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writers, particularly Eusebius, pp. 104, 105. Notices

of the Gnostics by Celsus, pp. 105, 106.. Notices of

the Gnostics, and of individuals holding Gnostic opin-

ions, by Plotinus and Porphyry, pp. 106-112. - Ploti-

nus refers primarily to Heathens, pp. 109-112.- Re-

marks on preceding statements, pp. 112, 113.— Origin

and decline of the Gnostics, pp. 113-115. Their

number when most flourishing, pp. 115–120.

ON THE MORALS OF THE GNOSTICS, AND THEIR IMPER-

FECT CONCEPTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY

Character of the catholic Christians in the second century,

p. 121. Two classes of Gnostics, one strict, and the

other licentious, in their morals, pp. 121–133. — Charges

of licentiousness against a portion of the theosophic

Gnostics not unfounded, pp. 123-134.-Peculiar causes

of the existence of immorality, and ignorance of the

character and requirements of Christianity, among a

portion of its early converts, pp. 134-159. The in-

fluence of the vices and idolatry of the heathen world,

pp. 135-139. — The misunderstanding and perver-

sion of Christian truths, particularly as expressed by

St. Paul, pp. 140-144.—The great change in men's

religious belief effected by Christianity, pp. 144 - 150.

-The imperfect means that many had of becoming

acquainted with Christianity, pp. 150 - 154.- False

teachers, receiving money from their disciples, and in

other respects of like character with the ancient soph-

ists, pp. 154 159. The immorality and irreligion re-

sulting from these causes described by St. Paul, pp.

160-162. Also in the second Epistle of Peter (so

called), and in the Epistle of Jude (so called), pp. 162 –

165. And in the Apocalypse, pp. 165, 166. — Why

these immoralities finally settled down among a portion

of the Gnostics, pp. 166-170.-The licentious class

of Gnostics escaped that persecution by which the cath-

olic Christians were purified, pp. 170-174. - Principles

and practice of the better class of Gnostics respecting

martyrdom, pp. 174 - 177. — Those of the catholic

Christians, pp. 177-182.- General remarks on the

moral and religious character of the Gnostics, pp. 182-

ON SOME PSEUDO-CHRISTIAN SECTS AND INDIVIDUALS,

WHO HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CONFOUNDED WITH THE

The fact, that the Gnostics have been confounded with

sects, not Christian, is evident from their origin being

referred to Simon Magus; neither Simon nor his follow-

ers being Christians, p. 189. — Other pseudo-Christian

sects with whom they have been confounded, pp. 190 –

233.The Carpocratians, pp. 190 – 199. — Pseudo-

Christians maintaining that the practice of scandalous

immoralities was a religious duty, pp. 199–208. - Ac-

count of a subordinate sect of Gnostics, the existence

of which is pretended by Epiphanius, and to which he

gives the name of "Gnostics," used not as a generic but

a specific name, pp. 208-212. - The Gospel of Eve.

Pantheistic pseudo-Christians, pp. 212–218. - The

Ophians or Ophites, pp. 218-233.- Causes of the exist-

ence of such pseudo-Christians, pp. 233-235. — How

the Gnostics came to be confounded with them, pp. 235,

ON GNOSTICISM, CONSIDERED AS A SEPARATION OF JU-

DAISM FROM CHRISTIANITY

The opinions of the Gnostics concerning the Old Testa-
ment, pp. 238-245.- Correspondence between their

opinions and those of the early catholic Christians, p. 245.

- Views of the author of the Clementine Homilies,

pp. 245-247.- Modes by which the catholic Christians

solved the difficulties which they felt in the Old Tes-

tament, pp. 247 - 272. They applied to the Logos

those representations of God in the Old Testament

which they thought unworthy of God, pp. 247 -253.

Tertullian's notion, that it was characteristic of the dis-

pensations of God to use means ignoble and foolish in

the eyes of men, pp. 253 – 255.—The fathers general-

ly solved the difficulties of the Old Testament by the

allegorical mode of interpretation, pp. 255–272. — This

mode of interpretation rejected by the Marcionites, and

not thus applied to the Old Testament by the theosophic

Gnostics, pp. 272, 273. - The proper Christian Gnostics

regarded it as impossible, that the God of the Old Tes

tament and the God of Christians should be the same

being, pp. 273-275.-The extraordinary character of

the fact, that the catholic Christians adopted the notions

of the Jews respecting the Old Testament, pp. 275–277.

-The fundamental difference between them and the

Gnostics consisted in their different opinions concerning

Judaism and the author of the Jewish dispensation, pp.

277, 278. Reference to Additional Note D for a dis-

cussion of the manner in which the Jewish dispensation
and the books of the Old Testament should be regard-
ed, p. 272.

ADDITIONAL NOTES.

ON THE STATUE WHICH IS SAID BY JUSTIN Martyr,

AND OTHERS, TO HAVE BEEN ERECTED AT ROME TO

ON THE CLEMENTINE HOMILIES

ON THE FALSE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST THE HER-

ETICS, PARTICULARLY BY THE LATER FATHERS

ON THE JEWISH DISPENSATION, THE PENTATEUCH, AND

THE OTHER BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT,

Preliminary Remarks .

On the Evidences and the Design of the Jewish Dis-

On the Historical Evidence respecting the Authorship

of the Pentateuch

Some general Considerations respecting the Authorship

of the Pentateuch

On the Internal Character of the Pentateuch

On the Views of Religion presented in the Writings of

the Jewish Prophets, and in the Psalms, compared

with those found in the Pentateuch .

On the Inferences respecting the Levitical Law and

the Pentateuch, to be drawn from the Teaching and

Actions of our Saviour

On the other Books of the Old Testament beside those

of the Pentateuch

Concluding Remarks

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