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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series • VOL 4 • SECTION 286

Existence, true, belongs to God alone, [261]354 sq.

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Existence, true, belongs to God alone, [261]354 sq.

Exodus, the, of Israel from Egypt, a type, [262]192.

"Eye for an Eye," etc., [263]248 sq.

Fabricius' Bibliotheca Græca, referred to, [264]33.

Faith, confounded with orthodox doctrine by Augustin, [265]164; the Catholic proofs of, [266]130.

Fallaciousness of Mani's pretensions, [267]135 sq.

Faustus the Manichæan, who, [268]155; his praise of himself, [269]159; the hypocrisy of, [270]165; would fail to satisfy an inquirer, [271]205, [272]206; his logic, [273]230; his Docetism, [274]323, [275]326 sq.

Fihrist, Kitab al, referred to, 3, 7, 8; et passim, cited, 9 sq., [276]21.

Firdausi's Shahnameh, referred to, 3.

First man, the, of the Manichæans, [277]157; different from Paul's, [278]157, [279]178, [280]179.

Flesh, knowing Christ after the--refutation of Faustus respecting the question, [281]177 sq., [282]180, [283]181, [284]182.

Flood, the, its symbolic import, [285]189.

Fluegel on Mani, referred to, 5.

Fly, the soul of a, more excellent than light, [286]97.

Food, distinction in, why Christians do not practice, [287]242; reasons for abstaining from certain kinds of, [288]77; clean and unclean, [289]170; various kinds of, prohibited in the Old Testament, [290]335 sq.; the laws of Moses and of Christ respecting, [291]232.

Forgiveness, taught in the Old Testament, [292]250 sq.

Form, an element of the good, [293]352 sq.

Fortitude, [294]53; Scripture precepts respecting, and examples of, [295]53.

Fortunatus, the Manichæan, disputation against, [296]109 sq.; confounded, [297]123.

Free choice belonging to man before the fall, [298]122.

Fulfilling the law, what is means, [299]236 etc., [300]241 etc.

Fulfillment of prophecy by Christ, [301]239 sq.

Fundamental Epistle of Mani quoted, [302]22; criticised by Augustin, [303]125 sq.; quoted, [304]361 sq.

Gataker on the significance of Mani's name, [305]31.

Genealogy of Christ, objections of Faustus the Manichæan to, and reply, [306]159 sq., [307]173 etc.

Gentiles, the, never under the Jewish law, [308]245 etc.; Christians accused of retaining the manners of, [309]263.

Genuineness of the New Testament writings, how ascertained, [310]343.

Gifts, spiritual, [311]267.

Glorification of Christ, the, [312]134.

God, following, [313]44; the knowledge of, whence obtained, [314]44; the chief good, [315]44; what the Church teaches about, [316]45, [317]46; the one object of love, [318]46, [319]51; nothing better than, [320]46; nothing can separate us from, [321]47; we are invited to, by love, [322]47; we are joined inseparably to, by Christ and His Spirit, [323]47; we cleave to, by love, [324]48; absurd Manichæan notions about, [325]79 etc., [326]139; has no extension, [327]138; alone perfectly good, [328]147; nature made by, [329]149; in what sense evils are from, [330]149; the belief in one, part of the original truth, [331]261; the same who punishes and blesses, [332]174; the works of, [333]266 etc.; the eternal light, and the source of light, [334]274 etc.; astonished, [335]275; Old Testament representations of, vindicated, [336]275 sq.; jealous, [337]277 sq.; the omnipotence of, [338]322; the, of the Jews, how Faustus speaks of, [339]237, [340]273; and Hyle, of the Manichæans, [341]264 sq., [342]272, [343]279 sq., [344]311 sq.; of this world, the, [345]264, [346]268; declared by Augustin to be incorruptible, impenetrable and incontaminable, against the Manichæans, [347]113 sq.; the author of whatever is, [348]99; cannot suffer harm, [349]353, [350]359; if He could suffer no injury, why did He send us hither? [351]122; is He pressed by necessity? [352]123; Manichæan view of the mingling of the substance of with evil expounded by Fortunatus and refuted by Augustin, [353]116 sq.; not defiled by our sins, [354]357; unchangeable, [355]356.

Godliness, form of without the power, [356]243 sq.

Good, the chief, two conditions of, [357]42, [358]43; God the, [359]46, [360]69; a two-fold, [361]70; exhortation to seek the, [362]150; and evil, [363]270 sq.; doing, to our neighbor, [364]55, [365]56; nature of, [366]351 sq.; present even in bodies that in comparison with better things are popularly accounted evil, [367]353 sq.; the highest, God, [368]351 sq.; things from God alone, [369]353, [370]357; things put by the Manichæans in the nature of evil, [371]143 sq., [372]359 sq.

Gospel, the, on what authority Augustin received [373]131; what--refutations of Manichæism respecting, [374]156, [375]157.

Gospels, the harmony of, [376]343 sq.

Habit, the pernicious power of, [377]121.

Hagar and Sarah, [378]284.

Hand, the, as a Manichæan symbol, [379]83 etc.

Happiness, true, [380]42 etc.

Hardouin's Councils, referred to, 4.

Harmony, the, of the Old and New Testaments, [381]44, [382]49, [383]55, [384]56; of the Gospels, [385]343 sq.

Harnack on the Acta Disputationis, referred to, 4; Art. on Manichæism, referred to, 5, [386]17; quoted, [387]24; on the relation of Buddhism to Manichæism, [388]21.

Hebrew prophecy, [389]201.

Hebrews and Pagans, the difference between the worship of, [390]263.

Hefele's Councils, referred to, 4.

Heraclides, a Manichæan writer, [391]33.

Heretics, better to restore than to destroy, [392]129.

Hermes Trismegistus, [393]200, [394]205.

Hervey's work on Genealogies referred to, [395]161.

Hidden meanings the sweetest, [396]188.

Hierax, Commentary of mentioned, [397]33.

Holy Spirit, Manichæan view of criticised by Augustin, [398]257 sq.; the, when sent, [399]133; twice given, [400]134.

Hormizdas, king of Persia, [401]32.

Hosea, commanded to take to him a "wife of whoredoms," [402]304, [403]308.

Hyde on the significance of Mani's name, [404]31.

Hyle, [405]253, [406]259; and God, [407]264 sq., [408]271 sq.; Faustus' view of, [409]253; not evil, [410]354.

Idolatry, the result of apostacy, [411]261; did the Jews practice it? [412]263.

Immoral practices of the Manichæans, [413]87 sq., [414]362 sq.

Incarnation, the Apostle Paul on, [415]177 sq.; of Christ, the, objection of Faustus to, [416]159, [417]316.

Indirect construction, instances of, [418]235.

Indulgences, Manichæan, [419]166 sq., [420]330.

Infants, sinfulness of, thought to be inconsistent with Augustin's definition of sin, [421]104.

Infinity of God, the, questions about, [422]320.

Inquirer, the heathen, how answered and instructed, [423]201-[424]203; a difficulty of, met, [425]203; satisfied, [426]205.

Inquisitiveness condemned in Scripture, [427]52.

Iras, [428]293.

Isaac and Rebecca, [429]289.

Jacob, sets up a stone for a memorial pillar, [430]191; his vision of the ladder, [431]192; his polygamy, [432]289 sq.; his wives, and the typical or symbolical meaning of, [433]290 sq.

Jericho the capture of, [434]193.

Jesus, hanging from every tree, [435]257; was He born of Mary?--cavils of Faustus, [436]312 etc.; both Son of David and Son of God--Faustus refuted, [437]314 etc.; did He die?--objections of Faustus refuted, [438]320 sq.; was He born?--reply to Faustus, [439]324; both the birth and death of, real, not illusory, [440]326 sq. [See Christ.]

Jesus patabilis, [441]158, [442]253.

Jewish books, learning the Christian faith from, [443]227; laws and observances--why Christians do not observe, [444]242 etc.; observed by Jewish, but not by Gentile Christians, [445]244 sq.

Jews, the, typified by Cain, [446]186-[447]188; their unbelief foretold, [448]203, [449]204.

Joachim, a priest, alleged by Faustus to be the father of the Virgin Mary, [450]313 sq., [451]315 sq.

John of Damascus on the Manichæans, referred to, 4.

John the Baptist, [452]307.

Joseph, a type, [453]192.

Joshua and Jesus, [454]226.

Journal of the Asiatic Society, referred to, 3.

Judah, the blessing of, its prophetic import, [455]196; the incest of, with Tamar, [456]295; and Judas, [457]296; the prophetic significance of his incest with Tamar, [458]305 etc.

Judaism, relation of Manichæism to, [459]21 sq.

Judges, types in the book of, [460]194.

Justice towards God, [461]54.

Kessler's list of Mani's writings, referred to, [462]32; on the relation of Buddhism to Manichæism, [463]21; works of, on Manichæism, referred to, 5.

"Kingdom of Heaven," [464]252.

Kingdom of light, the Manichæan, [465]135 etc., [466]138.

Ladder, Jacob's vision of the, [467]192.

Lardner referred to, [468]33, [469]34, [470]35, [471]36.

Latria, [472]262.

Law, the,. not for Gentiles, [473]175 sq.; always good, [474]218; the, and grace, [475]217; and the prophets, Jesus came not to destroy, but to fulfill--genuineness of the words, [476]234 etc.; why Christians do not keep the, [477]192; Faustus' explanation of the words, [478]239 etc.; reply to Faustus respecting, [479]241 etc., [480]242 etc.; and Judaism, distinguished between by Faustus, [481]272 etc.; the eternal, [482]284.

Leah and Rachel, [483]290 sq.

Lenormant's Ancient History, quoted, [484]17; Chaldean Magic, referred to, 6.

Lex talionis, the, [485]248 sq.

"Life, thy, thou shalt see hanging," etc., [486]227.

Light, God is, and the source of, [487]274 sq.; the Manichæan kingdom of, [488]135 etc., [489]138.

Loesche on Augustin's indebtedness to Plotinus referred to, [490]26.

Logic, the, of Faustus, [491]229, [492]230.

Lord's day, the, and Sunday, [493]238.

Lot, and his daughters, [494]287 sq.; not equal to Abraham, Isaac or Jacob, [495]294 sq.

Love, to God, [496]44; we are united to God by, [497]47, [498]48; the fourfold division of, [499]48; the guiding influence of, [500]50; of ourselves and of our neighbor, [501]55; the teaching of the Old Testament as well as of the New, [502]56 sq.; to enemies, [503]248 sq.

Love-feasts, [504]261.

Loving and hating, [505]248.

Maccabees, heroism of, to be imitated by Christians, [506]244.

Man, what? [507]42; the chief good of, [508]43; wholly created by God--refutation of Faustus respecting, [509]316 sq.; fleshly and spiritual, [510]316 sq.

Mandæism, relation of to Manichæism, and to the old Babylonian religious system, [511]19 sq.

Mandrakes, description of, and the supposed virtues and typical import of; explained, [512]293 sq.

Mani, sketch of, 8 sq.; theology of, 9 sq.; cosmogony of, [513]10 sq,; anthropology of, [514]12 sq.; soteriology of, [515]13 sq.; cultus of, [516]14 sq.; eschatology of, [517]15 sq.; ethics of, [518]16; the exaltation of, by his followers above Christ, shown by the attention which they bestow upon the anniversary of his martyrdom, and their neglect of the anniversary of Christ's death and resurrection, [519]132 sq.; name of, etymology of, [520]247; claims to be an apostle--the claim refuted, [521]130, [522]131 etc., [523]200; why he called himself an apostle, [524]131; in what sense his followers believed him to be the Holy Spirit, [525]132; the festival of the birthday of, [526]132; promises truth but fails to fulfill his word, [527]134; wild fancies of, [528]134, [529]135; the two substances of his kingdom of light, [530]135; promises knowledge, [531]135, [532]136; his absurd fancy of a land and race of darkness, [533]136; refutation of his absurd ideas of two territories, [534]138, etc.; the number of natures in the system of, [535]140 etc.; his five natures in the region of darkness--refutation of the fiction, [536]142, [537]143; sworn by, [538]247; derivation of the name, [539]247; which is, he or Matthew to be believed? [540]325; versus the apostles, [541]331.

Manichæan god, the, weak or cruel, [542]159.

Manichæism, how it attracted Christians, [543]23 sq.; later, sketch of, [544]29; explained by Faustus, [545]252 etc.; exposed, [546]254 etc.

Manichæans, and not Catholics, obedient to the precepts of the gospel, maintained by Faustus and denied by Augustin, [547]162 sq.; the, two tricks of, for catching the unwary, [548]41; the two gods of, [549]45; fictions of, about things good and evil, [550]63 etc.; three moral symbols devised by, [551]74 etc., [552]83 etc., [553]86 etc.; fables of, about God, [554]75; the abstinence of, [555]76; why they prohibit the use of flesh, [556]79 etc.; absurd tenets of, relating to God, [557]79 etc.; views of, relating to souls, [558]82; notions of, respecting marriage, [559]86; serious charges of immorality brought against, [560]86-[561]89; to be gently dealt with, [562]129; their kingdom of darkness, [563]136, [564]142, [565]143; worse than the Anthropomorphists, [566]139; the first man of, [567]157; their perverse method of dealing with Scripture, evidence in controversy, [568]178; the idolatry of, [569]210; impeached of great errors and sins, [570]214 etc.; the Decalogue against, [571]216 etc.; beguiled by the serpent, [572]218, [573]219; are tares, [574]238; the oath used by, [575]247; the worship of, [576]255 sq., [577]260; the trinity of, [578]252, [579]258; the two principles of, [580]270 etc.; the God of, [581]279 sq., [582]311 sq.; apocryphal gospels of, [583]303 sq.

Mansi's Councils referred to, 4.

Marcel, Mani's letter to, [584]33.

Mark, the, set on Cain, [585]187.

Marriage allowed to the baptized by the apostles, [586]62, [587]63; among the Manichæans, [588]86, [589]87; with sisters, [590]286.

Married life, continence in, [591]58.

Marry, forbidding to, [592]328 etc., [593]330 etc.

Martyrs, honors paid to, [594]261 sq.; the numbers of, [595]301 sq.

Mary, the Virgin, did she belong to the tribe of Judah?--assertion of Faustus, and refutation of the same, [596]313 sq.

Material substances not evil, but only seemingly so from their lack of adaptation to certain constitutions and circumstances, [597]72 sq.

Mattarians, a Manichæan sect, [598]165.

Matthew, the call of, [599]234 sq.; the genuineness of the Gospel of, [600]325; or Manichæus which to be believed, [601]325 sq.

Means, the use of, [602]286 sq.

Meats and drinks, abstinence from, or the reverse, [603]60, [604]61, [605]330.

Measure, an element of the good, [606]352 sq.; belongs to things regarded as immoderately small or great, [607]355; in a sense, suitable to God himself, [608]355.

Menoch, Mani's letter to, [609]33.

Memory, [610]137.

Milman's History of Christianity, referred to, [611]31.

Mind, is it diffused throughout the entire nervous system? [612]137; has no material extension, [613]138; the, degraded by departing from God, [614]47.

Miracle and nature, [615]321 sq.

Moral precepts of the Old Testament observed by Christians, symbolical precepts, not, [616]177.

Morality of the law and the prophets, [617]272 sq.

Months, origin of the names of, [618]238.

Morals, the, of the Christians, [619]263.

Moses, the rod of, a type, [620]192; censured by Faustus for using the word "cursed," and defended, [621]207, [622]208 etc.; did he write of Christ? [623]219 etc., [624]221 etc.; is his law pure paganism? [625]222 etc.; what he wrote of Christ, [626]222, [627]224 etc., [628]225 etc.; like to Christ, [629]225; defended against Faustus, [630]225, [631]232; his virtues; [632]298; slays the Egyptian, [633]299, [634]309; spoils the Egyptians, [635]300, [636]309; slaughters the idolatrous Israelites, [637]304, [638]310; burns and grinds to powder the golden calf, [639]310.

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