Chriftians not forbidden to read certain

books

The Apologies feen in all probability by

Some Emperors, and ferviceable to

the Chriftian caufe

313

Page

His refcript to Minucius

He was no enemy to the Chriftians

Severus Alexander a friend to the Chri-

The character of Adrian

313

Ægyptians

The account which he gives of the

313

314

315

315

ftians

316

The miferable state of the Jews under

316

319

319

No images in Chriftian Churches till

after Conftantine

Adrian

Aquila. The account given of him by

Epiphanius

Fabulous miracles related by Epiphanius 319

The character of this Father

Orofius relates a falfe miracle

A wonder recorded by Jofephus which
bappened before the deftruction of

Plutarch. His filence concerning Chri-

Jerufalem

ftianity

Quintilian cenfures the Jews

Polycarp. Remarks on his martyrdom,

&c.

The Epifile of the Church of Smyrna

319

320

321

322

322

323-345

probably

probably genuine, tho' possibly inter-

polated

Polycarp's vifion

Page

344

326

The arching of the flames over Polycarp 333

The voice from Heaven

The Sweet Smell which came from the

pile

Many miracles of this trifling kind

Miracles afcribed to Monks of the

fourth century

329

330

334

332

The Hirpi walked barefoot over the fire 334

Trials by fire and water

The ftory of the dove, &c.

335

Stories of the fame kind

338

Conjectures concerning

Eufebius mentions it not

Omits a story of the fame kind in fose-

340

phus

340

Le Clerc's opinion concerning the dove 341

A mistake of Valefius

Polycarp's reply to the Proconful not

blameable

Page

Mark of Arethufa bis fufferings, and

the remarks of Tillemont upon them 349

Martyrologies ufually romantic

Acts of Perpetua ancient, but perhaps

adulterated

The increase of Chriftianity in times of

perfecution

The alteration for the better which

Christianity produced in thofe who

received it

The obftacles which it overcame

352

352

Juftin Martyr, his character and

writings

359-365

His account of the flatue of Simon Jeems

to be a mistake

361

Obfcure and worthless men deified by the

Pagans even in his time

362

Authority of the Fathers. It is better

to defer too little than too much to it 364

Juftin's Dialogue genuine

365

Hegefippus, a writer of fmall credit

365

Encratites, their errors

365

Alcibiades, the martyr, reproved for

an erroneous notion

366

Marcus Aurelius, no friend to the

The martyrdom of Apollonius

367-371

368

Roman Senate not favourable to Chri-

Stianity.

Remarks on Lucian, Apuleius, Porphyry,

and the Platonic Philofophers

Lucian not an apoftate

Auguftin, bis doubts concerning the

transformation of Apuleius

Page

370

372-376

372

373

Mysteries of Heretics and Philofophers 373

Vigilantius ill used by Jerom

Remarks on Jerom

Porphyry, his conceffions in favour of

His writings fupprefled

374

397-374

Chriftianity

375

375

Plotinus, bis attempt to establish Plato's

Republic

376

Smyrna overthrown by an earthquake,

The generosity of Marcus Aurelius and

of others on that occafion

Bardefanes, his character and fenti-

ments

Melito, whether a prophet

376

ERRA T A.

Pref. p. xxv. 1. 8. a fine, read 205. 1. 7. r. TÉTEUXE