II.—INDEX OF PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS.
- Abaris, the Hyperborean, ii. 112.
- Abraham, i. 419;
- and Isaac and Jacob, the names of, united with that of God, potent against demons, ii. 195-197.
- Abstinence, the, practised by the Pythagoreans and Christians, the different reasons for, ii. 320.
- Acts of Paul, The, quoted, i. 20.
- Adam, not the name of an individual but of the whole race, ii. 206.
- Ader [Hadad], i. 389.
- Adrian and Jesus, ii. 117, 118.
- Adultery, reasons why the followers of Zeno and Epicurus abstain from, ii. 484.
- Advents of Christ, two, predicted, i. 459.
- Æsculapius and his supposed heavenly power, ii. 102, 103, 104.
- Africanus, the letter of, to Origen, i. 369, 370;
- reply of Origen to, 371, etc.
- Ages, the, i. 85.
- Allegories in Scripture, ii. 209, 210;
- Altar, the only, recognised by Christians, ii. 505.
- Altars, images, and temples, why Christians reject and abhor, ii. 480-487.
- Ammon forbids the use of cows’ flesh, ii. 306.
- Anaxarchus, anecdote of, ii. 475, 476.
- Angel, the, who had power to hurt the uncircumcised, ii. 318, 319.
- Angels, doctrine of the Church respecting, i. 7;
- how referred to by Paul, 45;
- a particular office assigned to each, 65;
- diversities among, the result of merit, 66;
- capable of good or evil, 67, 69;
- the substance of, 122, 123;
- superior to men, ii. 189, 190;
- employment and dignity of, 271, 519, 520;
- not to be worshipped or invoked, 272;
- that waited on Jesus, 327, 328.
- Angels, evil, ii. 517.
- Animal man, the, i. 120, 121.
- Animals, irrational, the superiority of man to, ii. 244-256;
- Annihilation of material substances not possible, i. 58.
- Anthropopathy, the, of Scripture, ii. 236, 239.
- Antichrist, ii. 385-388.
- Antinous, ii. 117, 118, 119.
- Ἀντίχθονες, i. 86.
- Ants and bees asserted by Celsus to be not inferior in intelligence to man, ii. 246-248.
- Apollonius of Tyana, ii. 380.
- Apopompœus, i. 223.
- Apostles, the subjects of their preaching, i. 3, etc.
- Archilochus, the poet, ii. 105.
- Aristeas of Proconnesus, the story of, ii. 106-108;
- and Jesus, 108-111.
- Aristotle flees from persecution, i. 471.
- Ark, the, of Noah, ii. 207.
- Artaxerxes and Mordecai, i. 231.
- Ascension of Moses, The, quoted, i. 222.
- Ἀσώματον, i. 5.
- Augury, ii. 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257;
- Avenging injuries, ii. 479, 480.
- Babel, the overthrow of the tower of, ii. 180, 181.
- Barnabas, The Epistle of, quoted respecting the two ways, i. 231;
- respecting the disciples of Jesus, 468.
- Bees and ants asserted by Celsus to be not inferior to man in intelligence, ii. 246-256.
- Betrayal, the, of Jesus by Judas, ii. 15, etc., 17, etc.
- Bethlehem, Jesus born in, i. 453.
- Birds, divination or augury by, ii. 254, 255, etc., 258, 259.
- Birth, the influence of, i. 427.
- Blessedness, the future, of the saints, not carnal, i. 145, 146;
- but spiritual, 147-153.
- Bodily nature, the perpetuity of the, i. 77-79.
- Body, the, can rational creatures live without?, i. 80, 82;
- to be made immortal and incorruptible, the resurrection of, 137, ii. 284-292;
- varieties in the resurrection body, i. 138;
- a word to weak believers respecting the resurrection body, 139, etc.;
- as well as the soul, the work of God, Celsus refuted, ii. 220-224, 225, 226;
- Celsus misrepresents the views of Christians respecting, 533, 534;
- the care of, assigned by the Egyptians to thirty-six demons, 542, 543.
- Breath of the power of God, the, i. 26-28.
- Brightness of the Father’s glory, Christ the, i. 24.
- Calimachus, his hymn to Jupiter quoted, ii. 124, 125.
- Callatians, a horrid custom of, ii. 307.
- Camel, easier for a, to go through the eye of a needle, etc., ii. 354, 355.
- Chæremon, his Treatise on Comets cited, i. 462.
- Christ, the words of, i. 1;
- apostolical doctrine respecting, 3;
- the only-begotten Son of God, 18;
- the wisdom of God, 18, 19, 20;
- the eternal generation of, 19, 22;
- generated by the divine will, 23;
- the image of the invisible God, 23, 24;
- the brightness of the glory of God, 24, 25;
- the figure of God’s person or subsistence, 25;
- the breath of the power of God, 26;
- the efflux of God’s glory, 28;
- the splendour of eternal light, 30;
- the stainless mirror of God’s ἐνέργεια, 31;
- the image of God’s goodness, 31, 32;
- the incarnation of, 106;
- His union with God, 108;
- His union with God the reward of His love, 109;
- possessed a human and rational soul, 110, 111;
- anointed with the oil of joy, 111, 112;
- and Moses, as lawgivers, 275, etc.;
- predicted, 279, etc., 285, etc.;
- all the majesty of His divinity not confined within the limits of the body of, 345-347;
- Jacob’s prophecy of, 454;
- sufferings of, predicted, 456;
- two advents of, predicted, 459, etc.;
- the belief of Jews and Christians in the advent of, Celsus answered, ii. 180.
- See Jesus.
- Christianity, the power of, i. 277, etc., 424, 425, 426;
- its own defence, 393, 395;
- its real evidence, 399, 400;
- general conspiracy against, 400;
- not a secret system, 403;
- martyrs for, praised by Celsus, 404;
- adaptability of, to all orders of mind, ii. 464;
- the object of, to make all men wise, 126, 127, 128, 152;
- Celsus’ slanders of the teachers of, refuted, 153, 154, 155, 156.
- Christians, the, accused of entering into secret associations, i. 398, 399;
- hostility of the heathen to, 400;
- the morals of, 400, 401;
- regulations of, relating to idolatry, 401, 402;
- use no incantations in casting out demons, 402, 403;
- do not believe without a reason, 405;
- reformed by the power of their religion, 406;
- the points of difference between the Jews and, not trifling, ii. 85, 86, 88;
- not rebels against the Jewish State, 90, 91;
- the zeal of, to diffuse their principles, 92;
- few at first, yet not very few, 93;
- differences of opinion among, from the first, 94;
- existence of heresies among, no reproach to, 94-96;
- the basis of the union of, 96, 97;
- charged with inventing terrors, 98;
- the religion of, compared by Celsus with that of the Egyptians, 98, 99;
- charged by Celsus with inviting to their ranks the ignorant only, 125-131;
- further calumnies of Celsus against, 131, 133;
- their mode of admitting members, 132;
- instructions given by, graduated to the capacity of the hearers, 133;
- desire to instruct all classes of men, 134;
- Celsus’ calumnies respecting the way their teachers deal with the young and ignorant, 135-138;
- the worst invited by, to do them good, 139, 140, 141;
- slander of Celsus, that wise men are driven from the religion of, 151;
- charged with seeking after the unintelligent, 152;
- other charges against the teachers of, repelled, 153-156;
- not won by vain hopes, 158;
- Celsus’ ridicule of, as bats and ants, etc., 183, 184;
- the acknowledged opinions of, which make them noble, 185, 186;
- the character of, 187, 188;
- do not profess to monopolize God, 188, 189;
- the argument between the Jews and, 329;
- sects and heresies among, 331, 333, 335;
- old calumnies against, 365, 366;
- Celsus confounds them with certain silly errorists, 365, etc.;
- Celsus reviles—answer to Celsus’ revilings of, 373-376;
- their views of God misrepresented by Celsus, 449-450;
- their hope after death, 450-451;
- further calumnies of Celsus, 462;
- instructed and stigmatized by Celsus, 468, 469;
- how they live, 471;
- why they reject images, temples, and altars, 483-487;
- not inconsistent in their rejection of images, 487;
- use no barbarous words in prayer, 522;
- do not revile the statues of the gods, 523, 524, 525;
- the loving zeal of, for the salvation of men, 536;
- the liberty of, 538, 539, 540;
- urged by Celsus to help the king and fight for him—how they do this, 556-558;
- why they refuse to take office under government, 558.
- Christs, false, 460, 461.
- Chrysippus’ treatise On the Cure of the Passions quoted, i. 470;
- On the Subjugation of the Passions, ii. 535.
- Churches of the Christians, and heathen assemblies, compared and contrasted, ii. 110, 112.
- Circumcision, i. 419;
- Clean and unclean animals, the reason of the Mosaic division into, ii. 260.
- Clement of Rome quoted, i. 86, 87.
- Cleomedes, the boxer, of Astypalea, ii. 105, 114.
- Clothing, the, of the soul and of the body, i. 81.
- Condescension, the, of God, ii. 172, 174, 175.
- Conflagration, the, of the world, Celsus’ cavils against, ii. 281-285.
- Conflict, the, with the powers of evil, i. 232, etc.
- Confusion of tongues, the, at Babel, ii. 297-299.
- Consummation, the, i. 53-59.
- Controversy between Jason and Papiscus, The, concerning Christ, referred to, 218, 219.
- Conversion possible for the very worst, ii. 145-148.
- Converts from Judaism do not desert the law of their fathers, ii. 1, 2.
- Corporeal and incorporeal being, i. 59-65.
- Corporeity, will it ever be destroyed?, i. 82, 83, etc.
- Corruptible, the, putting on incorruption, i. 80, 81.
- Cosmogony, the Mosaic, the criticism of Celsus on, answered, ii. 390-392, 402, 403.
- Cows’ flesh forbidden by Ammon, ii. 306.
- Creation, the, of the world in time, i. 253, etc.;
- Creation of man, the, ridiculed by Celsus, ii. 199, 200;
- and of beast, the work of God, 220-224.
- Creature, the, subjected to vanity, i. 63-65, 257, 258.
- Creatures, made by God in the beginning, i. 126;
- Crocodiles, Celsus has no fault to find with the worshippers of, ii. 310.
- Cup, the prayer of Jesus respecting the, ii. 32.
- Customs, ought those of our respective countries to be followed?, ii. 305, etc.;
- the variety and absurdity of, 306, etc.
- Cycles of mortal things, asserted by Celsus, refutation of the notion of, ii. 232, 233;
- Dan and Bethel, i. 390.
- Daniel, the wisdom of, ii. 127.
- Daniel, additions to the book of, in the LXX., i. 371, 372, 373.
- Darkness, outer, i. 144.
- Darkness, the rulers and powers of, obtained their degrees of evil by their own conduct, i. 69.
- Darkness, the, round about God, ii. 355.
- Days, sacred, ii. 509, 510.
- Death, how could the Jews in captivity pass the sentence of?, i. 385.
- Death, the hope of Christians after, ii. 450, 451.
- Death, the last enemy, destroyed, i. 268, 269.
- Defection, the, of men, i. 43.
- Deluge, the, the cavils of Celsus respecting, ii. 206-208, 401.
- Demons, formulœ used against, ii. 195, 196, 197;
- the source of augury by birds, etc., 259, 260, 261;
- the seven ruling, referred to by Celsus, 368, 369;
- cast out by Christians, 487;
- the worship of, inconsistent with the worship of God, 488-490;
- eating things offered to, 514-517;
- have nothing to do with food and drink, 516-518;
- first-fruits not to be offered to, 519;
- can inflict no injury on Christians, 521, 522;
- Jesus not a demon, 524;
- afraid of martyrs, 528;
- not set over the fruits of the earth, 542;
- thirty-six, among the Egyptians, have assigned to them the care of the human body, 542;
- caution, according to Celsus, required in the service of, 544-546;
- other references to, 110, 113, 114, 115, 117, 194, 232, 259, 260, 261, 264, 272, 512, 544.
- Desire of knowledge, the, to be satisfied in a future state, i. 146-151.
- Deuteronomy, the book of, i. 338, 339.
- Devil, the, and his angels, the doctrine of the Church respecting, i. 5;
- the titles of, 45;
- not incapable of goodness, 68;
- the agency of, as set forth in the Old Testament, 222;
- as revealed in the New Testament, 224;
- not the prompter to all sins, 227-229;
- how he and his allied powers tempt, 229;
- the contest against, 232, etc.;
- the charges of Celsus against the Christians in relation to, refuted, ii. 380-384;
- the fall of, 385.
- Diagram, a curious, referred to by Celsus as in use among certain heretics, ii. 362, 363, 368, 369, 376, 377.
- Disciples, the, of Jesus, their devotion to their Master, i. 430;
- Dionysius, ii. 103.
- Dioscuri, the, and Hercules, and Æsculapius, no gods, ii. 102, 103.
- Divination, ii. 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259.
- Doctrine of Peter, The, the apocryphal work so called, quoted, i. 6.
- Dositheans, the, ii. 349.
- Dove, the descent of a, on Jesus, i. 440, 441, 442-446.
- Earth, the distribution of the several parts of, among superintending spirits, according to Celsus, ii. 293, etc.;
- Ebionite, meaning of the name, i. 329.
- Ebionites, who so called, ii. 1.
- Efflux of the glory of God, Christ the, i. 28.
- Egypt, how the Hebrews were delivered from, ii. 89, 90.
- Egyptians, the, what the Israelites did with the spoil of, i. 388, 389;
- Elephants, the fidelity of, to oaths, according to Celsus, ii. 265.
- End, the, when it will come, i. 54;
- Enemy, the last, destroyed, i. 268, 269.
- Enoch, The book of, quoted, i. 352, ii. 325.
- Epictetus, an anecdote of, ii. 475, 476.
- Epicureans, reasons of the, for abstaining from adultery, ii. 484.
- Eros, the story of, from the Symposium of Plato, ii. 203-205.
- Esaias sawn asunder, i. 377, 378.
- Esoteric and exoteric doctrines of Christianity, the, i. 403.
- Eternal generation of Christ, the, i. 19, 23.
- Etymological fancies in Scripture, i. 383.
- Euphrates, ii. 367.
- Euripides quoted, ii. 243.
- Eve, the formation of, ridiculed by Celsus, ii. 201.
- Evidences of the truth of Christianity, i. 445, 446.
- Evil, or good, every rational created nature capable of, i. 68;
- Evil beings, made such by themselves in their respective degrees, i. 69.
- Evils, never more nor fewer, according to Celsus—refutation of this opinion, ii. 228, 229, 230;
- Eyes, open and shut,—the inner and outer, ii. 461.
- Faith, the reforming power of the Christian, i. 406;
- the call to, rational, 407.
- Faith in Jesus, ii. 120.
- Fallen spirits, i. 57;
- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a summary of the doctrine of the, i. 342, etc.
- Figure of the Father’s person, Christ the, i. 25.
- Fire, eternal, the threatening of, i. 40-43.
- Fire, God a consuming, i. 9;
- Flesh and spirit, i. 245-248.
- Floods and conflagrations, ii. 171.
- Food, spiritual, i. 147;
- different ways of preparing, i. 480, 481.
- Foolishness, the kind recommended by Christianity, i. 410.
- Foreknowledge, does not necessitate the events foreseen, ii. 25, 26, 27, 28;
- Foundation of the world, the, i. 256.
- Free-will, i. 4, 132, 133;
- Gehenna, ii. 263, 264.
- Generation, eternal, the, of Christ, i. 19, 22, 23.
- Glory, human, forbidden, ii. 447.
- God, apostolic doctrine respecting, i. 3;
- a Spirit, 8-11;
- light, ibid.;
- fire, 9;
- incomprehensible, 11;
- revealed in His works, 12, 13;
- simple and uncompounded in His nature, 12, 15;
- the nature of, surpasses natural bodies, 15, 16;
- invisible,—how said to be seen, 16, 17;
- the image of, 23, 24, 262, 263;
- omnipotent, 28, 301, ii. 149;
- nature of His power, 31;
- created all things, i. 34;
- the, of the law and the prophets the same as the Father of Jesus Christ, 91, etc.;
- not a body, 91;
- anthropopathic expressions respecting, in the Old Testament, explained, 96, 97;
- the justice and goodness of, 97-105;
- the soul of, 125, 126;
- nothing happens without the permission of, 235;
- what was He doing before He created the world?, 256;
- in the end, all in all, 264, 265;
- one, believed in by the Jews, 420, 421;
- His dealing with the good and the bad, ii. 149, 150;
- His descent upon earth objected to by Celsus,—meaning of His descent, 162-166, 172;
- by descending on earth He does not vacate heaven, 166;
- why He desires to make Himself known to men, 167, 168;
- in every age has passed into the souls of men, 168;
- has revealed Himself to some preeminently, 169;
- Celsus accuses Christians of babbling about, 171;
- a consuming fire, 172, 173;
- the condescension of, 172, 173, 174, 175;
- further objections of Celsus to the descent of, to earth, answered—object of the incarnation of, 177, 178;
- figurative language used to describe, 200, 404;
- the one Creator of body and soul, man and beast, 220-224;
- anger, wrath, etc., ascribed to—how this is to be understood, 237-239;
- made all things for the sake of man, 239, 240, 241, 242;
- ever near His people, 280;
- the name given to, is not unimportant, but the contrary, 315-317;
- darkness round about, 355;
- those who call Him “accursed,” 365, 366, 367;
- in what sense said to make evil, 395, 397;
- not incapable of persuading men, 398, 399;
- in what sense said to repent, 399, 400;
- the resting attributed to, 403;
- man made in the image of, 405, 406;
- can He be reached by a word?, 408;
- how to know, 408, 409, 410, 411;
- the Spirit of, 413, 414;
- Celsus misrepresents the views of Christians respecting, 449, 450;
- how seen, 455;
- not confined to place, 456;
- not known by the senses, 457, etc.;
- hard to find out, 464, 465;
- adapts His truth to all classes, 464; seen in Christ, 465, 466;
- known by the simplest Christian, through the help of divine grace, 466, 467;
- the worship of Christ consistent with the sole worship of, 500, 501;
- worshipped equally well in different languages, 522.
- Gods, Scythian and Greek, ii. 377, 378;
- Goodness, divine, i. 32;
- Gospel, the, not perverted by Christians, ii. 33.
- Gospels, the, not all pure history, i. 315, 317, 320;
- their character and authors, ii. 121.
- Greek philosophy and learning to be made subservient to Christianity, i. 388.
- Gregory Thaumaturgus, letter of Origen to, i. 388.
- Hardening, the, of Pharaoh’s heart, i. 169, etc., 176-191.
- Healing art, the possession of the, does not necessarily imply virtue, ii. 105.
- Heaven, i. 88, 89, 90, 152.
- Heavenly bodies, the, animated and endowed with souls, i. 59-65.
- Heavenly Dialogue, A, quoted by Celsus, ii. 503.
- Heavens, the, opened to Jesus at His baptism, i. 448, 449, 450;
- not called God, nor worshipped by the Jews, ii. 275-279.
- Hebrew Master, the, of Origen, cited, i. 35.
- Hebrews, the, not Egyptians by descent,—how freed from Egyptian bondage, ii. 88-92.
- Hercules, proposed by Celsus to Christians as an object of homage,—the character of, ii. 475, 476.
- Heresies among Christians no reproach, ii. 96-98, 331-333, 335.
- Hermas, The Shepherd of, quoted, i. 34, 35, 230, 301.
- Herod seeks to destroy the child Jesus, i. 464, 465.
- Heroes proposed by Celsus to the Christians as objects of homage superior to their own, ii. 475.
- Hesiod quoted as to the formation of Pandora, ii. 201, 202.
- Holy Spirit, the, the apostolic doctrine of, i. 3;
- what, 10;
- the existence of, 33;
- what we are taught in Scripture respecting, 34;
- not created, 35;
- one of the two seraphim of Isaiah, ibid.;
- reveals God, 36;
- the nature of His working as distinguished from that of the Father and the Son, 37-40, 41, 43;
- taken from the unworthy, 39;
- dwells in the renewed, 39, 40;
- bestowed on the saints, 40;
- one, 114;
- every rational creature receives a share of, 114, 115;
- the advent of, after the ascension of Christ, 115;
- gifts of, 116;
- the Paraclete, 116, 117.
- Homer quoted respecting the sparrow, serpent, and eagle, ii. 258.
- Hope, the, of Christians after death, ii. 450, 451.
- Human nature, the dignity of, ii. 183-186.
- Humility, ii. 352, 353.
- Idol festivals, why not take part in?, ii, 511, 512.
- Idolatry, even heathen philosophers condemn, i. 401.
- Idols, abstinence from meats offered to, ii. 514, 515, 516.
- Ignorance receives no sanction from Christianity, ii. 125-131, 154.
- Image of God, the, man made in, i. 262-264, ii. 405, 487.
- Image of God’s goodness, the, i. 32.
- Image of the invisible God, Christ the, i. 23, 24.
- Images, not gods, ii. 121;
- Immortality, the, of rational natures, i. 353.
- Incantations, not used by Christians, i. 402, 403;
- Incarnation, the, of Christ, i. 105;
- the wonderfulness of, 106, 107;
- the intermediacy of Christ’s soul between the flesh and God in, 108, 109;
- the assumption of the soul in, a reward of that soul’s virtues, 109;
- difficulty as to Christ’s possessing a human soul, removed, 110;
- the subject illustrated, 111, 112;
- implies no change in God, the object of, ii. 174, 175, 176-179;
- cavilled at and ridiculed by Celsus, 415, 416, 421, 422.
- Incorporeal, meaning of the term, i. 5, 6.
- Inspiration, the, of the Scriptures, i. 274, 285.
- Instinct and reason, ii. 250-253.
- Interpretation, of the promises, not literal, but spiritual, i. 143-148;
- of the Scriptures, the true method of, 291-323.
- Isis and Osiris, ii. 309.
- Israel, the carnal and spiritual, i. 327.
- Jacob, and Esau, i. 133, 134;
- James, the brother of our Lord, i. 447.
- Jesus, His conversation with the woman of Samaria, i. 11;
- silence of, before His judges, 393;
- charge of sorcery against, power of His name, 402, 403;
- acted by a divine power, 424, 425, 426;
- Celsus introduces a Jew disputing with, and refuting, 426, 427;
- Celsus’ defamation of, turned into an argument to enhance the glory and divine power of, 427, 430;
- the attachment of His disciples to, and His death for men, 430, 431;
- the miraculous birth of, vindicated against Celsus, 431, 432;
- predicted to be born of a virgin, 433;
- no rational objection to the birth of, from a virgin, 437;
- absurdity of imputing the miracles of, to magic, 438, 439;
- descent of a dove on, 440, 441, 442, 443;
- no grounds for believing in Moses while He is rejected, 444, 445;
- evidence of the divinity of the doctrine of, 445, 446;
- the heavens open to, 448, 449, 450;
- prophecies relating to, 451, 452, etc.;
- born in Bethlehem, 453;
- the disciples of, Celsus’ account of them, 466-470;
- flight of, into Egypt, justified against Celsus, 472, 473;
- the miracles of, defended, 474;
- the miracles of, not wrought by magic, 474-476;
- Celsus’ silly carping about the body of, exposed, 476, 477;
- His promise of the Spirit of truth, ii. 3;
- observed the Jewish law, 7, 8;
- not arrogant, but meek and lowly, 8;
- inconsistency of the Jews in rejecting, 9, 10;
- Celsus’ impeachment of the Godhead of, answered, 10, 11;
- never broke His promise, 13;
- never attempted disgracefully to hide from His enemies, 14;
- the betrayal of, 15;
- the argument of Celsus founded on the betrayal of, answered, 17, etc.;
- predictions respecting,—Celsus’ mode of dealing with the predictions respecting, refuted, 18, 21;
- the disciples of, lovers of truth, 21;
- really suffered, died, and was raised from the dead,—an objection met, 22-24;
- if He foreknew the traitor and perjurer, why did they not desist from their purpose?, 24, 25;
- His foreknowledge did not compel the events foreknown, 25-28;
- His suffering real, and voluntarily and submissively endured, 29-33;
- predictions concerning the life of, 34, 35;
- the union of kingdoms at the time of the birth of, 35, 36;
- objection of Celsus drawn from the genealogies of, 37;
- ‘what great deeds did He perform, being a God?’ answered, 37, 38;
- could He not have delivered Himself from His enemies?—punishment of the enemies of, 38, 39, 40;
- blood and water flow from the side of,—Celsus’ mockery of this, 40;
- vinegar and gall given to, 41;
- objection of Celsus that He gained over no one in His life,—why the Jews are blamed for not believing in, 42-45;
- Celsus’ assertion that He did not show Himself pure from evil, 43, 44;
- numbered with transgressors, 45, 46;
- conduct of the disciples on His being apprehended,—Celsus’ argument founded on this refuted, 47;
- Celsus’ assertion that He only gained over ten sailors and tax-gatherers, 47, 48;
- why Christians were won over to, 48, 49;
- refutation of Celsus concerning the miracles of, 49-57;
- and the heroes of heathenism compared, 59, 60;
- the resurrection of, 60;
- ought He to have appeared after His resurrection to His persecutors?, 65-70;
- why did He not escape from the cross?, 71, 72;
- to whom He appeared after His resurrection, 74;
- purposes of His mission, 75;
- Celsus’ argument derived from the incredulity of the Jews, answered, 77-81;
- censured by Celsus for using threats, 79, etc.;
- unbelief of the Jews as to, predicted and punished, 82, 83;
- the power of, to diffuse His doctrine and convert men, 83, 84;
- not to be compared with Æsculapius, Hercules, etc., 102, 103;
- nor with Aristeas of Proconnesus—advantages derived from, 106-111;
- nor with Abaris the Hyperborean, 112;
- nor with the Clazomenean, 113;
- nor with Cleomedes of Astypalea, 114;
- nor with Zamolxis, 115, 116;
- nor with Adrian, 117, 118;
- nor with Antinous, 119, 120;
- the human nature of, changed into God, 122, 123;
- and Cretan Jove, 124, 125;
- Celsus’ objection that He was sent to sinners, 141, 142, 143;
- suffering of the Jews for their crime against, 182, 526, 527;
- cavils of Celsus respecting—not the only one sent from God to men, 321, 322;
- angels wait on—reply to Celsus on this point, 327, 328;
- the soul of, joined to the Word, 389, 390;
- personal appearance of—Celsus’ reproaches respecting this, 418-420;
- appearances after His resurrection not shadowy, 456;
- conduct of, under His sufferings, 476, 477;
- death of, 478;
- the worship of, consistent with the worship of the one God, 500, 501;
- the Son of God, 501, 502;
- not a demon, 523, 524;
- fruitfulness of the death of, 527.
- Jews, the, mutilated the Scriptures of the Old Testament, i. 377, 379;
- Celsus casts a slight upon, 411, 412;
- Numenius and others speak favourably of, 412, 413;
- the antiquity of, 413;
- believe in one God, 420, 421;
- falsely accused by Celsus of angel-worship and sorcery, 424;
- the inconsistency of, in rejecting Jesus,—their unbelief foretold, ii. 9, 10, 77, 82, 83;
- punishment of their unbelief, 10;
- what they are to be blamed for respecting Jesus, 41;
- the points of difference between Christians and, not foolish, 85, 86, 88;
- how they adhere to their religion, 87, 88;
- blunder of Celsus as to the Egyptian descent of, 88, 89;
- the punishment of, for their treatment of Jesus, 182;
- Celsus’ ridicule of Christians and, 183;
- vindicated against Celsus, the law and polity of, 192, 193;
- the genealogy of, 195, 197, 198;
- do not worship the heavens, 272, 273;
- do not consider the heavens to be God, 274;
- do not bow down to angels, 276, 277, 278;
- defended against the false charges of Celsus, 312, 313;
- have nothing in common with the Persians in the worship of God, 314;
- the circumcision practised by, different from that of other nations, 317, 318;
- reason of their abstinence from swine’s flesh, 319, 320;
- were highly favoured by God, 320, 321, 530, 531.
- Job, additions to the book of, in the LXX., i. 378;
- and in the Hebrew text, ibid.
- John the Baptist referred to by Josephus, i. 447.
- Jonah and Jesus, ii. 478.
- Joseph, Celsus’ cavils respecting, ii. 213.
- Judaism, converts from, do not desert the law of their fathers, ii. 1, 5, 6.
- Judas, the conduct of, in betraying, and after betraying, Jesus, ii. 15, 16;
- foretold, 27.
- Judea and Jerusalem, figures of a heavenly land, ii. 451.
- Jupiter, the Cretan, ii. 124, 125.
- Just man, the, promised riches, ii. 444;
- how he slays and prevails, 445.
- Justice and goodness, their harmony and consistency, i. 97-105.
- Καταβολή, i. 256, 258.
- Kings, the favour of, according to Celsus, to be sought, ii. 547, 548;
- Knowledge, the increase of, in the future state, i. 148-151.
- Κόσμος, i. 86.
- Labour, the wisdom of the necessity of, laid on man, ii. 242.
- Laius, and the oracle given to, ii. 26, 27.
- Land, the good, promised by God to the righteous, ii. 450, 451, 452.
- Languages, the confusion of, at Babel, ii. 297, 298, 299.
- Law, is it the king of all things?, ii. 310, 311.
- Law of Moses, the, the irrationality and impossibility of some of its precepts taken literally, i. 317-320;
- Laws, ancestral, is it impiety to abandon them?, ii. 293-298;
- Light, the, not to be worshipped, ii. 278, 279;
- Light, God is, i. 8, 31.
- Lot and his daughters, the story of, assailed by Celsus,—explanation of, ii. 211, 212.
- Lucifer, his fall from heaven, i. 51-53.
- Magi, the visit of the, to Jesus, i. 461, 464.
- Magic, the miracles of Jesus not wrought by, i. 474-476;
- Man, the account of the creation of, ridiculed by Celsus, ii. 199, 200;
- Marcion, ii. 324, 417.
- Martyrs, demons afraid of, ii. 528.
- Masters, no man can serve two, ii. 493.
- Meats and drinks, abstaining from, ii. 514, 515, 516.
- Mediator, the, through whom we come to God, ii. 271, 272.
- Men, not be compared to bats and worms, as Celsus compares them,—the dignity of their nature, ii. 182-185;
- God’s care over the first, 246.
- Minerva, ii. 550.
- Miracles of Jesus, the, their greatness, i. 474;
- Miraculous appearances, on Greek testimony, witnessed by men, ii. 326, 327.
- Mithrus, the mysteries of, referred to by Celsus, ii. 260, 262.
- Moses, his history assailed by Celsus, i. 414, 415;
- a challenge on behalf of the laws of, 415, 416;
- Celsus strives to discredit his account of creation, 416;
- a divine spirit in, 417;
- excellency of the history transmitted by, 418;
- no reason for believing in, while rejecting Christ, 444, 445;
- and Jesus, the miracles of, ii. 54-57, 58, 59;
- the antiquity of, 171;
- his division of animals into clean and unclean, 260, 261;
- the cosmogony of, taken exception to by Celsus, 390-392, 402, 403.
- Name of Jesus, the power of, i. 403.
- Names, the origin, power, and mystery of, i. 421, 422, 423;
- New heavens and new earth, the, i. 56, 58.
- Numenius, his treatise on The Good, i. 412.
- Old Testament, the, and the New, their teaching harmonious, ii. 444, etc., 447.
- Only-begotten Son of God, Christ the, i. 18;
- the self-abasement of, 259.
- Ophites, the, referred to, ii. 362, 365, 366, 367, 462.
- Opposing powers, or powers of darkness, the, i. 222, etc.;
- our conflict with, 232, etc.
- Oracles, ii. 426, 456;
- Orpheus, proposed by Celsus to Christians as an object of homage, ii. 275, 276.
- Osiris and Isis, ii. 309.
- Pandora, Hesiod’s description of the formation of, ii. 201, 202.
- Pappæus, ii. 315-317.
- Parables, why Jesus spoke in, i. 195-202.
- Paraclete, the, i. 114, 116.
- Paradise, the, prepared for departed saints, i. 151.
- Passions, the, which affect the soul, i. 141.
- Pastor, The, of Hermas, quoted, i. 34, 35, 230, 301.
- Paul, his desire to depart, i. 159, 160;
- Persecution, Jesus and His disciples justified in avoiding, i. 471.
- Persians, and Jews hold nothing in common in the worship of God, ii. 214;
- Peter, his superstitious adherence to Jewish observances,—how delivered from it, ii. 1-3.
- Pharaoh, the hardening of the heart of, i. 171-191.
- Philosophers, the folly and error of, ii. 470.
- Phœnix, the, ii. 265.
- Planets, the, i. 87.
- Plato, quoted respecting Eros, ii. 203-205;
- and Scripture, the respective styles of, 336-338;
- the inefficacy of his teaching compared with that of the Scriptures, 339-341;
- Jesus does not quote and pervert the words of, as Celsus asserts, 354;
- excelled by the Scriptures in his idea of God, 355, 366;
- quoted as to Elysium, 450;
- quoted as to certain precious stones, 452;
- his Timœus quoted, 464;
- on the avenging of injuries, 479.
- Potter, the, his power over the clay, i. 211, etc.
- Power of God, the, i. 26, 28.
- Prayer, to whom it is to be made, ii. 272, 273;
- Christians use no barbarous names in, 522.
- Precious stones, certain, spoken of by Plato, ii. 452.
- Predictions, respecting India, Egypt, and Babylon, etc., 331, 332;
- respecting Jesus Christ. See Prophecies.
- Pre-existence, the, of rational creatures, i. 256-258.
- Prejudice, the power of, i. 455.
- Principalities and powers of darkness, the, i. 68-70.
- Prino-prisein and Schino-schisein difficulty of interpretation, the, i. 375, 381, 383.
- Promises, the, of future good, not to be interpreted literally and carnally, i. 145-153.
- Prophecies, the, the cavils of Celsus respecting, answered, ii. 431-440, 441, etc.;
- Prophets, the, the various ways God spake to, i. 380;
- Providence, divine, maintained against Celsus, ii. 240-244, 266;
- Πσυχή, i. 123.
- Punishment, future, the Christian doctrine of, i. 140, etc., ii. 524, 532, 534, 535.
- Pythagoreans, the abstinence practised by, ii. 320.
- Pythian oracle, the, ii. 426, 429.
- Qualities always belong to substances, i. 351.
- Queen of Sheba, the, ii. 126.
- Rational natures, various, i. 44, 45;
- capable of sin, 45;
- evil, 45, 46;
- whether any were created so as to be incapable of sin or of virtue, 46, 47;
- the glory of some and the wickedness of others not original and essential to their being, but the result of desert, 48, 69;
- never sink into the condition of irrational animals, 70;
- can they lead an existence out of the body, 82;
- the immortality of, 353, etc.
- Repentance, attributed to God, ii. 399, 400.
- Resting, predicated of God, ii. 403.
- Restoration, the, of fallen beings, i. 56, 57.
- Resurrection, the, of the body, i. 136;
- Resurrection, the, of Jesus, ii. 59-62;
- Riches, promised to the just man, in what sense, ii. 444;
- Jesus gave no laws contrary to this promise of, 446.
- Samaritan woman, Jesus converses with a, i. 11.
- Satan, ii. 385;
- Scriptures, the, the teaching of the Church respecting, i. 5;
- the inspiration of, 274, etc., 285, etc.;
- the superhuman element in, does not present itself to the uninstructed, 287-290;
- how to be regarded and understood, 291, 294, 299;
- a threefold sense in, 300;
- the soul of, 303-308;
- the mysteries contained in, 308, etc.;
- stumbling-blocks in, 212;
- the histories of, not all pure history, but some to be mystically understood, 313-322;
- in regard to many things, the historical and literal sense of, the true sense, 323;
- passages of, which are true in their historical sense, more numerous than those which are to be spiritually understood, 324;
- the need of careful search to distinguish between what is literal in, and what is not, 325;
- our duty to grasp the whole meaning of, 326;
- etymological fancies in, 383;
- exhortation to the study of, 390;
- many of the histories of, allegories, ii. 209, 210;
- simplicity of the style of, compared with that of Plato, 326-338;
- the inefficacy of the teaching of Plato compared with that of, 339-341;
- exceed Plato in the idea they give of God, 355, 356.
- Scythian and Greek names of God, ii. 377, 378.
- Secret associations, Christians charged by Celsus with entering into,—reply, i. 390.
- Sects among Christians, ii. 331-333, 335.
- Seeing God, i. 16, 17, ii. 465, 466.
- Sense and the senses, i. 15.
- Septuagint, additions to the Scripture in the—defence of these additions, i. 371-373.
- Seraphim, the, i. 35, 340, 341.
- Serapis, ii. 309.
- Seriphian and Themistocles, i. 428.
- Serpent, the, Celsus ridicules the story of the temptation by, ii. 203;
- is the devil, 483.
- Shepherd of Hermas, The, i. 34, 35, 230, 301.
- Sicarians, the, ii. 19.
- Silence, the, of Jesus before His judges, i. 393.
- Simonians, the, ii. 332, 348.
- Sin, incentives to, ii. 226.
- Sinners, Christianity invites and restores to virtue, ii. 139-144;
- a change of life possible for, asserted against Celsus, 145-149.
- Sneezing, according to the poets, prophetic, ii. 261.
- Socrates pronounced the wisest of men, ii. 429.
- Son, the only-begotten, of God, Christ the, i. 18;
- “Sons of God” and “daughters of men,” ii. 325.
- Sorcery, Jesus charged with, by Celsus, i. 402, 403;
- Soul, the, apostolic teaching respecting, i. 4;
- Souls, various sorts of, 118, 119;
- of angels and of God, 119, 120;
- has man two?—three theories discussed, 244-252;
- good and bad, ii. 428.
- Spirit,—what?, i. 9.
- Spirit of truth, the, promised by Jesus, ii. 3, 4;
- Spirits, wicked, their mode of operation, i. 241;
- good, their agency, 242.
- Spiritual body, the, i. 266, 267.
- Splendour of the eternal light, Christ the, i. 30.
- Spoiling the Egyptians, i. 388, 389.
- Star, the, of the wise men, i. 462, 464.
- Stars, living rational beings capable of sin, i. 61, 62.
- Stony heart, the, how taken away, i. 191, etc.
- Stumbling-blocks designedly placed in the Scriptures, i. 312.
- Subjection, the, of the Son to the Father, i. 260, etc.
- Substance, i. 350.
- Suffering of Christ, the, predicted, i. 456, 457.
- Sun, the, and other planets endowed with life and souls, i. 59-65.
- Superiority and inferiority, not to be decided by a bodily standard, ii. 184.
- Susanna, the story of, inquiry of Africanus respecting the genuineness of, i. 369, 370;
- Origen’s defence of the genuineness of, 371, etc.
- Swine’s flesh, abstinence from, ii. 319, 320.
- Temple, the true, of God, i. 506, 507.
- Temptations, proportioned to the strength of the tempted, ii. 227-229;
- human, treated of at large, 244, etc.
- “Things in heaven, earth, and under the earth,” ii. 57.
- Thomas, the scepticism of, ii. 64, 65.
- Thoughts, how suggested, i. 229, 230.
- Threefold sense of Scripture, the, i. 300, etc.
- Thrones, dominions, etc., i. 56.
- Tobias, i. 384.
- Trinity, the, the unity and operations of the persons of, i. 37-41;
- the sum of the doctrine of, 342, etc.
- Truth is truth, by whomsoever spoken, ii. 480;
- Typical interpretation, i. 306.
- Tyre, the prince of, i. 49-51.
- Union among Christians, the basis of, ii. 96, etc.
- Unity of opinion, not characteristic of Christians from the beginning, ii. 94.
- Vanity, the creature made subject to, i. 63-65, 257, 258.
- Variety, the, of creatures in the world, i. 128;
- Veil on the heart, the, i. 9.
- Vessels to honour and to dishonour, i. 213.
- Vinegar and gall, the, predicted, ii. 41.
- Virgin Mother, the, vilified by Celsus, vindication of, i. 426, 427, 431, 433;
- Will, the free, i. 4, 132, 133, 157, etc.;
- Wisdom, threefold, i. 237;
- Wisdom of God, Christ the, i. 19, 20, 26, 28.
- “Wood, hay, stubble,” ii. 173.
- Word, the incarnation of the, ii. 174, 175;
- Words, not to be specially considered by searchers after truth, but the meaning of, i. 339, 341.
- Words of Christ, the, i. 1.
- World, the, the doctrine of the Church respecting, i. 5;
- the great variety in, 72;
- cause of the variety in, 72, 73;
- the unity of, in diversity, 73, 74;
- the oneness of, proved from Scripture, 75;
- the matter of, and its transformations and qualities, 75;
- the matter of, not uncreated, 76, 77;
- the beginning of,—was there one before, and shall there be one after?, 79;
- this, the conclusion of many ages, 85;
- different meanings of the word in Scripture, 86;
- another besides this, 86, 87, etc.;
- comprehensiveness of, and variety of creatures in, 128-130;
- the accordance of this variety in, with righteousness and reason, 131, etc.;
- the cause of the variety in, 134-136;
- had its beginning in time, 253;
- shall come to an end, 255, etc.;
- another shall exist after this, 255;
- the end of, 262, etc.
- Worlds, the, not similar, but dissimilar, i. 84.
- Worship, to be given to God alone, and not to gods or demons, ii. 489-500;
- Wrath of God, the, ii. 237-239.
- Zeno, the reasons why the followers of, abstain from adultery, ii. 484.
- Zipporah, and the circumcision of Moses’ son, ii. 318, 319.