The Ecclesiastical History of the Second and Third Centuries

By: John Kaye

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This useful work represents the substance of a course of lectures delivered by the author, as Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, in the Lent and Easter terms of 1825. The second edition makes use of the insights from August Neander's work Antignosticus Geist des Tertullians (The Anti-Gnostic Spirit of Tertullian) and discusses that work at length in the Preface. Contents 1. On Tertullian and His Writings 2. On the External History of the Church 3. On the State of Letters and Philosophy 4. On the Government of the Church 5. On the Doctrine of the Church 6. On the Ceremonies Used in the Church 7. Concerning the Heresies and Divisions Which Troubled the Church John Kaye (1783-1853) was Bishop of Bristol and Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. Among his publications are: The First Apology of Justin Martyr, Some Account of the Writings and Opinions of Clement of Alexandria, and Some Account of the Council of Nicea.

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Introduction	p. 1
On Tertullian and His Writings
Jerome's Account of Tertullian	p. 2
Whether Tertullian ever was a Presbyter?	p. 4
Whether a Presbyter at Rome or at Carthage?	p. 5
Whether originally a Gentile?	p. 5
His Adoption of Montanism	p. 6
Account of Montanus from Eusebius	p. 6
Account of Montanus from Epiphanius	p. 8
Account of the peculiar Opinions of Montanus	p. 9
Account of his Pretensions. The Variation in Mosheim's Language on this subject	p. 11
His Discourses probably committed to writing	p. 15
The Notion that the Apostles did not publicly teach the Doctrine of the Gospel in its full perfection	p. 16
This Notion supported by the authority of Clemens Alexandrinus	p. 16
Causes of Tertullian's Secession from the Church	p. 18
Importance of his Writings	p. 18
Unsuccessful Attempts to arrange them in Chronological Order	p. 19
Date of the Tract de Pallio	p. 20
Date of the first Book against Marcion	p. 21
Date of the Tract de Monogamia, and the two Books ad Nationes	p. 21
Difficulty of ascertaining what Works were, and what were not, written before Tertullian's Secession from the Church	p. 21
The Tract de Poenitentia	p. 21
The Tract de Oratione	p. 23
The Tract de Baptismo	p. 23
The two Tracts ad Uxorem	p. 24
The Tract ad Martyres	p. 24
The Tract de Patientia	p. 24
The Tract adversus Judaeos	p. 24
The Tract de Praescriptione Haereticorum	p. 25
The Tract adversus Hermogenem	p. 25
The Apology	p. 25
The two Books ad Nationes	p. 26
The Tract de Testimonio Animae	p. 27
The Tract ad Scapulam	p. 27
Tracts containing decisive marks of Montanism:-De Corona, de Anima, de Virginibus velandis, de Resurrectione Carnis, against Praxeas, Books I., III., IV., and V. against Marcion, the Tracts de Fuga in Persecutione, de Monogamia, de Jejuniis, de Pudicitia	p. 28
Mistake of Gibbon respecting the Tract de Corona	p. 28
The second Book against Marcion	p. 28
The Tract de Carne Christi	p. 29
Scorpiace	p. 29
The Tract against the Valentinians	p. 29
The Tract de Spectaculis	p. 29
The Tract de Idololatria	p. 30
The First Book de Cultu Foeminarum	p. 30
The Tract de Exhortatione Castitatis	p. 30
Classification of Tertullian's Works	p. 30
Works not now extant	p. 32
The Tract de Paradiso	p. 32
The Tract de Spe Fidelium	p. 32
The Six Books de Ecstasi, and the Seventh against Apollonius	p. 32
The Tract against the Apelliaci	p. 32
The Tract against Hermogenes, de Censu Animae	p. 32
The Tract de Vestibus Aaron	p. 32
The Tract ad Amicum Philosophum	p. 32
Tracts, the Titles of which appear in the Codex Agobardi	p. 32
Learning, Style, and Latinity of Tertullian	p. 33
Examination of Semler's Objections to the Genuineness of Tertullian's Writings	p. 35
On the External History of the Church
The wide Diffusion of Christianity in Tertullian's day	p. 45
Whether to be ascribed to the exercise of Miraculous Powers?	p. 48
Instances of the exercise of Miraculous Powers recorded by Tertullian	p. 51
Instances of Visions	p. 51
The Miracle of the Thundering Legion	p. 53
The proposal of Tiberius to receive Christ among the Deities of Rome	p. 55
Two causes of the rapid Propagation of Christianity assigned by Mosheim-Translations of the New Testament, and Apologies composed in defence of Christianity	p. 56
Concerning the Laws which applied to the Christians as a Sect	p. 57
Sketch of the Apology	p. 60
Gibbon's Remarks on the early Apologists for Christianity	p. 66
Sufferings of the early Christians, and honours annexed to Martyrdom	p. 68
Account of the Tract de Fuga in Persecutione	p. 74
Account of the Tract ad Martyres	p. 75
Account of the Scorpiace	p. 75
General Observations on the subject of Martyrdom	p. 77
Allusion to the Duration of Christ's Ministry	p. 79
Allusion to the Census of Augustus and our Lord's Descent from David through Mary	p. 79
Allusion to the Miraculous Darkness at the Crucifixion	p. 80
Condition of the Jews in Tertullian's time	p. 80
Appendix to Chapter II., containing Extracts from the late Dr. Hey's unpublished Lectures on Ecclesiastical History	p. 81
On the State of Letters and Philosophy
Account of the Tract de Testimonio Animae	p. 87
Remarks on the prevalent disposition to undervalue the Argument a posteriori	p. 90
Account of the Treatise de Anima	p. 95
Tertullian's Opinions respecting Angels and Demons	p. 106
On the Government of the Church
Tertullian's Account of the Christian Assemblies	p. 110
On the Distinction between the Clergy and Laity	p. 111
Tertullian's Notion of the Origin of the Church	p. 114
On the Distinction of Orders among the Clergy	p. 114
Tertullian's Account of the Origin of the Episcopal Office and of its Duties	p. 115
On the Independence of the Apostolic Churches	p. 117
On the Titles Pontifex Maximus, Episcopus Episcoporum, Papa	p. 118
On the Order of Readers (Lectores) and of Widows	p. 120
On Synods or Councils	p. 121
On the Distinction between Catechumeni and Fideles	p. 122
On the Penitential Discipline of the Church	p. 125
On the Distinction between Mortal and Venial Sins	p. 126
Silence of Tertullian on the subject of Auricular Confession	p. 128
Christian Authors mentioned by Tertullian	p. 128
On the Doctrine of The Church
The consideration of the First and Second Articles of our Church deferred	p. 130
Christ's Descent into Hell	p. 130
The Resurrection of Christ	p. 132
Account of the Tract de Carne Christi	p. 132
Account of the Tract de Resurrectione Carnis	p. 134
deferred	p. 143
The Sufficiency of Holy Scriptures for Salva on	p. 143
On the Tradition of the Church	p. 143
Tertullian's Testimony to the Canon of Scripture	p. 152
Tertullian's Account of the Septuagint Version	p. 153
Tertullian's Account of the Book of Enoch	p. 153
On the expression Authenticoe Literoe	p. 154
On the Epistle to the Hebrews	p. 155
Travels of Paul and Thecla	p. 155
Whether the Canon of Scripture was determined by the authority of Councils?	p. 155
Remarks on the Work entitled Palaeoromaica	p. 156
On the Words Instrumentum, Testamentum, Digesta	p. 157
On the Title of the Epistle to the Ephesians	p. 157
Quotations not found in Scripture	p. 157
Of the Old Testament	p. 158
The three Creeds	p. 159
Original Sin	p. 160
Two strange Opinions of Tertullian	p. 163
Of Free-will	p. 163
Of the Justification of Man	p. 165
Of Good Works	p. 167
Of Works before Justification	p. 167
Of Works of Supererogation	p. 167
Of Christ alone without Sin	p. 167
Of Sin after Baptism	p. 168
Of Predestination and Election	p. 169
Of obtaining Eternal Salvation only in the name of Christ	p. 171
Of the Church	p. 171
Of the Authority of the Church	p. 171
Of the Authority of General Councils	p. 171
Of Purgatory	p. 171
Pearson's Notion respecting the Perpetual Virginity	p. 173
Of ministering in the Congregation	p. 174
On speaking in the Congregation in a known tongue	p. 175
Of the Sacraments	p. 176
Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers which hindereth not the effect of the Sacraments	p. 177
The consideration of Articles 27, 28, 30 deferred	p. 178
Of the Marriage of Priests	p. 178
Of Excommunicate Persons, etc.	p. 179
Of the Traditions of the Church	p. 180
omitted	p. 180
Of Civil Magistrates	p. 180
Of Christian Men's Goods, etc.	p. 181
Of a Christian Man's Oath	p. 181
On the Millennium	p. 181
On the final Salvation of all Men	p. 182
On the approaching End of the World	p. 182
Examination of Mosheim's Chapter on the Doctrine of the Church in the Second Century	p. 183
Examination of M. Barbeyrac's Strictures on Tertullian, in his Traite de la Morale des Peres	p. 189
On the Ceremonies Used in the Church
Forms observed in Prayer	p. 201
Account of the Tract de Oratione	p. 202
Whether the Public Prayers were extemporaneous?	p. 203
Sunday, or the Lord's Day, and the Sabbath, kept as days of rejoicing	p. 204
Christmas Day, Easter, and Whitsuntide	p. 204
Commemoration of the Days on which the Martyrs suffered	p. 205
Account of the Tract de Jejuniis	p. 205
Fasts observed in the Church	p. 206
Fasts observed by the Montanists	p. 207
Observations on Fasting	p. 208
Observations on the Monastic Mode of Life	p. 210
On the Agape, or Feast of Charity	p. 211
On Vigils and Processions	p. 212
Account of Tertullian's Tract de Baptismo	p. 213
On the Forms observed in Baptism	p. 214
On the Baptism of John	p. 216
Whether Tertullian was acquainted with the Jewish Baptism of Proselytes?	p. 217
Whether the Apostles were baptized?	p. 218
On the Necessity of Baptism to Salvation	p. 219
On Heretical Baptism, and the propriety of rebaptizing	p. 220
On the Baptism of Martyrdom	p. 220
On the right of the Laity to baptize	p. 220
On Infant Baptism	p. 222
On the Seasons for administering Baptism	p. 223
On the Eucharist	p. 223
On Transubstantiation	p. 224
On Communion in both kinds	p. 226
On Marriage	p. 226
On Extreme Unction	p. 227
On the Sign of the Cross	p. 227
On Exorcism and Exsufflation	p. 228
On the Custom of announcing certain Hours of the Day	p. 228
Concerning the Heresies and Divisions Which Troubled the Church
Account of the Tract adversus Judaeos	p. 229
The Nazarenes and Ebionites	p. 234
The Philosophical Heretics	p. 235
Saturninus-Cerdo-Marcion	p. 236
Account of the Five Books against Marcion	p. 237
Lucan, Severus, Blastus, Apelles	p. 251
Bardesanes, Tatian, Basilides, Carpocrates	p. 253
Valentinus	p. 253
Account of the Tract against the Valentinians	p. 253
The Followers of Valentinus	p. 258
The Cainites	p. 259
The Grecian Heretics, Artemon-Theodotus-Praxeas	p. 260
Account of the Tract against Praxeas	p. 260
Comparison of Tertullian's Opinions with those declared in the First, Second, Fourth,-Fifth Articles of our Church, and in the Nicene and Athanasian Creeds	p. 273
Titles applied to Christ	p. 279
On the Corruptibility of Christ's Flesh, His Ubiquity and Personal Appearance	p. 280
Hermogenes-Account of the Tract against him	p. 280
Simon Magus	p. 285
Menander, the Samaritan	p. 286
The Nicolaitans	p. 287
Heretics who asserted the Mortality of the Soul	p. 287
General Observations	p. 287
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