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• Preface.
• A.: Recently Discovered Additions to Early Christion Literature.
• I.: Works Connected With the Gospels.
• The Gospel of Peter
• Introduction.
• The Gospel According to Peter.
• Synoptical Table of the Four Canonical Gospels and the Gospel According to Peter
• The Diatessaron of Tatian
• Introduction.
• Introductory Notes.
• 1.
• In the Borgian Ms.
• 2.
• In the Vatican Ms.
• The Text of the Diatessaron.
• [section I.]
• Section II.
• Section III.
• Section IV.
• Section V.
• Section VI.
• Section VII.
• Section VIII.
• Section IX.
• Section X.
• Section XI.
• Section XII.
• Section XIII.
• Section XIV.
• Section XV.
• Section XVI.
• Section XVII.
• Section XVIII.
• Section XIX.
• Section XX.
• Section XXI.
• Section XXII.
• Section XXIII.
• Section XXIV.
• Section XXV.
• Section XXVI.
• Section XXVII.
• Section XXVIII. 4
• Section XXIX.
• Section XXX.
• Section XXXI.
• Section XXXII.
• Section XXXIII.
• Section XXXIV.
• Section XXXV.
• Section XXXVI.
• Section XXXVII.
• Section XXXVIII.
• Section XXXIX.
• Section Xl.
• Section Xli.
• Section Xlii.
• Section Xliii.
• Section Xliv.
• Section Xlv.
• Section Xlvi.
• Section Xlvii.
• Section Xlviii.
• Section Xlix.
• Section L.
• Section Li.
• Section Lii.
• Section Liii. 2
• Section Liv.
• Section Lv.
• Subscriptions.
• 1.
• In Borgian Ms.
• 2.
• In Vatican Ms. 4
• Suggested Emendations.
• II.: The Apocalypse of Peter Visio Pauli Apocalypse of Maria Virgo Apocalypse Sedrach
• The Revelation of Peter.
• Introduction.
• The Apocalypse of Peter.
• Fragments of the Apocalypse of Peter.
• The Vision of Paul.
• The Apocalypse of the Virgin.
• The Apocalypse of the Holy Mother of God Concerning the Chastisements.
• The Apocalypse of Sedrach.
• The Apocalypse of Sedrach.
• The Testament of Abraham, the Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, the Narrative of Zosimus.
• Introduction.
• The Testament of Abraham.
• The Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena.
• Introduction.
• Life and Conduct of the Holy Women, Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca.
• The Narrative of Zosimus.
• Introduction.
• The Narrative of Zosimus Concerning the Life of the Blessed.
• III.: The Epistles of Clement.
• Introductory Notice to 1 St Clement.
• Additional Introduction.
• The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. 1
• Chap. I.—
• The Salutation. Praise of the Corinthians Before the Breaking Forth of Schism Among Them.
• Chap. II.—
• Praise of the Corinthians Continued.
• Chap. III.—
• The Sad State of the Corinthian Church After Sedition Arose In It From Envy and Emulation.
• Chap. IV.—
• Many Evils Have Already Flowed From This Source In Ancient Times.
• Chap. V.—
• No Less Evils Have Arisen From the Same Source In the Most Recent Times. the Martyrdom of Peter and Paul.
• Chap. VI.—
• Continuation. Several Other Martyrs.
• Chap. VII.—
• An Exhortation to Repentance.
• Chap. VIII.—
• Continuation Respecting Repentance.
• Chap. IX.—
• Examples of the Saints.
• Chap. X.—
• Continuation of the Above.
• Chap. XI.—
• Continuation. Lot.
• Chap. XII.—
• The Rewards of Faith and Hospitality. Rahab.
• Chap. XIII.—
• An Exhortation to Humility.
• Chap. XIV.—
• We Should Obey God Rather Than the Authors of Sedition.
• Chap. XV.—
• We Must Adhere to Those Who Cultivate Peace, Not to Those Who Merely Pretend to Do So.
• Chap. XVI.—
• Christ As an Example of Humility.
• Chap. XVII.—
• The Saints As Examples of Humility.
• Chap. XVIII.—
• David As an Example of Humility.
• Chap. XIX.—
• Imitating These Examples, Let Us Seek After Peace.
• Chap. XX.—
• The Peace and Harmony of the Universe.
• Chap. XXI.—
• Let Us Obey God, and Not the Authors of Sedition.
• Chap. XXII.—
• These Exhortations Are Confirmed By the Christian Faith, Which Proclaims the Misery of Sinful Conduct.
• Chap. XXIII.—
• Be Humble, and Believe That Christ Will Come Again.
• Chap. XXIV.—
• God Continually Shows Us In Nature That There Will Be a Resurrection.
• Chap. XXV.—
• The PhŒnix an Emblem of Our Resurrection.
• Chap. XXVI.—
• We Shall Rise Again, Then, As the Scripture Also Testifies.
• Chap. XXVII.—
• In the Hope of the Resurrection, Let Us Cleave to the Omnipotent and Omniscient God.
• Chap. XXVIII.—
• God Sees All Things: Therefore Let Us Avoid Transgression.
• Chap. XXIX.—
• Let Us Also Draw Near to God In Purity of Heart.
• Chap. XXX.—
• Let Us Do Those Things That Please God, and Flee From Those He Hates, That We May Be Blessed.
• Chap. XXXI.—
• Let Us See By What Means We May Obtain the Divine Blessing.
• Chap. XXXII.—
• We Are Justified Not By Our Own Works, But By Faith.
• Chap. XXXIII.—
• But Let Us Not Give Up the Practice of Good Works and Love. God Himself Is an Example to Us of Good Works.
• Chap. XXXIV.—
• Great Is the Reward of Good Works With God. Joined Together In Harmony, Let Us Implore That Reward From Him.
• Chap. XXXV.—
• Immense Is This Reward. How Shall We Obtain It?
• Chap. XXXVI.—
• All Blessings Are Given to Us Through Christ.
• Chap. XXXVII.—
• Christ Is Our Leader, and We His Soldiers.
• Chap. XXXVIII.—
• Let the Members of the Church Submit Themselves, and No One Exalt Himself Above Another.
• Chap. XXXIX.—
• There Is No Reason For Self-conceit.
• Chap. Xl.—
• Let Us Preserve In the Church the Order Appointed By God.
• Chap. Xli.—
• Continuation of the Same Subject.
• Chap. Xlii.—
• The Order of Ministers In the Church.
• Chap. Xliii.—
• Moses of Old Stilled the Contention Which Arose Concerning the Priestly Dignity.
• Chap. Xliv.—
• The Ordinances of the Apostles, That There Might Be No Contention Respecting the Priestly Office.
• Chap. Xlv.—
• It Is the Part of the Wicked to Vex the Righteous.
• Chap. Xlvi.—
• Let Us Cleave to the Righteous: Your Strife Is Pernicious.
• Chap. Xlvii.—
• Your Recent Discord Is Worse Than the Former Which Took Place In the Times of Paul.
• Chap. Xlviii.—
• Let Us Return to the Practice of Brotherly Love.
• Chap. Xlix.—
• The Praise of Love.
• Chap. L.—
• Let Us Pray to Be Thought Worthy of Love.
• Chap. Li.—
• Let the Partakers In Strife Acknowledge Their Sins.
• Chap. Lii.—
• Such a Confession Is Pleasing to God.
• Chap. Liii.—
• The Love of Moses Towards His People.
• Chap. Liv.—
• He Who Is Full of Love Will Incur Every Loss, That Peace May Be Restored to the Church.
• Chap. Lv.—
• Examples of Such Love.
• Chap. Lvi.—
• Let Us Admonish and Correct One Another.
• Chap. Lvii.—
• Let the Authors of Sedition Submit Themselves.
• Chap. Lviii.—
• Submission the Precursor of Salvation.
• Chap. Lix.—
• Warning Against Disobedience. Prayer.
• Chap. Lx.—
• Prayer Continued.
• Chap. Lxi.—
• Prayer Continued—for Rulers and Governors. Conclusion.
• Chap. Lxii.—
• Summary and Conclusory—concerning Godliness.
• Chap. Lxiii.—
• Hortatory, Letter Sent By Special Messengers.
• Chap. Lxiv.—
• Blessings Sought For All That Call Upon God.
• Chap. Lxv.—
• The Corinthians Are Exhorted Speedily to Send Back Word That Peace Has Been Restored. the Benediction.
• Introductory Notice.
• The Second Epistle of Clement. 1
• Chap. I.—
• We Ought to Think Highly of Christ.
• Chap. II.—
• The Church, Formerly Barren, Is Now Fruitful.
• Chap. III.—
• The Duty of Confessing Christ.
• Chap. IV.—
• True Confession of Christ.
• Chap. V.—
• This World Should Be Despised.
• Chap. VI.—
• The Present and Future Worlds Are Enemies to Each Other.
• Chap. VII.—
• We Must Strive In Order to Be Crowned.
• Chap. VIII.—
• The Necessity of Repentance While We Are On Earth.
• Chap. IX.—
• We Shall Be Judged In the Flesh.
• Chap. X.—
• Vice Is to Be Forsaken, and Virtue Followed.
• Chap. XI.—
• We Ought to Serve God, Trusting In His Promises.
• Chap. XII.—
• We Are Constantly to Look For the Kingdom of God.
• Chap. XIII.—
• God’s Name Not to Be Blasphemed.
• Chap. XIV.—
• The Church Spiritual.
• Chap. XV.—
• He Who Saves and He Who Is Saved.
• Chap. XVI.—
• Preparation For the Day of Judgment.
• Chap. XVII.—
• Same Subject Continued.
• Chap. XVIII.—
• The Author Sinful, Yet Pursuing.
• Chap. XIX.—
• Reward of the Righteous, Although They May Suffer.
• Chap. XX.—
• Godliness, Not Gain, the True Riches.
• IV.: The Apology of Aristides the Philosopher
• Introduction.
• The Apology of Aristides As It Is Preserved In the History of Barlaam and Josaphat.
• The Apology of Aristides the Philosopher.
• V.: The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs.
• Introduction.
• The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs.
• B.: Commentaries of Origen.
• Epistle to Gregory and Origen’s Commentary On the Gospel of John
• Introduction.
• Letter of Origen to Gregory.
• I.: Origen’s Commentary On the Gospel of John.
• Book I.
• Book II.
• Fragments of the Fourth Book. 1
• From the Fifth Book.
• Sixth Book.
• Tenth Book.
• II.: Origen’s Commentary On the Gospel of Matthew
• Introduction.
• From the First Book of the Commentary On Matthew. 1
• From the Second Book of the Commentary On the Gospel According to Matthew.
• Book II. 1
• Book X.
• Book XI.
• Book XII.
• Book XIII.
• Book XIV.

SECTION XII.

§ 12Lk. 8, 37a.1And all the multitude of the Gadarenes entreated him to depart from them, because that great fear took hold upon them.

Mt. 9, 1.Lk. 8, 38.2, 3But Jesus went up into the ship, and crossed, and came to his city. And that man from whom the devils went out entreated that he might stay with him; but4 Jesus sent him away, and said unto him, Return to thy house,Lk. 8, 39a.Mk. 5, 20. and make known what5 God hath done for thee. And he went, and began to publish in Decapolis2 what Jesus had done for him; and they all marvelled.

Mk. 5, 21a.Lk. 8, 40b.Lk. 8, 41a.Mk. 5, 23a.Mt. 9, 18b.Mt. 9, 19.Mk. 5, 24b.Mk. 5, 25.Mk. 5, 26.6And when Jesus had crossed in the ship to that side, a great multitude received7 him; and they were all looking for him. And a man named Jaïrus, the chief of the8 synagogue, fell before the feet of Jesus, and besought him much, and said unto him, I have an only daughter, and she is come nigh unto death; but come and lay thy9 hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus rose, and his disciples, and they followed10 him. And there joined him a great multitude, and they pressed him.

11, 12And a woman, which had a flow of blood for twelve years, had suffered much of many physicians, and spent all that she had, and was not benefited at all, but her13 trouble increased further. And when she heard of Jesus,Mk. 5, 27.Mk. 5, 28.Mk. 5, 29. she came in the thronging of14 the crowd behind him, and touched3 his garments; and she thought within15 herself, If I could reach to touch his garments, I should live.Arabic, p. 47 And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried; and she felt in her body that she was healed16 of her plague. And Jesus straightway knew within himself that power had gone out of him; and he turned to the crowd, and said,Mk. 5, 30. Who approached unto my garments?17 And on their denying, all of them, Simon Cephas and those with him said unto him, Our Master, the multitudes throng thee and press thee,Lk. 8, 45b. and sayest thou, Who approached18 unto me? And he said, Some one approached unto me;Lk. 8, 46.Lk. 8, 47a.Mk. 5, 33b.Lk. 8, 47c. and I knew that19 power went forth from me. And that woman, when she saw that she was not hid20 from him, came fearing and agitated (for she knew what had happened to her), and fell down and worshipped him, and told, in the presence of all the people, for what21 reason she touched him, and how she was healed immediately.Lk. 8, 48. And Jesus said unto her, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith hath made thee alive; depart in peace, and be whole from thy plague.Mk. 5, 34b.Lk. 8, 49.

22And while he was yet speaking, there came a man from the house of the chief of the synagogue, and said unto him, Thy daughter hath died; so trouble not the23 teacher. But Jesus heard, and said unto the father of the maid, Fear not:Lk. 8, 50.Mk. 5, 37.Mk. 5, 38. but believe24 only, and she shall live. And he suffered no man to go with him, except25 Simon Cephas, and James, and John the brother of James. And they reached the house of the chief of the synagogue; and he saw them agitated, weeping and wailing.26 And he entered, and said unto them, Why are ye agitated and weeping?Mk. 5, 39.Lk. 8, 53.Mk. 5, 40b. the27 maid hath not died, but she is sleeping. And they laughed at him, for28 they knew that she had died.Arabic, p. 48 And he put every man forth without, and took the father of the maid, and her mother, and Simon, and James, and John, and29 entered into the place where the maid was laid.Mk. 5, 41.Lk. 8, 55a.Mk. 5, 42b.Lk. 8, 55b.Lk. 8, 56. And he took hold of the hand of the maid, and said unto her, Maid, arise. And her spirit returned, and straightway30 she arose and walked: and she was about twelve years of age. And he commanded31 that there should be given to her something to eat. And her father wondered greatly: 32and he warned them that they should tell no man what had happened.Mt. 9, 26. And this report spread in all that land.

Mt. 9, 27.Mt. 9, 28.33And when Jesus crossed over from there, there joined him two blind men, crying34 out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. And when he came to the house, those two blind men came to him: and Jesus said unto them, Believe ye35 that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, our Lord.Mt. 9, 29.Mt. 9, 30. Then he touched136 their eyes, and said, As ye have believed, it shall be unto you. And immediately their eyes were opened. And Jesus forbade them, and said, See that no man know.37 But they went out and published the news in all that land.Mt. 9, 31.Mt. 9, 32.Mt. 9, 33.

38And when Jesus went out, they brought to him a dumb man having a devil.39 And on the going out of the devil that dumb man spake. And the multitudes marvelled, and said, It was never so seen in Israel.

Mt. 9, 35.40And Jesus was going about in all the cities and in the villages, and teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease41 and sickness;Arabic, p. 49 and many followed him. And when Jesus saw the multitudes,Mt. 9, 36. he had compassion on them, for they were wearied and scattered,2 as sheep42 that have no shepherd. And he called his twelve disciples, and gave them power and43 much authority over all devils and diseases; and sent them two and two,Mt. 10, 1a.Lk. 9, 1b.Lk. 9, 2.Mt. 10, 5. that they44 might proclaim the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he charged them, and said, Walk not in the way of the heathen, nor enter into the cities of the Samaritans.345, 46 Go especially unto the sheep that are lost of the sons of Israel.Mt. 10, 6.Mt. 10, 7.Mt. 10, 8. And47 when ye go, proclaim and say, The kingdom of heaven is come near. And heal the sick, and cleanse the lepers, and cast out the devils: freely ye have received, freely48, 49 give. Get you not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;Mt. 10, 9 f.Mk. 6, 8b.Lk. 9, 3.Mt. 10, 10c.Mk. 6, 9a.Mt. 10, 10d.Mt. 10, 11.Mt. 10, 12.Mt. 10, 13. and take nothing for the way, except a staff only; nor bag, nor bread; neither shall ye have two tunics,50 nor shoes, nor staff, but be shod with sandals; for the labourer is worthy of his food.51 And whatever city or village ye enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and there be until52, 53 ye go out. And when ye enter into the house, ask for the peace of the house: and if the house is worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it is not worthy, your54 peace shall return unto you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your sayings, when ye go out from that house, or from that village,Mt. 10, 14a.Mk. 6, 11b.Mt. 10, 15. shake off the dust55 that is under your feet against them for a testimony. And verily I say unto you,Arabic, p. 50 To the land of Sodom and Gomorrah there shall be rest in the day of judgement, rather than to that city.