ence of a Hebrew orthodox church at Ælia, a colony established by
Adrian after the demolition of Jerusalem, ibid. Dr. P. consults the
wrong reference, p. 272. Charges the archdeacon with making ad-
ditions to Mosheim, p. 273 ;-denies the existence of the Hebrew
church at Ælia;—and accuses Dr. H. of being a falsifier of history,
and defamer of the dead,
p. 274.
The archdeacon resents the charge, p. 274 ;-acknowledges that
he borrowed every thing from Mosheim, ibid. ;-and retorts upon Dr.
P., ibid. Sets himself to prove the fact he had asserted in seven pro-
positions, p. 275;-the three first acknowledged facts, but nothing
to the purpose, ibid. ;—the three next are gratuitous and improbable
assumptions, p. 276. ;—the seventh proposition argued from the tes
timony of Jerome, p. 277. Dr. H.'s extraordinary mode of bring-
ing Jerome's testimony to bear upon the question, p. 278. ;--acknow-
ledges that his argument rests chiefly upon his six propositions, which.
only assume the fact to be proved, ibid. Dr. H.'s bold conclusion,
p. 274;-not warranted by his premises, ibid.
Dr. H. asserts the migration of the Jewish christians from Pella to
Ælia in order to enjoy the immunities of Adrian's colony, p. 280 ;
appeals to Epiphanius's testimony to the fact, ibid.;—who mentions
the return of the christians after the war of Titus 60 years before,
p. 281. ;—the archdeacon deprecates chronological objections, ibid. ;
-these christians must have been fourscore years of age when they
returned to Ælia, p. 282. Aquila, surveyor of Adrian's works, con-
verted by them, bears testimony to their activity and zeal, ibid. An-
other chronological difficulty, ibid. Aquila's conversion was before
Adrian's war broke out, ibid. Dr. H., now a bishop, complains of
the trouble his opponent gives him by his chronological objections,
p. 283;-believes that the Hebrew christians who abandoned the
Mosaic ritual were not banished by Adrian, ibid.;-but forgets to
provide for them in the interval between the destruction of Jerusalem
and the building of Ælia, ibid. note ;-or to reconcile this supposition
with the facts before alleged, as the foundation of his charge against
Origen, ibid. His lordship wishes to trust the church of Ælia to
herself against future attacks, p. 284.
Dr. P. maintains that his lordship's assumptions are contradicted
by the clearest facts, ibid. ;-laughs at his lordship's protest against
chronological objections, p. 285 ;-declares the church of Trinitarian
Jews to have fallen upon the head of its founder, ibid. ;-and gives
the bishop a spirited challenge to resume the controversy, ibid. ;-
which his lordship prudently forbears to accept, ibid. ;—and both par-
ties retire equally well satisfied with the result, ibid.