Remarks on Ecclesiastical History. In Three Volumes

Lackington, Allen, 1805 - Christianity - 390 pages

CIRCUMSTANCES of the Roman empire favour Page	27

Case of the dæmoniacs who are mentioned in the	34

The predictions of Christ concerning the destruction	40

Books of the New Testament authentic and proved	48

Miracles said to have been wrought by the French	50

Cited or alluded to by apostolical fathers 5459	54

Conjecture on a passage in Josephus	68

Eusebius and Herodotus explained 74	74

General remarks on the miracles said to have been	271

The doctrine of a particular providence maintained	277

The improbable story of Abgarus	286

Tertullian very credulous	292

No images in Christian churches till after Constantine	298

Polycarp Remarks on his martyrdom c 303322	303

The arching of the flames over Polycarp	309

The story of the dove c	316

Atheists superstitious 8284	82

A prophetic dream of Socrates	90

Pagan oracles 92	92

Oracles ridiculed by Aristophanes and Lucian 106108	106

The opinions of Herodotus and of Van Dale concern	115

Prophecies in the Old Testament which cannot	121

Types 127129	127

The prediction of Moses that a prophet should arise	134

Conjecture on aPassage in Herodotus	143

Bacchus and Hercules resemble Moses	149

Simons fabulous combat with St Peter	167

A passage in Porphyry concerning the Essenes	175

A forged Sibylline oracle cited in the Constitutions	178

Homers prophecy concerning Æneas and his posteri	185

Orphic verses and fragments of Greek poets	192

Eusebius not to be charged with defending the Sibyl	201

Sibylline oracles which were made by Pagans 207209	207

Some remarks on Clemens Romanus	213

Tillemont Observations on his sentiments and writ	220

Remarks on a tax instituted by Augustus 234	234

Dedication	247

The opinion that God alone can work miracles	248

The miracles of Christ were of a prophetic nature	256

One of St Pauls miracles of the same kind	262

His martyrdom well attested	322

Martyrologics usually romantic	328

His account of the statue of Simon seems to be a mis	337

Roman Senate not favourable to Christianity	344

Bardesanes his character and sentiments 333350	352

Theophilus Remarks on his treatise to Autolycus 358362	358

No resurrections in his time to be collected from	364

The creed of Irenæus	372

Paul the Hermit his life by Jerom	378

The Platonic Trinity	385

Corruptions of Christianity in the fourth and fifth	399

Eunomians not Manichæans misrepresented by some	405

Dionysius of Alexandria His character 412	412

Felix of Nola False reports concerning his miracles	421

Modern monks Their character	427

Martyrdom of a Marcionite	433

Appendix to Book Second	439

And oracle in Herodotus explained 44745	448

Children at Amsterdam supposed to have been posses	454

the Cevennes	456

Euripides 462	462

Verses ascribed to Sophocles which were forged	469

A passage explained in the Epistle of the Church	475

Title	Remarks on Ecclesiastical History. In Three Volumes Volume 1 of Remarks on Ecclesiastical History, John Jortin Remarks on Ecclesiastical History. In Three Volumes, John Jortin
Author	John Jortin
Publisher	Lackington, Allen, 1805
Original from	Yale University Library
Digitized	17 Sep 2023
Length	390 pages

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