R E MARKS

ON

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY,

IN THREE VOLUMES.

BY JOHN JORTIN, D.D.
ARCHDEACON OF LONDON, RECTOR OF ST DUNSTAN IN

THE EAST, AND VICAR OF KENSINGTON,

SOLD BY LACKINGTON, ALLEN, AND CO. FINSBURY SQUARE;
CUTHELL AND MARTIN, MIDDLE-ROW, HOLBORN ;
AND J. WALKER, PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1605.

T. TURNBULL, PRINTER, EDINBURGH.

OF

VOLUME FIRST.

Page

48—54

CIRCUMSTANCES of the Roman empire favour-

able to the beginnings and increase of Christianity 27-31

Whether Tiberius proposed to deify Christ

28

Conjecture on a passage in Juvenal

31-33

Case of the dæmoniacs who are mentioned in the New

Testament

Of the dæmoniacs after the apostolic age

159, 160

The gift of tongues

35-38

The predictions of Christ concerning the destruction

of Jerusalem accomplished. Shewed to have been

extant before the event

38-74

The writings of Josephus

44–48

Books of the New Testament authentic; and proved

to be so by internal characters

Cited, or alluded to, by apostolical fathers

54–59

By ancient heretics

63, 64

[212, 213

Shorter epistles of Ignatius preferred to the larger 59–62

[224—227

Conjecture on a passage in Josephus

68

Eusebius and Herodotus explained

74, 75

Remarks on prophecy in general and on its uses 75—116

The dæmon of Socrates, &c.

77, 78

Atheists, superstitious

82–84

Divination in the Pagan world considered

84-116

The history of Tobit

87, 88

A prophetic dream of Socrates

Modern accounts of prophecies and prophetic dreams 91-93,

[238, 241

VOL. 1.

Pagan

90

125

132

Page

Pazan cracies

92, 93,

(104-116, 130, 131

Eueb'as b's 250ocat of them

105, 106

Lol!57 weiter worse than Aiteism: ad Bale's sea-

timents considered

95-104

Oracles rid:ccled by Aristophanes and Lucian 106-108

Oracies at Hierapolis mentioned by Lucian De Dea
Syria ; and some remarks on that book

10& 1:4

The opinions of Herodotus, and of Van Dale, concern-

ing oracles

115, 116

The prophecies relatisg to our Saviour

116-152

Prophecies in the Oid Testament, which cannot be

supposed to have been forged after the event 121-123. 1

Accommodations

Direct prophecies

126

Тур: 3

127-129

Prophecies of double senses

129

Omens

The prediction of Moses that a prophet should arise

like unto him, and the resemblance between Moses

and Christ examined

134–151

Conjecture on 2Passage in Herodotus

The prohibition of eating blood

Pacchus and Hercules resemble Moses

149

The Apostolical Constitutions considered

152–189

Some remarks on the compiler of them

156, 157

Their account of the Charismata

153, 154

Of episcopal authority

154, 155

Allude to Solomon's Song

157-16

What they say of dæmoniacs

160

Of baptism

161, 162

Of adultery, &c.

163

The Hellenistic language

164

The Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes

170-178

A passage in Porphyry concerning the Essenes ex-

plained

175

And in Josephus

Simon's

143

145

177