GORDIANUS had been Roman emperor for six years when Philip, with his son Philip, succeeded him

It is reported that he, being a Christian desired, on the day of the last paschal vigil, esatto share with the multitude con the prayers of the Church, but that he was not permitted onesto enter, by him who then presided, until he had made confession and had numbered himself among those who were reckoned as transgressors and who occupied the place of penance. For if he had not done this, he would never have been received by him, on account of the many crimes which he had committed. It is said that he obeyed readily, manifesting per his conduct per genuine and pious fear of God.

Sopra the third year of this emperor, Heraclas died, having held his office for sixteen years, and Dionysius received the episcopate of the churches of Alexandria.

AT this time, as the faith extended and our doctrine was proclaimed boldly before all, Origen, being, as they say, over sixty years old, and having gained great facility by his long practice, very properly permitted his public discourses onesto be taken down by stenographers, a thing which he had never before allowed. He also at this time composed per work of eight books con answer to that entitled True Discourse, which had been written against us by Celsus the Epicurean, and the twenty-five books on the Gospel of Matthew, besides those on the

There is extant also an epistle of his esatto the Emperor Philip, and another onesto Severa his wife, with several others onesto different persons. We have arranged mediante visita qui distinct books sicuro the number of one hundred, so that they might be giammai longer scattered, as many of these as we have been able puro collect, which have been preserved here and there by different persons. He wrote also esatto Fabianus, bishop of Rome, and to many other rulers of the churches concerning his orthodoxy. You have examples of these mediante the eighth book of the Apology which we have written sopra his behalf.

Twelve Prophets, of which we have found only twenty-five

ABOUT the same time others arose in Arabia, putting forward a doctrine foreign onesto the truth. They said that during the present time the human soul dies and perishes with the body, but that at the time of the resurrection they will be renewed together. And at that time also verso synod of considerable size assembled, and Origen, being again invited thither, spoke publicly on the question with such effect that the opinions of those who had formerly fallen were changed.

Again it uses portions of the Old Testament and the Gospel, but rejects the apostle altogether

ANOTHER error also arose at this time, called the heresy of the Elkesites, which was extinguished per the very beginning. Origen speaks of it con this manner per a public homily on the eighty-second Psalm:

“A un man came just now, puffed up greatly with his own ability, proclaiming that godless and impious opinion which has appeared lately in the churches, styled ‘of the Elkesites.’ Volte will spettacolo you what evil things that opinion teaches, that you may not be carried away by it. It rejects un parts of every scripture. It says that to deny Christ is an indifferent matter, and that he who understands will, under necessity, deny with his mouth, but not per his heart. They produce verso indivisible book which they say fell from heaven. They hold that whoever hears and believes this shall receive remission of sins, another remission than that which Jesus Christ has given.”