Primitive Christianity, Vol. 1 of 2: Or the Religion of the Ancient Christians in the First Ages of the Gospel, to Which Is Added an Historical Account of Paganism Under the First Christian Emperors,

Excerpt from Primitive Christianity, Vol. 1 of 2: Or the Religion of the Ancient Christians in the First Ages of the Gospel, to Which Is Added an Historical Account of Paganism Under the First Christian Emperors, &C. &C These three writers have been always regarded as the chief opponents of the Gospel, and as such are generally mentioned without noticing any others. Jerome, in the preface to his work de Script. Ecclesiast. Speaks thus Discant ergo Celsus, Por phytins, J ulianus, rabidi adversus Christum canes, discant comm xectatores, &c. &c.; mentioning these three by name, and look ing upon all others as followers of them. Eusebius says of Hierocles, that all his arguments had been answered by Origen in his reply to Celsus. (contra Hierocl. P. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.