Footnotes

[1]. "Patristic: Of or pertaining to the fathers of the Christian Church: a patristic theology; patristic writings." (Cent. Dictionary.)

[2]. John x; Matt. xxvii; Mark xiv: 61, 62.

[3]. For all of which see John i: 1-4, 14; Heb. i: 1-3.

[4]. Col. i: 15-19, and ii: 9.

[5]. John xiv: 9, II Cor. iv: 4: and Heb. i: 3. Col. i: 17.

[6]. John x: 30, xvii: 11-22.

[7]. John, xiv: 9.

[8]. John xiv: 10, 11, 19, 20; also John xvii.

[9]. Tim. iii: 16.

[10]. John xvii.

[11]. Eph. iii: 14-19.

[12]. Acts v: 1-14. To lie to the Holy Ghost is to lie to God, because the Holy Ghost is God.

[13]. From a consequent to its antecedent, from effects to causes.

[14]. Clement of Rome; Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch; Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna; Barnabas (not Paul's companion), see Mosheim Inst., Vol. I, p. 77; Hermas, and Papias, Bishop of Hieropolis.

[15]. In ancient geography, Tralles was a city of Asia Minor, situated near the Menander, 228 miles east—southeast of Ephesus.

LESSON XXVI.

(Scripture Reading Exercise.)

PATRISTIC DOCTRINES OF GOD—(Continued).

ANALYSIS.	REFERENCES.
VI. The Nicene Creed.	All the authorities cited in Lesson xxv. Also "Plato's Republic" and "Timaeus." Outlines of Lectures on the History of Philosophy (Elmendorf's) Art. on Plato and St. Augustine, Chs. iv, v, vi, vii. Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy (Maurice). Art. Plato. St. Athanaus and St Augustine, Vol. I. For Orthodox Explanation of Nicene and Athanasian Principles, see Hodge's "Commentary on the Confession of Faith" (Presbyterian), Ch. ii. Also "The Nicene Creed, a Manual for Candidates for Holy Orders" (J. J. Lias, M. A.), Chs. i-iv. A History of Christian Councils, From Original Documents, by C. J. Hegele, D. D. Translated from the German by Wm. R. Clark.
VII. Creed of St. Athanasius.
VIII. The Arian Controversy.
IX. Origin of Metaphysical Difficulties.
X. Methods of Arriving at the Conception of "Pure Being."
XI. Patristic Doctrine of God of Pagan Origin.

SPECIAL TEXT: "There shall be false teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them." II Peter ii, 1.