the twenty-four, of Marcus, 339
Elisha, 545
Elucidation, by the American editor, end of book iii, 460
an account of, 316, 332, 333, 339
Emperors, Roman, testimony to Christians, 186
Encratites, the, 353
Enmity, the, put between Eve and the serpent, 457
Enoch, 7
Enoch, the translation of, 530
Enthymesis, the, of Sopia or Achamoth, 318, 322
the absurdity of, 383
the treachery of Judas not a type of, 388
Envy, 67
its effect on Corinthian Church, 6, 17, 18
its effect on the Church in all ages, 6, 17
Ephesians, Epistle of Ignatius to, 49, 49
Syriac version of Epistle, 101
he commends them, 49, 49, 52, 53
he exhorts them to unity, 50, 50
he exhorts them to various duties, 53, 54, 58
he warns them about false teachers and doctrines, 52, 52
Epicurus, opinions of, 192, 193, 274
Error, how often set off, 315
Esther, her example, 20
Eucharist, 16, 17, 77, 77, 81, 81, 89, 90, 185
on future judgment, 291
Evanthas, 559
Eve and the Virgin Mary compared, 547
Eve, the story of, according to the Ophites, 356
deeds, 6
desires, 35
speaking, 17
Example of Christ, 9, 35, 35, 54, 54
Examples of love, 19
Fables, heathen, 233
Faith, 8, 13, 14, 29, 53, 53, 55, 55, 64, 65, 66, 66, 84, 84, 86, 86, 88, 89
Faith in Christ, 191, 199, 257, 260
Faith of Abraham, the, the same as ours, 492
Faith, the unity of the, in the universal Church, 330
Falsehood, 56
a type of Christ, 141
the acceptable, 138
how no one knows, but the Son, 467
reveals the Son, 468
the world made by, through the Word, 361
Fathers exhorted, 81
Fear, produces (according to Valentinus) animal substances, 323
Fish, Israel may not eat, spiritual significance of, 143
Five, the number, the frequent use of, in Scripture, 394
and blood, 534
as nourished by the body of the Lord, incorruptible, 486
made capable of salvation, 528
quickened, 538
saved by the Word taking flesh, 541
the saints having suffered in, shall received their rewards in, 561
the works of, 536
Florinus, 568
Foreknowledge of God, 178
Forerunner of Christ, 220
Free will, man endowed with, 518
Free-will in man and angels, 190, 250, 269
Fruit of the belly and of the loins, 453
Gentiles, 180
conversion of, 253, 260, 264, 265
Gentiles, the conversion of, more difficult than that of the Jews, 495
Gideon, a type, 445
Gifts, the, of the Holy Spirit, 533
Gnostics, the hypocrisy and pride of, 439
Goat, the, sent away, 141
Goats, 301
God, 164, 165, 166, 166, 167, 172, 177, 190, 197, 198, 199, 200, 300
His care for men, 172
His character, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 16, 80
His infinitude, 569
His namelessness, 281
His power and glory will shine forth in the resurrection, 529
His providential rule over the world, 459
His unity and sole government, treatise by Justin Martyr on, 290
alone knows all things, 399
always true and faithful, 572
and the Word, formed all things by their own power, 546
attributes of, 521
but one announced by the law and the prophets, whom Christ confesses as His Father, 466
but one, proved against Marcion and others, 359
but one, who is the Father, 463
communion with, 556
created all things out of nothing, 370
declared by the Son, 489
declared by the law and manifested in Christ, 550
different names of, in the Hebrew Scriptures, 412
does not give His glory to another, 230
formed all things by the Word and Spirit, 487
has placed man under laws for man’s own benefit, 478
how He appeared to Moses, 184
how known, 196
how to draw near and serve Him, 12, 14, 14, 20, 34
imitators of, 13
immutable and eternal, 465
just to punish and good to save, 459
many things, the knowledge of which must be left in His hands, 399
needs nothing from man, 482
not the author of sin, 502
not to be sought after by means of syllables and letters, 396
objection from Matt. vi. 24 answered, 421
objection to the doctrine of one, deduced from 2 Cor. iv. 4, answered, 420
of faith in, 35
one and the same, inflicts punishments and bestows rewards, 523
one, proclaimed by Christ and the apostles, 417
opinions of Greek philosophers as to, 274
pardons our sins, 544
proved to be one and the same the Creator from the Gospel of Matthew, 422
proved to be one and the same the Creator, from the Gospel of John, 426
proved to be one and the same the Creator, from the Gospels of Mark and Luke, 423
rejected by the Jews, 262, 267
seen by men, yet invisible, 490
showed Himself to be merciful and mighty to save after the fall of man, 449
testimonies to unity from Greek poets: Æschylus, 290
testimonies to unity from Greek poets: Orpheus, 290
testimonies to unity from Greek poets: Philemon, 290
testimonies to unity from Greek poets: Sophocles, 290
the Holy Ghost throughout the Old Testament mentions but one, 418
the author of both testaments, 505
the destruction of Jerusalem derogates nothing from His majesty, 465
the image of, in which man was made, 544
the misery of departure from, 523
the unity of proved from Moses, the prophets and Christ, 463
the world made by, 361
those deceived who feign another, 530
unity of, reaffirmed, 544
what He decreed concerning Christ, 249
God of this world, the, 420
Gods, the so-called, in the Old Testament, 419
Good works, not necessary for Valentinian heretics, 324
Gospel superior to law, 63, 63, 146, 146
respective characteristics of, 428
symbolized by the four living creatures, 428
there can be neither more nor fewer, 428
those who destroy the form of, vain and unlearned, 429
Government, civil, of God, and to be obeyed, 552
Grain of mustard seed, the, 573
Greater and less, application of the phrase, 472
opinions of their philosophers, as Thales, 274
opinions of their philosophers, of Plato and Aristotle, 275
opinions of their philosophers, of Pythagoras and Epicurus, 274
what their philosophers and poets learnt from Moses’ writings, 276, 277, 277, 278, 278
Greeks, Justin’s Discourse to, 271
calls upon them to study the divine word, 272
exposes the Greek theogony, 271
follies of Greek mythology, 272
the shameless practices of the Greeks, 272
wherein he justifies his departure from Greek customs, 271
Greeks, Justin’s Hortatory Address to, 273
wherein he shows that their poets are unfit to be religious teachers, 273
Grief, 35
Grief, evil spirits said by Valentinus to derive their origin from, 323
in the Church, 61
in the universe, 10
Heaven, the, of Valentinus, 322
Heavens, the new, different abodes in, 567
Helena and Simon Magus, 348
Hell, 169
Henotes, 332
Heraclitus and Hippasus, 274
Hercules, 192
Heresies, of recent origin, 417
blasphemous doctrines of, further exposed, 408
borrow their systems from the heathen, 376
deviation of, from the truth, 347
follow neither Scripture nor tradition, 415
have fallen into an abyss of error, 370
miracles claimed to be wrought by, 407
modes of initiation practised by, 346
refutation of, from the orderly succession of bishops in the churches, 415
resort to Scripture to support their opinions, 319, 343, 344
the first order of productions maintained by (viz. Æons), indefensible, 373
their perverse interpretations of Scripture, 369
to be avoided, 547
tossed about by every wind of doctrine, 418
unlearned, ignorant, and divided in opinion, 547
Heretics, views of early, 34, 56, 56, 62, 62, 63, 63, 68, 68, 71, 71, 80, 80, 81, 81, 82, 83, 88, 88, 89, 89, 89, 89, 138, 149
Hero, deacon of Antioch, Epistle of Ignatius to him, wherein he is exhorted to earnestness and moderation, cautioned against false teachers, instructed as to certain duties, and pointed out as the future bishop of Antioch, 113
Holiness, 13, 42, 42, 53, 53, 54, 67, 67, 108
Holy Spirit, 5, 17, 43, 53, 53, 53, 56, 57, 57, 83, 83, 84, 85, 92, 92, 101, 140, 146
Holy Spirit, gifts of the, 533
Holy Spirit, the, descended on Jesus at His baptism, not Christ nor the Saviour, 444
his knowledge of man’s origin, 286
his obligations to the sacred writer, 282
his testimony to monotheism, 280
passages from, showing his views as to his gods, 273
Homer, laid under contribution by the Valentinians, curious instances of, 330
enjoined, 8, 9, 9, 11, 15, 15, 54
of Christ, 9
Humility enjoined, 54
Husbands, duty of, 26, 34, 95, 95, 111, 148
Hyssop, 142
Hystaspes, 169
I am that I am, 419
Ialdaboth, 355
Iao, 321
Epistle to the Ephesians, 49, 49
Epistle to the Magnesians, 59, 59
Epistle to the Philadelphians, 79, 79
Epistle to the Smyrnæans, 86, 86
Epistle to the Trallians, 66, 66
Syriac versions of his Epistles to Polycarp, Ephesians, Romans, 97
account of his martyrdom, 129
appears in vision after death, 131
condemned by Trajan, 48
his desire for martyrdom, 49, 49, 74, 74, 74, 75, 75, 75, 75, 76, 76, 76, 76, 77, 96
introductory note to his Epistles, 45
is brought to Rome, 130
is desire for martyrdom, 96
is devoured by wild beasts at Rome, 130
sails to Smyrna, 130
seeks the prayers of the Churches, 54, 54, 77, 77
speaks of his bonds, 50, 50, 58, 58, 59, 59, 70, 70, 72, 72, 75, 76, 91, 91
speaks of his knowledge, 64, 64, 68, 68
speaks of his need of humility, 67, 67
spurious Epistle from Maria the Proselyte, 120
spurious Epistle to Hero, a deacon of Antioch, 113
spurious Epistle to Mary at Neapolis, 122
spurious Epistle to the Antiochians, 110
spurious Epistle to the Philippians, 116
spurious Epistle to the Tarsians, 107
spurious Epistle to the Virgin Mary, 126
spurious Epistles to John the Apostle, 124, 125
spurious Epistles, introductory note, 105
writes to the churches, 130
Ignorance, human, of divine things, 399
Image of God, the, in which man was created, 544
Images, 287
Immorality of the heathen, 171, 272
Immorality, the, of the Valentinian heretics, 324
Initiation, modes of, practised by the heretics, 346
Intermediate state, the, 560
Isaac, 13
the blessing of, 562
the history of symbolical, 492
Isaiah, his prophecy respecting the virgin conceiving, vindicated against Theodotion, Aquila, and the Ebionites, 451
Christ is King of, 267
applied to Christ, 262
Israel applied to Chirst, 265
Jacob, Leah and Rachel figures of the Church, 266
Jacob, the actions of, typical, 493
Jerusalem, the destruction of, derogates nothing from the majesty of God, 465
His baptism when thirty years old, not a type of the thirty Æons, 390
His birth foretold by Isaiah, 452
His reply to the Sadducees, 466
His teaching, 408
according to Basilides, was not crucified, but Simon of Cyrene in His stead, 349
and Christ, proved from the writings of Paul to be one and the same, 445
became man so as to be capable of being tempted and crucified, 449
descent of the Christ upon, according to the Ophites, 357
how certain Æons are said to be indicated by the name of, 319
lived at least till near fifty years old, 392
meaning of the letters of the name of, 339
neither Christ nor Saviour, but the Holy Spirit descended upon Him at His baptism, 444
not a mere man, but very God, 448
passed through every stage of life, to sanctify all, 391
significance of the letters of the name, 339
the baptism of, 423
the generation of according to Marcus, 339
the ministry of, extended over ten years, 391
the same with Christ, the only begotten Son of God, perfect God and perfect man, 440
the significance of the letters of the name, 393
with Him nothing incomplete—His time, 443
Jewish sacrifices abolished, 137
blame the Christians for not observing the law, 199
exhorted to repent and be converted, 258, 268
how they treat Scriptures, 232
how they treat the Scriptures, 175
in disputations, 256
not heirs to the covenant, 145
rejecting Christ, they reject God, 267
salvation for them only in Christ, 207, 216
superstitions of, 26
the Sabbaths instituted, and sacrifices and oblations, 204
the injury to God from their opinion of the law, 206
their circumcision differs from the Christian, 256
their hard-heartedness, 266
their interpretations, 261
their treatment of Christ, 175, 179, 253
their treatment of Christians, 175, 203, 214
they boast in vain that they are the true sons of Abraham, 206, 269
they violate the eternal law, and interpret ill that of Moses, 200
treatment of Christians, 247
why circumcision was given, 202
why the choice of meats, 204
why the law was given them, 203
John the Apostle, Epistles of Ignatius to him, 124, 125
John, and Cerinthus, a curious story relating to, 416
Jonah, the sign of, 252
Joshua, 571
Joshua, a figure of Christ, 255, 256, 257, 264, 265
Josiah, 60
Judæa, its desolations foretold, 178
Judaizing teachers, 63, 63, 82
Judas not an emblem of the twelfth Æon, 388
Judge, the, 180
Judged in the flesh, 85, 85, 108
Judgement, the future, by Jesus Christ, 523, 556
Judgment, future, testimonies of Greek writers to, 291
Judith, 20
Justice demanded for Christians, 163
fragments from his lost writings, 300
he is examined and condemned by the Prefect Rusticus, 305
he studies philosophy, 195
his Dialogue with Trypho a Jew, 194
his Discourse to the Greeks, 271
his First Apology for Christians, 163
his Hortatory Address to the Greeks, 273
his Hortatory Address to the Greeks, spurious, 289
his Second Apology for Christians, 188
his arguments in favour of Christianity as against Judaism, 194
his conversion, 195
introductory notice of, 159
on the Resurrection, 294
on the Sole Government of God, 290
Justin quoted against Marcion, 468
Keltæ, the, 316
the earthly, of the saints after their resurrection, 563
the prophecies respecting, not allegorical, 565
the, of Christ, eternal, 556
Kingdom of God looked for, 43, 76, 76, 154
Kingdom, Christians look for, 166
Knee, bending the, a symbol of the resurrection, 569
Knowledge, 29, 64, 64, 68, 68, 137, 196
perfect, not attainable in this life, 399
puffs up, 397
the true, 574
Lamb, 214
Lateinos, 559
Christ did not abrogate the natural precepts of, but removed the bondage of, 477
man was placed under, for his own benefit, 478
originally inscribed on the hearts of men, but afterwards, as the Mosaic, made by God to bridle the desires of the Jews, 479
perfect righteousness not obtained by, 480
the old and the new, has but one author, 472
Law of Christ, 138
Law, the, 199, 199, 200, 203, 214, 215, 215, 216
God not to be sought after by means of, 396
absurdity of arguments derived from, 393
the absurd theories of Marcus respecting, 336, 339
Levitical dispensation, the, not appointed by God for His own sake, 482
Life and death, 537
Light, way of, 148
Linus, bishop of Rome, 416
Living creatures, the symbolic import of the four, 428
absurdity of the Valentinian account of the generation of, 381
the Æon so called and Sige, 372
Lord’s Day, 186
is one God, the Father, 463
testimony of Moses to, 463
and his daughters, the typical import of the story of, 504
the wife of, turned into a pillar of salt, 504
Lot, his example, 8
Moses an example of, 19
other examples of, 19
Lucius, the philosopher, 163
and Paul, 437
refutation of the Ebionites who tried to disparage the authority of Paul from the writings of, 439
Luxury abjured, 13, 27, 62, 83
Magic, our Lord’s miracles not performed by, 409
Magical practises, the, of Marcus, 334
Magnesians, Epistle of Ignatius to, 59, 59
he shows the honour and submission due by them to their bishop, 60, 60
warns against false doctrine, 62, 62
Magus, Simon, 83
God’s mercy to, after the fall, 449
all things created for the service of, 558
corruption of, 301
endowed with the faculty of distinguishing good and evil, 522
every, either empty or full, 572
needs a greater than man to save, 450
origin of Homer’s opinion of, 286
the first, according to the Ophites, 354
the object of God’s long-suffering, 450
the respective destinations of the threefold kind of, 325, 326
the threefold kind, feigned by the heretics, 323
the whole nature of, has salvation conferred upon it, 531
unfruitful, without the Holy Spirit, 536
why not at first made perfect, 521
Mansions, the many, 567
mutilates the Gospels, 352
the doctrines of, 352
vain attempt of, to exclude Abraham from Christ’s salvation, 470
Marcionites, the, refuted in relation to prophecy, 511
absurd interpretations of, 341
absurd theories of, respecting things created, 342
appeal of, to Moses, 343
cite Scripture to prove that the Father was unknown before the coming of Christ, 344
departure of, from the truth, 347
pervert the Gospels, 345
the apocryphal Scriptures of, 344
views of, respecting redemption, 345
corrupts women, 334
hypothesis of, respecting letters and syllables, 336
pretended revelations of Sige to, 339
pretends to confer the gift of prophecy, 334
the deceitful arts and nefarious practises of, 334
Marcus Aurelius, the emperor, his testimony of the Christians, 187
Maria the Proselyte, her spurious letter to Ignatius, 120
Maries, the, in the gospels, 155
Marriages, impure, 167
of Ignatius, 129
of Polycarp, 37
Martyrdom of holy martyrs at Rome, 305
and Eve, compared, 547
would hasten on Jesus, but is checked by Him, 443
Mary at Neapolis, spurious Epistle, 122
Mary, the Virgin, spurious letter of Ignatius, and her reply, 126
Mathetes, his Epistle to Diognetus, 23
Matter, 573
Matthew’s and Mark’s gospels, according to Papias, 154, 155
Meats, choice of, why prescribed to Israel, 204
not true that some are by nature good, and some are bad, 519
possessed of free will, 518
the three kinds of, feigned by the heretics, 323
Menander, 171
his views of God, 292
Menander, successor to Simon Magus, 348
Mercy, not to be exaggerated at the expense of justice, 501
Metropator, 322
Millenium, questionable traditions of, 153
Ministers, order of, in Church, 16, 17, 61, 65
claimed to be performed by heretics, 407
performed by Christ and His disciples, 409
Mithras, mysteries of, 233
of Ptolemy, 333
of Valentinus, 317
Monotes, 332
of Orpheus, 279
of Plato, 281, 282, 282, 282, 283
of Pythagoras, 280
of Sophocles, 280
of the Sibyl, 280
Months, the, do not fall in with the Valentinian theories of Æons, 395
Moral faculty, the, in man, 522
Mosaic laws, figures of things which pertain to Christ, 214, 215, 215, 216
Aaron and Miriam sin against, 573
Homer indebted to, 284
Plato indebted to, 182, 283, 283, 286
foretells Christ’s cross, 242
heathen oracles testify to, 278
his antiquity proved by Greek writers, 277, 277, 278
his love for Israel, 19
predicts Christ’s coming, 173
quelling strife, 16
training and inspiration of, 277
Mother, the, of the Valentinian heresy, 386
Mysteries, three, hid from Satan, 57, 57, 102
Mystery of circumcision, 142
Greek, the follies of, 272
heathen, its origin, 181
Naaman, cleansed of his leprosy, 574
of God, different in the Hebrew Scriptures, 412
Names of God and Christ, 190, 262
Necromancy, 169
New covenant, the, 511
Nicolaitanes, the, 352
Noah, 7
Noah, a figure of Christ, 268, 268
Nous, or Monogenes, 317, 333, 355
Number of the beast, the, 558
Numbers and letters, the folly of deriving arguments from, 393
Obedience, civil, 168
Oblation, the new, instituted by Christ, 484
Oblations and sacrifices, 484
at Ephesus, 50
John asserted to have set forth, 328
the first of Valentinus, 322
the first, of Valentinus, 316
Old Testament, the, everywhere mentions and predicts the advent of Christ, 473
Olive, the wild, the symbolical significance of, 536
Onesimus, bishop of Ephesus, 49, 49
Ophites, the, 354
heathen, 169
testify of Moses, 278
Order in the Church, 16, 16, 17, 90, 90
Orpheus, his testimony to Monotheism, 279, 290
Papias, fragments of, 151
Papias, quoted, 563
Parables, 517
the proper mode of interpreting, 398
Paschal solemnities, differences in the observance of, 568
how said to be indicated in Scripture, 319
not to be proved from Scripture, 387
Passions, animal, produce, according to Valentinus, material substances, 323
Pastors, the, to whom the apostles committed the churches, to be heard, 548
Patriarchs and prophets foretold the advent of Christ, 494
and Peter, founders of the Church of Rome, 415
caught up into the third heaven, 405
knew no mysteries unrevealed to the other apostles, 437
refutation of the Ebionites who disparage the writings of, 439
sometimes uses words not in their grammatical sequence, 420
Peace, 10
of Church, 19
of the universe, 10
Perfect, why man was not made, 521
Peripatetics, 195
Persecution foretold, 509
Peter and Paul, martyrdom of, 6
Phœnix, the, 12
Pharaoh’s heart hardened, how, 502
Philadelphians, Epistle of Ignatius to them, consisting chiefly of exhortations to unity, 79, 79
shows how God is appeased, 291
testifies to a future judgment, 291
Epistle of Polycarp to them, consisting of commendations of them, and exhortations to Christian duties, 33
spurious Epistle of Ignatius to them, wherein he declares the unity of the Godhead, also facts in the history of the Godhead, also facts in the history of Christ; shows the malignity, folly, inconsistency, and ignorance of Satan, and concludes with exhortations, 116
Greek, their opinions of God, 274, 274, 275
have not true knowledge, 288
opinions as to the resurrection, 296
their indebted to Moses, 278, 278, 279
their indebtedness to Moses, 182, 286, 287, 287
Philosophy, 195
Phylactery, 218
Plato, 165, 169, 177, 183, 275, 275, 276, 281
ambiguity of, 282
his agreement with Homer, 282
his doctrine of form, 285
his doctrine of the beginning of time, 287
his doctrine of the heavenly gift, 286
his knowledge of God’s eternity, 283
his knowledge of judgment, 284
indebted to Moses, 182, 183, 283, 285
indebted to the prophets, 283
of the universe, 296
self-contradictory, 282
Plato, quoted, 459
Platonists, 195
shown to be absurd, 362, 379, 379
Polybius, bishop of Tralles, 66, 66
Epistle of Ignatius to him, consisting of counsels as to his work, 93
Epistle of Ignatius to him, consisting of counsels as to his work , 93
Irenæus’ testimony respecting, 416
Syriac version of Epistle of Ignatius to him, 99
confesses Christ, 41
conversed with the apostles, 416
he is betrayed, 40
he refuses to revile Christ, 41
his Epistle, 33
his body burned, 43
his humility, 33
his last prayer, 42
his praise of Paul, 35
his reply to Marcion, 416
in the fire, 42
introductory notice, 31
mentioned by Ignatius, 58, 58, 92
the epistle of, 416
Prayers requested, 58, 58, 65, 65, 82, 82
Predictions of the prophets, the, 509
all uttered under the same inspiration, 513
Presbyters, duties of, 17, 34, 72, 72
faithful, 497
false, 497
ought to be obeyed, 497
its function, 69
submission to, 50, 50, 51, 66, 67, 89, 90
Priestly office, contention regarding, 16, 17, 18
Proarche, the, of Valentinus, 333
proved to be absurd, 379
proved to be indefensible, 373
of Ptolomy, 333
of Valentinus, 316
certainly fulfilled, 180
concerning Christ, 173, 174, 174, 174, 210, 211, 211, 212, 213, 213, 214, 215, 215, 216, 220, 220, 221, 221, 222, 223, 235, 235, 236, 236, 237, 237, 240, 241, 241, 242, 242
different modes of, 175
Prophets, Hebrew, 173
truth learned from them, 198
use the past tense, 176
referred all their predictions to Christ, 509
refutation of the notion that they uttered their predictions under the inspiration of different gods, 412, 513
sent by the same Father who sent the Son, 514
speak of Christ, 140
their predictions, 509
Protarchontes, 354
Providence of God, the world ruled by, 459
Psalms that speak of Christ, 176, 176, 211, 211, 212, 213, 213, 229, 235, 235, 240, 241, 248, 248, 248, 249, 249, 250, 251, 251, 252
Ptolomy the heresiarch, the doctrines of, 333
Ptolomy, the son of Lagus, procures a translation of the Jewish Scriptures, 451
Punishment, everlasting, 165, 166, 169, 172, 191, 300
of heart, 12
Pythagoras, opinions of, 274, 280
Pythagoras, the heretics borrow from, 377
Pythagoreans, 195
Quintus the apostate, 40
Red heifer, 142
Redemption, the views of, entertained by heretics, 345
Rehab, her example, 8
Repentance, 7, 53, 147, 167, 258
Reprobate men, various classes of, 149
Responsibility, human, 177, 190
Christ’s, 11, 33, 33, 70, 70, 70, 87, 87, 178, 298
arguments for; Christ has risen, 298
not impossible, 295
treatise of Justin on, 294
an actual, 566
illustrated, 570
of the body, 530
of the dead, asserted by Jesus against the Sadducees, 466
of the flesh asserted, 529
proofs of, from Isaiah and Ezekiel, 542
proved by the resurrection of Christ, 532
various proofs of, from the Old Testament, 530
Retribution, the day of, 390
Revelation, inspiration of the, 155
Ridicule, poured upon the emanations and nomenclature of Valentinus, 332
their sufferings, 17
Righteous, the, and the wicked, 556
Righteousness, 201, 208, 209, 217, 245, 246
Righteousness, perfect, not conferred by the law, 480
Rod, the, of Moses, 453
Roman Empire, the dissolution of the, predicted, 554
Syriac version of Epistle, 103
he expresses his desire for martyrdom and his reasons for the same, 73, 73
founded and organized by Peter and Paul, 415
the first bishops of, 416
Rusticus, the prefect, examines Christians, 305
the true, 146
Sabbath, why instituted, 204, 207, 301
Sabbath-day, the law did not prohibit the hungry eating food ready to hand on the, 471
Sacraments, the, 185
further remarks on, 484
not required by God for their own sake, 482
Sacrifices, Jewish, abolished, 137
Sacrifices, why instituted, 205
Sadducees, the reply of Jesus to the question asked by the, 466
Sadness, 20
Salutations to Churches, etc., 5, 33, 39, 65, 65, 72, 72, 73, 74, 77, 77, 85, 85, 91, 92, 96, 96, 104, 109, 112, 114, 119, 123, 137, 149
Salvation, 14, 28, 55, 55, 59, 59, 82, 139, 207, 216, 217, 217
and the boy who guided him, types, 572
further reference to, 575
blasphemes, 300
blasphemes God, 555
Satan, his malignity, folly, inconsistency, ignorance, 57, 102, 117, 117, 117, 117, 118, 118, 119, 138, 148
Saturn, 192
Saturninus, the doctrines of, 348
asserted by the Valentinians to be derived from all the Æons, 321, 323
various opinions of, among the heretics, 333
Schismatics, how to be dealt with, 20, 80, 80
Scriptures, 198, 199, 231, 232, 234, 234, 235, 245
appealed to by the heretics, 319
how perverted by the heretics, 326
interpreted with fidelity by the LXX. translators, 452
perverse interpretations of the heretics, 369
perverted by the Marcosians to support their absurdities, 343
proper method of interpreting the obscure passages of, 398
refutation of false interpretations of, 329
translation of the Hebrew into Greek, 451
in the Church of Corinth, 5, 8, 20
to be avoided, 11
Seed, Valentinian absurdities respecting, exposed, 385
Seeing God, 489
Self-conceit condemned, 15
Self-restraint enjoined, 94
Self-restraint, enjoined, 94
Semo, the inscription, 171, 187
Separatists to be shunned, 497
history of, 278
treatment of, by the Jews, 234
Septuagint, the story of the origin of, 451
cursed, 456
speculations respecting, 570
Sethians, the doctrines of the, 354
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, in the fiery furnace, 531
Sheep and shepherd, 6, 79, 80, 84, 110, 114, 120, 140, 147
and Logos, mutually repugnant, 372
pretended revelation made by, to Marcus, 339
Silence (Sige), 62
Simeon and Jesus, 441
Simon Magus, 347
and Helena, 348
honoured with a statue, 347
succeeded by Menander, 348
the pretensions of, 347
the priests of, 348
curious opinion of Basilides respecting, 349
Simon, the Samaritan, 171, 182, 193
God, not the author of, refutation of the Marcionites, 502
the pardon of, 544
Sinners, 148
Sins of former times, recorded in Scripture for a warning to us, 498
Sins, forgiven, 200
Six, the number, 301
Smynraeans, Epistle of Ignatius to, 86, 86
enjoins submission to their bishop, 89, 90
gives views of early heretics, 88, 88
he states incidents in the history of Christ, 87, 87
Socrates, 191
meaning of the term, 524
of God the, everywhere set forth in the Old Testament, 473
of God the, not made man in appearance only, 447
the, revealed by the Father, 468
the, reveals the Father, 468
Sons of the devil, 525
another name of Achamoth, 320
could have produced nothing apart from her consort, 371
exposure of the absurdity of the whole Valentinian theory respecting, 383
her passion, 317
the Æon, so called, 317
on future judgment, 291
on unity of God, 290
Soter, 393
Soul and body, the views of the heretics relating to the future destruction of, refuted, 402
Souls, 196
Spirit, Holy, 164, 166, 177, 243
Spiritual, the absurdity of heretics claiming to be, while they declare the Demiurge to be animal, 403
Spoiling the Egyptians, the act examined and vindicated, 502
Stesichorus, the story of, 348
Stoics, the, 169, 190, 191, 192
Stone, the, cut without hands, 453
of authors of sedition, 11
to Christ, 90
to one another, 15
Sunday, 185
Superstitions, of Jews, 26
Swearing, 168
Swine not allowed as food to Israel, 143
Tarsians, spurious Epistle of Ignatius to, wherein he speaks of his sufferings, the true doctrine converning Christ as against prevailing errors, and exhorts to duties, 107
refuted in his denial of the salvation of Adam, 457
the doctrines of, 353
Teachers, Christian, their antiquity, inspiration, and harmony, 276
Teachers, false, 11, 52, 52, 53, 53, 89, 89
Teaching of Christ, 164, 167, 168, 168
Teaching the, of Jesus, opposed to the opinions of heretics, 408
Teitan, 559
Jewish view of, 147
the true, 147
Temptation, the, of Christ, 549
Testament given to Moses and to us, 84, 84, 146
Testaments, the two, God the author of both, 505
of Marcus reveals Aletheia, 337
the first, 316
Thales, his view as to God, 274
Thamar, her labour typical, 496
Thelesis, 333
Theodotian and Aquila, their interpretation of Isa. vii. 14 refuted, 451
Theogony, Greek, exposed, 271
Titus the Emperor, 163
Tower, Jewish church compared to, 147
Traditional opinions, 163
Trallians, Epistle of Ignatius to, 66, 66
commends them and exhorts them to be subject to their spiritual rulers, 66, 66
shows the reality of the history given to us of Christ, 69, 70
warns them against heretics, 68, 68
Translation, the, of Enoch and Elijah, 530
Transmigration of souls, the, the absurdity of the doctrine of, 409
Treasure hid in a field, the, 496
Trees, the similitude of, 29, 144
Triacontad, the, of the heretics, 371
Tribulation, patience in, 35
Truth, the, 166
known from the prophets, 198, 289
Truth, the, to be found in the catholic church, 416
Types of Christ, 214, 215, 215, 255, 265, 268
Types, earthly, of heavenly things, 486
Unity of God, 290
Unity of the Godhead, 116
Unity, exhortations to, 50, 50, 51, 51, 58, 62, 62, 64, 65, 72, 72, 80, 80, 89, 90
of the faith of the universal Church, 330
Urbicus condemns the Christians to death, 188
Utter emptiness, the of Valentinus, 332
Vacuum, the absurdity of the, of the heretics, 362
Valens the presbyter, 35
Valentinian views of Jesus refuted from the apostolic writings, 440
how they pervert the Scripture to support their own opinions, 326
quote Homer to support their views, 330
refutation of their false interpretations of Scripture, 329
the inconsistent and contradictory opinions of, 332
their immoral opinions and practices, 324
his system derived from the heathen, with only a change of terms, 376
recapitulation of arguments against the views of, 406
the absurd ideas held by, 316
Verissimus, the philosopher, 163
Vice and virtue, 192
Vice forsaken and virtue followed, 34, 35, 148
Vine, 153
Jesus born of a, 446, 454, 455
prophecy of Isaiah relating to, 451
reply to spurious letter of Ignatius, 126
spurious letter of Ignatius to her, 126
Virgin Mary, the, and Eve, a comparison between, 547
Vision seen by Polycarp, 40
Visions of God, 489
Water of baptism prefigured in Old Testament, 144
of darkness, 149
of light, 148
Wicked, their punishment, 165, 166, 168
Will, the freedom of the, in man, 518
and bread, in the Eucharist, 528
and water, the mixture of, 527
Wine, in the Eucharist, unchanged but not common, 185
Wisdom, Christ, the, 227
Wives, duties of, 34, 81, 95, 95, 100
Woman, the, with the issue of blood, not a type of the suffering Æon, 392
all things created by, 487
always with the Father, 487
declares God, 489
reveals the Father, 467
takes flesh to save the flesh, 541
the creator, 546
the image of God, 544
the world made through, 361
Word, the, is Christ, 164, 166, 170, 178, 190, 191, 191, 193, 263, 272
evil, 149
Works of the flesh, 536
its state before Christ’s coming, 28
relations of Christians to, 27
World preserved for the sake of Christians, 190
not formed by any other beings within the territory contained by the Father, 364
not made by angels, but by God through the Word, 361
ruled by the providence of God, 459
the Creator of, one, 369
to be annihilated, 566
heathen, 171
weekly, of Christians, 185
who is worthy, 232
Worship of God, 55, 62, 62, 81, 81
Xenophon, 192
Year of the Lord, the acceptable, 390
Year, the divisions of, do not really suit the Valentinian theory of Æons, 395
Zoe, 316
