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614 A Source Book for Ancient Church Historymysteries and sacramental system. But he brings to it Neo-Platonic thought to such a degree as to color completely hispresentation of Christian truth. The effect of the book was onlygradual, but eventually very great. In the East it gave authority,which seemed to be that of the apostolic age, for its highly developedsystem of mysteries, which had grown up in the Church.In the West it served as a philosophical basis for scholastic mysticism.On account of the connection between Dionysius and thelater Greek philosophy and the mediæval philosophy, Dionysiusthe Areopagite occupies a place in the histories of philosophyquite out of proportion to the intrinsic merit of the writer.Additional source material: English translations of Dionysiusthe Areopagite, Dean Colet, ed. by J. H. Lupton, London,1869, and J. Parker, Oxford, 1897 (not complete); a newtranslation into German appeared in the new edition of theKempten Bibliothek der Kirchenväter, 1912.(a) Dionysius Areopagita, De Cælesti Hierarchia, III, 2. (MSG,3:165.)Dionysius thus defines “Hierarchy”:He who speaks of a hierarchy indicates thereby a holy order… which in a holy manner works the mysteries of illuminationwhich is appropriate to each one. The order of the hierarchyconsists in this, that some are purified and others purify; someare illuminated and others illuminate; some are completed andothers complete.(b) De Cælesti Hierarchia, VI, 2. (MSG, 3:200.)The heavenly hierarchy.
615Theology has given to all heavenly existences new explanatorytitles. Our divine initiator divides these into three threefold ranks.The first is that, as he says, which is ever about God, and which, [562]as it is related (Ezek. 1), is permanently and before all othersimmediately united to Him; for the explanation of the HolyScripture tells us that the most holy throne and the many-eyedand many-winged ranks, which in Hebrew are called cherubimand seraphim, stand before God in the closest proximity. Thisthreefold order, or rank, our great leader names the one, like, andonly truly first hierarchy, which is more godlike and stands moreimmediately near the first effects of the illuminations of divinitythan all others. As the second hierarchy, he names that whichis composed of authorities, dominions, and powers, and as thethird and last of the heavenly hierarchies he names the order ofangels, archangels, and principalities.(c) De Ecclesiastica Hierarchia, I, 1. (MSG, 3:372.)The nature of the ecclesiastical hierarchy.That our hierarchy … which is given by God, is God-inspired anddivine, a divinely acting knowledge, activity, and completion,we must show from the supernal and most Holy Scriptures tothose who through hierarchical secrets and traditions have beeninitiated into the holy consecration.… Jesus, the most divine andmost transcendent spirit, the principle and the being and the mostdivine power of every hierarchy, holiness, and divine operation,brings to the blessed beings superior to us a more bright andat the same time more spiritual light and makes them as far aspossible like to His own light. And through our love which tendsupward toward Him, by the love of the beautiful which draws usup to Him, He brings together into one our many heterogeneities;that He might perfect them so as to become a uniform and divinelife, condition, and activity, He gives us the power of the divine
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ContentsErrata. . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter I. The Church At The Beginn
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Preface. 5the ancient Church in the
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Preface. 7[xix]
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General Bibliographical Note 9Advan
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The First Division Of AncientChrist
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Period I. The Apostolic Age: To Cir
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§ 1. The Neronian Persecution 15ma
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§ 2. The Death of Peter and Paul 1
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§ 4. The Persecution under Domitia
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§ 4. The Persecution under Domitia
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§ 5. Christianity and Judaism 23§
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§ 5. Christianity and Judaism 25hi
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§ 6. The Extension of Christianity
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§ 10. Chiliastic Expectations 35ad
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§ 10. Chiliastic Expectations 37th
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§ 11. The Church and the World 39F
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§ 14. Church Organization 47day af
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71enemies; whilst, on the other han
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73the most excellent Peregrinus (fo
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77into the conduct of all, the acts
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79neither of which cases is that of
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81Speratus said: In a matter so jus
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89published before He came and was
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95The successor of Simon Magus was
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97the founder of Manichæanism. The
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99will console them, so that they d
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101nations were hostile to his nati
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103were men of culture and literary
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105proceed from one are images. But
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107(d) Clement of Alexandria, Strom
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109The following passage appears, f
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111For some [i.e., the Church] say
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§ 23. Marcion 117corruption and da
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133find Corinth. Since you are not
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135The fourth of the gospels is Joh
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137exegesis in use throughout the C
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139the third century; see above, §
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159Chapter I. The Political And Rel
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167indeed, immovable and in silence
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171Lampridius is one of the Scripto
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175Lord without the sacrament as cu
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177Ep. 71 [=70]. Ad Quintum.Which t
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179Chapter II. The Internal Develop
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181A brief extract from the followi
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183admonishes Victor that he should
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185Ch. 23. As to kneeling, also, pr
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187How small is the gain if you do
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(B) Modalistic Monarchianism 197Ch.
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(B) Modalistic Monarchianism 199for
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213But it is not doubting, in refer
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215that we understand Him to be, no
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217The theory of pre-existence and
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219(h) Origen, Contra Celsum, VII,
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221wickedness may be changed by hab
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223the “flesh,” as it were, of
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227God from His purpose; nor do sac
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237Concerning the martyrs, the Apos
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239The schism of Felicissimus was o
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241presbyters and deacons; and like
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245§ 48. Theology of the Second Ha
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247Complaint was made to Dionysius,
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249Father.” And this he acknowled
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251from below.’)… And there are
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253II. He who was born holy and rig
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301controversies, the ecclesiastica
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3218. Concerning the Africans, beca
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329the West at Arles in 314. Here t
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331is called the New. We believe in
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333the Logos and Wisdom. Afterward
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335(f) Eusebius of Cæsarea, Creed,
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349and all believers.(b) Creed of N
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375your country, respect my years t
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451example of the saintly master. N
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535Condemnation of Origen by Anasta
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559common judgment of all the most
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561in an extreme form, of being her
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745election, we have sent you our f
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751all chose leaders 317 for themse
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757For the honor which is given her
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Index 785Muratorian Fragment, 117-1
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