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The Pagan Writers classed our Lord with
the Magicians, in order to reject his Mira-
cles as the Effects of Magic

200, 201

The Manner in which Philo speaks of this
Artifice
Philo defends the Christians from the Charge
of being all Slaves and poor

The Gospel a Blessing, addressed in a pecu-

liar Manner to the Poor

The Difficulty which the Christian Teachers
found to make Converts among those of
confirmed habits, directed their Attention
to the Young a fine Remark of Philo on
this Subject

The Regret of the Converts that they were

not converted sooner; because having not

till then begun a Life of Reason, they did

not till then begin to live .

Philo beautifully personifies the Gospel

under the Title of Wisdom, and delineates

the Anxiety of the Christian Teachers to

reform and illumine the World... . . 203, 204

Josephus an Apologist

The Jewish Believers accused of being the

Authors of the Revolt from the Romans. 208

The Jewish Historian shelters them from this

Charge, by referring to Judas and his Fol-

lowers the Evils usually referred to them 208, 209

210-212

The Testimony of Pliny and Josephus, in

Favour of the Christians

Josephus sets aside the common Opinion as

erroneous, that all the Jewish Believers

had left Jerusalem before the Commence-

ment of the War

The Christians withdrew from such Stations

as were inconsistent with the Spirit of the

Gospel. This falsely ascribed by Gibbon

to a pusillanimous Spirit

Philo and Josephus ascribe their Reluctance

to engage in War to their Love of Peace,

and to their Aversion to become instru-

mental in propagating Misery

The Christians in Galilee, with Josephus at

their Head, stood at their Post, and fought

in Defence of their Country

The Christians resisted the Maxims of pas-

sive Obedience-the Tendency of the

Gospel to inspire the Love of Freedom

and Independence

The Prudence of Josephus in accommodating,

as far as he could, the Sentiments of the

Christians to the Prepossessions of the

The Writings of Philo and Josephus useful,

in explaining many parts of the Christian

1 Cor. v. explained from Josephus

The Christian Jews charged with the Design

of burning that City.'

The Prevalence of the Gospel at Damascus,

229-232

the Conversion of the Women, and the
Assassination of ten thousand Jews. 235-238

The Conversion of Izates, Prince of the

Adiabenes, and his Mother Helen, to the

Christian Religion

The End which Josephus had in giving this

interesting Account, was to promote the

The amiable Character of Helen and Izates,

and the remarkable Providence of God in

regard to the Famine mentioned in Acts. 244-247

CHAPTER X.

The Introduction of the Gospel into Rome,

as stated in the Clementine Homilies .248-250

Christians at Rome, in the Days of Tiberius. 252

Expelled by Order of the Senate

The Testimony of Tertullian and of Euse-

bius, corroborated by Josephus and Philo 253-255

The Expulsion of the Jews, mentioned by
Tacitus.

The Prevalence of the Gospel induced the

Emperor and Senate to adopt extraor-

dinary Measures to preserve the Peace

and Integrity of the Empire

The Views of Tiberius changed in regard to

the Christians; he sends an Edict to all the

Provinces for their Protection

The Tranquillity of the Churches mentioned,

Acts ix. 31, the Effect of this Edict

The Introduction of the Gospel into Great

Britain by the Jews, whom the Senate had

banished into this Island

The Epistle to the Romans illustrated, from

the great Events which took place in Rome 268

Chap. ii. 17-22. explained.

Chap. viii. 1939

Chap. ix. 1-24 !

Chap. xiii. 1-5

The Testimony of Josephus in Favour of

The Arguments of the learned, against the

Genuineness of this Passage, stated and

The Roman Senate, actuated by Malice to-

wards Christ and his Cause, erected å

Statue to Simon the Magician

The Blunder imputed to Justin Martyr re-

torted on Middleton

The Testimony of Justin corroborated

The Persecution of the Jews in Alexandria 316

The Tranquillity of the Jews in Egypt dis-
turbed, on the Accession of Caligula

A View of the Book against Flaccus, written

The remarkable Treatment of Carabas. . 319

The Profanation of the Jewish Synagogues,

by the Introduction of Cæsar's Images . 321

The great Multitude of Jews in Egypt

Flaccus by an Edict brands them, as In-

truders and Strangers in Alexandria . . 323

The various Ways in which the Jews were

destroyed, recorded by Philo in his Book

against Flaccus

The divine Vengeance which awaited Flaccus 332
A similar Account of the Sufferings of the
Jews, given by Philo in his Book De Vir-

This last Account delivered before the Roman
Senate, and published in Rome.

The Prevalence of the Gospel in Egypt, the

real Cause of the Afflictions which befel

the Jews in that City

An Instance from Philo, of the Energy and

Eloquence with which the Christian

Teachers assailed the Gods of Egypt

333-334

336-340

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