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Introductory Note to Irenæus Against Heresies
[2774] John i. 3, 4. The punctuation here followed is different from that commonly adopted, but is found in many of the Fathers, and in some of the most ancient mss.
[2777] ὑπ’ αὐτῆς, occurring twice, is rendered both times in the old Latin version, “ab eis.” The reference is to σκοτία, darkness, i.e., all those not belonging to the spiritual seed.
[2778] Comp. John i. 14.
[2779] This is parenthetically inserted by the author, to show the misquotation of Scripture by these heretics.
[2780] These words are wanting in the Greek, but are inserted in the old Latin version.
Chapter IX.—Refutation of the impious interpretations of these heretics.
[2781] It is difficult to give an exact rendering of μελετᾶν in this passage; the old Lat. version translates it by meditari, which Massuet proposes to render “skilfully to fit.”
[2782] Tertullian refers (Præscrip. Hær.) to those Homeric centos of which a specimen follows. We have given each line as it stands in the original: the text followed by Irenæus differs slightly from the received text.
[2783] Literally, “immoveable in himself,” the word ἀκλινῆ being used with an apparent reference to the original meaning of κανόνα, a builder’s rule.
[2784] The meaning of the word ἀπολύτρωσις here is not easily determined; but it is probably a scenic term equivalent to ἀπόλυσις, and may be rendered as above.
[2785] [The Creed, in the sublime simplicity of its fundamental articles, is established; that is, by the impossibility of framing anything to take their place.]
Chapter X.—Unity of the faith of the Church throughout the whole world.
[2786] “ Of God” is added from the old Latin
[2790] Probably referring to the Churches in Palestine.
[2791] The text here is ἀρκουμένους τούτους, which is manifestly corrupt. Various emendations have been proposed: we prefer reading ἀρκούμενος τούτοις, and have translated accordingly.
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