Sect.

CHAPTER VII.

Of the Union between the Logos and the Soul

and Body of Christ, and their respective pro-

perties

I. Of this Union in general

II. Of the Ignorance of Christ concerning the Day of Judg-

ment

III. Opinions concerning the Body of Christ

CHAPTER VIII.

Of the Use of the Incarnation, and the Objec-

tions that were made to the Doctrine

CHAPTER IX.

Of the Controversy relating to the Holy Spirit

I. Opinions concerning the Holy Spirit before the Council

Page

281

ib.

285

290

295

299

of Nice

II. Opinions concerning the Holy Spirit after the Council

300

of Nice

306

III. Of the proper Office of the Spirit with respect to the

Offices of the Father and the Son

311

IV. Of the Arguments for the Divinity of the Holy Spirit 319

CHAPTER X.

Of the Doctrine of the Trinity after the Council

of Nice

I. The Doctrine of the perfect Equality of all the Persons

in the Trinity

326

328

II. Of the New Language introduced at and after the Coun-

cil of Nice

Of the Arguments by which the Doctrine of the

Trinity was defended

I. Arguments from the Old Testament

II. Arguments for the Divinity of Christ from the New

BOOK III.

THE HISTORY OF THE UNITARIAN DOCTRINE.

INTRODUCTION

Sect.

CHAPTER I.

That the Jews in all Ages were Believers in the

Divine Unity

I. The Fact acknowledged by the Christian Fathers

II. Of the Reasons why, according to the Christian Fathers,

the Doctrine of the Trinity was not discovered to

the Jews -

III. The Sentiments of the Jews, as expressed by them-

selves on the Subject

IV. Of the Jewish Angel METATRON, &C.

CHAPTER II.

General Considerations relating to the supposed

Conduct of Christ and the Apostles, with re-

spect to the Doctrines of his Pre-existence and

Divinity

CHAPTER III.

Of the Conduct of our Saviour himself with

respect to his own supposed Pre-existence and

Divinity

CHAPTER IV.

Of the Testimony of Athanasius to the Caution

with which the Apostles divulged the Doc-

trines of the Pre-existence and Divinity of

Christ

CHAPTER V.

Of the concurrent Testimony of other Fathers

to the Caution of the Apostles, in teaching

the Doctrines of the Pre-existence and Di-

vinity of Christ

CHAPTER VI.

Of the Caution observed by the Apostles in

teaching the Doctrines of the Pre-existence

and Divinity of Christ to the Gentile Con-

verts

CHAPTER VII.

Of John being thought to have been the first who

clearly and boldly taught the Doctrines of the

Pre-existence and Divinity of Christ

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375

377

378

381

384

391

396

402

411

417

422

427

Sect.

I. The Acknowledgments of the Christian Fathers that

John was the first who taught the Doctrines above-

mentioned

II. Reflections on the Subject

CHAPTER VIII.

Of the Nazarenes and the Ebionites; shewing

that they were the same People, and that none

of them believed the Divinity or Pre-existence

of Christ

CHAPTER IX.
HAPT

Of the supposed Church of Orthodox Jews at

Jerusalem, subsequent to the Time of Adrian

CHAPTER X.

Of the supposed Heresy of the Ebionites and

Nazarenes, and other particulars relating to

them

I. Presumptive Evidence that the Majority of the Gentile

Christians in the Early Ages were Unitarians

Page

428

437

441

454

459

464

466

472

473

II. Direct Evidence in Favour of the Gentile Christians

having been generally Unitarians

483

CHAPTER XIV.

An Argument for the Novelty of the Doctrine

of the Trinity, from the Manner in which it

was taught and received in early Times

CHAPTER XV.

Objections to the preceding State of Things con-

sidered

I. Of the Testimony of Eusebius to the Novelty of the

Unitarian Doctrine

II. Of the Excommunication of Theodotus by Victor

III. Of the Part taken by the Laity in the Excommunica-

tion of the early Unitarians, and other Considerations

alati

490

500

ib.

503

506

-Αγραφαις χρησασθαι φωναίς· διο σχεδόν η πασα γεγονε σύγχυσις τε

και ακαταςασία των εκκλησιών.

[First published in 1786.]

VOL. VI.

B

EUSEBIUS.