characters of the several gospels, 571-2. the story that they
were corrected in the time of the emperor Anastasius, as having
been written by illiterate evangelists, considered, v. 124-5. the
benefit of several gospels, and their wonderful harmony, 162-3.
the evangelists did not call their histories gospels; the faithful
afterwards called them gospels, 155-6. nor did the evangelists
prefix their names to their books, and the reason of it, iv. 541
Gospels Small, worn by superstitious people, iv. 481, 554. v. 12.
some cast lots upon them, iv. 529
Gospels according to the Egyptians, Basilides, Thomas, and
Matthias, rejected by Origen, ii. 533-4
Gospels according to the Twelve, Basilides, Thomas, Matthias,
rejected by Ambrose of Milan, iv. 330
Gospels according to the Egyptians, Thomas, Matthias, Bartho-
lomew, the twelve apostles, Basilides, Apelles, and others not
named, rejected by Jerom, iv. 463
Gospel according to the Egyptians; the obscurity of it, and how
quoted by Clement of Alexandria, and rejected by him, ii. 236,
250-1. supposed to be quoted in the fragment of what is called
the second epistle of Clement of Rome, 56. I think not written
before the third century, v. 247. much neglected, ii. 535
Gospel according to the Hebrews; or, of the Nazarenes; whether
quoted by Ignatius, ii. 91, 92. composed out of St. Matthew's
and the other authentic gospels, with additions of some other
things, received by oral tradition, 93. compare 381. not con-
firmed by Papias, 119. supposed to be quoted by Hegesippus,
124. how quoted by Clement of Alexandria, 250. by Origen,
535. see likewise the chapter of Eusebius, iv. 97, 106, 129.
translated by Jerom, 457. see also 441. v. 91. and Ebionites.
A character of it, vi. 386, note. St. Luke does not refer to
the gospels according to the Egyptians and Hebrews, in the
introduction to his gospel, v. 383-388
Gospel of James, or Protevangelion, composed by Leucius, viii.
Gospel of Matthias, iv. 97, 106, 131. how the Traditions of
Matthias are quoted by Clement of Alexandria, may be seen,
ii. 256-7. viii. 534
Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, supposed to be written by
Leucius, viii. 524-526
Gospel according to Peter, confuted by Serapion, Bp. of Antioch,
and the obscurity of it, ii. 264-266. viii. 533. supposed by
some moderns to have been composed by Leucius, ii. 266. viii.
533. the Gospel according to Peter, or the book of James,
mentioned by Origen, ii. 537. and see iv. 97, 106, 131, 459
Gospel according to Thomas, said to have been forged by the
Manichees, iii. 429. but without reason, being of an earlier
date, 435. see iv. 97, 106, 131
Gospels,-of James, (or Protevangelion,) of the Infancy, of
Matthias, of the Nativity of Mary, of Nicodemus, of Peter;
see viii. 524-535
Gospel (The) the true way of Salvation, two sermons, ix. 216
Goths converted by Audius, iv. 177
Governors of the temple, i. 31
Governors of provinces, their different behaviour toward the
christians, vii. 302-305
Grabe (J. E.) his argument upon the fragment of the second
epistle ascribed to Clement of Rome, ii. 35. an observation of
his upon a passage of Justin Martyr, 139. upon a passage of
Irenæus, omitting St. James, 181. commended, 333, 368. his
judgment upon the doctrine of the apostles, and the Constitu-
tions, iv. 130, 196, note *. 200. his account of the Alexandrian
MS. v. 80
Granianus (Serenius) proconsul of Asia, his letter to Adrian
in favour of the christians, vii. 93, 94
Gratian, his edict against Heretics, iv. 342. the same repealed,
351. whether he refused the title of Pontifex Maximus, viii.
111-12. when he ordered the Altar of Victory to be removed
out of the senate house, 200
Greeks, or Grecians, in Acts ix. 29, who they were, v. 499. and
those mentioned Acts xi. 20. 500-1. the Greeks in John xii. 20,
21, who they were, x. 275-277. the Grecians and Hebrews
in Acts vi. 1. 287
Gregory, Bp. of Illiberis, his works, and testimony to the scrip-
tures, iv. 252-3. was a Luciferian, 252
Gregory Nazianzen, his works and time, iv. 285-6. his testimony
to the scriptures, 286-289. his judgment concerning synods
of bishops, 290. did not understand the principles of modera-
tion, 289
Gregory of Neocæsarea, called Thaumaturgus, comes to Origen,
ii. 476. his history, 608-619. testimonies to him, 619–628.
his time, 629–633. was not at the second council of Antioch,
632. his works, 633–637. a creed ascribed to him, not his,
633-637. his character, 637-639. his testimony to the scrip-
tures, 640-642
Gregory Nyssen, his time and works, and testimony to the scrip-
tures, v. 295-297. select passages from him, 297-299
Gregory I. Bp. of Rome, his reason why the Manichees rejected
marriage, iv. 371. his time, v. 126. books of the Old Testa-
ment quoted by him, 126-7. books of the New Testament
quoted by him, 128-131. his respect for the scriptures, 131.
select passages, 132-134
Grotius (Hugo) his judgment concerning The Revelation, ii.
721. his remarks upon Trajan's persecution of the christians,
vii. 60. did not quote Thallus as a witness of the darkness at
the time of our Saviour's passion, 123. his observations upon
Porphyry's objections against the book of Daniel, 405-6, 413,
417-18. in the notes; quoted, x. 82-84, 109, 111-113,
128, 143, 145-6, 152, 153-4, 156-7, 159-161, 176, 185.
commended, 104
Hagiographa, that division of the sacred books of the Old Testa-
ment, largely considered, iv. 426–433
Hallet, (Jos.) quoted, ii. 50, 502, 506, 560. iii. 40, 41, 115.
iv. 328. v. 487-8. vi. 100, 224, 260. x. 255-6. his observations
upon the christian Agapæ, or love feasts, vii. 42, 43. upon the
doxology in the Philopatris, 290. upon the altar to the un-
known God, 327-8
Harmonius, son of Bardesanes, his character, ii. 319
Harris, (Dr.) his funeral sermon, ix. 44. his life and character,
55-59
Hasaus (Th.) quoted, vi. 301
Hayne (T.) quoted, vi. 310
Heart:-On keeping the Heart, a sermon, ix. 563
Heathen people, imposed upon by their priests, iii. 133. their
temples shut up by Constantine, iv. 34. some of them demo-
lished in his time, ib. their idolatrous worship forbidden, 35.
remarks upon his laws against them, 48-50. on account of
the doctrine of the Trinity, some of them thought that the
christians worshipped a plurality of gods, 152
Hebed-Jesu; see Ebedjesu.
Hebrew:-The EPISTLE to the HEBREWS; To whom it was
written, vi. 78-86. to believing Jews in Palestine, under per-
secution, iv. 547. v. 95, 137
In what language it was written, vi. 86-88. said by some
of the ancients to have been translated into Greek, by Clement
of Rome or St. Luke, ii. 32, 33. v. 95. by Luke, according to
Clement of Alexandria, ii. 225, 234. Origen supposed it to
have been written in Greek, 506. which is probable, iv. 138-9.
said to be translated into Greek by Luke or Clement, 119-20.
probably written in Greek, and the judgments of divers learned
moderns in favour of that opinion, 138-9
By whom it was written, vi. 88-109. ascribed to Paul by
Clement of Alexandria, ii. 225, 234, 239. to Barnabas by
Tertullian, 288. by some to Barnabas, to Clement, or Luke,
495. v. 136
The time and place of writing it, vi. 109–112
Received, by Dionysius of Alexandria, ii. 690. by some of
the Novatians, iii. 121. Theognostus, 152. the author of a
poem against the Marcionites, 171. Methodius, 195. Peter of
Alexandria, 239. Archelaus, 258. Serapion of Thmuis, 271.
Titus of Bostra, 274. Hierax, 288. the Manichees, 403. and
the Paulicians, 448. whether referred to by Arnobius, 479.
referred to by Lactantius, 539. received by the other Arnobius,
480. Alexander, Bp. of Alexandria, 567. the Arians, 581-2.
Hilary of Poictiers, iv. 179. Lucifer of Cagliari, 250. Faustinus
and Marcellinus, 251. C. M. Victorinus, 256. Basil, 279.
Gregory Nazianzen, 287. Amphilochius, 293. Gregory Nyssen,
296. Didymus, 303. Ephrem, 310. Ebedjesu, 322. Ambrose,
334. Philaster, 387. Gaudentius, 388. Theodore of Mopsuestia,
395. Jerom, 436-7, 451. Rufinus, 484. third council of Car-
thage, 487. Chrysostom, 547. Severian, Bp. of Gabala, 571.
Chromatius, Bp. of Aquileia, 581. Victor, of Antioch, 586.
Paulinus, 589. the followers of Pelagius, 591. Palladius, v. 6.
Isidore of Pelusium, 10. Cyril, of Alexandria, 13. Theodoret,
17. Cassian, 29. Prosper, 36. the author of the Calling of the
Gentiles, 38. and of the divine Promises and Predictions, 39.
Salvian, 65. Cosmas, 95. the author of the Imperfect Work,
121. Gregory, Bp. of Rome, 129. is in the Alexandrian MS.
82. received by Isidore of Seville, 137
Not received as Paul's by Caius, Irenæus, or Hippolytus,
ii. 395-397, 425. not quoted by Cyprian, iii. 40-43. rejected
by some of the Romans in the time of Eusebius and Jerom,
ii. 397–399. and by some in the East, 467, 500-1. doubted of
by several, 503–506. not received by Novatus, iii. 115–117.
not received by the church of Rome in the time of Eusebius,
iv. 98, 102-3. not received by all, 454–456, 488, 508
Whether quoted or alluded to by Clement of Rome, ii. 46—
50. known to and quoted by Irenæus, 167. but not certain
that it was received by him as Paul's, 178. quoted in the Ques-
tiones et R. 129. seems to be referred to by Polycarp, 106.
the grounds of Caius's rejecting it considered, 398–400.
Origen's judgment upon it, 495. how quoted by him,
501-2. observations upon his judgment, 502-507. whether
the catholics rejected this epistle because it was perverted
by the Novatians, iii. 116-17. probably it was received
by Pamphilus, 226. doubtful whether it was received by Vic-
torinus of Pettaw, 177-8. Eusebius's opinion of it, ii. 32.
whether quoted by Optatus, iv. 328. whether received by the
author of the Commentary upon thirteen of St. Paul's Epistles,
383. doubts about this epistle, and the reason of them, 386-7.
how quoted by Augustine, 507-509. whether received by
Pelagius, 591. doubted of by some of the Latins, because of
the difference of the style, 451. see St. Paul's epistles.
Hegemonius, said to be author of a work ascribed to Archelaus,
iii. 254, 269
Hegesippus, a Hebrew christian, his history and works, and
testimony to the books of the New Testament, ii. 152-157.
his character, 152-3
Heidegger (J. H.) quoted, vi. 310
Helcesaites, see Elcesaites.
Helena, mother of Constantine, her mean original, iv. 4. whether
wife of Constantius Chlorus, 5. respect shown her by Constan-
tine, 6. her death, ib. churches said to be built by her, 32.
whether she found our Saviour's real cross, ib.
Helene, queen of the Adiabenes, converted to Judaism, i. 120.
relieves the Jews in a famine, 257
Heliodorus, author of the Ethiopics, viii. 16
Hell-torments, whether the Manichees believed them to be eter-
nal, iii. 372-3. their eternity believed by Lactantius, 506-
Helladius, a learned heathen and grammarian at Alexandria in
the fourth century, afterwards at Constantinople, viii. 230, 234
Hellenism, the meaning of that word, vii. 644, note
Helvidius, his opinion about the Lord's brethren. iii. 174
Heraclas, catechist and Bp. of Alexandria; famous for learning,
ii. 457. mentioned again, 471, 472, 476
Heraclean, Bp. of Chalcedon, his work against the Manichees,
iii. 254, 268-9
Heracleon, a Valentinian, his time and country, ii. 256. vi. 346.
viii. 439. books of the New Testament received by him, vi.
346-7. quoted the preaching of Peter, ii. 256. it is probable
that he received both the Old and New Testament, viii. 443.
wrote commentaries on several parts of scripture, 441-2. re-
marks on those commentaries, 442-3. they give testimony to
the genuineness of the introduction to John's gospel, 444
Heraclitus, an ecclesiastical writer of the second century, ii. 261-2
Hercules, his image and temple destroyed by the christians, at
Suffecta, in Africa, in the year 399, viii. 244
Heresy, defined, iii. 438. viii. 293–299. a heretic, one separated
from the church, and who acknowledges himself a christian,
297. the unhappiness of heresy, iii. 298. advantage from it,
443. viii. 338. the causes of heresy, 299-301. many mistakes
in the writers on this subject, 301-303. of the number of
heresies, 303-305. heresies in the two first centuries princi-
pally two, those of the Docetæ who held two gods or first
principles, and of the Ebionites who believed that our Saviour
was a mere man, 305-6. the seeds sown in the days of the
apostles, 344
HISTORY (The) of the HERETICS of the two first centuries after
Christ, viii. 291, &c.
HERETICS, said to have corrupted the scriptures, ii. 146. who
of them did so, 544. several heretics mentioned by Methodius,
iii. 194. severally censured by Photius, 275. how treated by
Constantine, iv. 35. remarks upon his treatment of them, 47.
heretics have been often treated with harshness, viii. 307-8.
and greatly calumniated, 309. unjustly accused of magic,
309-10. and lewdness, 311. christians in general as well as
heretics had thus been accused, 312. the accusations unjust,
311-320. the ancient heretics believed the unity of God, 320
-323. several heretics mentioned in the Constitutions, iv.
206. how to be treated according to Martin, Bp. of Tours,
345, 364. sometimes discovered by their modest garb and be-
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