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Irenæus
Aaron and Miriam, their sin against Moses, and its punishment 573
Abel and Cain, the offerings of 485
Abominations, the, practiced by the Valentinians 324
Abraham
both covenants prefigured in 495
had faith identical with ours 492
saw the day of Christ 467, 469
vain attempt of Marcion to exclude him from Christ’s salvation 470
waited for the promises of God 561
Abraxas, Basilides’ doctrine of 350
Acceptable year of the Lord, the 390
Achamoth
an account of 320
asserted to be be referred to in the Scripture 326
origin of the visible world from 321
shall at last enter the Pleroma 325
Adam and Eve, the story of, according to the Ophites 356
Adam, the first
analogy with the second 454
death of 551
his repentance signified by the girdle which he made 457
in paradise 531
made a partaker of salvation 455
sinned on the sixth day of creation 551
why driven out of paradise 457
Agape 396
Aletheia
how her passion is said to be indicated in Scripture 319
of Ptolomy 333
revealed by Tetrad 337
the Æon so called 317
the numerical value of, does not square with Valentinianism 396
Anaxagoras 376
Anaximander 376
Angels
could not be ignorant of the Supreme God 365
of the devil 524
the world not made by 361
Animal men, the, of the Valentinians 323, 327
Animals, clean and unclean 534
Anthropos and Ecclesia, the Æons so named 316, 333, 355
Antichrist
concentrates in himself the apostasy 557
the fraud, pride, and tyranny of the kingdom of 553
the number of the name of 558
Antiphanes, the theogony of 376
Apator 322
Apostles
the twelve, not types of the twelve Æons 389
the, did not begin to preach till endued with the Holy Spirit 414
the, preached one God 414
the, the doctrine of 429
the, the labours of, lessened by their predecessors 494
Aquila and Theodotian, their interpretation of Isa. vii. 14 referred to 451
Autogenes 353
Axe, the
laid at the root 573
made to float by means of wood 572
Balaam 571
forbidden to curse Israel 572
his ass a type 572
slain 572
Baptism of Jesus in His thirtieth year not a type of the thirty Æons 390
Barbeliotes or Borborians, the 353
Basilides
absurd notion of, as to the death of Jesus 349
the doctrines of 349
Beast, the 557
Bel and the Dragon 467
Bishops
a succession of, in various churches 415
first, of Rome 416
Blandina, the martyr 570
Blood
the Christians accused of eating 570
the, of Christ, redeems 527
Blood, the, of Christ, redeems 528
Bodies, the, of men
from the earth 544
temples of the Holy Ghost 532
Body and soul, the views of heretics respecting the future destiny of, refuted 402
Bread and wine in the Eucharist 528
Breath of life, the 537
Cain 456
and Abel, the respective offerings of 485
Cainites, the doctrines of the 358
Carnal and spiritual 536
Carpocrates
his followers branded with external marks, and have images of Jesus 351
his views of the devil 351
immorality of the system of 351, 351
the doctrines of 350
the followers of, practised magic and incantations 350
Centurion, the, of the Gospels, asserted by the Valentinians to be the Demiurge 326
Cerdo, the doctrines of 352
Cerinthus, the doctrines of 351
Christ
His kingdom eternal 555
His resurrection a proof of ours 532
His victory over Satan 549
Valentinus’s views of 319, 325, 332, 333
alone able to redeem us 526
and Jesus of Nazareth proved from the writings of Paul to be one and the same 445
and Jesus, the same, and only begotten Son of God 440
assumed actual flesh, conceived and born of the Virgin 454
came for the sake of men in all ages 494
conferred on our flesh the capacity of salvation 528
descended into regions beneath the earth 499
did not abolish the law 475
did not abrogate the natural precepts of the law, but removed the bondage 477
did not flee away from Jesus at the cross 447
did not suffer in appearance merely 447
fitting that He should take human nature, and be tempted by the devil 548
foreseen and foretold by the prophets 509
how prefigured 571
is the end of the law 476
is the treasure hid in the field 496
not, but the Holy Spirit, descended upon Jesus 444
temptation of 549
testimony of the sacred books to 576, 577, 577
the advent of, foreknown and desired by righteous men 474
the advent of, foretold 473
the apostles of, their preaching 417
the dead raised by, a proof of the resurrection 539
the descent of, upon Jesus, according to the Ophites 357
the origin of, according to the Ophites 354
the prophets referred all their predictions to 511
the resurrection of 560
took flesh, not seemingly, but really 527
Christians, calumnies against 570
Church, the
her gifts 409
of Rome, founded by Peter and Paul 415
performs nothing by incantations or curious arts 409
the catholic, the depository of truth 416
Clean and unclean 534
Colorbasus, the doctrines of 333
Commandment, the first and greatest 476
Communion with God 556
Cosmocrator, the 323
Covenant, the new 511
Covenants
one author and one end to both 472
the oneness of both proved by Jesus’ reproof of customs repugnant to the former 475
Created things
made after the image of invisible things, according to the Marcosians 342
not a shadow of the Pleroma 368
not images of Æons within the Pleroma 366
Creation, the, of all things out of nothing by God 369
Creator
but one, of the world 369
is the Word of God 546
the, could not be ignorant of the Supreme God 365
the, made all things, spiritual and material 405
Day of retribution, the 390
Day, the, does not square with the theory of Valentinus 395
Dead, the, raised by Christ, a proof of the resurrection 539
Death and life 537
Decalogue, the
at first inscribed on the hearts of men 479
not cancelled by Christ 481
Demiurge, the
declared by the heretics to be animal 403
if animal, how could he make things spiritual? 405
ignorant of the offspring of his mother Achamoth 323
ignorant of what he created 322
instructed by the Saviour 326
is the centurion of the Gospels 326
passes into the intermediate habitation 325
the creator of all things outside the Pleroma 322
the formation of, according to Valentinus 322
views of the heretics respecting, exposed and confuted 385
Deuteronomy 571
Devil
his lie in regard to the government of the world 552
practised in falsehoods, he tempted man 551
the sons of the 525
views of the Carpocratians respecting 351
Diatheses, the, of Ptolomy 333
Disciples, the true spiritual 506
Discriminating faculty, the, in man 522
Disobedient, the
are the angels of the devil 524
Duodecad, the, of Valentinus, how said to be indicated in Scripture 319
Dyad, the, of Valentinus 332
Earthly things, types of heavenly 486
Ebionites, the 352
refutation of, who disparaged the writings of Paul 439
strictures on 527
Ecclesia, the
of Ptolomy 333
of the Valentinians 323
Egyptians, the Israelites commanded to spoil the goods of, an exposition and vindication 502
Elements, the twenty-four, of Marcus 339
Elijah 530
Elisha 545
Elucidation, by the American editor, end of book iii 460
Emanations the, of Valentinus and others
an account of 316, 332, 333, 339
Encratites, the 353
Enmity, the, put between Eve and the serpent 457
Enoch, the translation of 530
Enthymesis, the, of Sopia or Achamoth 318, 322
the absurdity of 383
the treachery of Judas not a type of 388
Error, how often set off 315
Evanthas 559
Eve and the Virgin Mary compared 547
Eve, the story of, according to the Ophites 356
Faith of Abraham, the, the same as ours 492
Faith, the unity of the, in the universal Church 330
Father, the
how no one knows, but the Son 467
reveals the Son 468
the world made by, through the Word 361
Fear, produces (according to Valentinus) animal substances 323
Five, the number, the frequent use of, in Scripture 394
Flesh, the
and blood 534
as nourished by the body of the Lord, incorruptible 486
made capable of salvation 528
quickened 538
saved by the Word taking flesh 541
the saints having suffered in, shall received their rewards in 561
the works of 536
Florinus 568
Free will, man endowed with 518
Fruit of the belly and of the loins 453
Gentiles, the conversion of, more difficult than that of the Jews 495
Gideon, a type 445
Gifts, the, of the Holy Spirit 533
Gnostics, the hypocrisy and pride of 439
God
His infinitude 569
His power and glory will shine forth in the resurrection 529
His providential rule over the world 459
alone knows all things 399
always true and faithful 572
and the Word, formed all things by their own power 546
attributes of 521
but one announced by the law and the prophets, whom Christ confesses as His Father 466
but one, proved against Marcion and others 359
but one, who is the Father 463
communion with 556
created all things out of nothing 370
declared by the Son 489
declared by the law and manifested in Christ 550
different names of, in the Hebrew Scriptures 412
formed all things by the Word and Spirit 487
has placed man under laws for man’s own benefit 478
immutable and eternal 465
just to punish and good to save 459
many things, the knowledge of which must be left in His hands 399
needs nothing from man 482
not the author of sin 502
not to be sought after by means of syllables and letters 396
objection from Matt. vi. 24 answered 421
objection to the doctrine of one, deduced from 2 Cor. iv. 4, answered 420
one and the same, inflicts punishments and bestows rewards 523
one, proclaimed by Christ and the apostles 417
pardons our sins 544
proved to be one and the same the Creator from the Gospel of Matthew 422
proved to be one and the same the Creator, from the Gospel of John 426
proved to be one and the same the Creator, from the Gospels of Mark and Luke 423
seen by men, yet invisible 490
showed Himself to be merciful and mighty to save after the fall of man 449
the Holy Ghost throughout the Old Testament mentions but one 418
the author of both testaments 505
the destruction of Jerusalem derogates nothing from His majesty 465
the image of, in which man was made 544
the misery of departure from 523
the unity of proved from Moses, the prophets and Christ 463
the world made by 361
those deceived who feign another 530
unity of, reaffirmed 544
God of this world, the 420
Gods, the so-called, in the Old Testament 419
Good works, not necessary for Valentinian heretics 324
Gospels, the four
respective characteristics of 428
symbolized by the four living creatures 428
there can be neither more nor fewer 428
those who destroy the form of, vain and unlearned 429
Government, civil, of God, and to be obeyed 552
Grain of mustard seed, the 573
Greater and less, application of the phrase 472
Grief, evil spirits said by Valentinus to derive their origin from 323
Heaven, the, of Valentinus 322
Heavens, the new, different abodes in 567
Helena and Simon Magus 348
Henotes 332
Heresies, of recent origin 417
Heretics, the
blasphemous doctrines of, further exposed 408
borrow their systems from the heathen 376
deviation of, from the truth 347
follow neither Scripture nor tradition 415
have fallen into an abyss of error 370
miracles claimed to be wrought by 407
modes of initiation practised by 346
refutation of, from the orderly succession of bishops in the churches 415
resort to Scripture to support their opinions 319, 343, 344
the first order of productions maintained by (viz. Æons), indefensible 373
their perverse interpretations of Scripture 369
to be avoided 547
tossed about by every wind of doctrine 418
unlearned, ignorant, and divided in opinion 547
Holy Spirit, gifts of the 533
Holy Spirit, the, descended on Jesus at His baptism, not Christ nor the Saviour 444
Homer, laid under contribution by the Valentinians, curious instances of 330
I am that I am 419
Ialdaboth 355
Iao 321
Ignorance, human, of divine things 399
Image of God, the, in which man was created 544
Immorality, the, of the Valentinian heretics 324
Initiation, modes of, practised by the heretics 346
Intermediate state, the 560
Isaac
the blessing of 562
the history of symbolical 492
Isaiah, his prophecy respecting the virgin conceiving, vindicated against Theodotion, Aquila, and the Ebionites 451
Jacob, the actions of, typical 493
Jerusalem, the destruction of, derogates nothing from the majesty of God 465
Jesus
His baptism when thirty years old, not a type of the thirty Æons 390
His birth foretold by Isaiah 452
His reply to the Sadducees 466
His teaching 408
according to Basilides, was not crucified, but Simon of Cyrene in His stead 349
and Christ, proved from the writings of Paul to be one and the same 445
became man so as to be capable of being tempted and crucified 449
descent of the Christ upon, according to the Ophites 357
how certain Æons are said to be indicated by the name of 319
lived at least till near fifty years old 392
meaning of the letters of the name of 339
neither Christ nor Saviour, but the Holy Spirit descended upon Him at His baptism 444
not a mere man, but very God 448
passed through every stage of life, to sanctify all 391
significance of the letters of the name 339
the baptism of 423
the generation of according to Marcus 339
the ministry of, extended over ten years 391
the same with Christ, the only begotten Son of God, perfect God and perfect man 440
the significance of the letters of the name 393
with Him nothing incomplete—His time 443
John, and Cerinthus, a curious story relating to 416
Joshua 571
Judas not an emblem of the twelfth Æon 388
Judgement, the future, by Jesus Christ 523, 556
Justin quoted against Marcion 468
Keltæ, the 316
Kingdom
the earthly, of the saints after their resurrection 563
the prophecies respecting, not allegorical 565
the, of Christ, eternal 556
Knee, bending the, a symbol of the resurrection 569
Knowledge
perfect, not attainable in this life 399
puffs up 397
the true 574
Lateinos 559
Law
Christ did not abrogate the natural precepts of, but removed the bondage of 477
man was placed under, for his own benefit 478
originally inscribed on the hearts of men, but afterwards, as the Mosaic, made by God to bridle the desires of the Jews 479
perfect righteousness not obtained by 480
the old and the new, has but one author 472
Letters and syllables
God not to be sought after by means of 396
absurdity of arguments derived from 393
the absurd theories of Marcus respecting 336, 339
Levitical dispensation, the, not appointed by God for His own sake 482
Life and death 537
Linus, bishop of Rome 416
Living creatures, the symbolic import of the four 428
Logos
absurdity of the Valentinian account of the generation of 381
the Æon so called and Sige 372
Lord, the
is one God, the Father 463
testimony of Moses to 463
Lot
and his daughters, the typical import of the story of 504
the wife of, turned into a pillar of salt 504
Luke
and Paul 437
refutation of the Ebionites who tried to disparage the authority of Paul from the writings of 439
Magic, our Lord’s miracles not performed by 409
Magical practises, the, of Marcus 334
Man
God’s mercy to, after the fall 449
all things created for the service of 558
endowed with the faculty of distinguishing good and evil 522
every, either empty or full 572
needs a greater than man to save 450
the first, according to the Ophites 354
the object of God’s long-suffering 450
the respective destinations of the threefold kind of 325, 326
the threefold kind, feigned by the heretics 323
the whole nature of, has salvation conferred upon it 531
unfruitful, without the Holy Spirit 536
why not at first made perfect 521
Mansions, the many 567
Marcion
mutilates the Gospels 352
the doctrines of 352
vain attempt of, to exclude Abraham from Christ’s salvation 470
Marcionites, the, refuted in relation to prophecy 511
Marcosians, the
absurd interpretations of 341
absurd theories of, respecting things created 342
appeal of, to Moses 343
cite Scripture to prove that the Father was unknown before the coming of Christ 344
departure of, from the truth 347
pervert the Gospels 345
the apocryphal Scriptures of 344
views of, respecting redemption 345
Marcus
corrupts women 334
hypothesis of, respecting letters and syllables 336
pretended revelations of Sige to 339
pretends to confer the gift of prophecy 334
the deceitful arts and nefarious practises of 334
Mary
and Eve, compared 547
would hasten on Jesus, but is checked by Him 443
Matter 573
Men
not true that some are by nature good, and some are bad 519
possessed of free will 518
the three kinds of, feigned by the heretics 323
Menander, successor to Simon Magus 348
Mercy, not to be exaggerated at the expense of justice 501
Metropator 322
Miracles
claimed to be performed by heretics 407
performed by Christ and His disciples 409
Monogenes, the
of Ptolemy 333
of Valentinus 317
Monotes 332
Months, the, do not fall in with the Valentinian theories of Æons 395
Moral faculty, the, in man 522
Moses 573
Aaron and Miriam sin against 573
Mother, the, of the Valentinian heresy 386
Naaman, cleansed of his leprosy 574
Names
of God, different in the Hebrew Scriptures 412
New covenant, the 511
Nicolaitanes, the 352
Nous, or Monogenes 317, 333, 355
Number of the beast, the 558
Numbers and letters, the folly of deriving arguments from 393
Oblation, the new, instituted by Christ 484
Oblations and sacrifices 484
Ogdoad
John asserted to have set forth 328
the first of Valentinus 322
the first, of Valentinus 316
Old Testament, the, everywhere mentions and predicts the advent of Christ 473
Olive, the wild, the symbolical significance of 536
Ophites, the 354
Papias, quoted 563
Parables 517
the proper mode of interpreting 398
Paschal solemnities, differences in the observance of 568
Passion of the twelfth Æon
how said to be indicated in Scripture 319
not to be proved from Scripture 387
Passions, animal, produce, according to Valentinus, material substances 323
Pastors, the, to whom the apostles committed the churches, to be heard 548
Patriarchs and prophets foretold the advent of Christ 494
Paul
and Peter, founders of the Church of Rome 415
caught up into the third heaven 405
knew no mysteries unrevealed to the other apostles 437
refutation of the Ebionites who disparage the writings of 439
sometimes uses words not in their grammatical sequence 420
Perfect, why man was not made 521
Persecution foretold 509
Pharaoh’s heart hardened, how 502
Plato, quoted 459
Pleroma, the
shown to be absurd 362, 379, 379
Polycarp
Irenæus’ testimony respecting 416
conversed with the apostles 416
his reply to Marcion 416
the epistle of 416
Predictions of the prophets, the 509
all uttered under the same inspiration 513
Presbyters, the
faithful 497
false 497
ought to be obeyed 497
Proarche, the, of Valentinus 333
Production, the first order of, maintained by heretics
proved to be absurd 379
proved to be indefensible 373
Propator, the
of Ptolomy 333
of Valentinus 316
Prophets, the
referred all their predictions to Christ 509
refutation of the notion that they uttered their predictions under the inspiration of different gods 412, 513
sent by the same Father who sent the Son 514
their predictions 509
Protarchontes 354
Providence of God, the world ruled by 459
Ptolomy the heresiarch, the doctrines of 333
Ptolomy, the son of Lagus, procures a translation of the Jewish Scriptures 451
Pythagoras, the heretics borrow from 377
Redemption, the views of, entertained by heretics 345
Resurrection, the
an actual 566
illustrated 570
of the body 530
of the dead, asserted by Jesus against the Sadducees 466
of the flesh asserted 529
proofs of, from Isaiah and Ezekiel 542
proved by the resurrection of Christ 532
various proofs of, from the Old Testament 530
Retribution, the day of 390
Ridicule, poured upon the emanations and nomenclature of Valentinus 332
Righteous, the, and the wicked 556
Righteousness, perfect, not conferred by the law 480
Rod, the, of Moses 453
Roman Empire, the dissolution of the, predicted 554
Rome, the Church of
founded and organized by Peter and Paul 415
the first bishops of 416
Sabbath-day, the law did not prohibit the hungry eating food ready to hand on the 471
Sacrifices
further remarks on 484
not required by God for their own sake 482
Sadducees, the reply of Jesus to the question asked by the 466
Samson
and the boy who guided him, types 572
further reference to 575
Satan 549
blasphemes God 555
Saturninus, the doctrines of 348
Saviour, the
asserted by the Valentinians to be derived from all the Æons 321, 323
various opinions of, among the heretics 333
Scriptures, the
appealed to by the heretics 319
how perverted by the heretics 326
interpreted with fidelity by the LXX. translators 452
perverse interpretations of the heretics 369
perverted by the Marcosians to support their absurdities 343
proper method of interpreting the obscure passages of 398
refutation of false interpretations of 329
translation of the Hebrew into Greek 451
Seed, Valentinian absurdities respecting, exposed 385
Seeing God 489
Separatists to be shunned 497
Septuagint, the story of the origin of 451
Serpent, the
cursed 456
speculations respecting 570
Sethians, the doctrines of the 354
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, in the fiery furnace 531
and Logos, mutually repugnant 372
pretended revelation made by, to Marcus 339
Simeon and Jesus 441
Simon Magus 347
and Helena 348
honoured with a statue 347
succeeded by Menander 348
the pretensions of 347
the priests of 348
Simon of Cyrene
curious opinion of Basilides respecting 349
Sin
God, not the author of, refutation of the Marcionites 502
the pardon of 544
Sins of former times, recorded in Scripture for a warning to us 498
Son
meaning of the term 524
of God the, everywhere set forth in the Old Testament 473
of God the, not made man in appearance only 447
the, revealed by the Father 468
the, reveals the Father 468
Sons of the devil 525
Sophia
another name of Achamoth 320
could have produced nothing apart from her consort 371
exposure of the absurdity of the whole Valentinian theory respecting 383
her passion 317
the Æon, so called 317
Soter 393
Soul and body, the views of the heretics relating to the future destruction of, refuted 402
Spiritual, the absurdity of heretics claiming to be, while they declare the Demiurge to be animal 403
Spoiling the Egyptians, the act examined and vindicated 502
Stesichorus, the story of 348
Stone, the, cut without hands 453
Tatian
refuted in his denial of the salvation of Adam 457
the doctrines of 353
Teaching the, of Jesus, opposed to the opinions of heretics 408
Teitan 559
Temptation, the, of Christ 549
Testaments, the two, God the author of both 505
Tetrad
of Marcus reveals Aletheia 337
the first 316
Thamar, her labour typical 496
Thelesis 333
Theodotian and Aquila, their interpretation of Isa. vii. 14 refuted 451
Translation, the, of Enoch and Elijah 530
Transmigration of souls, the, the absurdity of the doctrine of 409
Treasure hid in a field, the 496
Triacontad, the, of the heretics 371
Truth, the, to be found in the catholic church 416
Types, earthly, of heavenly things 486
Unity, the
of the faith of the universal Church 330
Utter emptiness, the of Valentinus 332
Vacuum, the absurdity of the, of the heretics 362
Valentinian views of Jesus refuted from the apostolic writings 440
Valentinians, the
how they pervert the Scripture to support their own opinions 326
quote Homer to support their views 330
refutation of their false interpretations of Scripture 329
the inconsistent and contradictory opinions of 332
their immoral opinions and practices 324
Valentinus
his system derived from the heathen, with only a change of terms 376
recapitulation of arguments against the views of 406
the absurd ideas held by 316
Virgin
prophecy of Isaiah relating to 451
Virgin Mary, the, and Eve, a comparison between 547
Visions of God 489
Will, the freedom of the, in man 518
Wine
and bread, in the Eucharist 528
and water, the mixture of 527
Woman, the, with the issue of blood, not a type of the suffering Æon 392
Word, the
all things created by 487
always with the Father 487
declares God 489
reveals the Father 467
takes flesh to save the flesh 541
the creator 546
the image of God 544
the world made through 361
Works of the flesh 536
World, the
not formed by any other beings within the territory contained by the Father 364
not made by angels, but by God through the Word 361
ruled by the providence of God 459
the Creator of, one 369
to be annihilated 566
Year of the Lord, the acceptable 390
Year, the divisions of, do not really suit the Valentinian theory of Æons 395
Zoe 316
Æon, meaning of the term 579
Æon, the twelfth, the sufferings of
not to be deduced from Scripture 387
not typified by the woman with the issue of blood 392
Æons
English equivalents of the Greek names 579
further inquiry into and refutation of the speculations respecting; the theory of, further exposed 380
how the thirty are indicated in Scripture 319
the thirty, not typified by the baptism of Jesus in His thirtieth year 390
the thirty, of Valentinus 316
the twelve apostles not types of the twelve 389
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