²⁴⁶ Sive stativo vel ambulatorio titulo.

²⁴⁷ Compagines generis.

²⁴⁸ Comitum.

²⁴⁹ Graeculus.

²⁵⁰ "Aliquis" is here understood.

²⁵¹ Utitur Graeco, i.e., cinaedo, "for purposes of lust."

²⁵² Or, "is sent into the country, and put into prison."

²⁵³ Aliquid recordantur.

²⁵⁴ Publicae eruptionis.

²⁵⁵ Intentatis.

²⁵⁶ Vestris non sacramentis, with a hyphen, your non-mysteries."

²⁵⁷ Comp. The Apology, c. xxxv.

²⁵⁸ Secunda.

²⁵⁹ Severus, in a.d. 198.

²⁶⁰ These titles were borne by Caracalla.

²⁶¹ Or, "topic"-hoc loco.

²⁶² i.e., whether among the Christians or the heathen.

²⁶³ A cavil of the heathen.

²⁶⁴ Sane.

²⁶⁵ Galliae

²⁶⁶ Vesaniae

²⁶⁷ Conveniam.

²⁶⁸ Recognoscam.

²⁶⁹ Festivos libellos.

²⁷⁰ A concilio.

²⁷¹ Ex fide.

²⁷² Literally, "we make faces."

²⁷³ Comp. The Apology, c. xxxiii., p. 37, supra, and Minucius Felix, Octavius, c. xxiii. [Vol. IV. this Series.]

²⁷⁴ Comp., The Apology, c. 50 [p. 54, infra.]

²⁷⁵ A virtute didicerunt.

²⁷⁶ With the "piget prosequi" to govern the preceding oblique clause, it is unnecessary to suppose (with Oehler) the omission here of some verb like "erogavit."

²⁷⁷ Novitatem...dedicavit.

²⁷⁸ Tertullian refers to Cleopatra's death also in his tract ad Mart. c. iv. [See this Vol. infra.]

²⁷⁹ This case is again referred to in this treatise (p. 138), and in ad Mart c. iv. [See this Volume, infra.]

²⁸⁰ Eradicatae confessionis. [See p. 55, supra.]

²⁸¹ Non invenitur.

²⁸² Eadem voce.

²⁸³ Utique. The ironical tone of Tertullian's answer is evident.

²⁸⁴ Gladio ad lanistas auctoratis.

²⁸⁵ We follow Oehler in giving the clause this negative turn; he renders it; "Tretet nicht aus Furcht vor dem Tode ins Kriegsheer ein."

²⁸⁶ Alicui.

²⁸⁷ Jam evasit.

²⁸⁸ Auctoravit.

²⁸⁹ Vestiendum incendiale tunica.

²⁹⁰ Inter venatorios: "venatores circi" (Oehler).

²⁹¹ "Doubtless the stripes which the Spartans endured with such firmness, aggravated by the presence of their nearest relatives, who encouraged them, conferred honour upon their family."-Apology, c. 50. [See p. 55, supra.]

²⁹² Compare The Apology, cc. xlvii. xlviii. xlix. [This Vol., supra.]

²⁹³ Praestruitur.

²⁹⁴ Praesumimus.

²⁹⁵ Est.

²⁹⁶ Interim.

²⁹⁷ Traditum.

²⁹⁸ The heathen hell, Tartarus or Orcus.

²⁹⁹ Reciprocatione.

³⁰⁰ Distributione.

³⁰¹ Compingite oscula.

³⁰² Eunuchs (Rigalt.).

³⁰³ As the Christians were held to be; coming after (1) the heathen, (2) the Jews. See above, c. viii., and Scorpiace, c. x.

³⁰⁴ Eunuchs (Rigalt.).

³⁰⁵ An oft-quoted proverb in ancient writers. It occurs in Hesiod (Opp. Et Dies) 25.

³⁰⁶ Literally, "cease henceforth, O, simulated confession."

³⁰⁷ Omnia ista.

³⁰⁸ This seems to be the force of the "agnitione," which Oehler reanders "auditione."

³⁰⁹ Satisfactis.

³¹⁰ Jactetis.

³¹¹ Quorum reatum.

³¹² Memineritis.

³¹³ Si potestis.

³¹⁴ Si putatis.

¹ In this part of his work the author reviews the heathen mythology, and exposes the absurdity of the polytheistic worship in the various classes of the gods, according to the distribution of Varro.

² Miserandae

³ Literally, "unwilling to know."

⁴ i.e., it does not know that it is error.

⁵ Nescit.

⁶ Agnoscit.

⁷ Liceret.

⁸ Discuti, or, in the logical sense, "be tested."

⁹ Nunciatio (legally, this is "an information lodged against a wrong.")

¹⁰ Excidere, "falls through."

¹¹ Sed enim.

¹² Quidni?

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