²⁹⁰ Plenitudinem praediucationis.

²⁹¹ Scrupulositatis.

²⁹² Gal. iii. 1.

²⁹³ Gal. v. 7.

²⁹⁴ Gal. i. 6.

²⁹⁵ 1 Cor. iii. 1, and following verses.

²⁹⁶ 1 Cor. viii. 2.

²⁹⁷ John xiv. 26.

²⁹⁸ John xv. 26.

²⁹⁹ [Tertullian knows no other Vicar of Christ than the Holy Spirit. They who attribute infalibility to any mortal man become Montanists; they attribute the Paraclet's voice to their oracle.]

³⁰⁰ Audeat.

³⁰¹ Utique, ironical.

³⁰² Perperam.

³⁰³ Virtutes, "potestatem edendi miracula" (Oehler).

³⁰⁴ Charismata.

³⁰⁵ Miniteria. Another reading has mysteria, "mysteries" or "sacraments."

³⁰⁶ Gal. I. 8. [In this chapter (xxix.) the principle of Prescription is condesned and brought to the needle-point-Quod semper. If you can't show that your doctrine was always taight, it is false: and this is "Prescription."]

³⁰⁷ Fere.

³⁰⁸ [Kaye, p. 226.]

³⁰⁹ See Adv. Marcion, iv. 4.infra.

³¹⁰ Enim, profecto (Oehler).

³¹¹ 1 Cor. xi. 19.

³¹² Mark. xiv. 21.

³¹³ Stemma. The reading of the Cod. Agobard. is "stigma," which gives very good sense.

³¹⁴ Vetus.

³¹⁵ Sanctissimi. This may be an ironical allusion to Marcion's repudiation of marriage.

³¹⁶ Impegit.

³¹⁷ In chap. vi. p. 246 above.

³¹⁸ Energemate. Oehler defines this word, "vis et efficacia daemonum, quibus agebatur." [But see Lardner, Credib, viii. p. 540.]

³¹⁹ Matt. vii. 16.

³²⁰ Sine dubio.

³²¹ Alterius fuisse. One reading is anterius; i.e., "demonstrates the priority" of the book he alters.

³²² Frequentiores.

³²³ Nescio qui.

³²⁴ Ambulant.

³²⁵ Compare de Carn Christi, chap. ii. [Elucidation IV.]

³²⁶ Christ; so Routh.

³²⁷ We add Oehler's reading of this obscure passage: "Sic enim apostolus descripsit, sic enim apostolos solet facere, dare praeterea illis virtutem eadem signa edendi quae et ipse." ["It is worthy of remark" (says Kaye, p. 95), "that he does not appeal to any instance of the exercise of miraculous powers in his own day."]

³²⁸ Ab excessu.

³²⁹ Disputandam. Another reading has deputandam, i.e., "to attribute."

³³⁰ Posteritatem.

³³¹ Nulla constantia de conscientia, "no conscientious ground of confidence" (Dodgson).

³³² Origines, "the originals" (Dodgson).

³³³ Ille. A touch of irony occurs in the phrase "primus ille episcopus."

³³⁴ Deferunt.

³³⁵ Fastos.

³³⁶ [Linus and Cletus must have died or been martyred, therefore, almost as soon as appointed. Our author had seen these registers, no doubt.]

³³⁷ Confingant.

³³⁸ Probabuntur. Another reading is provocabuntur, "will be challenged." [Not to one particular See, but to all the Apostolic churches: Quod ubique.]

³³⁹ Pro consanguinitate doctrinae

³⁴⁰ That is, the succession of bishops from the apostles, and the identity of doctrine with the apostolic.

³⁴¹ Sacramenti.

³⁴² Traducentur.

³⁴³ Semina sumpsisse.

³⁴⁴ 1 Cor. xv. 12.

³⁴⁵ Comp. Tertull. De Resur. Carnis, xxxvi.

³⁴⁶ Gal. v. 2.

³⁴⁷ 1 Tim. iv. 3.

³⁴⁸ Aeque tangit.

³⁴⁹ 2 Tim. ii. 3.

³⁵⁰ 1 Tim. i. 4.

³⁵¹ Nescio qui.

³⁵² Charite.

³⁵³ Sermonem.

³⁵⁴ De qua prima ogdoade. [See Irenaeus, Vol. I. p. 316,etc this Series.]

³⁵⁵ Gal. iv. 9.

³⁵⁶ Non natam, literally, "as being unbegotten."

³⁵⁷ Deo non nato.

³⁵⁸ Comparat.

³⁵⁹ Rev. ii. 14.

³⁶⁰ Gaiana. So Oehler; the common reading being "Caiana."

³⁶¹ 1 John iv. 3.

³⁶² Comp. Epiphanius, i. 30.

³⁶³ Referred to perhaps in Col. ii. 18.

³⁶⁴ Institutionem.

³⁶⁵ Nescio quem.

³⁶⁶ Igneum, "consisted of fire."

³⁶⁷ "The ectroma, or fall of Sophia from the Pleroma, from whom to Creator was fabled to be descended" (Dodgson).

³⁶⁸ Scilicet.

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