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Clement of Alexandria
CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA
“Because of the angels,” interpreted 578
“Unknown God,” Athenian inscription to 464, 478
Abraham, elect 445
meaning of his name 446
Abstraction from material things, necessary to the knowledge of divine truth 460
Advent of Christ, precursors of 519
Agape, Christian 238
abuse of the term by heretics 403
Alexandria, centre of Christian culture 165
catechetical school of 342
Alms, how given and received 578
Amusements, good and bad 289
public (spectacles), forbidden 290
Anacharsis, forbids heathen mysteries 177
Angels, spiritual beings 493
guardian 533
inferior, given to Gentiles 524
Animals, clean and unclean, signification of 556
Aristobulus, quoted 487
two of the name 520
Art, wisdom given by God 304
Arts, invented by Hebrews 317
Astronomy, mystery of 501
Baptism, of Christ, effect of 215
Christian, names and effects 215-216
first of Christian mysteries 461
for the remission of sins 222, 361
illumination 216
new birth in Christ 439
not to be repeated 361
of the apostles, tradition of 578
with faith and repentance 217
Barnabas, St., an apostle 354-355
quoted 355, 362, 366, 372, 459
Basilides, heretic, errors of 355, 358, 381, 423, 437, 440, 445
Bath, behaviour in 279
right use of 282
Bean, prohibited by Pythagoras 385, 402
Beatitudes, true teaching of 413, 441
Beauty, true and false 271
Beetle, fable concerning 449, 484
Birth and death, law of 584
Blood, symbol of the Word 221
Body, Christian, temple of God 584
Bread, symbol of the Word 221
Britain, legend of musical cave 487
Bunsen, Baron, Hippolytus, 297 443
Callimachus, quoted 578
Candlestick, the golden, symbol of the Holy Spirit 452, 477
Carpocratians, their heresies and practice 383, 403
Cassiodorus, note on 571
Causes, defined and classified 565-567
Children, Christ’s name for his disciples 212-213
applied to those under the Law 217
character and blessings 214
nourished by the milk of the Word 218
Christian life, a system of reasonable actions 235
precepts of, in Scripture 291-295
Christians, sons of God 195
their unity 197
Chronology of Holy Scripture 325-334, 346
Church, Catholic, unity of 555
Jewish and Christian, one 369
earthly, image of heavenly 421
Clement of Alexandria, a reformer 165
his knowledge of Hebrew questioned 439, 443, 446, 484
life and works 167
pupil and successor of Pantænus 166
teacher of philosophic Christianity 380
Clement of Rome, St., an apostle 428
Clothing, Christian use of 263
becoming for Christians 284
not to be dyed 265
of the feet 267
of women 266
Commandments, the two great 599
Confession of Christ, public 421
promises to 422
true martyrdom 422
Continence, heretical opinions of, refuted 381
in all things, not one only 392
of Christians more excellent than of philosophers 391
Contrition, the only true penitence 416
Courage is not daring 541
Creation, why not repeated 584
Crowns, floral, not used by Christians 255
Culture, Greek, useful to Christians 307
a divine gift 308
necessary for understanding Scripture 310
Customs, heathen, to be forsaken 197-199
debasing effects of 200-201, 205-206
overcome by divine truth 201-202
Death, Christian philosophy of 411
errors of Valentinus, concerning 425
Decalogue, interpreted 511
omissions in interpretation of 515, 522
why ten commandments 511
Deception, permitted by the sophists 538
modern casuistry on 556
Definitions of terms, necessary 556, 561
philosophical, nature, and classification 562-563
Degrees, in heaven, corresponding to order in the church 505
how attained 505
of knowledge, true Gnostic only perfect in 507
Democritus, on the idea of God 465, 486
Demonstration, defined 559
dilemma of suspense of judgment 562
first principles indemonstrable 559
produces scientific belief 559
Dialectics, a means to true wisdom 340
Disciplina arcani, true nature of 343-344
Dispensations, the seven 476-477
Doubt and assent, causes of 564
Dove, emblem of the Holy Spirit 578
Dress, heathen luxury in, forbidden to Christian women 273
leads to licentiousness 276
to men 275
Drinking, Christian principles of 242
abuses of 244-245
Eating, luxury in, heathen 237
Christian temperance in 239-242
Egyptian rites 488
Bishop Warburton on 520
women in 521
Elect, illustrated by Abraham 445
elect of elect 601
known by Christ 533
Electa, lady to whom St. John’s Second Epistle was written 577
Elijah, example of frugality 281
Emblems, Christian, in the Catacombs 297
Empedocles, quoted 384-385, 403, 446, 464, 466
Epiphanes 382
opinion on community of women 403
Esoteric doctrine, use of 302, 313, 343, 345
Eucharist 242
heretics celebrate with water 322
peculiar customs of 300
received according to reason 310
typified by Melchizedek 439
Euripides, quoted 384-385, 403, 469
Evil, not sought for itself 319
works for good 330
Exhortation, The, of Clement, object of 167
Eye, government of the 291
Faith, possible without learning 307, 345
faith, not opinion, foundation of knowledge 359
foundation of knowledge 445
heretical views of 445
leads to repentance, hope, benevolence 353, 357
necessary to justification 444
not a natural quality 349
only means to the knowledge of God 349
saving, manifested by works 505
taught by Scripture to Greek philosophy 352
twofold, relating to memory and hope 360
voluntary 360
Fathers, apostolical, quoted 348, 355, 357, 360, 362, 366, 422, 428, 460, 495-496, 510
Fear of God, necessary 354
Figurative teaching of Scripture and philosophy 450
Filthy speaking and acts, reproved 250
Free-will, the original of sin 319, 362-363
choice of virtue 525
condition of judgment 353
error of Basilides 444
illustrated by Plato 483
necessary to faith and repentance 349
power of choosing salvation 441
proofs of 424, 426, 437, 502, 524
source of obedience 519, 527-528
Friendship, how threefold 369
Frugality, a mark of Christian living 280
examples of 281
Geometry, mystery of 499-501
Gnosis, true wisdom, revealed by God 494
Gnostic 535
Gnostic, true (Christian), as defined by Clement 342
alone attains perfection 502
an imitator of God 440
and knowledge 495
attains likeness to Christ 526
charity 545
conjectures things future 501, 521
content, self-control 528
continual devotion 546
divine contemplation 414
fasting 544
final reward 539
freed from passion and perturbation 496
help to others 535
his contempt for pain and poverty 412
his faith and trust 535
his self-restraint in lawful things 543
how regards earthly things 439
knowledge 527
long-suffering and forgiveness 548
lover of God and man 542
made perfect in knowledge 539
object of life 418
perfected by martyrdom 433
philosophic testimony to 436, 436
represses sensual desire 503
seeks good for itself 434-437
takes no oath 537
teaches by example 538
trained by Christian knowledge 433, 438
uses all knowledge 498
worshipper of God 523
Gnostics, false, tendency of 380
despisers of the body 412
God, known by science only as manifested in Christ 438
eternal 476
how far revealed to the heathen 474-475
incomprehensible by human mind 463
knowledge of, a divine gift 464
knowledge of, in Greek philosophy 489
this shown by philosophers 464-465
Gods of the heathen, their wickedness 179-182
cruelty of their worship 183
their temples, tombs 184
Goodness, divine, not inconsistent with justice 225-227
Grafting, illustrative of conversion 507
Greek, language of Christianity 166
poetry quoted 469-474
type of early Christianity 379
Gymnosophists of India, answers of 488
Hades, Christ preached to Jews in, and apostles to Gentiles 490
repentance in 491
Hair, may be trimmed, but not dyed 286
Hebrew names, meaning of 439, 443, 446, 476
Hebrews, Epistle to, translated by St. Luke 579
why not subscribed by St. Paul 442, 579
Heraclitus, quoted 384-385, 403, 446
Heresies, no argument against Christian belief 550
authors of 556
founded on opinion 554
new inventions 556
tested by Scripture 551
Heretics, their pretexts for licentiousness 385
St. John’s course regarding 577
character of 555
claim all carnal things as lawful 388
first heretics post-apostolic 555-556
Hermas, Shepherd of, quoted 348, 357, 360, 422, 510
Herodotus, quoted 384-385, 403
Homer, quoted 384-385, 403, 469
Hope, Christian, witnessed to by philosophers 447
Household life, habits of 251
Hymns, to Christ 295
evening, of Greek Christians 298
Idols, to be rejected 519
Images, heathen, shameful 184-188
Incarnation of Christ, benefits of 202-204, 601
Instruction, Christian, meaning of 223
effects in Christians 235
given through the Law by the Word 224, 234
heathen, folly of 223
power of Christ’s 225
Iota and tittle, meaning of 578
Irreverence, reproof of 585
Isaac, type of Christian joy 214
James, St. the Great 579
the Just, Bishop of Jerusalem 579
tradition of his martyrdom 579
John Baptist, St., voice of the Word 174
John, St., tradition of 574
St. John and the robber, story of 603-604
his Second Epistle interpreted 577
origin of his Gospel 580
Jude, St., his relationship to our Lord 573
Kiss of charity, abuse of 291
Knowledge, true, defined 349-350, 364
by the senses 445
degrees of 507
foundation in faith 445
love of 508
of God, in Greek philosophy 489
philosophy and heresies, aids to 509
true, in Christ only 508
twofold, by apprehension and reason 480
Laughter, abuse of 249
Law, penalty of, beneficent 339
divine, teacher of philosophy 367
natural and revealed, one, and divine 341
Lord’s day, illustrated by Greek authors 469
day of Christ’s resurrection 545
Love, Christian, how fulfils the law 414
of man, rewards of 601-602
represses sensual passion 430
Luxury, household, forbidden to Christians 247
hindrance to charity 279
in dress and person 272-277
in servants 278
Maiden, the model, described by Zeno 289
Man, pre-existent in the Divine Mind 210
object of God’s love 210
spiritual excellence of 410
Manliness, true Christian 365
Marcion, heretic 384-385, 403, 445
Mark, St., disciple of St. Peter 561
origin of his Gospel 579
Marriage, lawful use of 259-263
depravation of it a reproach to the Creator 400, 403
errors of Cassian refuted 399
heretical perversions of Scripture regarding 395, 398
honourable in all 533
its purity taught in Holy Scripture 400, 403
nature, conditions, and duty of 377
of apostles 533
single commended, second permitted 382, 403
true philosophy of 402, 403-407
two heretical views of marriage to be shunned 401
Martha of Bethany, Christ’s rebuke of 594
Martyrdom, why to be desired 411, 423
blessedness of 416
errors of Basilides on 423-424
heathen, falsely so named 412
of St. Clement of Rome 428
philosophy testifies to 418-419
sex and condition of martyrs 420
spiritual 412
testimony of Scripture 427
Menander, witness to Scripture 446
Milk, symbol of spiritual nourishment 218-222
Ministry, how chosen 504
orders of 505
Miracles of Christ, mystery of 501
Mixed cup in the Eucharist 242
Mosaic Law, a preparation for Christ 339
fourfold character of 340
Moses, history of 335
assumption of 573
lawgiver and general 336-338
slaying the Egyptian 585
tradition of his burial 511
Music, sanctified to God 248
instrumental, not Christian 249
mystery of 499
Mustard seed, parable of, interpreted 578
Mysteries, Christian, why celebrated by night 435
Eleusinian, vileness of 175-177
Mythology, heathen, absurd and impious 175-177, 520
Names, conceptions and subjects (philosophical) classified 564
Neighbour, who is our 599
New creation in Christ, meaning of 594
Nicetas, commentary on Job, quoted 577
Nicolas, deacon, name and teaching abused by Nicolaitans 385
symbols of, in the Decalogue 512-514
Occupations of Christians 282
Offences to be avoided 426
Ointments, abuse of 253
Ornaments, unsuited to Christians 267-270
Pœdagogus, The, of Clement, object and contents of 167
Pantænus, teacher at Alexandria 165-167, 343
Parables of our Lord, mystery of 501-502
Good Samaritan 599
Mustard Seed 578
Pearl 578
Prodigal Son, sermon on 581-589
interpreted,—of the Labourers 415
Passover (last) of our Lord, date of 565
Paul, St., late witness of Old-Testament truth 434, 442
Pearl, parable of, interpreted 578
Perfection, distinct from completeness 459, 478
attained by the true Gnostic alone 502
possible to human nature 502
Peripatetic philosophy 191
Persecution, how understood 598
Peter, St., tradition of his wife’s martyrdom 541
Philo Judæus, his interpretation of Scripture history 306
Philosophers, heathen, opinions of, respecting God 190
Christian, self-restraint of 370
opinions on the chief good 374
taught truth by the Scriptures 191-192
Philosophy, use of, in Christian teaching 303
Greek, a preparation for Christ 305, 321-323, 347-348
Greek, a recreation to the Gnostic 517
Greek, foreign sources of 314-317
and other things by the same 465, 478
but a preparation for such knowledge 516
cannot give perfect knowledge of God 515
character and origin 493
gift of God to Jew and Greek 495, 517, 521
its objective truth 556
necessary to knowledge 518
object of true philosophy 493
posterior to the Mosaic Law 324-333, 341
sects of, contain half-truths 313
successive schools of 313
taught by divine law in piety, charity, justice, purity 367
taught highest good by Scripture 375
true philosophy seeks God 358-359, 369
what is true philosophy 308, 311
Pictures, heathen, their licentiousness 189
Plagiarism, of Greek poets from each other 481-483
of Greeks from Hebrew Scriptures 486-488
of philosophers and historians 484-486
of philosophers, from Egypt and India 488
Plato, on language of animals 333
a divine gift 464
an imitator of Moses 338
falsely quoted by heretics, on community of women, and depravation of the natural creation 382, 403
free-will 475
idea of God 465
illustrating the Trinity 468
on future rewards 416, 436, 436, 442
on hope 404
on spiritual knowledge 448
philosophic teaching from Scripture 466, 469
the Lord’s day 469
witness to Scripture 446, 470, 479
Poets, heathen, testimony to the truth 193
Prayer, subject of 533
canonical hours 534
false Gnostic, ideas of 534
gestures 534
of the wicked 535
silent 535
why towards the East 535
Predestination, ground of 497, 524
Priesthood of Christians 572
Prophets, the, teachers of the truth 194-195
teach by parables and enigmas 510, 522
Providence, special, to be believed 312
Punishment, a mark of God’s love 226
a means of salvation 228-230
leads to repentance 232-233
Purity, law of 259, 317, 348, 433
Pythagoreans, falsely quoted against marriage 385, 403
on the idea of God 465
sayings of Theano 417, 431, 441-442
Regeneration of Christians by the Word 357
Religion in common life 290
Repentance, first and second 361
voluntary 361
what is true 602
Riches, true Christian 279, 596, 600
how forsaken for Christ 598
not to be thrown away 594
want of, not salvation 597
when profitless 595
Righteousness, true 504
impresses a likeness to God 504
in what sense attained through philosophy 305, 323, 345-346
Rings, for the ears, forbidden 285
for the hands, how allowed 285
signet, designs 285
Ruler, the young, character of 594
Sabbath, Jewish, right keeping of 302
Sacrifices, heathen, cruelty of 183
needless 532
of the Law 532
sacrifices of prayer and praise 532
Salome, apocryphal sayings of Christ to 392
Salvation before Christ 428
one to Jew and Gentile 490
Samaritan, good, signifies Christ 599
Scripture, holy, chronology of 325-334
test of doctrinal truth 550
threefold interpretation of 341
why veiled in parables 509
Segaar, Charles, annotator of St. Clement 605
Self-restraint of Christian philosophers 370
Septuagint, date and origin of 334
Servants, how kept by heathen 278
Servants, how treated by Christians 288
Sex, no distinction of, in instruction 211
Christian relations of 419
Sibyl, the, testimony to the truth 192, 194, 346
Similitudes in instruction, use of 281
Sin, voluntary and involuntary 361
not to be predicated of the divine nature 363
power to repent of 361
Sleep, Christian use of 257
Socrates, on future rewards 436, 436, 442
Sodomites, sin and punishment of 282
Son of God, Saviour and Lord of all 524
not author of evil 526
order of His government 525
Sophists, foolishness of 304, 309
Sophocles, witness to Scripture 446
Speech, subordinate to action 310
Spirits in prison, preached to 490
Stationary days, fasts of 544
Stromata, The, of Clement, object and character of 168
meaning of term 408
Symbols, Pythagorean, in philosophic proverbs 450
Egyptian 454
Jewish, do not sanction image worship 453, 477
apostolic opinion of 459
of philosophical language 455
of the Mosaic Law 456
reasons for 457
Tabernacle and its furniture, symbolic meaning of 452
Tatian on marriage, errors of 396, 403-407
Teachers of St. Clement 301-302
Teaching, right motives in 300
Temperance, in living 251
in conversation 252
Temple furniture, symbolism of 585
Temples, in what sense holy 530
heathen, tombs 184
Theano the Pythagorean, sayings of 417, 431, 441-442
Timothy, Epistle to, rejected by certain heretics 359
Tithes and firstfruits, maintenance of priests under the Law 363
Tradition of doctrine from the apostles 301, 343
unwritten 494
Trinity, doctrine of, illustrated by Plato 468
Truth, divine, contrasted with heathen fable 171
attained through faith, as the gift of God 519
given to all 522
its power over men 172
object of true philosophy 556
spiritual nature of 464
Unbelief, sin and danger of 195-197
Unity of Jew and Greek in Christ 504
Valentinus, heretic, errors of 355, 359, 425, 445
Vestments of the high priest, symbolism of 453
Wife, character of a good 432
Wine, how used by Christians 243
Christ’s example in 246
how abused to drunkenness 244
Wisdom, object of true philosophy 492
manifold 518
Witnesses, three earthly, interpreted 576
Women, right adorning of 287
behaviour at church 290
chaste habits in 288
examples of perfection in 431
Word, the, pre-existent, incarnate, teacher 173
eternal and uncreate 573
healer of the soul 210
restorer and guide of man 209
symbolized by milk, 219, by bread and by blood 221
Worship, true nature of 532
Xenocrates, on the idea of God 465, 486
Zeno, description of a model maiden 289
Zephaniah (apocryphal), vision of heaven 462
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