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ADVERTISEMENT TO THE THIRD EDITION.

A VERY few words will suffice for the purpose of explaining in what respects the Third Edition of this Volume differs from those which preceded it.

Its text has been relieved of some portion of the literary imperfections necessarily incident to a historical sketch, its author's first work, and written against time.

Also, some additions have been made to the foot-notes. These are enclosed in brackets, many of them being merely references (under the abbreviation "Ath. Tr.") to his annotations on those theological Treatises of Athanasius, which he translated for the Oxford Library of the Fathers.

A few longer Notes, for the most part extracted from other publications of his, form an Appendix.

The Table of Contents, and the Chronological Table have both been enlarged..

No change has been made any where affecting the opinions, sentiments, or speculations contained in the original edition,-though they are sometimes expressed with a boldness or decision which now displeases him ;except that two sentences, which needlessly reflected on the modern Catholic Church, have, without hurting the context, been relegated to a place by themselves at the end of the Appendix.

April, 1871.

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Patronized by successive Emperors.

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Of Syria.

Of central Asia Minor

Betraying or encouraging a Judaistic spirit

4. Judaizers indirectly leading to Arianism :-

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2. The Disciplina Arcani, or secret teaching
Scripture the storehouse, not the organ of teaching.
Nor Apologists an organ, as not authoritative
The secret teaching consistent with the rudimental.
Not arbitrary, but an apostolical tradition
Not derogatory to the authority of Scripture.
Terminating with the rise of the Councils

3. The Allegorical method :-
National with the Egyptians
Adopted by Greek philosophy
Natural to the human mind
Familiar to inspired writers
Scripture uses of it.

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Safeguards necessary, canons for its use.

Caution of Scripture as to it

Traditionary keys for it.

Alexandrian use of it

4. The Economy :-

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Used by Alexandrians in Scripture difficulties

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