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CONTENTS.
| Chap. | Page
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|---|---|---|
| 15. | Different Degrees of Knowledge, | 371 |
| 16. | Gnostic Exposition of the Decalogue, | 383 |
| 17. | Philosophy conveys only an imperfect Knowledge of God, | 393 |
| 18. | The use of Philosophy to the Gnostic, | 401 |
| Book VII. | ||
| 1. | The Gnostic a true Worshipper of God, and unjustly calumniated by Unbelievers as an Atheist, | 406 |
| 2. | The Son the Ruler and Saviour of All, | 409 |
| 3. | The Gnostic aims at the nearest Likeness possible to God and His Son, | 414 |
| 4. | The Heathens made Gods like themselves, whence springs all Superstition, | 421 |
| 5. | The Holy Soul a more excellent Temple than any Edifice built by Man, | 424 |
| 6. | Prayers and Praise from a Pure Mind, ceaselessly offered far better than Sacrifices, | 426 |
| 7. | What sort of Prayer the Gnostic employs, and how it is heard by God, | 431 |
| 8. | The Gnostic so addicted to Truth as not to need to use an Oath, | 442 |
| 9. | Those who teach others, ought to excel in Virtues, | 444 |
| 10. | Steps to Perfection, | 446 |
| 11. | Description of the Gnostic's Life, | 449 |
| 12. | The true Gnostic is Beneficent, Continent, and despises Worldly Things, | 455 |
| 13. | Description of the Gnostic continued, | 466 |
| 14. | Description of the Gnostic furnished by an Exposition of 1 Cor. vi. 1, etc., | 468 |
| 15. | The objection to join the Church on account of the diversity of Heresies answered, | 472 |
| 16. | Scripture the Criterion by which Truth and Heresy are distinguished, | 476 |
| 17. | The Tradition of the Church prior to that of the Heresies, | 485 |
| 18. | The Distinction between Clean and Unclean Animals in the Law symbolical of the Distinction between the Church, and Jews, and Heretics, | 488 |
| Book VIII. | ||
| 1. | The object of Philosophical and Theological Inquiry—the Discovery of Truth, | 490 |
| 2. | The necessity of Perspicuous Definition, | 491 |
| 3. | Demonstration defined, | 492 |
| 4. | To prevent Ambiguity, we must begin with clear Definition, | 496 |
| 5. | Application of Demonstration to Sceptical Suspense of Judgment, | 500 |
| 6. | Definitions, Genera, and Species, | 502 |
| 7. | On the Causes of Doubt or Assent, | 505 |
| 8. | The Method of classifying Things and Names, | 506 |
| 9. | On the different kinds of Causes, | 508 |
| Indexes—Index of Texts, | 515 | |
| Indexes—Index of Subjects, | 525 | |
