| Page |
| Agnostics, Modern, Followers of Plato | 31 |
| Ammonius Saccas, Fanatical philosophy of | 220-225 |
| Ammonius Saccas, Christian teachers, especially Origen,
followers of | 224, 225 |
| Ammonius Saccas, Philosophy of, wisdom run mad | 225 |
| Ammonius Saccas, Frauds necessary to philosophy of | 225 |
| Apostles, Their testimony rejected by some in the churches | 51 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the | 113-124 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, History of | 113, 114 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Not apostolic | 114 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, When written | 114, 116 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Childishness of | 114, 122 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Tainted by heresy and
incompetency | 114 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Conflicting opinions
concerning | 116-118 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Summary of opinions of | 116-118 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Lord’s day,
supposed mention of, | 118 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Extracts from | 118-124 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Inconsistency
of those who credit, | 119 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Actually no mentioning of Lord’s
day in | 119 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Fasting on Wednesday and
Friday commanded by | 121 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Its perversion of baptism | 122 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Stealing recommended by | 123 |
| Apostles, Teaching of the, Atonement for sin by money
taught in | 124 |
| Apostasy, Paul’s prediction of | 212 |
| Apostasy, Progress of in first century
after apostles | 243, 244 |
| Aristotle, Taught the expediency of abortion | 14 |
| Asceticism, Growth of in the church | 280 |
FACC 373
| Asceticism, Vice a result of | 281, 282 |
| Asceticism, Growth of | 283 |
| Asceticism, Platonic philosophy responsible for | 283 |
| Atonement, Supposed to be gained by martyrdom | 109, 110 |
| Aurelian, Sun-worship in time of | 315 |
| Babylonians, Prostitution required by | 11, 12 |
| Bacon, Rule of for guarding against error | 43 |
| Baptism, Perverted in Teaching of the Apostles | 122 |
| Baptism, Perversion of in Tertullian’s time | 200 |
| Baptism, Tertullian on | 200, 210-213 |
| Baptism, Perversion of | 256-263 |
| Baptism of the dead | 257 |
| Baptism, Character of heathen mysteries given to it | 257, 258 |
| Baptism, Water of consecrated | 258 |
| Baptism, Sanctifying power attributed to waters of | 258 |
| Baptism, Sign of cross in connection with | 257-259 |
| Baptism, Candidates undressed for | 260-263 |
| Barnabas, Epistle of | 74-83 |
| Barnabas, Epistle of, a forgery | 74 |
| Barnabas, Epistle of, uncertainty of authorship | 74, 75 |
| Barnabas, Epistle of, statement concerning Sabbath | 78 |
| Barnabas, Epistle of, about unclean beasts | 81 |
| Bible, How shown to be true | 40 |
| Bible, The only standard of right and wrong | 56 |
| Bible, Precepts of, neglected by Justin Martyr | 152, 153 |
| Bible, Justin Martyr’s figurative interpretation of | 154, 155 |
| Bishop of Rome, Exaltation of | 292, 331-336 |
| Bishops of Rome, Extravagantly lauded by Ignatius | 110, 111 |
| Bishop of Rome, Rival of Emperor | 331 |
| Bishop of Rome, Opulence of | 335 |
| Bishop of Rome, Method of electing | 336 |
| Bishop, Power of | 337 |
| Bishop, Heathen elected to office of | 338-341 |
| Blindness of heathen, Cause of | 28 |
| Blood atonement, Origin of Mormon doctrine of | 109, 110 |
| Calf-worship by Israelites,—Sun-worship | 309, 312, 313 |
| Carson, Existing religious customs, Statement concerning | 252 |
| Catholic Church, Clement of Alexandria highly esteemed by, | 173 |
FACC 374
| Catholic Church, Clement of Alexandria never swerved from, | 173 |
| Catholic Church, a growth of error | 329, 330 |
| Catholic Church, Fathers, the head of | 330 |
| Ceremonies, Great increase of | 299 |
| Charms and Divination, Use of in church | 269 |
| Christians taken from depraved heathenism | 26 |
| Christian converts, Dangers to which they were exposed | 50 |
| Christian Ordinances, Perversion of in 2nd century | 253-255 |
| Christian Religion, Impaired by philosophy | 68 |
| Christ, The only true pattern | 55 |
| Church, The True, Christ the head of | 52, 53 |
| Church, Who constitute the true | 53, 54 |
| Church, Influence of Fathers upon | 66 |
| Church, Early, Shepherd of Hermas inspired book | 86 |
| Church, Early, immorality in | 276-281 |
| Christmas, Not of divine appointment | 300 |
| Christmas, How introduced into the church | 301-303 |
| Christmas, Heathen origin of | 301, 302 |
| Christmas, How observed | 302 |
| Christmas, Chief of festivals | 303 |
| Christmas, Sunday of less importance than | 303 |
| Clarke, Adam, Testimony concerning the Fathers | 59 |
| Clement, A poor expositor of Scripture | 60 |
| Clement of Alexandria | 165-183 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Statements concerning | 165-169, 172-174 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Paganism and Christianity
confounded by | 165, 168 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Fanciful interpreter | 166-169 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Speculative philosopher | 166, 167 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Scriptures,
wretched perverter of | 167, 168 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Philosophy, chief defender of | 167 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Taught identity of Christianity and
Greek philosophy | 168 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Absurdly allegorized Scripture | 169 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Ten commandments allegorized by | 169 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Ignorant of Scripture | 169 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Plato, called a prophet by | 169 |
FACC 375
| Clement of Alexandria, Extracts from | 170-183 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Starving of children,
an advocate of, | 170 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Senseless
interpretation, specimens of | 171, 172, 174, 175 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Peter’s tribute money, absurd
exposition of | 171 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Claimed philosophy to be
preparation for faith in Christ | 172 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Quoted Scripture inaccurately | 172 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Great repute of
in Catholic Church | 173, 179 |
| Clement of Alexandria, False science in writings of | 173 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Frivolous and fanciful speculation in
writings of | 173 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Tabernacle mystically
explained by | 174, 175 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Lord’s day,
statement concerning | 176, 178 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Sabbath, statement concerning | 177 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Words without sense, use of | 177 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Probation after death,
teacher of | 178, 179 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Fanciful speculation,
specimen of | 180-182 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Christian literature, Founder of | 182 |
| Clement of Alexandria, Scripture meaning declared hidden
by | 183 |
| Clement of Rome, Epistle of | 93-96 |
| Clement of Rome on Resurrection, Foolish argument for | 94, 95 |
| Community of Women, Plato’s teaching concerning | 36 |
| Confessors, Definition of | 291 |
| Confessors, Veneration paid to | 291 |
| Corinth, Errors in church of | 49 |
| Constantine, Sun-worship of | 317, 318, 325 |
| Constantine, Sunday edict of | 318, 319, 323, 326 |
| Constantine’s Edict, First Law for Sunday | 319 |
| Constantine, Desired to be worshiped | 320, 325 |
| Constantine, Religious convictions, lack of | 320 |
| Constantine, Double-dealing nature of | 321, 322 |
FACC 376
| Constantine, Heathenism of | 322, 323, 325 |
| Constantine’s Sunday edict, Pagan nature of | 318, 323 |
| Constantine, Prayer composed by, for his soldiers | 327 |
| Constantine, Edict of concerning Arius | 344 |
| Controversy, Fathers used falsehoods in | 65 |
| Council of Laodicea, Canon of concerning Sunday | 298 |
| Council of Laodicea, Canon of concerning promiscuous
bathing | 299 |
| Coxe Bishop, Opinion of apostolic Fathers | 72 |
| Dead, Prayers to in second century | 273 |
| Deception, Practiced by Fathers | 65, 66 |
| Diocletian, Sun-worship in time of | 316 |
| Elagabalus, Design of, to make the sun the
central object of adoration | 315 |
| Episcopal Chair, Methods of obtaining | 336 |
| Epistles Forged in Paul’s day | 104 |
| Epistle of Barnabas | 74-83 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, A forgery | 74-77 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Authorship uncertain | 74-77 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, The apostle not author of | 75-78 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, All sorts of absurd fancies found in | 76 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Author of possessed little genius | 75 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Silly interpretations in | 75, 80-82 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Interpretation puerile and absurd | 77 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Extracts from | 73-83 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Testimony concerning Sabbath | 78, 79 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Egotism of author of | 80 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Fanciful and absurd
intrepretation of Scripture | 81, 82 |
| Epistle of Barnabas, Absurd fancy concerning the hyena | 82 |
| Epistle of Clement | 93-96 |
| Epistle of Ignatius | 97-112 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, Cause perplexities to critics | 100 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, number | 100 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, Eight universally admitted to be
forgeries | 101 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, Authenticity and genuineness
doubtful | 101, 106 |
FACC 377
| Epistle of Ignatius, All frauds | 103 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, Condemned by Calvin | 108 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, More trustworthy edition very much
interpolated | 107 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, Mutilated by “pious” frauds | 107 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, Abominable trash | 108 |
| Epistle of Ignatius, Extracts from | 108-112 |
| Error, Natural to human heart | 42 |
| Error, Bacon’s rule for guarding against | 43 |
| Error in church at Corinth | 49 |
| Errors of fact and doctrine in Fathers | 60 |
| Exorcism, Baptism preceded by | 257, 258 |
| Facts, Historical, denied by Justin Martyr | 149 |
| Falsehoods, Writings of Fathers contain | 64, 65, 85 |
| Fasting on Wednesday and Friday commanded by teaching
of the apostles | 121 |
| Fathers, Who so called | 58 |
| Fathers, Claim made for them | 58 |
| Fathers, How their teachings should be judged | 58 |
| Fathers, The abettors of every heresy in church | 59 |
| Fathers, Most foolish opinions sustained by | 59 |
| Fathers, To whom they are valuable | 60 |
| Fathers, Loss of their writings not to be deplored | 60 |
| Fathers, Direct meaning of Scriptures neglected by | 60 |
| Fathers, To obscure true meaning of Scripture their chief
study | 60 |
| Fathers, Writings rife with errors | 60 |
| Fathers, Writings of, unreliable as to matters of fact and
of doctrine | 60 |
| Fathers, Add nothing to our understanding of Scripture | 61 |
| Fathers, Ignorant of Scripture | 61 |
| Fathers, Their interpretation warped by Paganism | 61 |
| Fathers, Antichristian practices of | 62 |
| Fathers, Refuted error and superstition by error and
superstition | 62 |
| Fathers, Advanced doctrines unwarranted by Scripture | 63 |
| Fathers, Determined to be wiser than God | 63 |
| Fathers, Flimsy arguments of | 63 |
FACC 378
| Fathers, Bad masters in morals | 64 |
| Fathers, Had no clear conception of virtue and vice | 64 |
| Fathers, Things positively false in writings of | 64 |
| Fathers, Opinions of all sects sustained by | 64 |
| Fathers, Falsehoods used in controversies of | 65 |
| Fathers, Taught that deception was commendable | 66 |
| Fathers, Desired victory rather than truth | 65 |
| Fathers, Exalted heathen philosophy | 67 |
| Fathers, Study of philosophy recommended by | 67 |
| Fathers, Their expositions of Scripture childish | 70 |
| Fathers, Vagaries of | 70 |
| Fathers, Apostolic, Who so called | 72 |
| Fathers, Apostolic, Unlike New Testament writers | 72, 73 |
| Fathers, Apostolic, Uncertainty of writings | 73 |
| Fathers, The Pope the mouthpiece of | 330 |
| Festivals, Pagan, Christian festivals modeled after | 247 |
| Festivals, Pagan, Character of | 248 |
| Festivals, Heathen, why adopted by the church | 303 |
| Figurative Interpretation of Bible by Justin Martyr | 154, 155 |
| Forgeries, Practiced by the most orthodox | 66 |
| Forgery, Epistle of Barnabas a | 74-77 |
| Forgery of Paul’s name in epistle to Thessalonians | 104 |
| Frauds, “Pious” used by Fathers | 65, 85 |
| Frauds, “Pious” use of by Christian teachers | 274, 275 |
| Friday, Observed as holiday by early churches | 297 |
| Gods of Heathen, Patterns of vice, 18, 19; Disrespect to
them was treason | 20, 21 |
| Good Friday, Observed by early church | 297, 300 |
| Gospels, Four, Puerile reason for by Irenaeus | 133, 134 |
| Greek Philosophy, Church controlled by | 271 |
| Gregory Thaumaturgus, Church corrupted by | 247 |
| Heathen, Described by Paul | 9-13 |
| Heathen Mysteries | 12, 13 |
| Heathen, Taught their children vice | 13 |
| Heathen Philosophers, Immorality of | 14-16 |
| Heathen of all classes consumed in practice of abominable
and unnamable vice | 16 |
| Heathen, Licentiousness of, 11-19, 25; No real conception of
sin or holiness | 22 |
FACC 379
| Heathenism, A school of vice, 11; State religion | 20 |
| Heathenism, Prostitution a part of its worship | 12 |
| Heathen Customs, introduced into church | 247, 250, 251 |
| Heathen Philosophy, adopted in order
to attract heathen | 270, 271 |
| Heathen Festivals, Why adopted by church | 303 |
| Heathen Marriage, Corruption of | 17, 23, 25 |
| Heathen, Deified emperors and vile persons | 24 |
| Heathen, Cause of their blindness | 28 |
| Hercules, Ancient sun-god | 309-311 |
| Hermas, What is known of | 84, 85 |
| Hermas, Shepherd of | 81-92 |
| Hermas, Shepherd of, Foolish and insipid | 84 |
| Hermas, Wild disordered fanatic | 85 |
| Hermas, Shepherd of, immorality inculcated by | 86, 91 |
| Holidays of the church | 296, 297 |
| Holidays, How celebrated at first | 247 |
| Holiness an unmeaning term to heathen | 22 |
| Idolatry a religion of obscenity | 13 |
| Ignatian Epistles, All frauds | 103 |
| Ignatian Epistles, More trustworthy edition very much
interpolated | 107 |
| Ignatian Epistles, Mutilated by pious fraud | 107 |
| Ignatian Epistles, All condemned by Calvin | 108 |
| Ignatian Epistles, Abominable trash | 108 |
| Ignatian Epistles, Extracts from | 108-112 |
| Ignatius, Epistles of | 97-112 |
| Ignatius, Supposed testimony concerning Sabbath | 97 |
| Ignatius, Information concerning, very meager | 99 |
| Ignatius, Letters of cause great perplexity to critics | 100 |
| Ignatius, Epistles of, How many | 100 |
| Ignatius, Crazy fanatic, puerile boaster | 103 |
| Ignatius, Epistles of, Eight universally regarded as
spurious | 101 |
| Ignatius, Epistles of, Authenticity and genuineness
doubtful | 101, 106 |
| Ignatius, Desire of for martyrdom | 108-110 |
| Ignatius, Extravagant praise of bishop | 110, 111 |
FACC 380
| Ignatius, Absurd idea of concerning Virgin Mary | 111 |
| Ignatius, senseless egotism, specimen of | 112 |
| Images, use of, among Christians | 267 |
| Imagination, The commanding feature of Plato’s intellect | 32 |
| Immorality of heathen philosophers | 14 |
| Immorality in early church | 49, 50, 51, 276-281 |
| Incense, Use of in church | 300 |
| Irenaeus | 125-145 |
| Irenaeus, Testimonies concerning | 125-130 |
| Irenaeus, Ignorance of | 142, 143 |
| Irenaeus, Absurd interpretation of Scripture by | 143, 144 |
| Irenaeus, Influence of blighting to Christianity | 145 |
| Irenaeus, Uncertainty of information concerning | 125 |
| Irenaeus, Writings of, of very little value | 125 |
| Irenaeus, Puerilities in writings of | 126 |
| Irenaeus, Pupil of Papias | 126 |
| Irenaeus, Folly of Papias, preceptor of | 126, 127 |
| Irenaeus, Most unsafe authority | 127 |
| Irenaeus, Writings of, wretchedly translated | 128 |
| Irenaeus, Writings of, very involved and prolix | 128 |
| Irenaeus, Conjectural translation of writings of | 128, 129 |
| Irenaeus, Exaltation of ecclesiastics by | 130 |
| Irenaeus, Upbuilding of Roman hierarchy | 130, 131 |
| Irenaeus, Obedience to Church of Rome taught by | 131-133 |
| Irenaeus, Puerile reasoning about four gospels | 133, 134 |
| Irenaeus, Fit companion for Barnabas | 134 |
| Irenaeus, Ridiculous interpretation of commands concerning
clean and unclean beasts | 134, 135 |
| Irenaeus, Testimony of, concerning Sunday | 136 |
| Irenaeus, The Sabbath, uncertain reference to | 137 |
| Irenaeus, Perpetuity of the law taught by | 137, 138 |
| Irenaeus, Purgatory, doctrine of taught by | 138 |
| Irenaeus, Scripture authority not enhanced by | 138 |
| Irenaeus, Resurrection and immortality, testimony on | 139 |
| Irenaeus, Speculation concerning age of Jesus | 139-141 |
| Irenaeus, Writings of almost unintelligible | 142 |
| Irenaeus, Senseless theory of, concerning name of Jesus | 142 |
| Justin Martyr | 146-164 |
FACC 381
| Justin Martyr, Testimony concerning | 60, 63, 146-149 |
| Justin Martyr, Extracts from | 149-163 |
| Justin Martyr, Personal history of | 146 |
| Justin Martyr, Philosopher’s gown worn after professed
conversion | 147 |
| Justin Martyr, Always a pagan | 147, 148, 149 |
| Justin Martyr, Equivocal and contradictory allusions to
Christian doctrine | 148 |
| Justin Martyr, Confused views of gospel doctrines | 148 |
| Justin Martyr, Sought to harmonize Christianity with
Platonic philosophy | 148 |
| Justin Martyr, Ignorance of | 148 |
| Justin Martyr, Wanting in discernment | 148 |
| Justin Martyr, Loose, fanciful,
and puerile reasoning of | 148, 149 |
| Justin Martyr, First to bring Platonic philosophy and
Christianity in contact | 149 |
| Justin Martyr, Historical facts denied by | 149 |
| Justin Martyr, Testimony concerning Sunday | 149, 150 |
| Justin Martyr, Perversion of Lord’s Supper | 151 |
| Justin Martyr, Not a believer in Sunday sacredness | 151 |
| Justin Martyr, A no-Sabbath man | 151-153 |
| Justin Martyr, Scripture precepts denied by | 152, 153 |
| Justin Martyr, Sabbath observance, his idea of | 152, 153 |
| Justin Martyr, Abolition of law, taught by | 153 |
| Justin Martyr, Incorrect quoter of the Scripture | 153, 154 |
| Justin Martyr, Interpretation of Bible, mode of | 154, 155 |
| Justin Martyr, Direct Scripture statements denied by | 154 |
| Justin Martyr, Sunday argument, a sample of | 155 |
| Justin Martyr, Ark, eight persons in the, a type of “eight
days” | 155, 156 |
| Justin Martyr, Sign of cross, all power ascribed to by 156-161 |
| Justin Martyr, Statement that Amalek was conquered, not |
| through prayer of Moses, but by sign of cross | 156, 157 |
| Justin Martyr, Prophecy concerning Joseph,
exposition of | 157, 158 |
| Justin Martyr, Scripture, narrow view of | 158-161, 163 |
| Justin Martyr, Sign of cross, claimed that all heathen
reverenced | 160 |
FACC 382
| Justin Martyr, Heathen, his puerile
methods of arguing with | 160, 161 |
| Justin Martyr, Necromancy, a believer in | 161, 162 |
| Justin Martyr, Contradictory positions taken by | 161-163 |
| Justin Martyr, Soul and body, necessity of each other,
shown by | 162 |
| Justin Martyr, Far-fetched and absurd figures of Christ | 163 |
| Justin Martyr, Jacob’s marriage a type of Christ, claimed
by | 163 |
| Justin Martyr, Evidently not Bible student | 164 |
| Killen on Ignatian epistles | 102, 105, 108 |
| Language of Heathen incapable of expressing moral ideas | 22 |
| Laodicea, Council of, canon concerning Sunday | 298 |
| Laodicea, Council of, canon on promiscuous bathing | 299 |
| Law of God, Abolition of, taught by Justin Martyr | 153 |
| Law, Perpetuity of, taught by Irenaeus | 137, 138 |
| Lord’s Day, The, in epistles of Ignatius | 97-99 |
| Lord’s Day, The, really no mention of by Ignatius | 97-99 |
| Lord’s Day, Supposed mention of in Teaching of Apostles | 118 |
| Lord’s Day, Actually not found in Teaching of Apostles | 119 |
| Lord’s Day, Clement of Alexandria’s
statement concerning | 176, 178 |
| Lord’s Day, Origen’s mention of | 232 |
| Lord’s Supper, Perversion of in time of Justin Martyr | 151 |
| Lord’s Supper, Justin Martyr’s statement concerning
celebration of | 151 |
| Lycurgus, Allowed the exposure of children | 14 |
| Marriage, Looseness of relation among heathen | 17, 23, 25 |
| Martyrdom, Desire for by Ignatius | 108-110 |
| Martyrdom, Fanatical idea concerning | 109, 110 |
| Martyrdom, Substituted for baptism | 288 |
| Martyrdom, Atonement for sins obtained by | 288, 289 |
| Martyrs, Pilgrimages to tombs of | 283, 284 |
| Martyrs, Worship of | 284 |
| Martyrs, Prayers addressed to | 291 |
| Martyrs, Elevated to place of heathen demi-gods | 286-292 |
| Martyrs, Exaggerated honor paid to | 288 |
FACC 383
| Midwifery of the mind | 34 |
| Miracles, False, produced by relics | 290 |
| Monkery, Turtullian an abettor of | 192 |
| Monkery, A promoter of vice | 281 |
| Montanus, Sketch of | 187 |
| Montanism, Description of | 187 |
| Montanus, Tertullian a follower of | 191 |
| Natural Inclination, Depravity of | 42, 43 |
| Necromancy, Justin Martyr a believer in | 161, 162 |
| Neo-Platonism, Origen a devotee of | 218, 223 |
| Neo-Platonism, Account of | 219-223 |
| Neo-Platonism, Religion obscured by | 223 |
| Neo-Platonism, Spiritualism identical with | 223 |
| Neo-Platonism, Superstition nourished by | 224 |
| Neo-Platonism, Monkery fostered by | 224 |
| Obstetrical Procedure, Plato’s theory of | 35 |
| Origen | 217-241 |
| Origen, Statements concerning | 217-231 |
| Origen, Birth of | 217 |
| Origen, Writings of, mutilated and garbled | 217 |
| Origen, Neo-Platonism, devotee of | 218 |
| Origen, Heathen science and Christian faith reconciled by | 218 |
| Origen, A wild allegorizer | 219 |
| Origen, Clearest teaching muddled by | 219 |
| Origen, Spiritualism introduced into the church by | 223 |
| Origen, Church filled with false philosophy by | 225 |
| Origen, Quotations from | 231-241 |
| Origen, Literal Scripture narrative disparaged by | 226 |
| Origen, The law allegorized by | 226 |
| Origen, Doctrine of works of supererogation taught by | 27 |
| Origen, Chief of Christian interpreters of third century | 227 |
| Origen, Found in Scripture retreat for all errors and idle
fancies | 227 |
| Origen, Biblical history, turned into fables by | 227 |
| Origen, Contradictory nature of works of | 230, 231 |
| Origen, Untrustworthy interpreter | 231 |
| Origen, Christian mysticism, father of | 231 |
| Origin, Pre-existence of souls taught by | 231 |
FACC 384
| Origen, Sabbath, statement concerning | 232 |
| Origen, Sabbath, allegorized by | 232 |
| Origen, Lord’s day, mentioned by | 232 |
| Origen, Reasonableness of Scripture denied by | 233 |
| Origen, Scripture declared to contain falsehood by | 234, 235 |
| Origen, Infidelity of worst type upheld by | 233-236 |
| Origen, Scripture allegorizing specimen of | 236 |
| Origen, False science, specimen of | 237, 238 |
| Origen, Conversion of the devil foretold by | 237 |
| Origen, Father of Universalism | 239, 240 |
| Origen, Punishment of wicked spiritualized by | 240, 241 |
| Pagan Temples mere brothels | 11, 21 |
| Pagan Festivals, Scenes of licentiousness | 21 |
| Pagan Prayers | 21 |
| Pagan Ideas in church, how brought in | 165, 166 |
| Pagan Literati, Influence of in church | 280 |
| Pagan Festivals, Character of | 248 |
| Pagan Mysteries, How brought into the church | 245, 246 |
| Papal Assumption, Growth of | 329-344 |
| Papal Hierarchy, Established before time of Constantine | 335 |
| Papias, Preceptor of Irenaeus | 126 |
| Papias, Monstrous and fabulous inventions of | 126, 127 |
| Papias, Egregious liar | 127 |
| Persecution of Jews and Christians, reason of | 20, 21 |
| Persecution, Religious, sanctioned by Constantine | 343, 344 |
| Perversion of Christian ordinances | 253-255 |
| Philosophy, Pagan, Clement of Alexandria addicted to | 166, 167 |
| Philosophizing, Passion for by Christian teachers | 166 |
| Philosophy, Chiefly defended by Clement of Alexandria | 167 |
| Philosophy, Greek identified with Christianity by Clement
of Alexandria | 168 |
| Philosophers Countenanced vicious practices, | 11, 13, 14-18; |
| lived most vicious lives, 15; considered all religions
equally false or equally true | 24 |
| Philosophy of Heathen, Led to atheism and despair | 24 |
| Philosophy of Plato, Negative | 30 |
| Philosophy, Greek, church controlled by | 271 |
FACC 385
| Philosophy of Plato, Church corrupted by | 271 |
| Philosophy, Claimed by Clement of Alexandria to be
preparation for faith in Christ | 172 |
| Philosophy, Necessary to Christianity, claimed by Clement
of Alexandria | 172 |
| Philosophy, Heathen, adopted by church to attract the
heathen | 269, 270 |
| Philosophy, Church filled with by Origen | 225 |
| Philosophy, Platonic, interwoven with Christianity by Justin
Martyr | 148, 149 |
| Philosopher’s Gown, Worn by Justin Martyr | 147, 148 |
| Philosopher’s Gown, Signification of | 147 |
| Philosopher’s Gown, Survival of in Christian pulpits | 147 |
| Philosophers, Why they missed the truth | 41 |
| Philosophers, Heathen, exalted by Fathers | 67 |
| Philosophers, Christianity impaired by | 68 |
| “Pious” Frauds, Adoption of by church teachers | 274, 275 |
| Platonic Philosophy, Asceticism fostered by | 281 |
| Plato, Called evangelical prophet by Clement of Alexandria 169 |
| Platonic Philosophy, Acceptance of resulted in doctrine of
purgatory | 272 |
| Plato, Quoted as prophet by Clement of Alexandria | 176 |
| Plato, Advocated child murder, 14, 37; commended swearing,
15; advocated lying, 16; the father of philosophy,
29; birth and education of, 29; worshiped after death
as a god, 30; his treatises all negative, 30; had no fixed
principles, 31; imagination the chief faculty of intellect,
31; taught the pre-existence of souls, 33, 34; his
“Republic,” immorality in, 35, 36; taught
community of women, 36; advocated promiscuous intercourse
of sexes, 37; why he missed the truth | 41 |
| Plato, Philosophy of, adopted by Christian teachers | 148 |
| Plato, His philosophy adhered to by Justin Martyr | 148 |
| Pope, The mouthpiece of the Fathers | 330 |
| Priests of Heathenism openly taught licentiousness, 19; |
| taught that the gods allowed sensual gratification | 20 |
| Prayers, of Heathen | 21 |
FACC 386
| Prostitution, Commanded by law | 12 |
| Probation after Death, Clement of
Alexandria advocate of | 178, 179 |
| Pre-existence of Souls, Taught by Plato | 33, 34 |
| Purgatory, Doctrine of, taught in Shepherd of Hermas | 88 |
| Purgatory, Doctrine of, taught by Irenaeus | 138 |
| Purgatory, Tertullian taught doctrine of | 214, 215 |
| Purgatory, Origen taught doctrine of | 239, 240 |
| Purgatory and Prayers for Dead, Popularity of in church in
second century | 272-274 |
| Religious Rites, Nearly all of human invention | 252 |
| Relics, Traffic in | 284 |
| Religion, Displaced by superstition | 284, 285 |
| Relic and Martyr Worship | 286-291 |
| Relics, Worship of | 290 |
| Relics, Miracles worked by | 290 |
| Resurrection, Phoenix, adduced by Clement of Rome as
proof of | 94, 95 |
| Rome, Moral condition of in time of Christ | 23, 24 |
| Rome, Supremacy of bishop of | 331-336 |
| Rome, Obedience to church of, taught by Irenaeus | 131-133 |
| Rome, Withholding Scripture from people, authority for | 183 |
| Sabbath, Supposed testimony of Ignatius on | 97 |
| Sabbath, Origen’s views of | 232 |
| Sabbath, Literal nature of disbelieved by Origen | 232 |
| Sabbath, Existence of any denied by Justin Martyr | 151-153 |
| Sabbath Observance, Justin Martyr’s ideas of | 152, 153 |
| Sabbath, Uncertain reference to by Irenaeus | 137 |
| Sabbath, Tertullian’s testimony on | 197-199 |
| Sabbath, Clement of Alexandria’s statement concerning | 177 |
| Sabbath, Change of gradually brought about | 295, 296 |
| Sabbath, Observed by early Christians | 296, 297 |
| Saints, Catholic, character of | 287, 288 |
| Saints, Catholic, filthiness of | 287, 288 |
| Science, Definition of true | 37 |
| Science, What is it? 38; Science, foundation of | 39 |
| Scripture, True meaning of obscured by Fathers | 60 |
| Scripture, Double meaning of taught by Fathers | 60 |
FACC 387
| Scripture, Knowledge of not increased by Fathers | 62 |
| Scriptures, Childish expositions of Fathers | 70 |
| Scripture, Tertullian a slighter of | 201 |
| Scripture, Tertullian’s fanciful interpretation of | 205, 206 |
| Scripture, Origen denied reasonableness of | 233 |
| Scripture, Said by Origen to contain falsehoods | 234, 235 |
| Scripture, Misquotation of by Justin Martyr | 153, 154 |
| Scripture Statements, Justin Martyr’s denial of | 154 |
| Scripture, Narrow view of by Justin Martyr | 158-160 |
| Scriptures, Perverted by philosophizing teachers | 167 |
| Scripture, Inaccurately quoted by Clement of Alexandria | 172 |
| Scripture, Meaning of declared to be hidden, by Clement | 183 |
| Scripture, Tertullian a perverter of | 185, 186 |
| Shepherd of Hermas | 84-92 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Author of forged dialogues | 84 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Full of folly, superstition, and
nonsense | 84 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Author a willful cheat | 85 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Author a wild, disordered fanatic | 85 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, A fictitious work | 85 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Tone of Christianity in first centuries
reflected by | 86 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Opinion of early church concerning | 86 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Quoted as Scripture by Fathers | 88 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Extracts from | 86-91 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Immorality inculcated by | 86, 90, 91 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Taught doctrine of purgatory | 88 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Doctrine of works of supererogation
found in | 89 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, Study of tended to foster
licentiousness | 90-92 |
| Shepherd of Hermas, One result of his teaching | 281 |
| Sign of the Cross, All power
ascribed to by Justin Martyr | 156-161 |
| Sign of the Cross, Justin Martyr’s claim that the Israelites
conquered by it | 157, 158 |
| Sign of the Cross, Tertullian on | 200, 202-206 |
| Sign of the Cross, Baptism preceded by | 257-259 |
FACC 388
| Sign of the Cross, Frequency of its use | 264 |
| Sign of the Cross, Considered as charm | 264, 265 |
| Sign of the Cross, Pagan origin of | 265, 266 |
| Slavery among the heathen | 15, 23 |
| Socrates, Commended profanity, 15; practiced unnatural
crimes | 15, 19 |
| Sodomy practiced even by the philosophers | 11-15 |
| Spiritualism, Brought into church by Origen | 223 |
| Spiritualism, Early adoption of by the church | 273 |
| Sunday, Testimony of Justin Martyr concerning | 149, 150 |
| Sunday, Testimony concerning by Irenaeus | 136 |
| Sunday, Refraining from kneeling on | 136 |
| Sunday, Tertullian’s statements concerning | 195, 196 |
| Sunday, Mosheim’s statement concerning | 292, 293 |
| Sunday, Christian at Work on | 294, 296 |
| Sunday, S. S. Times on | 295 |
| Sunday, Wild holiday of Pagan times | 318 |
| Sunday Law, Constantine’s, pagan nature of | 318 |
| Sunday as a Holiday, Origin of | 196 |
| Sunday, Not of apostolic origin | 294 |
| Sunday, Gradually and silently introduced | 295 |
| Sunday, Dr. Scott’s testimony concerning | 295 |
| Sunday, Decree of council of Laodicea concerning | 298 |
| Sunday, Devoted to sun by pagans | 318, 319 |
| Sunday, Christmas more highly esteemed than | 303 |
| Sunday, First law in favor of | 319 |
| Sunday, Constantine’s relation to | 318-327 |
| Sun-worship, Tertullian authority for | 195, 196 |
| Sun-worship and Sunday | 304-328 |
| Sun-worship, Scripture mention of | 305, 313 |
| Sun-worship, How regarded by the Lord | 305 |
| Sun-worship, Universality of | 305-312 |
| Sun-worship, Abominations of | 306, 307, 309, 311, 312 |
| Sun-worship, Religion of licentiousness | 307, 309, 311 |
| Sun-worship among Romans | 312, 314-319 |
| Sun-worship in time of Elagabalus | 314, 315 |
| Sun-worship in time of Aurelian | 315 |
| Sun-worship in time of Diocletian | 316 |
FACC 389
| Sun-worship by Constantine | 317, 318, 325 |
| Sun, Confounded by Christians
with Son of Righteousness | 317, 319 |
| Sun-god, Various representations of | 306-312 |
| Superstition, Religion displaced by | 284, 285 |
| Supererogatory Merit, Doctrine of taught in Shepherd of
Hermas | 89 |
| Supererogation, Doctrine of works of, taught by Origen | 227 |
| “Teaching of the Apostles” | 113-124 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, History of | 113, 114 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Not apostolic | 114 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, When written | 114, 116 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Childishness of | 114, 122 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Tainted by heresy and
incompetency | 114 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Summary of opinions on | 116-118 |
| Teaching of the Apostles,
Conflicting opinions concerning | 116-118 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Lord’s day, supposed mention of, 118 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Extracts from | 118-124 |
| Teaching of the Apostles,
Inconsistency of those who credit | 119 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Actually no mention of Lord’s day
in | 119 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Fasting on Friday and
Wednesday commanded by | 121 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, On baptism | 122 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Stealing recommended by | 123 |
| Teaching of the Apostles, Atonement of sins by money
taught in | 124 |
| Tertullian, Gloomy fanatic | 69 |
| Tertullian, Voluminous writer | 184 |
| Tertullian, Personal characteristics of | 184, 186 |
| Tertullian, Passionate nature of | 184 |
| Tertullian, Exaggeration dealt in by | 184, 191 |
| Tertullian, Untrustworthy as to matters of fact | 184 |
| Tertullian, Superstitious and bigoted | 185 |
| Tertullian, Scripture perverted by | 185, 186 |
FACC 390
| Tertullian, Birth and conversion of | 185 |
| Tertullian, Catholic theology founded by | 185 |
| Tertullian, Absurdity preferred to reason, by | 186 |
| Tertullian, Illogical | 190 |
| Tertullian, Untrustworthiness of | 190 |
| Tertullian, Salvation by faith not understood by | 190 |
| Tertullian, Ungoverned imagination of | 191 |
| Tertullian, Monkery, a father of | 192 |
| Tertullian, Moral laxity favored by | 192 |
| Tertullian, Prayers to dead, taught by | 192 |
| Tertullian, Critical sagacity lacked by | 193 |
| Tertullian, Fiery nature of | 193 |
| Tertullian, Sunday, statements concerning | 195, 196 |
| Tertullian, Sun-worshiper | 195, 196 |
| Tertullian, Sabbath-keeping, statements concerning | 197-199 |
| Tertullian, Sabbath, disbeliever in a | 197 |
| Tertullian, Sabbath law not abolished, testimony to | 198 |
| Tertullian, Scripture perverted by | 198, 199 |
| Tertullian, Trine immersion taught by | 200 |
| Tertullian, Statements concerning | 69, 148, 184-192 |
| Tertullian, Quotations from | 192-215 |
| Tertullian, A Montanist | 186, 191 |
| Tertullian, Insanity of | 189 |
| Tertullian, An infatuated author | 189 |
| Tertullian, Catholicity of | 189 |
| Tertullian, Baptism, statement concerning perversion of | 200 |
| Tertullian, Offerings for the dead, practiced by | 200 |
| Tertullian, Sign of the cross, used by | 200, 202-206 |
| Tertullian, Scripture ignored by | 201 |
| Tertullian, Heathenism and Christianity,
identified by | 204, 205 |
| Tertullian, Scripture,
fanciful interpretation of | 205, 206, 208 |
| Tertullian, Material Cross, his devotion to | 204-206, 213 |
| Tertullian, Speculative writer | 207 |
| Tertullian, Soul, belief concerning | 207, 208, 209 |
| Tertullian, Childish nonsense of | 208, 209 |
| Tertullian, Science, ignorance of | 209 |
| Tertullian, Holy water, believer in | 211-213 |
| Tertullian, Baptism, fanciful ideas of | 211-213 |
FACC 391
| Tertullian, Ignorance of | 148 |
| Tertullian, On prayer | 214 |
| Tertullian, Doctrine of Purgatory taught by | 214, 215 |
| Tertullian, Unchristian fanaticism of | 216 |
| Theodosius, Superstition of | 287 |
| Tradition, False concerning age of Jesus | 139-141 |
| Tradition, Unsatisfactory nature of | 141, 142 |
| Tradition, Bower’s statement of the value of | 252 |
| Trine Immersion, Taught by Tertullian | 200 |
| Truth of the Bible, How demonstrated | 40 |
| Universalism taught by Origen | 239, 240 |
| Victory, Rather than truth, the object of Fathers | 65 |
| Vagaries, Indulged in by Fathers | 70 |
| Women, Immorality of, among heathen | 17 |
| Women, Community of taught by Plato | 36 |
| Wickedness of heathen world chargeable to the philosophers | 42 |
| Works of Supererogation, Taught in Shepherd of Hermas | 89 |
FACC 392