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LIBRARY ST.THE NEOPLATONIC PHILOSOPHY AND Ethrough every breast, knew what Christianityin belief and in action.And here a word must be said about Porphyrius.It need not be more than a word, because he didnot himself add to the Plotinic philosophy, which heexpounded and popularised, and which he laboured tomake clear and intelligible. That philosophy alreadystood under its founder in the closest relation togion, having a practical scope. Now in Porphyit is the main object to work a reform f gphilosophy, to cultivate piety in conn h thheath d Some Christian writers state th hw ginally a Christian, an. but on account c sommerit which he experienced fell off to heathism. This, however, seems contrary t h Ian 11f St. Augustine, 2 ho laments over him that pridd pecially h disg ¥the doct th Godmed a body vented him m b i aCh Still beyond quest th th mwh boured e th g< nd mclei th Plotir c yst< m f philosophy was himselfmbued ith m h sentiment Moreoverwas once quainted with the Chreligion and its bitterest enem But h diddd yth g material to that philosophy. Sas P m d it it d b during thwhole period in which heathenism ied on th estruggle with the Christian Church From Ptin us t Julian, w d t with th powerof the E Emp h iciples c thl philo-phy, th PP id persecut >f theChristian Faith were heath f this fashi mJulian to Proclus, during which th wer secu-1 Zeller, v. 580. 2 De Civitate Dei, x. 29.