¹³⁶² Luke xvi. 23.

¹³⁶³ Sublimiorem inferis. [Elucidation VIII.]

¹³⁶⁴ Compare Heb. ii. 2 with x. 35 and xi. 26.

¹³⁶⁵ Ascensum in coelum: Sept. a0na/basin ei0j to\n ou0rano/n, Amos ix. 6. See on this passage the article Heaven in Kitto's Cyclopaedia (ed edit.), vol. ii. p. 245, where the present writer has discussed the probable meaning of the verse.

¹³⁶⁶ Isa. xxxiii. 14-16, according to the Septuagint, which has but slight resemblance to the Hebrew.

¹³⁶⁷ Cur non capiat.

¹³⁶⁸ Candida quaedam prospiciatur: where candida is a noun substantive (see above, chap. vii. p. 353).

¹³⁶⁹ There seems to be here an allusion to Luke ix. 35.

¹³⁷⁰ Nec. accepisset.

¹³⁷¹ Luke ix. 20.

¹³⁷² See Isa. lii. 7, xxxiii. 14 (Sept.), and Amos ix. 6.

¹³⁷³ Omnino.

¹³⁷⁴ See 1 Sam. ii. 6-8. Ps. cxiii. 7, and Luke i. 52.

¹³⁷⁵ Divinitatum; "divine powers."

¹³⁷⁶ Ipsarum materiarum.

¹³⁷⁷ Luke xvii. 1, 2.

¹³⁷⁸ Zech. ii. 8.

¹³⁷⁹ Luke xvii. 3.

¹³⁸⁰ Ex acceptione personae. The Greek proswpolhyi/a, "respect of persons."

¹³⁸¹ Lev. xix. 17. The last clause in A.V. runs, "And not suffer sin upon him;" but the Sept gives this reading, kai\ ou0 lh/yh| di' au0to\n a9marti/an; nor need the Hebrew mean other than this. The prenominal particle wyy(

may be well rendered di' au0to/i on his account.

¹³⁸² Luke xvii. 4.

¹³⁸³ Lev. xix. 18.

¹³⁸⁴ Dones.

¹³⁸⁵ Erga: i.q. circa.

¹³⁸⁶ See Lev. xiii. and xiv.

¹³⁸⁷ Morositatem.

¹³⁸⁸ Praevenientem.

¹³⁸⁹ Luke xvii. 11-19.

¹³⁹⁰ Or, perhaps, "had proved the prophecy true by His accomplishment of it."

¹³⁹¹ Retractari.

¹³⁹² See above in chap. ix.

¹³⁹³ Praefatus est: see Luke iv. 27.

¹³⁹⁴ Destructionem.

¹³⁹⁵ Authenticus. "He was the true, the original Priest, of whom the priests under the Mosaic law were only copies" (Bp. Kaye, On the Writings of Tertullian, pp. 293, 294, and note 8).

¹³⁹⁶ Luke xvii. 14.

¹³⁹⁷ Et utique viderit.

¹³⁹⁸ Tam opiniosus.

¹³⁹⁹ Qua: "I should prefer quia" (Oehler).

¹⁴⁰⁰ Pristino leproso: but doubtful.

¹⁴⁰¹ Causas.

¹⁴⁰² Luke xvii. 17.

¹⁴⁰³ Schisma illud ex novem tribubus. There is another reading which substitutes the word decem. "It is, however, immaterial; either number will do roundly. If `ten0' be the number, it must be understood that the tenth is divided, accurately making nine and a half tribes. If `nine0' be read, the same amount is still made up, for Simeon was reckoned with Judah, and half of the tribe of Benjamin remained loyal" (Fr. Junius).

¹⁴⁰⁴ Avulsas.

¹⁴⁰⁵ 1 Kings xi. 29-39 and xii. 15.

¹⁴⁰⁶ Nae.

¹⁴⁰⁷ John iv. 12, 20.

¹⁴⁰⁸ Amos vi. 1.

¹⁴⁰⁹ Subiciens: or "subjecting."

¹⁴¹⁰ John iv. 22.

¹⁴¹¹ Tota promissio Christus.

¹⁴¹² Matricem.

¹⁴¹³ Fontem non puteum salutis.

¹⁴¹⁴ Agnovisse.

¹⁴¹⁵ Justificandos.

¹⁴¹⁶ Luke xvii. 19.

¹⁴¹⁷ Luke xvii. 15.

¹⁴¹⁸ Luke xvii. 19.

¹⁴¹⁹ Luke xvii. 20, 21.

¹⁴²⁰ Una sententia.

¹⁴²¹ Excelsum: Sept. u9pe/rogxoj.

¹⁴²² Deut. xxx. 11-13.

¹⁴²³ Luke xvii. 21.

¹⁴²⁴ Luke xvii. 25.

¹⁴²⁵ Substantialiter.

¹⁴²⁶ Assumi.

¹⁴²⁷ Ps. cxviii. 21.

¹⁴²⁸ See Isa. viii. 14 and 1 Cor. x. 4.

¹⁴²⁹ Luke xvii. 26-30.

¹⁴³⁰ Luke xvii. 32.

¹⁴³¹ Ut ille.

¹⁴³² Ille: emphatic.

¹⁴³³ That is, the Creator's Christ from the Marcionite point of view.

¹⁴³⁴ Luke xviii. 1-8.

¹⁴³⁵ Luke xviii. 7, 8.

¹⁴³⁶ Meliorem Deum.

¹⁴³⁷ Reprobatum.

¹⁴³⁸ Luke xviii. 10-14.

¹⁴³⁹ Sive reprobatricem superbiae, sive justificatricem humilitatis.

¹⁴⁴⁰ Destructorem.

¹⁴⁴¹ See above, chap. xxvi. p. 392.

¹⁴⁴² Luke xviii. 19.

¹⁴⁴³ Utique.

¹⁴⁴⁴ Matt. v. 45.

¹⁴⁴⁵ Ad contestandum.

¹⁴⁴⁶ Luke xviii. 18-20.

¹⁴⁴⁷ Luke xviii. 21, 22.

¹⁴⁴⁸ See above, chap. ix., near the beginning.

¹⁴⁴⁹ Adjecit quod deerat.

¹⁴⁵⁰ Ubique.

¹⁴⁵¹ Traduceretur.

¹⁴⁵² Matt. v. 17.

¹⁴⁵³ Mic. vi. 8. The last clause agrees with the Septuagint: kai\ e#toimon ei\nai tou= poreu/esqai meta\ Kuri/ou Qeou= sou.

¹⁴⁵⁴ The clauses of Christ's words, which are here adapted to Micah's, are in every case broken with an inquit.

¹⁴⁵⁵ Tunc pendentibus: i.e., at the time mentioned in the story of the blind man.