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ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) by Philip Schaff About ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) by Philip Schaff Title: ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) URL: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf02.html Author(s): Schaff, Philip Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Rights: Public Domain Date Created: 2004-02-03 Status: Extended Latin sections (pp. 260-262, 381-402 of print edition) have not been proofed. (Anyone want to provide a translation?) CCEL Subjects: All; Early Church; Proofed LC Call no: BR60.A62 LC Subjects: Christianity Early Christian Literature. Fathers of the Church, etc. ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) Table of Contents About This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. ii Title Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1 THE PASTOR OF HERMAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3 Introductory Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3 Book First.—Visions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 9 Vision First. Against Filthy and Proud Thoughts, and the Carelessness of Hermas in Chastising His Sons.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 9 Vision Second. Again, of His Neglect in Chastising His Talkative Wife and His Lustful Sons, and of His Character.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 12 Vision Third. Concerning the Building of the Triumphant Church, and the Various Classes of Reprobate Men.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 14 Vision Fourth. Concerning the Trial and Tribulation that are to Come Upon Men.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 22 Vision Fifth. Concerning the Commandments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 24 Book Second.—Commandments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 25 Commandment First. On Faith in God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 25 Commandment Second. On Avoiding Evil-Speaking, and on Giving Alms in Simplicity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 26 Commandment Third. On Avoiding Falsehood, and on the Repentance of Hermas for His Dissimulation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 26 Commandment Fourth. On Putting One’s Wife Away for Adultery.. . . . . p. 27 Commandment Fifth. Of Sadness of Heart, and of Patience.. . . . . . . p. 29 Commandment Sixth. How to Recognise the Two Spirits Attendant on Each Man, and How to Distinguish the Suggestions of the One from Those of the Other.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 31 Commandment Seventh. On Fearing God, and Not Fearing the Devil.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 32 Commandment Eighth. We Ought to Shun that Which is Evil, and Do that Which is Good.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 33 Commandment Ninth. Prayer Must Be Made to God Without Ceasing, and with Unwavering Confidence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 34 Commandment Tenth. Of Grief, and Not Grieving the Spirit of God Which is in Us.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 35 Commandment Eleventh. The Spirit and Prophets to Be Tried by Their Works; Also of the Two Kinds of Spirit.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 37 iii ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) Commandment Twelfth. On the Twofold Desire. The Commandments of God Can Be Kept, and Believers Ought Not to Fear the Devil.. . . . . . p. 38 Book Third.—Similitudes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 Similitude First. As in This World We Have No Abiding City, We Ought to Seek One to Come.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41 Similitude Second. As the Vine is Supported by the Elm, So is the Rich Man Helped by the Prayer of the Poor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 43 Similitude Third. As in Winter Green Trees Cannot Be Distinguished from Withered, So in This World Neither Can the Just from the Unjust.. . . . . p. 44 Similitude Fourth. As in Summer Living Trees are Distinguished from Withered by Fruit and Living Leaves, So in the World to Come the Just Differ from the Unjust in Happiness.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 44 Similitude Fifth. Of True Fasting and Its Reward: Also of Purity of Body.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 45 Similitude Sixth. Of the Two Classes of Voluptuous Men, and of Their Death, Falling Away, and the Duration of Their Punishment.. . . . . . . p. 50 Similitude Seventh. They Who Repent Must Bring Forth Fruits Worthy of Repentance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 53 Similitude Eighth. The Sins of the Elect and of the Penitent are of Many Kinds, But All Will Be Rewarded According to the Measure of Their Repentance and Good Works.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 54 Similitude Ninth. The Great Mysteries in the Building of the Militant and Triumphant Church.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 60 Similitude Tenth. Concerning Repentance and Alms-Giving.. . . . . . . p. 76 Elucidations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 78 TATIAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 82 Introductory Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 82 Address to the Greeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 84 Chapter I. The Greeks Claim, Without Reason, the Invention of the Arts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 84 Chapter II. The Vices and Errors of the Philosophers.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 85 Chapter III. Ridicule of the Philosophers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 86 Chapter IV. The Christians Worship God Alone.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 86 Chapter V. The Doctrine of the Christians as to the Creation of the World.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 87 Chapter VI. Christians’ Belief in the Resurrection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 88 Chapter VII. Concerning the Fall of Man.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 88 Chapter VIII. The Demons Sin Among Mankind.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 89 Chapter IX. They Give Rise to Superstitions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 90 Chapter X. Ridicule of the Heathen Divinities.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 91 iv ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) Chapter XI. The Sin of Men Due Not to Fate, But to Free-Will.. . . . . . p. 91 Chapter XII. The Two Kinds of Spirits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 92 Chapter XIII. Theory of the Soul’s Immortality.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 93 Chapter XIV. The Demons Shall Be Punished More Severely Than Men.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 94 Chapter XV. Necessity of a Union with the Holy Spirit.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 94 Chapter XVI. Vain Display of Power by the Demons.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 95 Chapter XVII. They Falsely Promise Health to Their Votaries.. . . . . . p. 96 Chapter XVIII. They Deceive, Instead of Healing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 97 Chapter XIX. Depravity Lies at the Bottom of Demon-Worship.. . . . . . p. 97 Chapter XX. Thanks are Ever Due to God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 98 Chapter XXI. Doctrines of the Christians and Greeks Respecting God Compared.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 99 Chapter XXII. Ridicule of the Solemnities of the Greeks.. . . . . . . . . . p. 100 Chapter XXIII. Of the Pugilists and Gladiators.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 100 Chapter XXIV. Of the Other Public Amusements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 101 Chapter XXV. Boastings and Quarrels of the Philosophers.. . . . . . . . p. 101 Chapter XXVI. Ridicule of the Studies of the Greeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 102 Chapter XXVII. The Christians are Hated Unjustly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 103 Chapter XXVIII. Condemnation of the Greek Legislation.. . . . . . . . . . p. 103 Chapter XXIX. Account of Tatian’s Conversion.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 103 Chapter XXX. How He Resolved to Resist the Devil.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 104 Chapter XXXI. The Philosophy of the Christians More Ancient Than that of the Greeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 104 Chapter XXXII. The Doctrine of the Christians, is Opposed to Dissensions, and Fitted for All.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 105 Chapter XXXIII. Vindication of Christian Women.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 106 Chapter XXXIV. Ridicule of the Statues Erected by the Greeks.. . . . . p. 107 Chapter XXXV. Tatian Speaks as an Eye-Witness.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 108 Chapter XXXVI. Testimony of the Chaldeans to the Antiquity of Moses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 108 Chapter XXXVII. Testimony of the Phœnicians.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 109 Chapter XXXVIII. The Egyptians Place Moses in the Reign of Inachus.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 109 Chapter XXXIX. Catalogue of the Argive Kings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 109 Chapter XL. Moses More Ancient and Credible Than the Heathen Heroes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 110 Chapter XLI.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 111 Chapter XLII. Concluding Statement as to the Author.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 111 Fragments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 112 v ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) THEOPHILUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 114 Introductory Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 114 Theophilus to Autolycus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 115 Book I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 116 Chapter I.—Autolycus an Idolater and Scorner of Christians.. . . . . . p. 116 Chapter II.—That the Eyes of the Soul Must Be Purged Ere God Can Be Seen.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 116 Chapter III.—Nature of God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 117 Chapter IV.—Attributes of God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 117 Chapter V.—The Invisible God Perceived Through His Works.. . . . . p. 118 Chapter VI.—God is Known by His Works.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 118 Chapter VII.—We Shall See God When We Put on Immortality.. . . . . p. 119 Chapter VIII.—Faith Required in All Matters.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 119 Chapter IX.—Immoralities of the Gods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 120 Chapter X.—Absurdities of Idolatry.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 120 Chapter XI.—The King to Be Honoured, God to Be Worshipped.. . . . p. 121 Chapter XII.—Meaning of the Name Christian.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 121 Chapter XIII.—The Resurrection Proved by Examples.. . . . . . . . . . p. 121 Chapter XIV.—Theophilus an Example of Conversion.. . . . . . . . . . p. 122 Book II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 123 Chapter I.—Occasion of Writing This Book.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 123 Chapter II.—The Gods are Despised When They are Made; But Become Valuable When Bought.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 123 Chapter III.—What Has Become of the Gods?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 124 Chapter IV.—Absurd Opinions of the Philosophers Concerning God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 125 Chapter V.—Opinions of Homer and Hesiod Concerning the Gods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 125 Chapter VI.—Hesiod on the Origin of the World.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 126 Chapter VII.—Fabulous Heathen Genealogies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 127 Chapter VIII.— Opinions Concerning Providence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 128 Chapter IX.—The Prophets Inspired by the Holy Ghost.. . . . . . . . . p. 130 Chapter X.—The World Created by God Through the Word.. . . . . . p. 130 Chapter XI.—The Six Days’ Work Described.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 131 Chapter XII.—The Glory of the Six Days’ Work.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 133 Chapter XIII.—Remarks on the Creation of the World.. . . . . . . . . . p. 133 Chapter XIV.—The World Compared to the Sea.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 134 Chapter XV.—Of the Fourth Day.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 135 Chapter XVI.—Of the Fifth Day.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 135 Chapter XVII.—Of the Sixth Day.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 136 vi ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) Chapter XVIII.—The Creation of Man.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 136 Chapter XIX.—Man is Placed in Paradise.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 137 Chapter XX.—The Scriptural Account of Paradise.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 137 Chapter XXI.—Of the Fall of Man.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 138 Chapter XXII.—Why God is Said to Have Walked.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 139 Chapter XXIII.—The Truth of the Account in Genesis.. . . . . . . . . . p. 139 Chapter XXIV.—The Beauty of Paradise.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 140 Chapter XXV.—God Was Justified in Forbidding Man to Eat of the Tree of Knowledge.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 141 Chapter XXVI.—God’s Goodness in Expelling Man from Paradise.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 141 Chapter XXVII.—The Nature of Man.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 142 Chapter XXVIII.—Why Eve Was Formed of Adam’s Rib.. . . . . . . . . p. 142 Chapter XXIX.—Cain’s Crime.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 143 Chapter XXX.—Cain’s Family and Their Inventions.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 143 Chapter XXXI.—The History After the Flood.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 144 Chapter XXXII.—How the Human Race Was Dispersed.. . . . . . . . . p. 145 Chapter XXXIII.—Profane History Gives No Account of These Matters.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 146 Chapter XXXIV.—The Prophets Enjoined Holiness of Life.. . . . . . . p. 146 Chapter XXXV.—Precepts from the Prophetic Books.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 147 Chapter XXXVI.—Prophecies of the Sibyl.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 148 Chapter XXXVII.—The Testimonies of the Poets.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 151 Chapter XXXVIII.—The Teachings of the Greek Poets and Philosophers Confirmatory of Those of the Hebrew Prophets.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 152 Book III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 153 Chapter I.—Autolycus Not Yet Convinced.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 154 Chapter II.—Profane Authors Had No Means of Knowing the Truth.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 154 Chapter III.—Their Contradictions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 154 Chapter IV.—How Autolycus Had Been Misled by False Accusations Against the Christians.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 155 Chapter V.—Philosophers Inculcate Cannibalism.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 155 Chapter VI.—Other Opinions of the Philosophers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 156 Chapter VII.—Varying Doctrine Concerning the Gods.. . . . . . . . . . p. 156 Chapter VIII.—Wickedness Attributed to the Gods by Heathen Writers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 158 Chapter IX.—Christian Doctrine of God and His Law.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 158 Chapter X.—Of Humanity to Strangers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 159 Chapter XI.—Of Repentance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 159 vii ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) Chapter XII.—Of Righteousness.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 160 Chapter XIII.—Of Chastity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 160 Chapter XIV.—Of Loving Our Enemies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 161 Chapter XV.—The Innocence of the Christians Defended.. . . . . . . . p. 161 Chapter XVI.—Uncertain Conjectures of the Philosophers.. . . . . . . p. 162 Chapter XVII.—Accurate Information of the Christians.. . . . . . . . . . p. 162 Chapter XVIII.—Errors of the Greeks About the Deluge.. . . . . . . . . p. 163 Chapter XIX.—Accurate Account of the Deluge.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 163 Chapter XX.—Antiquity of Moses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 164 Chapter XXI.—Of Manetho’s Inaccuracy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 164 Chapter XXII.—Antiquity of the Temple.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 165 Chapter XXIII.—Prophets More Ancient Than Greek Writers.. . . . . . p. 165 Chapter XXIV.—Chronology from Adam.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 166 Chapter XXV.—From Saul to the Captivity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 167 Chapter XXVI.—Contrast Between Hebrew and Greek Writings.. . . . . p. 167 Chapter XXVII.—Roman Chronology to the Death of M. Aurelius.. . . . p. 168 Chapter XXVIII.—Leading Chronological Epochs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 169 Chapter XXIX.—Antiquity of Christianity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 169 Chapter XXX.—Why the Greeks Did Not Mention Our Histories.. . . . . p. 170 ATHENAGORAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 171 Introductory Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 171 A Plea for the Christians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 174 Chapter I.—Injustice Shown Towards the Christians.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 174 Chapter II.—Claim to Be Treated as Others are When Accused.. . . . . p. 175 Chapter III.—Charges Brought Against the Christians.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 176 Chapter IV.—The Christians are Not Atheists, But Acknowledge One Only God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 176 Chapter V.—Testimony of the Poets to the Unity of God.. . . . . . . . . . p. 177 Chapter VI.—Opinions of the Philosophers as to the One God.. . . . . . p. 178 Chapter VII.—Superiority of the Christian Doctrine Respecting God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 179 Chapter VIII.—Absurdities of Polytheism.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 179 Chapter IX.—The Testimony of the Prophets.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 180 Chapter X.—The Christians Worship the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 181 Chapter XI.—The Moral Teaching of the Christians Repels the Charge Brought Against Them.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 181 Chapter XII.—Consequent Absurdity of the Charge of Atheism.. . . . . p. 182 Chapter XIII.—Why the Christians Do Not Offer Sacrifices.. . . . . . . . p. 183 Chapter XIV.—Inconsistency of Those Who Accuse the Christians.. . . . p. 183 viii ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) Chapter XV.—The Christians Distinguish God from Matter.. . . . . . . . p. 184 Chapter XVI.—The Christians Do Not Worship the Universe.. . . . . . . p. 184 Chapter XVII.—The Names of the Gods and Their Images are But of Recent Date.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 185 Chapter XVIII.—The Gods Themselves Have Been Created, as the Poets Confess.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 186 Chapter XIX.—The Philosophers Agree with the Poets Respecting the Gods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 187 Chapter XX.—Absurd Representations of the Gods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 188 Chapter XXI.—Impure Loves Ascribed to the Gods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 189 Chapter XXII.—Pretended Symbolical Explanations.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 191 Chapter XXIII.—Opinions of Thales and Plato.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 193 Chapter XXIV.—Concerning the Angels and Giants.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 194 Chapter XXV.—The Poets and Philosophers Have Denied a Divine Providence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 195 Chapter XXVI.—The Demons Allure Men to the Worship of Images.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 197 Chapter XXVII.—Artifices of the Demons.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 197 Chapter XXVIII.—The Heathen Gods Were Simply Men.. . . . . . . . . . p. 198 Chapter XXIX.—Proof of the Same from the Poets.. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 199 Chapter XXX.—Reasons Why Divinity Has Been Ascribed to Men.. . . . p. 200 Chapter XXXI.—Confutation of the Other Charges Brought Against the Christians.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 201 Chapter XXXII.—Elevated Morality of the Christians.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 202 Chapter XXXIII.—Chastity of the Christians with Respect to Marriage.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 203 Chapter XXXIV.—The Vast Difference in Morals Between the Christians and Their Accusers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 203 Chapter XXXV.—The Christians Condemn and Detest All Cruelty.. . . . p. 204 Chapter XXXVI.—Bearing of the Doctrine of the Resurrection on the Practices of the Christians.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 205 Chapter XXXVII.—Entreaty to Be Fairly Judged.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 205 The Resurrection of the Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 206 Chapter I.—Defence of the Truth Should Precede Discussions Regarding It.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 206 Chapter II.—A Resurrection is Not Impossible.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 207 Chapter III.—He Who Could Create, Can Also Raise Up the Dead.. . . . p. 208 Chapter IV.—Objection from the Fact that Some Human Bodies Have Become Part of Others.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 208 ix ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Philip Schaff Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) Chapter V.—Reference to the Processes of Digestion and Nutrition.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 209 Chapter VI.—Everything that is Useless or Hurtful is Rejected.. . . . . . p. 210 Chapter VII.—The Resurrection-Body Different from the Present.. . . . . p. 211 Chapter VIII.—Human Flesh Not the Proper or Natural Food of Men.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 211 Chapter IX.—Absurdity of Arguing from Man’s Impotency.. . . . . . . . . p. 212 Chapter X.—It Cannot Be Shown that God Does Not Will a Resurrection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 212 Chapter XI.—Recapitulation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 213 Chapter XII.—Argument for the Resurrection /rom the Purpose Contemplated in Man’s Creation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 214 Chapter XIII.—Continuation of the Argument.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 215 Chapter XIV.—The Resurrection Does Not Rest Solely on the Fact of a Future Judgment.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 216 Chapter XV.—Argument for the Resurrection from the Nature of Man.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 217 Chapter XVI—Analogy of Death and Sleep, and Consequent Argument for the Resurrection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 218 Chapter XVII.—The Series of Changes We Can Now Trace in Man Renders a Resurrection Probable.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 219 Chapter XVIII.—Judgment Must Have Reference Both to Soul and Body: There Will Therefore Be a Resurrection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 220 Chapter XIX.—Man Would Be More Unfavourably Situated Than the Beasts If There Were No Resurrection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 221 Chapter XX.—Man Must Be Possessed Both of a Body and Soul Hereafter, that the Judgment Passed Upon Him May Be Just.. . . . . . p. 222 Chapter XXI.—Continuation of the Argument.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 222 Chapter XXII.—Continuation of the Argument.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 223 Chapter XXIII.—Continuation of the Argument.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 224 Chapter XXIV.—Argument for the Resurrection from the Chief End of Man.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 224 Chapter XXV.—Argument Continued and Concluded.. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 225 CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 227 Introductory Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 227 Exhortation to the Heathen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 232 Chapter I.—Exhortation to Abandon the Impious Mysteries of Idolatry for the Adoration of the Divine Word and God the Father.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 232 Chapter II.—The Absurdity and Impiety of the Heathen Mysteries and Fables About the Birth and Death of Their Gods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 237 x

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