against the christian religion, answered by Methodius, iii. 181,
185. and Apollinarius, iv. 260, 263-4
Porphyry, servant of Pamphilus, his martyrdom, iii. 230
Posidonius, what he said of Jerom, mentioned by Palladius, iv.
Posthumian, chief speaker in a dialogue of Sulpicius Severus, iv.
415, 577
Potamiana, a virgin, martyr at Alexandria in the time of Seve-
rus, vii. 310
Pothinus, Bp. of Lyons, and predecessor of Irenæus, his age and
sufferings, ii. 160-1, 166, 168, vii. 161-2
Potter (J.) his Greek antiquities quoted, vii. 324
Præsens, see Bruttius
Prætextatus, a Roman of great distinction, an oration in his praise
by Himerius, viii. 4. how he jested with Damasus Bp. of Rome,
57. commended by Ammianus, 56. See likewise 109, 221
Praxagoras, his history of Constantine, and great character of
him, vii. 579
Praxeas, our knowledge of him chiefly from Tertullian, viii. 603.
his time and country, 602-3. was persecuted, and once signed
a recantation, 604-5. strenuous asserter of the divine unity,
and believed the general articles of the christian faith, 605-6.
denied that the Father or the Divine nature in Jesus suffered,
607. received both the Old and New Testament, 608–611
Prayer in the name of Christ, a sermon, ix. 405. the apostles
never prayed, nor mentioned blessings, as given for the sake
of Christ, 419
Preaching of Paul or Peter, an apocryphal book censured by
the author of a work entitled, Of Rebaptizing Heretics, iii. 70
Preaching of Peter quoted by Lactantius, iii. 547
President, this title used in a general way, i. 329-30, 402-3
Presidents of provinces, had power of life and death, i. 77-79.
were supreme judges in all causes in their provinces, 85. had
a council with them, 111. their good conduct toward persons
of different religions, 193-197
Prideaux (Dr.) his opinion concerning the survey at the time of
our Saviour's nativity considered, i. 264-267. his remark upon
Herod's cruelty, 347-8. quoted and commended, 134, 415. his
account of the Mishna and Talmuds, vi. 506-7. his judicious
observations upon Porphyry's explications of the book of
Daniel, and upon his objections against that book, vii. 411,
416-418. his judgment upon the Sibylline oracles, ii. 334.
quoted, v. 144. x. 256-7
Pricsts and Levites, christian ministers not so called in early
times, iv. 212
Primasius, an African Bp. his Commentary upon St. Paul's
epistles quoted, v. 59
Primus, Bp. of Corinth, ii. 155
Prince, when used absolutely, equivalent to emperor, i. 379-80
Principle, meaning of this word, viii. 459-60
Priscian, governor of Palestine, to whom Libanius writes, iii.
268
Priscillian, his writings, iv. 337-8. history of him, and his pro-
secution and death, 339–346. an apology for him and his
friends, 347-364. his character, 348
Priscillianism, the time of its rise, iv. 340
Priscillianists, scriptures received by them, iv. 366-368. their
opinions concerning other matters, 366–371. charges against
them in Jerom, Augustine, and Leo, considered, 371-374
Prisoners, how kept by the Romans, i. 243-4. sent from Judea
to Rome, 248. delivered there to the captain of the guard, 249
Proæresius, a christian and sophist, professor of rhetoric at
Athens, viii. 67—69
Proclus, president of the school of philosophy at Athens, author
of a treatise against the christians, and many other works,
viii. 130-132
Proclus, or Groculus, a Montanist mentioned by Tertullian, ii.
269, 395-397, 586. with whom Caius had a conference at
Rome, 395–398. his history and work against the Valentini-
ans, 587. several of that name, ib.
Procopius, writer of the History of Justinian, and a christian,
viii. 150
Procula, daughter of Elpidius and Eucrocia, iv. 342, 349
Proculus, said to have wrought a remarkable cure by anointing
with oil, vii. 308, and note
Prodicus and his followers, an account of them from Clem.
Alexandrinus and Theodoret, with observations, viii. 417-421.
accusations against them, 421-423. respected Christ and the
scriptures, 422. their time and general character, 423. did not
separate themselves from other christian churches, 424.
Prodigies preceding the destruction of Jerusalem, according to
Josephus, vi. 451-457. according to Josippon, 547-8. accord-
ing to Tacitus, 632-3
Promise, annexed to godliness, two sermons, ix. 496
Prophets, the origin of that character, signs whereby they may
be known, and the great guilt of neglecting the messages of
true prophets, vi. 563-569
Prophets of the O. T. how far they speak of Christ, v. 12. they
wrote the canonical books of the Old Testament, iv. 493-4,
497-499. v. 127
False prophets in Judea, before the destruction of Jerusalem, vi.
420—424, 451, and see 470
Proselytes, the Jews sometimes proselyted persons of condition,
and their different notions about that matter, i. 123–128.
there was but one sort of proselytes among the Jews, vi. 216—
226. x. 307-317
Prosper of Aquitain, his time, and testimony to the scriptures,
v. 36, 37. works ascribed to him, 37-40
Protevangelion, or gospel of James, composed by Leucius, viii.
526-7
Protoctetus, presbyter of Cæsarea, and friend of Origen, ii.
473-4
Provinces, the division of them made in the time of Augustus,
i. 34
Prudentius (A.) his time and works, a testimony to the scrip-
tures, v. 3-5. his character of Julian, vii. 600. his books
against Symmachus quoted, viii. 213–216
Psalms, divided into five books, iv. 295. commentaries upon
them by Apollinarius, and several other Greek writers, 260. by
Theodore of Mopsuestia, 395. upon some of them by Am-
brose of Milan, 335-6
Publicans, that some Jews were such, i. 230-1
Publius, Bp. of Athens, and martyr, 307-8
Pyle (T.) quoted, x. 162
Quadratus, mentioned with evangelists, and said to have had the
gift of prophecy, ii. 115, 414. whether Quadratus the apolo-
gist was Bp. of Athens, 307-8
Quartus, a martyr at Rome in the time of Valerian, vii. 369
Quesnell (M. P.) some observations of his, iv. 364-5. his opinion
concerning some works ascribed to Prosper, v. 37, 38
Question (The) or torture used by the Romans, i. 233
Quinta, a martyr at Alexandria, before the publication of Decius's
edict against the christians, vii. 358
Quotations, many books are quoted by ancient christian writers,
without giving them authority, iv. 456-7, 484. how texts of
the O. T. are quoted by the writers of the N. T. 466-7, 475
-477
Remarkable quotation of Judges xiv. 14, vii. 270. Phil. ii. 6.
167
Rabbi, one baptized at Leyden, ix. 105
Readings (Various) their number, and the causes of them, ii.
555. various readings in Faustus the Manichee, iii. 436-7
Reason, the value of it according to Irenæus, ii. 184-5. the use of
it in things of religion, v. 149. A future state proved by rea-
son, iii. 503. iv. 79
Recognitions, not written by Clement of Rome, ii. 35, 364–368.
their time, 368. the author an Ebionite, 380, 383. how quoted
by Origen, 530. quoted in the Imperfect Work, v. 122
Recommendation of things virtuous, lovely, and of good report ;
a sermon, ix. 252
Redemption of Gentiles as well as Jews, from the curse of the
Rites of redemption among the Macro-
Register; Jewish registers in being at the time of our Saviour's
nativity, and afterwards, i. 282
Reimar (H. S.) quoted and commended, vi. 440
Reland (Adr.) his observations upon the arch of Titus, and the
spoils of Jerusalem, vi. 467-8
Religion (Natural) its reality asserted, iv. 390. the benefit of it,
Religious parents (The happiness of having) and other relations,
a sermon, ix. 186. the present advantage of being religious,
507-511
Reliques, early instances of translating them, iii. 598
Repentance, its value, iii. 506-7
Responsiones, a fragment so called, not written by Polycarp,
ii. 99
Rest: the rest or peace of the churches, mentioned Acts ix. 31,
accounted for, i. 101, 104. the time and occasion of it, v. 475
-477, 480. vi. 214, 230
Resurrection, the meaning of its being past, ii. 332. the resur-
rection of the body denied by the Manichees, iii. 370-1. and
by the Docetæ and other Heretics, viii. 519-20, 547-8. the re-
surrection of the soul, 519-20. good arguments for the truth of
Christ's resurrection, iv. 79, 563-4. The history of our Savi-
our's resurrection, and of his appearances afterwards to his
followers, digested, x. 369–392. this account summed up,
REVELATION of St. John, its genuineness, vi. 318-323. written
by John the apostle, or John the elder, ii. 118. ascribed to
Cerinthus by Caius and others, 401-2. see also, 693, 705. not
written by Cerinthus, 700-1. Dionysius of Alexandria, his ar-
gument upon it, 693-697. with remarks, 697-719. Quoted
as John the apostle's in the Commentary upon thirteen of St.
Paul's epistles, iv. 383
Its time, vi. 324–328. said by Victorinus to have been pub-
lished in the time of Domitian, iii. 179
Referred or alluded to, by Hermas, ii. 69-72. by the mar-
tyrs at Lyons, 164. probably received by Papias, 118, 124. re-
ceived by Justin M. and ascribed by him to John the apostle,
137. received by Melito, Bp. of Sardis, 159-60. by Irenæus,
181-183. and said by him to have been seen in the time of
Domitian; to the like purpose others, iv. 575. v. 114, 140. re-
ceived by Theophilus of Antioch, ii. 203. Clement of A. 245.
Tertullian, 275, 295. a commentary upon it by Melito, 159.
made use of by the composer of the Sibylline oracles, 343. re-
ceived by Apollonius, 393. by Hippolytus, 436. by Origen,
495, 497, 512, 577. Dionysius of Alexandria, his argument
upon it, with remarks, 693-722. received by Cyprian, and the
church of Rome in his time, iii. 47. by the author against the
h
Novatian heretic, 64, 65. by the author of a Computation of
Easter, 73. 74. by Novatus, 118-19. by the Novatians, 121.
by Commodian, 135. by the author of the poem against the
Marcionites, 171. by Methodius, 197-8. received by the Mani-
chees, 404. quoted by the latter Arnobius, 480. received by
Lactantius, 541. by the Donatists, 565. generally received in
the time of Eusebius, iv. 103. received by Athanasius, 155. by
the author of the Synopsis, 163. by Julius Firmicus Maternus,
171. by Hilary of Poictiers, 179. by Epiphanius, 187, 190. by
Faustinus, 251, by Phœbadius, 254. by Victorinus, iii. 178-9.
iv. 256. supposed to be received by Basil, 279. Gregory Nazi-
anzen, 287-8. Gr. Nyssen, 296. Ephrem, 313. received by Phi-
laster, 387. by the Egyptians, 324. by Pacian, 326. by Ambrose,
335. by Jerom, 436, 450. by Rufinus, 484-5. by the third council
of Carthage, 487. by Augustine, 494, 511-12. by Sulpicius Se-
verus, 575. by Chromatius, 581. by Innocent, 586. by Pauli-
nus, 588-9. by Pelagius, 591. by Prudentius, v. 5. probably by
Isidore of Pelusium, 10. received by Cyril of Alexandria, 13.
by Cassian, 29. by Prosper, 36. by the author of the Divine
promises and predictions, 39. by Salvian, 65. by Gennadius,
74, 75. by Gelasius, 76. by Irenæus, and other early writers,
77, 104. by the christians in Egypt in the time of Cosmas, 98.
and at Constantinople in the ninth century, 88. by the author
of the Imperfect Work, 121. by Gregory, Bp. of Rome. 131.
by Isidore of Seville, 136. by Damascenus, 147. by Ecume-
nius, 157. by Nicephorus Callisti, 168-9. is in the catalogue of
Dionysius, called the Areopagite, 74. in the Alexandrian MS.
82-84. A commentary upon it by Andrew, 77. by Arethas,
103. by Cassiodorius, 113. Allusions and references to it in
Lucian's True history, vii. 285. and in the Dialogue called Phi-
lopatris, 289
Whether received by Archelaus, iii. 258. a contradicted book in
the time of Eusebius, iv. 97. whether received by Eusebius, 125
-128. not received by all in the time of Epiphanius, 190-1.
not received by Cyril of Jerusalem, 173, 175. wanting in the
catalogue of the council of Laodicea, 183. rejected by some ac-
cording to Amphilochius, 293. whether received by the Syri-
ans, 323-325. generally doubted of by christians in the East,
v. 107. said by Jerom not to be received by the Greeks, iv.
456. not received by all in the time of Augustine, 511. never
quoted by Chrysostom, 549. said by Sulpicius Severus to be
foolishly or wickedly rejected by many, 575. doubtful whether
received by Cosmas, v. 98. and Theophylact, 162. looked upon
as spurious by some of the ancients, 103. not received by Se-
verian, Bp. of Gabala, iv. 572. nor by Theodoret, v. 19. not
publicly read at Alexandria in the fifth century, 70. placed
among apocryphal books, 87. Sentiments of divers learned
moderns concerning this book, ii. 715–718, 720-1. See also
St. John
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