ψηλαφητὸν ἐν σώματι, ἢ ἀπαθῆ, ὡς θερατον, τὸν δι ̓ ἡμᾶς δε, δι' ἡμᾶς δ' παθητὸν, ὡς ἄνθρωπον. ὁρατὸν, τὸν ἀψηλά Ἐν θελήματι το Ad Eph. παξις, καὶ ἱησε λι Præf 58, τὸ θεῖ ἡμῶν. Μιμητα ὄντες Sea. 1. θεῖ ἀναζωπυρή τες ἐν ἅματι θεῖ Καὶ τὰ ἰησῖς Selt. 3. καιρός, τὸ ἀδιάκρι τον ἡμῶν ζῆν, το παιδὶς ἡ γνώμη. Εις ταξίς όξιν, Seat. 7. σαρκικός τε και ανα ματικός, γεννητός και ἀγέννη, ἐν σαρ και γονόμου ο θεός, Οταν θεῖο ἐπ- Sel. 12. τύχω. Ὁ τὰ θεὸς ἡμῶν. Sed. 18. ἰησᾶς ὁ χριστὸς ἐκυο φορήθη υπό μαρίας, κατ' οικονομίαν θες. [ Compare the prefent Read Πάντες ing in r Tim. III. 16! with this Text. ] D4 Selt. 20. Se&t. 21. Πάντες εν χάριν εξ ονόματα σ ναθροίζεθε κοινῇ, ἐν μιᾷ πίσει δεν πα δες, καὶ τησι χρεις το μονογενές αυτό υε, τι και προτοτόκι πάσης κλίσεως, κα τὰ σάρκα, ἢ ἐν γένες δαβίδ, ἐφοδηγέμένοι από το παρακλήτε. [ Note, There moft undoubted Phrafes of Primitive Chriftianity, μονογενῆς τὸς, and πρωτότοκα πάσης και σέως, are ever omitted in the Smaller Epiftles.] Ἔρρωπε ἐν Θεῷ πατρὶ, καὶ κυρίῳ 1ησε Χειςῷ, τῇ κοινῇ ἐλπίδι ἡμῶν, ἐν τον & ματι αγίο. [This laft undoubted Phrafe of Primitive Chriftianity is thrice omitted in the Smaller Epiftles. See Ad PhilaAd Mag- delph.in calce; & Ad Rom. Sect.8.] nef. Selt. 7. Se&. 8. Ιησε Χεις, ὃς ἀπὸ αἰώνων ώρα της Οτι εις Θεός όξιν, ὃ παντοκράτωρ, ο · Πάντες ἐν χάρι τα π ἐξ ὀνόματος σκο νέρχεθε, ἐν μιᾷ πί ser, καὶ ἐν ἰησί τῷ, τῇ κατὰ πάρκα εκ γένες δαβίδ, τῷ ὑῷ ἀνθρώπε, καὶ ὑ θε. [ This Author here omits God the Father at the beginning,& theHoly Ghost at the Conclufion.]. ESSANTE OF BEAT πατρὶ, καὶ ἐν Ἰησι Χρισῷ, τῇ κοινῇ ἐλπίδι ἡμῶν. Το Ιησε Χρις, ὃς νερό αιώνων πρα πατεὶ ἦν, καὶ ἐν τί λει ἐφάνη. 'Ds Hiiva 'Inσεν Χρισὶν, τὸν ἀφ ̓ ἑνὸς παιδός προελα θόντα, καὶ εἰς ἕνα ὄντα, και χωριστα. : 3. Ότι εἷς θεός ὅτιν, ὁ φανερώσεις ἑαυτὸν διὰ Ἰησε Χριστό, το υιῖ αὐτό. ὅς όξιν αὐτὸ λόγΘ ~ αίδια, ἐκ από σε γης προελθών. Ἵνα πάντα όσα Seat. 13. ποιητε κατευοδωθή τε, σαρκὶ καὶ πνεύμα 7, τίσει καὶ ἀγάπη, ι, και πατεί, και ΠΟΤΕ ἐν πνεύματι. υποτάγητε την επι σκάπῳ καὶ ἀλλήλοις, ως Ιησές Χριςός το πατεί, και σάρκα, καὶ δι ἀπόςολοι των Χρισον, καὶ τω πα τεί, καὶ τῷ πνεύματι. labor Ad Phi ladelph. Sect. 6, Ad Trall. Selt. 7. Selt. 9. πεπόνηκε, καὶ τὰ ὅλων προνοεῖ. ὗτός όξιν ὧν θύρα το παιδίς, δι' ἧς εἰσέρχον και γνώσεως, δι' ής εισής ορχαμ, και Ισαακ, πεν Αβραάμ, και Ισαακ, κ Ἰακώβ. છે Ἰακώβ, κ. τ. λα Ὃς παρέμετα θελύμαπ θεῖ κα Ιησε Χρις, σμύρνη. ἔσιν Κωφώθητε εν ὅταν ὑμῖν χωρὶς Ἰησῖ Από 54, Χρισν λαλή τις, το υπό το Θεό, το μοκαι μόνο εκ δαβίδ. ταν ἀχωρίς τις θεῖ μὴ φυσιωμένοις, Ιησέ Χρισέ. Κωφώθητε εν ὅ ταν ὑμῖν χωρίς '11σε Χριςε λαλή τις τὸ ἐκ πες δαβίδ. Το μόνο υπό αυτό, ἀγάπην Κατὰ 1ησε Χρισέ, τὸ θεῖο ἡμῶν. ὧν καὶ ἀσπάζομαι ἐν ὀνόματι τησε Χρις, υιέ παζός. N N. B. From these, and a vaft Number of other Paffages in the Larger Epiftles, not here fet down, because there was nothing in the Smaller to answer them, we learn how exactly the fame Larger Epiftles exprefs the Original Language of the Church, as delivered by the Apostles and their Companions; before the old Hereticks, and among them Tertullian, by Degrees introduc'd their Philofophical Notions and Hypothefes into Chriftianity afterwards. And from the Parallel Places in the Smaller Copies, we learn that their Language is either not at all Chriftian, but Heretical; or at leaft that the most common and ufual Ways of fpeaking among the Chriftians, are there the moft rare and unufual: That God the Father is therein never call'd αληθινΘ- Θεὸς, παντοκράτως, ποι' αγέννη το nor the Son μονογενής, nor γυνητὸς, in the ancient Senfe, of his Generation before the World; but exprefly T and that inftead of the ufual Words, Kue, ow, and the like, he is. filed God very frequently, as if he were the principal Perfon concern'd, even to the Neglect of the Father himfelf: All in direct Contradiction to the other Original Remains of our Religion. Nay indeed, I hardly know of one fingle Place in all the Seven Smaller Epiftles, where they have the Advantage in this Refpect; or exprefs the Doctrines of the Gofpel more agreeably to the other moft Primitive Monuments of Chriftianity. (5.) The Rules for Practical Religion contain'd in these Larger Epiftles, and generally omitted in the Smaller, efpecially thofe for Domestical Duties; for the Clergy, the Laity, for Husbands and Wives, Mafters and Servants, Parents and Children, Virgins and Widows, &c. are fre-' quent, ferious, and full; and are exactly agree able |