³³⁵² The `certain person0' is of course Rufinus.

³³⁵³ See Letter LXXXIII.

³³⁵⁴ See Letter LXXXIV.

³³⁵⁵ Rom. x. 2, R.V.

³³⁵⁶ Cf. Luke x. 19: Ezek. ii. 6.

³³⁵⁷ This statement is not borne out by the existing fragments of the treatise. In fact Origen declares Christ's divinity in unambiguous language. "Being God he was made man" First Principles, I. Preface.

³³⁵⁸ F. P., I. 1, 8.

³³⁵⁹ F. P., I. 2, 6.

³³⁶⁰ F. P., I. 2, 7.

³³⁶¹ F. P., I. 2, 8.

³³⁶² F. P., I. 2, 9, 13. The last words are omitted by Rufinus.

³³⁶³ F. P., I. Preface, 4.

³³⁶⁴ F. P., I. 3, 5. The words are omitted by Rufinus.

³³⁶⁵ F. P., I. 5, 5.

³³⁶⁶ F. P., I. 6, 2.

³³⁶⁷ Isa. lxv. 17.

³³⁶⁸ Rom. viii. 19-21, R.V.

³³⁶⁹ 1 Cor. xv. 53, 1 Cor. xv. 54.

³³⁷⁰ This word is doubtful.

³³⁷¹ Matt. xiii. 8.

³³⁷² Joh. x. 18.

³³⁷³ Luke xix. 10.

³³⁷⁴ The paralogism in this reasoning-so obvious to modern minds-is due to the confusion of the copula with the verb substantive.

³³⁷⁵ Rom. viii. 20.

³³⁷⁶ Phaedo, 70-77.

³³⁷⁷ 2 Tim. ii. 20.

³³⁷⁸ Mal. i. 2, Mal. i. 3.

³³⁷⁹ 2 Tim. ii. 21.

³³⁸⁰ i.e. demons.

³³⁸¹ Luke i. 41.

³³⁸² Cf. Acts xvi. 16, A.V. margin.

³³⁸³ Isa. lxvi. 22.

³³⁸⁴ Eccles. i. 9, Eccles. i. 10.

³³⁸⁵ Rom. viii. 20, R.V.

³³⁸⁶ Rom. viii. 21, R.V.

³³⁸⁷ Joh. xvii. 21.

³³⁸⁸ Reading adversariorum fortitudinum ...bella consurgere.

³³⁸⁹ Passim.

³³⁹⁰ Rev. xiv. 6.

³³⁹¹ This term had not in Jerome's time become restricted to its later sense. Anything mysterious or sacred was called a sacrament. Here it refers to the mystic teaching of the O.T.

³³⁹² Eph. vi. 12.

³³⁹³ Joh. xiv. 28.

³³⁹⁴ 2 Cor. iv. 16: Gen. i. 27.

³³⁹⁵ Luke xxiii. 43.

³³⁹⁶ Joh. xiii. 26.

³³⁹⁷ Matt. xxvi. 49.

³³⁹⁸ Joh. iv.

³³⁹⁹ Lev. ii. 13.

³⁴⁰⁰ Col. iv. 6.

³⁴⁰¹ Matt. v. 13.

³⁴⁰² Luke xiv. 35.

³⁴⁰³ Luke ix. 62.

³⁴⁰⁴ Acts x. 3-16.

³⁴⁰⁵ Matt. v. 8.

³⁴⁰⁶ 1 Tim. vi. 10.

³⁴⁰⁷ Gal. v. 15.

³⁴⁰⁸ Lybicae Syrtes.

³⁴⁰⁹ An important city of Abyssinia in Jerome's day, 120 miles from the Red Sea. It is now in ruins.

³⁴¹⁰ Gen. ii. 11.

³⁴¹¹ Matt. xiii. 45-46: Matt. vi. 19, Matt. vi. 20.

³⁴¹² The Old Comedy at Athens ridiculed citizens by name. Most of the extant plays of Aristophanes belong to it.

³⁴¹³ Pietas.

³⁴¹⁴ Virgil, Aen. iv. 67.

³⁴¹⁵ Pontifex.

³⁴¹⁶ Mark i. 6.

³⁴¹⁷ 2 Kings iv. 38, 2 Kings iv. 39: 2 Kings vi. 1, 2 Kings vi. 2.

³⁴¹⁸ i. e. `garden.0'

³⁴¹⁹ Matt. xviii. 8, Matt. xviii. 9.