[479] Ancient Christianity, chap. i. sect. 2.
[480] Epistle of Barnabas, 9:8. In some editions it is chap. 10.
[481] Coleman’s Ancient Christianity, pp. 35, 36.
[482] Ancient Christianity Exemplified, chap. 26, sect. 2.
[483] Buck’s Theological Dictionary, art. Christians.
[484] Tertullian’s Apology, sect. 2.
[485] Obligation of the Sabbath, p. 300.
[486] Historical Commentaries, cent. 1, sect. 47.
[487] 1 Pet. 1:1. See Clarke’s Commentary, preface to the epistles of Peter.
[488] Ignatius to the Magnesians, 3:3-5; or, as others divide the epistle, chap. 9.