ABRAHAM and the pious ancients were

in reality Christians, 26.
Achior the Ammonite, 34.
Acts of Pilate forged, 384.

Acts or records respecting the martyrs
Carpus, Papylus, and Agathonice, 150.
Adrian's epistle in favour of the Chris-
tians, 137.

Adrianus and Eubulus, martyrs, 369.
Edesius, a martyr, 357.
Elia, Jerusalem, 62. 132.

Ælius Publius, bishop of Debeltum, 203.
Africanus, his epistle to Aristides on the
genealogy of Christ, 30. 32. 250.
Agabus, his prediction, 53.
Agapius, a martyr, 358.

Agathobuli, 313.

Agbarus, or Abgarus, his epistle, 43.

Agreement of the churches on the pass-

over, 211.

Agrippa appointed king, 53.

Alabarch of Alexandria, 55.

Albinus, procurator of Judea, 78.
Alcibiades, a writer, 199.

Alexander, assistant bishop of Jerusa-
lem, 229.

his epistle to the Antinoites,
and to the inhabitants of Antioch, 230.
his epistle to Origen, 234.
his epistle to Demetrius of

Alexandria, 240.
Allegorical exposition of Scripture, 68.
Ambrose, 237.

Ammia, a prophetess, 199.

Ammianus and Quadratus, prophets, 199.
Ammonarium, a martyr, 260.
Ammonius, a Christian philosopher, 238,
239.

Anatolius, 312. 314.

Anencletus of Rome, 100.

Annals and public records of Edessa, 44.
Annianus of Alexandria, 79.
Antilegomenoi, books so called, 323.

Christians characterized, 26.

-, so called first at Antioch, 53.
Christianity, its rapid spread, 52.
Chrysophora, 160.

Churches rebuilt and dedicated, 405.
Claudius, famine in his reign, 57.
Clement of Rome, his testimony on the
preference given by the apostle to
James, 49.

on the gospel of Mark, 64, 65.
his epistle, 101. 124.

on the martyrdom of James, 58
Clement of Alexandria, his works, 191.
232.

books of Scripture mentioned by

him, 233.

Deacons ordained, 48.

Death of the tyrants that persecuted the
Christians, 391.

Debeltum, a Thracian colony under
Ælius Publius Julius, 203.
Decius, persecution raised by him, 254.
Decius and Gallus, 271.

Dedication of the renewed churches, 405.
Demetrius, bishop of Alexandria, 222,
249.

Demolition of the churches, and decrees
against the Christians, 319.
Deputation from the Jews of Alexan-
dria, 54.

Desposynoi, drvo, relatives of our
Lord, 34.

Descendants of David sought, 99.

Destruction of the enemies of religion,
401.

Discrepancy supposed to exist between
Matthew and Luke, 31.
Dionysius, the Areopagite, 85.
Dionysius, successor of Heraclas, at
Alexandria, 252.

his account of himself, 256.
other accounts, 261.
of Serapion, 267.
epistle to Cyprian, 273.
to Novatus, 268.

on the heresy of Cerinthus,
and the apocalypse, 113.

respecting Nepos, 205.
epistle to Germanus, in his

own defence, 256.

-, on those who suffered at
Alexandria, 257.

-, epistle to Cornelius, bishop

Ecclesiastical library founded by Alex
ander, bishop of Jerusalem, 241.
Ecclesiastical writers, 135.
Edessa, city devoted to Christ, 49.
Egyptian martyrs in Phoenice, 325; in
Egypt, 327; in Thebais, 327.
Egyptian impostor, 78.

Eleutherus, bishop of Rome, 206.
Emperors Constantine and Licinius 15-
sue decrees, 426. 428.

subsequent war and defeat of
Licinius, 437.

Encratites, heretics, 166.
Ενδιαθηκοι βιβλοι, 83.

Epistle to the Hebrews, 124.

Epistles of the apostles, those that are
genuine and spurious, 83.
Erynnes, or furies, 92.
Essenes, 159.

Evangelists, in the reign of Trajan, 123.
Euarestus, fourth bishop of Rome, 120.
Eucharist sent from one bishop to an-
other, 210.

Euclid, Aristotle, and Theophrastus, au-
thors much admired by the followers
of Artemon, 215.
Eunuch or prince of Ethiopia, baptized
by Philip, the first-fruits of the gospel,
50.
Evodius, bishop of Antioch, 104.
Eusebius, his chronicle, 14.

demonstration and preparation

of the gospel, 21

book of martyrs, 150. 168, 183.

Harmony of Moses and Jesus, 239.
Hebrew or Syro-Chaldaic, 127.
Hegesippus, his statement respecting
James the brother of our Lord, 76. On
the relatives of our Lord, 102, 103.
On the martyrdom of Simeon, 117.
Helen, queen of the Osrhoenians, 61.
Helcesaites, 254.
Hemerobaptists, 159.

Heracletus, on the apostle, 212.
Heraclas, bishop of Alexandria, 235.
Herod, grandson of Herod of Ascalon,
the first foreigner that reigned over
Judea, 29, 30.

-, manner in which he obtained
the government, 33, 34.

his son Herod flourished in the

time of our Saviour, 29.

ment, 116.

Josephus, his antiquities, 29; Jewish
war, 29.

-, on Herod, 30. 36, 37.

on Pontius Pilate, 39; on
the different high-priests at the time
of our Lord, 40; testimony respecting
Christ, 42; on Philo's embassy, 54,
55; irritation of the Jews against
Pilate, 56; coincidence with Scrip-
ture, 59, 60, 61; on the destruction
of the Jews at the passover, 72; on
the Egyptian impostor, 73; men-
tions James the just, 78; disorders
of the Jews under Florus, 81; their
great calamities, 86, 87, 88; horrid
transaction, 91, 92; preludes to the
approaching ruin, 94, 95; his works,
96; testimony on the Scriptures, 97.
Joshua and Jesus, the same name, 22.
Irenæus, on Simon Magus, 63.
on Menander, 112.
Cerinthus, 114.

Irenæus quotes Ignatius, 122.
on Polycarp, 141, 142.

-, on Proverbs, 158.

-, on Tatian, 165, 166.

Maxentius, son of Maximian, his cha-
racter and conduct, 339, 340.
Maximian's cruelty and death, 338.
Maximinus, his persecution, 376.

against the schismatics at

379.

Rome, 203.

Macrianus stimulates Valerian to per-
secution, 278; is patron of the magi,
278; characterized by Dionysius, 279;
his death, 294.

Malchion refutes Paul of Samosata, 303.
Manes and Manichees, 309.
Marcianus, his heresy, 231.
Marcion, 138. 142. 192.

Marcion, a brother of Irenæus, 212.
Marcionists, 157.

Marcus, first bishop of Jerusalem from

the Gentiles, 138. 192.

Maria, a lake in Egypt, 65.
Marinus, a martyr, 286.
Mark, St., first proclaimed Christianity
in Egypt, 65.

his gospel approved by Peter,

64.
Martyrdom of Simeon, 117; of Poly-
carp, 149.

Martyrs mentioned by Justin, 153; of
Gaul, 169; of Alexandria, 257. 285;
others, 348. 384, &c.
Masbothœans, 158.
Maturus, Sanctus, Blandina, and Attalus,
martyrs, 175, 176.

his pretended relaxation,

his rescript, 386. 394.
Maximilla, Marcion's companion, 198.
Maximus, Sidonius, and Celerinus aban-
don the party of Novatus, 264.
Maximus, on the origin of evil, 212.
Melito on the passover, 162; on in-
formers, 162; his apology to the em-
peror Marcus, 163; his selections
from Scripture, 154.
Melitine legion, 184.
Menander, the impostor, 111.
Menandrians, 157.

Miltiades the historian, 199.
Miracles in primitive times, 186.
of John, attested by Apollonius,

202.
Modestus unmasks the error of Marcion,