Dionysius, falsely called the Areopagite, the time of his works,
and his catalogue of the books of the Old and New Testament,
v. 72-74. see also ii. 687
Dionysius, Bp. of Alexandria, succeeded Heraclas, ii. 476. his
history, 643-648. had revelations, 648-9. said to favour Arian-
ism, 658-661. his writings, 682-3. his argument upon the
Revelation, 693–697. remarks upon it, 698-718. his own
opinion of that book, 718. his testimony to the scriptures
summed up, 721. his character, 687
Dionysius, Bp. of Corinth, his history, and testimony to the
scriptures, ii. 144–147
Dionysius, Bp. of Rome, his history and works, iii. 127-130.
his kindness to the christians at Cæsarea in Cappadocia under
affliction, 128. appealed to in the controversy about Sabellian-
ism, ib. several books and epistles addressed to him, 129. his
character, 130. his testimony to the scriptures, 130-1
Dioscurus, and his brothers, called tall, and other monks in
Egypt, how treated by Theophilus, Bp. of Alexandria, iv.
413-14
Diotrephes, was not an Heretic; wherein his fault consisted, iv.
A Divination of heathen people in the time of Valens, viii. 182
Divorces, practised by the Jews, i. 38, 39. both men and women,
411, notei
Docetæ, their opinion concerning the person of Christ, viii. 306.
x. 81, 182. they all deny the resurrection of the body, or the
flesh, viii. 520
Doctrine of the Apostles, how mentioned by Eusebius, iv. 94,
129-30. by Athanasius, 155. and by the author of The Sy-
nopsis of Sacred Scripture, 164. not the same as the Aposto-
lical Constitutions now extant, 130
Doddridge (Dr. P.) quoted, v. 294-5, 316, 387, 404, 475,
499, 529. vị, 224. X. 381, 389. his observations upon the tes-
timony of Josephus, vi. 473-4. his summary of the work of
Celsus against the christians, vii. 270–275
Dodwell (H.) his opinion of the age of Bardesanes examined, ii.
320–323. quoted, v. 293, 462-3, 467. vi. 350-1
Domitian, his inquiries after the posterity of David, ii. 154-5.
the cruelties of his reign, and the occasion of his death, vi.
639, 647-8. See Bruttius Præsens. Dion's testimony to his
persecution, vii. 342-345
Domitilla (Flavia) related to Flavius Clemens the consul,
banished to the island Pontia, for the sake of christianity, vii.
102, 342-344
Domnus, Bp. of Antioch after Paul of Samosata, ii. 670, 676
Donatists, a brief history of them, iii. 554-560. their writers,
560-564. their testimony to the scriptures, 564-5
Donatus, a confessor, to whom Cæcilius dedicated his book of
the Deaths of Persecutors, vii. 530
Donatus, Bp. of Carthage, iii. 553
Donatus, Bp. of Casa Nigræ in Numidia, iii. 554, 557
Donatus, the famous Latin grammarian, and Jerom's master,
iv. 405. when he flourished and taught at Rome, viii. 278
Doris, a signal piece of justice done there by Petronius, presi-
dent of Syria, in the time of Claudius, with remarks upon it,
i. 188-190
Dorotheus, presbyter at Antioch, iii. 159-60
Dorotheus, Dioclesian's chamberlain, and a martyr, iii. 160
Dorotheus, supposed author of the Synopsis of the lives of the
prophets and apostles; remarks upon it, iii. 160–162
Doxology, that at the end of the Lord's prayer taken notice of in
the dialogue, Philopatris, vii. 290
Doxologies in the New Testament, and ancient christian writers,
x. 130-1, and see 167-8
Drake (Dr.) his discourse upon the inscription of the altar to the
unknown god, vii. 323
Drusilla, third daughter of Herod Agrippa, i. 27. contracted to
Epiphanes, married to Azizus, afterwards to Felix, 27, 28,
411, notei
Easter, the different times of keeping it, ii. 259-261, 324–326.
when kept by the Audians, iv. 177. the determination of the
council of Nice about it, 61. not kept by the Aerians, 179-80.
the controversy about the time of it in the second and third
centuries, 208
Ebedjesu, his time, ii. 460. iv. 320. his catalogue of the books
of scripture, which is the same as the canon of the churches
of Syria, 320-1. remarks upon it, 322—325
Ebionites, their opinion of Christ, ii. 327, 348. in his opinion
they were extremely mistaken, x. 103. two sorts of them, vi.
382-3. and see Nazarenes. The beginning of their gospel
according to Epiphanius, ii. 154. another passage of it from
Epiphanius, ii. 138. their gospel said to be corrupted, 154.
rejected St. Paul and his writings, 376. Symmachus was of
this sect, 327. what gospels they used, 380. the Clementine
Homilies, and the Recognitions, composed by an Ebionite, 381
Ecclesiasticus, how quoted by Origen, ii. 541. by Cyprian, iii.
54. not received as a canonical book by Jerom, iv. 421-2. nor
Rufinus, 484. nor Chrysostom, 536. see also 495. Quoted, as
written by Solomon, 588. as written by a wise man, v. 10.
Not a book of authority, according to Cosmas, 92. nor accord-
ing to Gregory, Bp. of Rome, 126
Edessen Chronicle, its time, ii. 319
Egyptian Impostor, his history, with remarks, i. 434—439 ·
Egyptians; see Gospel according to them.
Egyptians, their character, vii. 98. their rites contemned by the
Romans, i. 182. prohibited at Rome, ib.
Elcesaites, mentioned by Origen, ii. 478. x. 614. by Epiphanius,
under the names of Ossens and Ebionites, viii. 615-16, 620. by
Theodoret, 619. by Methodius, 615. iii. 194. the time of their
rise uncertain, viii. 614. the name of their founder, 621. the
modern opinions of the time they flourished, 622-624. their
duration, 624-5. what parts of scripture they received, 625-6.
explanation of a prayer of Elxai, 626
Elect, among the Manichees, an account of them, iii. 290–293,
370, 387-8
Eleutherus, Bp. of Rome, ii. 153, 155
Elpidius, a rhetorician, and master of Priscillian, iv. 340-342,
349, 360
Embalming, used by the Jews, i. 170-1. the manner of their
embalming dead bodies, and particularly that of our Saviour,
x. 285-6
Emperor, that title given to colleagues in the Roman empire,
i. 379
Encratites, a sect said to be founded by Tatian, and improved
by Severus, ii. 148, 151. see, concerning several such people,
603-605
Enoch, his books, how quoted by Origen, ii. 542-3. mentioned by
Anatolius, iii. 143. an apocryphal book, supposed to be quoted
by St. Jude, iv. 460, 462
Ens (J.) quoted, vi. 352, 361
Epagathus (Vettius) a martyr at Lyons, vii. 157-8
Ephesians commended by St. Paul, ii. 71. iv. 453
EPHESIANS, the epistle so entitled, sent to them, according to
Ignatius, ii. 78. and Irenæus, 175, and Clement of A. 238.
and Tertullian, 281. that it was written to the Ephesians, vi.
112-151. to the Laodiceans, according to Marcion, as is
supposed, ii. 281. called the epistle to the Ephesians, by
Origen, 500. Cyprian, iii. 37. Victorinus, Bp. of Pettaw, 177.
Faustus and Secundinus, Manichees, 403, 407, 438. Athana-
sius, iv. 155. the Synopsis ascribed to him, 165. the council of
Laodicea, 182. C. M. Victorinus, 256. Basil, 282. Amphilo-
chius, 292. Gregory Nyssen, 296. Didymus of A. 302. Ebed-
jesu, 321, 323. Ambrose, Bp. of Milan, 334. the author of the
Commentary upon thirteen of St. Paul's epistles, 384. Theodore,
of Mopsuestia, 395. Jerom, 453. Rufinus, 485. Augustine,
494, 506. Chrysostom, 547. Pelagius, 592. Palladius, v. 6.
Theodoret, 17, 18. Prosper, 37. the author of the Calling of
the Gentiles, 38. Euthalius, 71. Facundus, 102. and many
other authors in the same volume; when and where written,
vi. 27-38. a general character of this epistle, 17, 18. a passage
of Basil relating to it considered, iv. 280–283
Ephrem, the Syrian, his time and character, iv. 304-5. the edi-
tions of his works, and his testimony to the scriptures, 306—
315. select passages from him, 315–319. that he wrote Com-
mentaries upon Tatian's Harmony, ii. 444-5. what he says of
Bardesanes, and the use which he made of his works, 319
Epictetus, his life and time, vii. 78–82. his patience, 83-4. was
learned, 84, 85. was not always a slave, nor was always poor,
but for a good part of his life was a freeman, and enjoyed a
competence, 78, 79, 84. passages in him concerning the chris-
tians, with notes and observations, 88-91. much commended
by Celsus, 248. the price of his lamp, 79. see a fine maxim,
comprehending the general design of his philosophy, 91. his
affected silence concerning the christians, ibid. and 306
Epimenides, his time, and a remarkable story concerning him,
taken from Laertius, vii. 320-1
Epiphanes, a Carpocratian, son of Carpocrates, viii. 391
Epiphanius (Bp. of Salamis in Cyprus) his time and works,
and character, iv. 185. his testimony to the scriptures, 186—
193. his quotations of a work called Constitutions, 194–197.
his catalogues of the books of the O. T. 430-1. quoted, x. 116.
his account of the Heretics, Adamians, viii. 424. Alogians, 627—
629. Apelles, 544-547. Cainites, 560, 563. Carpocratians,
391-2, &c. Cerdon, 445. Cerinthus, 406-7, &c. Elcesaites,
615-619. Heracleon, 440. Leucius, 514-15. Marcionites, 452.
Montanists, 596, Ophians, 566. Sethians, 553. Theodotus,
573-576
Epiphanius, a heathen sophist at Laodicea, master of Apollina-
rius, iv. 258
Epistle of the church of Smyrna, containing an account of Poly-
carp's martyrdom, ii. 110-11
Epistle of the churches of Vienne and Lyons, ii. 160–165
Epponnina, wife of Sabinus, her excellent character, vi. 441
Erasmus, his characters of Jerom and Augustine, iv. 489
Ergenk and Estenk, a work of Mani, iii. 310
Eros, Bp. of Antioch, ii. 203
Essenes, their principles, and why not mentioned by the evan-
gelists, i. 133-4
Esther, received as a canonical book by Jerom, iv. 420, 425,
435. by Rufinus, 483. the third council of Carthage, 486.
Augustine, 493
Evangelists, their candour, i. 348. the time when they wrote, v.
282-294. whether any of the first three evangelists had seen
the gospel of the other before he wrote, iv. 503-4. v. 461—
471. they knew how and what to write better than Plato, ii.
518. are credible witnesses, 573-4. their several accounts of the
time of our Saviour's crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and ap-
pearances, reconciled, x. 278–287, 351–392. their symbols
according to Jerom, iv. 440. according to Augustine, 502. see
also v. 78, 128, 159. two of them apostles, two other disciples
or companions of apostles, iv. 501, 538. St. Mark and St.
Luke wrote at a time when their gospels might be approved by
apostles, iv. 505. their order, according to Augustine, the same
as ours, 501. and Chrysostom, 541. their order in Cosmas of
Alexandria, v. 94. and Theophylact, 158. commended, iv.
583-4, v. 162-3
Evangelists, in the reign of Trajan, ii. 115-16. and afterwards,
in the time of Commodus, 216
Eucharist, the design of it, and the words of the institution ex-
plained, ii. 453
Eucherius, Bp. of Lyons, his time, works, and testimony to the
scriptures, v. 52-54
Euchrocia, wife of Elpidius, the rhetorician, iv. 342. put to death
with other followers of Priscillian, 346. her death and cha-
racter from Pacatus, 349, 358
Eugenius, set up for emperor by Arbogastes; his history, and
character, viii. 78
Eunapius, his time and works, viii. 62. extracts from his history
of the Roman emperors, 62, 63. from his lives of the sophists,
63-76. observations on those extracts, 76
Eunomius, an Arian, his time and works, and character, iii.
590–592. said to have been shy of disputing with Sisinnius, a
Novatian Bishop, 102. opposed the extreme veneration which
was then begun to be shown to the reliques of martyrs, v. 216
Evocatus, an officer under Domitian, ii. 154
Euodius, præfect under the usurper Maximus, and judge in the
cause of the Priscillianists, iv. 345, 354
Euphrates, a philosopher, who had some differences with Apol-
lonius of Tyana, vii. 488
Eusebius, Bp. of Cæsarea, his history and time, iv. 69–71. vin-
dicated from a charge brought against him, ii. 660-1. iv. 71.
his works, 72-81. a character of his Ecclesiastical History,
80. how he treated Marcellus, 77. remarks upon his works, 80,
81. whether he was an Arian, 82, 83. his character, 84, 85.
select passages from him, 85–93. his passages concerning the
books of the N. T. received in his own and former times, with
remarks, 94-117. books of the N. T. received by him, 117—
127. whether he received the epistle to the Hebrews, 119-20.
and the Revelation, 125-127. the sum of his testimony, and
that he did not make use of christian apocryphal books, 145-6.
censured, i. 344-5. ii. 397, 409. too easily imposed upon, when
he received the Philosophy of Oracles, vii. 458, 466. his sub-
scribing the Nicene creed considered, iv. 66, 83. his passage
concerning the Manichees, iii. 259. seldom mentions them,
261. his observations upon the testimony of Josephus, vi. 474-5.
the paragraph in Josephus concerning our Saviour first quoted
by him, 487, 495. how he quotes Plutarch, 622. his answer to
Hierocles against the christians, vii. 477–481. mentions the
time of the heresy of the Elcesaites, viii. 614. quoted, x. 177.
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