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| 13. | His Doctrine of Emanation further expanded, | 209 | |
| 14. | Simon interprets his System by the mythological Representation of Helen of Troy—gives an Account of himself in connection with the Trojan Heroine—Immorality of his Followers—Simon's View of Christ—the Simonists' Apology for their Vice, | 210 | |
| 15. | Simon's Disciples adopt the Mysteries—Simon meets St. Peter at Rome—Account of Simon's closing Years, | 213 | |
| 16. | Heresy of Valentinus—derived from Plato and Pythagoras, | 214 | |
| 17. | Origin of the Greek Philosophy, | 216 | |
| 18. | Pythagoras' System of Numbers, | 216 | |
| 19. | Pythagoras' Duality of Substances—his "Categories," | 218 | |
| 20. | Pythagoras' Cosmogony—similar to that of Empcdocles, | 219 | |
| 21. | Other Opinions of Pythagoras, | 220 | |
| 22. | The "Sayings" of Pythagoras, | 221 | |
| 23. | Pythagoras' Astronomic System, | 223 | |
| 24. | Valentinus convicted of Plagiarisms from the Platonic and Pythagoric Philosophy—the Valentinian Theory of Emanation by Duads, | 224 | |
| 25. | The Tenet of the Duad made the Foundation of Valentinus' System of the Emanation of Æons, | 227 | |
| 26. | Valentinus' Explanation of the Existence of Christ and the Spirit, | 229 | |
| 27. | Valentinus' Explanation of the Existence of Jesus—Power of Jesus over Humanity, | 231 | |
| 28. | The Valentinian Origin of the Creation, | 233 | |
| 29. | The other Valentinian Emanations in conformity with the Pythagorean System of Numbers, | 234 | |
| 30. | Valentinus' Explanation of the Birth of Jesus—Twofold Doctrine on the Nature of Jesus' Body—Opinion of the Italians, that is, Heracleon and Ptolemæus—Opinion of the Orientals, that is, Axionicus and Bardesanes, | 236 | |
| 31. | Further Doctrines of Valentinus respecting the Æons—Reasons for the Incarnation, | 237 | |
| 32. | Valentinus convicted of Plagiarisms from Plato, | 239 | |
| 33. | Secundus' System of Æons—Epiphanes—Ptolemæus, | 241 | |
| 34. | System of Marcus—a mere Impostor—his wicked Devices upon the Eucharistic Cup, | 243 | |
| 35. | Further Acts of Jugglery on the part of Marcus, | 244 | |
| 36. | The heretical Practices of the Marcites in regard of Baptism, | 245 | |
| 37. | Marcus' System explained by Irenæus—Marcus' Vision—the Vision of Valentinus revealing to him his System, | 246 | |
| 38. | Marcus' System of Letters, | 249 | |
