Two letters of advice I. For the susception of Holy Orders, II. For studies theological, especially such as are rational : at the end of the former is inserted a catalogue of the Christian writers, and genuine works that are extant of the first three centuries.

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Two letters of advice I. For the susception of Holy Orders, II. For studies theological, especially such as are rational : at the end of the former is inserted a catalogue of the Christian writers, and genuine works that are extant of the first three centuries.
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Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711.
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A Catalogue of the writings of such Christian Authors as flourished before the Conver∣sion of the Romane Empire to Christianity.

I.
  • CLemens Ro∣manus. His i. Epistle to the Co∣rinthians, un∣doubted.
  • His 2. Ep. to the same, though question'd whe∣ther his, yet certainly is of an Author very ancient; flou∣rishing within the Period in∣tended.
  • Edit. of a Frag∣ment of the la∣ter, and the former almost entire, by Pa∣tricius Junius at Oxford, Anno. Dom. MDC. XXXVIII.

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    II.
    • I Gnatius. His vi. Ep. of Primate Vsher's Latine, and Isa ac Vossius's Flo∣rentine Greek E∣ditions, viz.
    • Ad Ephesios.
    • Ad Magnesianos.
    • Ad Trallianos.
    • Ad Smyrnaeos.
    • Ad Romanos.
    • Ad Philadelphien∣ses. questioned onely, I think, out of interest by the Presby∣terians, because he is decretory against them.
    • His Epistle ad Polycarpum is thought by Isa∣ac Vosfius in his notes, undeser∣vedly questio∣ned by our Pri∣mate.
    • Edit. by Primate Vsher at Oxford, partly An. Do. MDCXLIV. partly MDCXLVI.
    III.
    • BArnabas. His Epistle, if not of the Apostle, yet cer∣tainly written about this time, seing it is quo∣ted under his name by Cle∣mens Alexan∣drinus Strom. ii. p. 273. 274. 285. 290. 300. v. 417. 421. and Origen. L. 1. Cont. Cels.

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    • L. iii. Periarch. and others.
    • Edit. together with Ignatius's Epistles by Isa∣ac Vossius A. D. MDCXLVI. or alone by Hugo Menardus. Paris. MDCXLV..
    IV.
    • ESdras. His iv. Book Apocryphall counterfeited by some Judai∣zing Christian about these times.
    V.
    • HErmes Tris∣megistus. His Poemauder thought to be a Christian∣counterfeit, by Casaubon, Ex∣ercit. i. in Ba∣ron. num. x.
    • Edit. the best by Hannibal Rosel∣lis Colon. A∣grip. MDC∣XXX. fol.
    VI.
    • POlycarpus. His Epistle to the Philippi∣ans, undoub∣ted.
    • Edit. with Igna∣tius by Primate Vsher as afore∣said.
    VII.
    • ECclesiae Smyr∣nensis Epi∣stola, concern∣ing

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    • the Martyr∣dome of St. Po∣lycarp &c. lar∣ger than in Eu∣sebius.
    • Edit. the same.
    VIII.
    • JVstine Martyr. His undoub∣ted works.
    • Paraeneticus.
    • Oratio adversùs Graecos.
    • Apologia I. ad Antoninum Pium &c.
    • Apologia II. ad Marcum Anto∣ninum &c.
    • Dialogus cum Try∣phone.
    • Epistol. ad Zenam & Serenum. His works, though doub∣ted, yet most probably genu∣ine.
    • De Monarchiô, not much que∣stioned.
    • Epistol. ad Diog∣netum, questio∣ned, I think, onely by Syl∣burgius.
    • Edit. Paris. MDCXV. Grae∣co-Latin.
    IX.
    • HErmas. His Pastor in III. Books un∣doubtedly an∣cient, and a∣bout this time, at least, as ap∣pears by the an∣tiquity of the Authours that quote it.
    • Edit. Bibliothec.

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    • Patr. Colon. A∣grippin. MDC∣XVIII. Tom. I. p. 27.
    X.
    • PIus the I. His III. and IV. Epistles in the order of Blondells Editi∣on not much questioned.
    • Edit. David Blon∣dell. Epistol. Pontific. Genev. MDCXXVIII.
    XI.
    • A Thenagoras. His works, though menti∣oned by none of the Ancients yet never que∣stioned that I know of.
    • Legatio pro Chri∣stianis.
    • De Resurrectione Mortuorum.
    • Edit. with St. Justine Martyr as aforesaid.
    XII.
    • TAtianus. undoubt∣ed▪
    • Oratio ad Graecos.
    • Edit. with S. Ju∣stine Martyr, as aforesaid.
    • Diatessaron, thought to be the same with. Harmonia Evan∣gelica extant under the name of Ammonius A∣lexandrinus.
    • Edit. Biblioth. Patr.Edit. Co∣lon.

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    • Agrip. Tom. III. p. 22.
    XIII.
    • THeophilus Antioche∣nus.
    • undoubted.
    • Lib. III. ad Au∣tolycum.
    • Edit. with St. Justine Martyr as aforesaid.
    • Commentaria or Allegoriae in E∣vangelia, some∣what doubted of by St. Hie∣rome in Cant. who quotes them.
    • Edit. Biblioth. Patr. Colon. A∣grip. Tom. II.
    XIV.
    • I Renaeus. undoubted, Adversùs Hereses. L. V.
    • Edit. the most compleat that I have seen is that of Fevar∣dentius, having (besides as much of the Original Text in Greek as could be had from the quo∣tations of an∣cient Authors) V. whole chap¦ters restored at the end not extant in any former. His notes tend ra∣ther general∣ly to abuse the Protestants than to ex∣plain the sense of his Author. It is in fol. Co∣lon.

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    • Ag. MDXC∣VI. I hope we may, ere long, expect a better Edition from Oxford.
    XV.
    • ...ORacul. Sibyl∣lin. L. VIII. A counterfeit Christian Au∣thor, quoted by St. Justine Martyr and Theoph. Antio∣chenus, but not reduced in∣to the form wherein we have it now till about the time of the Emperor Com∣modus at least.
    • Edit. Opsopoei Pa∣risijs, MDCVII.
    XVI.
    • TEstamenta Patriarcha∣rum counter∣feited by some ancient Judai∣zing Christian, about this time at the uttermost; for it is quoted by Origen, in Genes.
    • Edit. Biblioth. Patr. Colon. Agrip. Tom. I. p. 173.
    XVII.
    • CLemens Alex andrinus. undoubted.
    • Protreptic.
    • Paedagog. L. III.
    • Stromat. L. VII.
    • ...

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    • ... The VIII. Book as also the Greek Eclogae annexed at the end of it, thought to be∣long to his Hypotyposes, the main bo∣dy whereof is long since lost.
    • Edit. Parisijs MDCXL.
    • His 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; pub∣lished under the name of Grigen's XX. Homily on Je∣rem. is accord∣ingly extant in Mich Ghis∣lerius on Je∣rem. Tom. III. p. 262.
    • Comment. in I. Ep. S. Petr. in Epist. S. Judae in Ep. Cano∣nicas S. Jo∣hnnis.
    • Are probably the same ac∣counted his by Cassiodore, Div. L. by whom they are all recoun∣ted excepting that of S. Jude. They seem ra∣ther to have been collected out of his works, especi∣ally his Hypo∣typoses now lost, than drawn up in this form by St. Clement himself.
    • ...

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    • ... Edit. of the Comment. Bib. Patr. Tom. I. p. 1235. Ed. Secund.
    XVIII.
    • ...REcognitio∣num L. X. ad Jacob. Fra∣trem Domini, translated by Ruffinus, and by him dedi∣cated to one Gaudentius. I do not sup∣pose it to be the genuine work of Cle∣mens Romanus whose name it beas; for it is certainly la∣ter than Bar∣desanes Syrus, a discourse of whose quoted from him by Eusebius Pr. Evang. L. VI. c. 10. is here transcribed at large; and yet considerably ancienter than Origen, Philo∣cal. by whom it is attribu∣ted to Clemens Romanus him∣self, which is the reason why I place it about this time.
    • Edit. Colon. A∣grippin. MDL∣XIX. by Lam∣bert Gruterus.
    XIX.
    • CElsus. His Alterca∣tio

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    • Jasonis & Papisci.
    • A Preface to it is extant under the name of St. Cyprian ad Vigilium de Ju∣daicâ Incredu∣litate.
    • Edit. Tom. III. of S. Cypri∣an's works ac∣cording to Pa∣melius's distin∣ction. But the work is anci∣enter than O∣rigen, by whom it is quoted, L. IV. advers Celsum Epicuraeum.
    XX.
    • TErtullianus: undoubted.
    • De Pallio:
    • Apologeticus:
    • De Testimonio Animae.
    • Ad Scapulam.
    • De Oratione:
    • Ad Martyras:
    • De Spectaculis.
    • De Idololatriâ.
    • De Habitu Mulie∣hri.
    • De cultu Faemi∣narum L. II.
    • Ad Vxorem suam L. II.
    • De Coronâ Mili∣tis.
    • De velandis Virgi∣nibus.
    • Ad Nationes, L. II first published by Jacobus Go∣thofedus in 40. Genev. MDC∣XXV. & there∣fore not to be expected in for∣mer Editions. Adversùs Judaeos.
    • ...

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    • De Praescriptio∣nibus adversùs Haereticos.
    • De Baptismo.
    • Adversùs Hermo∣genem.
    • Adversùs Valen∣tinianos.
    • De Anima.
    • De Carne Christi.
    • De Resurrectione Carnis.
    • De Fugâ in Per∣secutione.
    • De Pudreitiâ.
    • De Patientiâ.
    • Adversùs Asari∣onem, L. V.
    • Carminum ad∣versùs eundem, L. V.
    • Scorpiacon ad∣versùs Gno∣sticos.
    • Adversùs? r ax∣eam.
    • De Exhortatione Casitatis.
    • De Monogamiâ.
    • De Jjunto adver∣sùs Psychicos.
    • A•••• thse are in Ludovicus a Cerda's Editi∣on, Paris. MDCXXIV. &c. in three volumes fol. with Notes. Or if you would have an Edition of an easier price, get that of Franeker, MDXCII. ra∣ther than ma∣ny others, though later.
    • Books probably his, or of some other of his Age.
    • De Poenitentiâ, Edit. as afore∣said.
    • ...

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    • Genesis.
    • Sodoma.
    • Ad Senatorem conversum.
    • These three last are in verse, and are usual∣ly extant both among Tertul¦lian & St. Cy∣prian's works, being ascribed to both of them.
    • Books conjectu∣ed by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be his, from the like∣ness of their Style.
    • Ad amicum agro∣••••••.
    • De 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Circum∣cisioe.
    • 〈…〉〈…〉. of S. Hierome's works.
    • Edit. Basil. MDLIII. the former at pag. 36. the later at pag. 119.
    XXI.
    • EPistola de Ci∣bis Judaicis.
    • Not Tertullian's, though ascri∣bed to him, but of some Bishop, who probably flou∣rished about this time. Some think of Novatian the Schismatick.
    • Edit. with Ter∣tullian as a∣foresaid.
    XXII.
    • 〈◊〉〈◊〉 aduer∣sùs Graecos

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    • ... inscripta Con∣tra Platonem, De Vniversi caus.
    • A Fragment of it published by David Hoe∣schelius in his notes upon Photius's Bib∣liotheca, Ad p. 15. by him attributed to a Christian Jo∣sephus, by our Primate Vsher to Caius, about Alexander the Emperour's time. Whe∣ver he was that was Au∣thor of it, he seems to have flourished within our Period, and to have been a Platonizing Christian.
    XXIII.
    • M••••ucius Foe∣lix.
    • His Octavius, un∣doubtedly his since discove∣red by Fr. Balduin.
    • Edit. Lugdun. Ba∣tav. MDCLII. with notes.
    XXIV.
    • HIppolytus ishop & Martyr, com∣monly called Portuensis, if they be the same; whether they were or no, yet they seem to have

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    • flourished a∣bout the same time, and have the same works indis∣criminately as∣cribed to them Such are:
    • De Antichristo, & consummatione Mundi, though questioned by several, yet most probably genuine, seing it is mention∣ed as such by St. Hierome de Script. Eccl. whose Autho∣rity I conceive alone suffici∣ent to coun∣tervail all those suspici∣ons rather than 〈…〉〈…〉 against it from the matter.
    • Edit. Bibliothee. Patr. Graeco. Latin. Tom. ii. p. 342.
    • Canon Paschalis not doubted that I know of.
    • Edit. Joseph. Sca∣lig. Lugd. Ba∣tav. MDXCV.
    • Books probably his:
    • De Deo Trino & uno & de My∣sterio Incarna∣tionis, contra haeresius Noëti.
    • Edit. Gerard. Vos∣sis in miscell. Sanctor. Pa∣trum ad in. Gregor. 〈…〉〈…〉

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    • & Helicem haereticos.
    • Edit. Heur. Cani∣sii Tom. V. Antiq. Lect. Part. 1 p. 153.
    • Both of thse, if his, are proba∣ble to have been Frag∣ments of his work against Hresyes men∣tioned by the Ancients.
    • Demonstratio con¦tra Judaeos.
    • Edit. Possevin. Apparat. verb.
    • Hippolytus.
    XXV.
    • ORigenes Ada∣mantius.
    • His undoubted works:
    • 1. Such as are ex∣tant in Greek:
    • Cont. Celsum. Lib. viii.
    • ...Philoca••••a, 〈…〉〈…〉 his works by St. 〈…〉〈…〉 St. Gregory
    • ...Edit. 〈…〉〈…〉 VIII.
    • Comment on St. Matth. and on St. Joh Nw.
    • Commentaryes on Jerem. former∣ly published by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of St. Cyrill. of Alexandria, restored to O∣rigen, together with several parts of Philo∣calia 〈…〉〈…〉

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    • to the Scrip∣tures to which they relate, &c.
    • Edit. in 2 vol. fol. by Petr. Dan. Huetius, together with large and lear∣ned Prolego∣••••na.
    • A Fragment of his Epistle ad Julium Affri∣canum concer∣ning the book of Susanna.
    • Edit. by D. Hae∣schelius Au∣gus. Vindelic MDCII. p. 86.
    • We may, I hope 〈◊〉〈◊〉 long, ex∣pect more of his Tractates in Greek in an Edition by themselves by the same Hu∣tius.
    • 2. Such as are extant in La∣tine, in a Tomes, accor∣ding to Gene∣brard's Editi∣on, MDCIV.
    Genuine in Tom. 1.
    • In Genes. Hom. xvii.
    • In Exod. Hom. xiii
    • In Levitic. Hom. xvi. though formerly at∣tributed to S. Cyrill, yet un∣doubted since their restituti∣on.
    • In Josu Hom. xxvi.
    • Hom. ii. in Can∣tic. Cantico∣rum, interpret.
    • ...

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    • S. Hieronymo.
    • In Isaiam Hom. ix.
    • In Jeremiam Hom. xiv.
    • In zechielem Hom. xiv.
    • Periarchu Lv.
    Genuine in Tom. 2.
    • In Lucam Hom. xxxix.
    • In Epist. ad Ro∣man. Lib. xxxvi.
    • Cont. Celsum L. viii.
    • Philocalia colle∣cted, as afore∣said, out of his works.
    • Epist. ad Jul. Af∣frican. entire in Latine.
    • Other works probably his, and onely doubted of because of the Liberty taken by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in translating them, of ad∣ding frequent∣ly interpolati∣ons of his own:
    • In Num. Hom. xxviii.
    • In Judi. Hom. ix.
    • In Lib. Regor. Hom. i.
    • Hom in Ps. xxxvi xxxvii xxxviii.
    • In Cantic. Can∣ticer. Hom. iv. cum 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
    • In divers. Hom. i. iii. iv. v. vi. ix. x.
    • Note that learn∣ed men do not r••••y so confi∣dently on any thing 〈◊〉〈◊〉

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    • by Ruffi∣nus because of the difficulty of distinguish∣ing the Origi∣nal Text from his interpolati∣ons.
    XXVI.
    • JVlius Affrica∣nus.
    • His Epistle to Ori∣gen concerning the story of Su∣sanna, un∣doubted.
    • Edit. with Ori∣gen's Answer to him, in Greek in Haes∣chelius in La∣tine Tom. 2. of Origen's La∣tine works, as aforesaid.
    • A great part of his Chronogra∣phy extant from Eusebius in Georg. Syn∣cellus Edit. Pa∣ris. MDCLII. from whence, not being then published, it was borrowed by Scaliger in his Edition of Eusebius's Chronicon in Greek.
    XXVII.
    • GRegorius Thaumatur∣gus.
    • His undoubted works.
    • Charisteria or Panegyric. ad Origen. Graeco-Latin.
    • ...Metaphrasis in

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    • Ecclesiasten, ex∣tant onely in Latine.
    • Epistola Canonica in Latine one∣ly in Vossius, but in Greek also in Balsa∣mon, Edit. Graeco-Latin. Parisijs, MDC∣XX. p. 902.
    • His Confession of Faith recited by St. Gregory Nyssn in his life, as revea∣led to him by St. John Bap∣tist. Graeco-Lat.
    • Such as cannot be easily dis∣proved:
    • De Animâ ad Ta∣tianum.
    • In Annunciatio∣nem B. Virgi∣nis, Sermones iii.
    • Sermo in S. The∣ophaniâ.
    • Edit. of them all by Gerard. Vossius Praepos. Tungrens. Mo∣gunt. MDC∣IV.
    XXVIII.
    • AMmonius A∣lexandri∣nus the matter of Origen. undoubted.
    • Canon, or Har∣monia Evange∣lica mistaken by Victor Ca∣puanus for Ta∣tianus's Dia∣tessaron.
    • Edit. under the name of Tati∣anus, Bibl.

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    • Patr. Colon. Agrip: MDC∣XVIII. Tom. ii. p. 183.
    XXIX.
    • COrnelius Ro∣manus, undoubted.
    • Two Epistles to S. Cyprian, a∣mong St. Cy∣prian's Epi∣stles, XLVI. XLVII.
    • Ep. ad Lupicinum Edit. among Blondell's Ep: Pont. doubt∣ful.
    XXX.
    • CYprianus Carthag.
    • His undoubted works:
    • All the Epistles, LXXXIII. ac∣cording to Pa∣melius's distri∣bution, who has placed them accord∣ing to the time wherein they were written, are certainly his, and the o∣ther Author's, to whom they are inscribed.
    • De Disciplinâ & habitu Virgi∣num.
    • De Lapsis.
    • De Vnitate Ec∣clesiae.
    • De Oratione Do∣minicâ.
    • Contra Demetria∣num.
    • De vanitate Ilo∣lorum.
    • De Mortalitate.
    • ...

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    • De bono Patien∣tiae.
    • De Opere & Elee∣mosynis.
    • De Zelo & Livore.
    • Books most pro∣bably his, and thought cer∣tainly to be so by Pameliu.
    • Libri III. Testi∣moniorum ad Quirinum, quo∣ted by St. Hi∣erome.
    • De Exhortatione Martyrij.
    • De laude Martyrij ad Moysem & Maximum & catero Con∣fessores.
    • De Spectaculis.
    • De Disciplinâ & bono Pudicitiae.
    • Ad Novatianum haereticum, quòd Lpsis spes ve∣niae non sit de∣neganda.
    • Books, if not his, yet certainly of ancient Au∣thors about his time.
    • De singularitate Clericorum.
    • De Aleatoribus.
    • De moutibus Sinâ & Sion.
    • Adversùs Judaeos qui insecuti sunt Dominum no∣strum.
    • Edit. S. Goulartij MDXCIII.
    • The names of Au∣thors whose certainly ge∣nuine works are extant a∣mong St. Cy∣prian's, for the direction of young Stu∣dents,

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    • who might otherwise meet them quoted, and not know where to find them.
    • Donati Ep. I. som∣what doubted of, Cleri Romani ad Clerum Cartha∣giniensem, Ep. III. ad Cypri∣anum Ep. XXX∣XXXI.
    • Confessorum uni∣versorum ad Cyprianum, de pace Lapsis dan∣da. Ep. XVII.
    • Caldonij ad Cy∣prianum Ep XIX. Ad Cle∣rum Carthag. Ep. XXXIX.
    • Celerini ad Luci∣anum Ep XXI.
    • Luciani ad Cele∣rinum. Ep. XXII.
    • Moysis & Maxi∣mi & caetero∣rum ad Cypri∣anum Rescript. Ep. XXVI▪ L▪
    • Synodi Affrican. ad Cornelium, Ep. LIV.
    • Firmilian. ad Cy∣prianum Ep. LXXV.
    • Nemesiam ad Cy∣prianum, Resp. Ep. XXIII.
    • 〈…〉〈…〉 ad Cy∣prian. Resp. Ep▪ LXXIX.
    • Felicis & caetero∣rum ad Cypria∣num Resp. Ep. LXXX
    • Concilium Car∣thaginiense sub Cypriano, con∣cerning Rebap∣tization of

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    • Haereticks.
    XXXI.
    • Pontius Dia∣conus
    • His life of St. Cy∣prian, undoub∣ted.
    • Edit. with S. Cy∣prians works as aforesaid.
    XXXII.
    • AN Author a∣bout that time against Rebaptization of Haereticks.
    • Edit. among the Notes of Ri∣galitus, in his Edition of St. Cyprian.
    XXXIII.
    • DIonysius A∣lexandri∣nus.
    • His undoubted works:
    • Epist. Canonica ad Basiliden.
    • Edit. with Balsa∣mon on him, apud Balsa∣mon. Edit. as aforesaid, p. 879.
    • Ep. adversùs Pau∣lum Samosate∣num, translated by urrian.
    • Edit Graeco La∣tin. MDCVI.
    • Latin. Bibl. Patr. Colon. Agrip. Tom. iii. p. 67.

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      XXXIV.
      • MEthodius Bishop of Olympus, & afterwards of Tyre, common∣ly called Pa∣tarensis by the Greeks.
      • undoubted works:
      • Excerpta ex Libr. de Resurrectio∣ne.
      • Ex Lib. de Creatis,
      • Ex Lib. de Sym∣posijs,
      • Ex Lib. contr. Porphyrium, &c.
      • All these impro∣ved above what had been extant of them formerly in E∣piphanius, Pho∣tius and Da∣mascen.
      • Liber de Libero Arbitrio.
      • Oratio in Simeon. & Annam.
      • Oratio in Rams Palmarum, most probably his, though by some formerly ascribed to St. Chrysostome.
      • Edit Fr. Combesis cum Amphilo∣chio &c. Grae∣co-Lat. Paris. MDCXLIV.
      XXXV.
      • DE Trinitate, a work ascribed by some to Tertul∣lian, by others to Novatian the haeretick; but of an Au∣thor

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      • later than either of them being certain∣ly after the rise of Sabelli∣us the haere∣tick whom he mentions, and yet in all pro∣bability be∣fore Arianism.
      • Edit. with Ter∣tullian, as a∣foresaid.
      XXXVI.
      • ARnobius Afer. undoubted. L. VII. contra Gentes.
      • Edit. Lugd. Ba∣tavor. MDC∣LI. with notes.
      XXXVII.
      • LActantius Firmianus. undoubted:
      • Divin. Instit. L. VII.
      • De Irâ Dei.
      • De Opificio Dei.
      • Epitome in Libros suos.
      • Edit. Lugdun. Ba∣tavor. MDC∣LXIV.
      XXXVIII.
      • PEtrus Alex∣andrinus. undoubted:
      • Epistol. Canonica.
      • Edit. Balsamon. p. 887.
      XXXIX.
      • ...PAmphilus Martyr.
      • Apologia pro Ori∣gene, I verily believe genu∣ine, notwith∣standing

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      • what St. Hierome objects a∣gainst it. For Eusebius himself pre∣tends the assistance of Pamphilus in his writing that Apology of his, Hist, Eccl. L. VI▪ c. 36. at. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Graec, E¦dit. Christophorson and it is observed by Photius od XVIII. who tells us▪ That the first V Books had the assist∣ance of Pamphilus, the VI nly after his Martyrdome composed by Eusebius alone; so that the contrary testi∣mony of Eusebius produced by St. Hierome, that Pamphilus wrote no∣thing but some few Epistles, if it were rightly quoted (for it doe, not appear, I think in Eusebius as extant at present) was in all likely∣hood to be understood of such works as he alone was Author of, whereas in this he had the Assistance of Eusebius himself. This is the one∣ly objection insisted on by St. Hie∣rome. Out of St. Hierome it appears, That this was onely the first book of those V. wherein it appears from Photius, that Eusebius had the assist∣ance of Pamphilus; so that it seems, that this alone was selected by Ruf∣finus

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      • out of the whole work, be∣cause this, as it should seem, was a∣lone employed in vindication of the Opinions of Origen, the rest, as may be conjectured from their contents mentioned in Photius, spent in a Hi∣storical Elogy, and vindication, of his life. I have the more particular∣ly insisted on this, and given my rea∣son why I believe it genuine, be∣cause the Authority of St. Hierome has swayed the generality of the learned world in this particular.
      • Edit. usually in Origen and St. Hierom's works.
      • Note that for the understanding and judging of these Authors and their works, it would be very ex∣pedient to read the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, where also ma∣ny more considerable Fragments of the Authors already mentioned, and several others not mentioned, will be found, very well worthy perusal in order to the design intended.

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