Orthodox Study
Various Church Fathers

The Anti-Donatist Writings

Subject Indexes — translated by ANF/NPNF editors

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¶1

Aaron, 469, 591–593.

¶2

Aaron’s sons, 444.

¶3

Abel, 422.

¶4

Abiram, 444, 528.

¶5

Abitini (Avitini), 507.

¶6

Abraham, 422, 461, 527, 534, 537, 552, 563, 579, 622, 628.

¶7

Abraham’s seed, 534, 535, 538, 547, 548, 550.

¶8

Absalom, 645.

¶9

Absentius, 520.

¶10

Academics, 606, 607.

¶11

Acesius, 440.

¶12

Adam, 421, 647.

¶13

Adelphius, bp. of Thasbalte, 497.

¶14

Adrumetum (Hadrumetum), 484.

¶15

Africa, 426, 431, 433, 436, 437, 450, 483, 496, 526, 527, 528, 531, 543, 545, 550, 555, 577, 591, 595, 598, 600, 608, 622, 627, 638, 642, 644, 645, 650.

¶16

African, 524, 544, 588, 595, 608, 609, 615, 622, 628.

¶17

Africa Proconsularis, 505, 506, 507.

¶18

Aggya (Aggiva, Aga), 507.

¶19

Agrippinus, bp. of Carthage, 425, 430, 431, 432, 436, 437, 440, 446, 450.

¶20

Ahab, 578, 647.

¶21

Alleluia (Liturgical), 570.

¶22

Amen (Liturgical), 570.

¶23

Ammacura (Bamacorra), 496.

¶24

Anastasius, bp. of Rome, 561.

¶25

Ammedera, 496.

¶26

Antichrist, 445, 456, 485, 488, 493, 504, 507, 510.

¶27

Antonianus, 449.

¶28

Apollos, 521, 552, 617, 624, 625.

¶29

Archives, 524, 527, 538, 579, 581, 608, 615, 626, 627.

¶30

Arianism, 581, 649.

¶31

Arians, 633.

¶32

Arius, 442, 633, 650.

¶33

Arles, 487.

¶34

Asher, 421.

¶35

Assuras (Assavæ), 433, 507, 523, 524.

¶36

Augustin, 411, 425, 438, 460, 472, 473, 475, 476, 487, 490, 492, 493, 519, 522, 530, 539, 584, 596, 600, 601, 603, 604, 608, 616, 619, 621, 651.

¶37

Aurasius, Mt., 484.

¶38

Aurelius, bp. of Chullabi, 501, 509.

¶39

Aurelius, bp. of Utica, 501.

¶40

Ausafa, 508.

¶41

Ausuaga, 503.

¶42

Aymnius, bp. of Ausuaga, 503.

¶43

Badiæ, 489.

¶44

Bagai (see Council of), 643.

¶45

Banto, 608.

¶46

Baptism:

¶47

can be given outside, 411, 412, 424.

¶48

apostates retain, 411, 412.

¶49

retained by schismatics and. heretics, 412, 446, 489, 502, 512.

¶50

profit of, only in the Church, 413, 441, 447. 509, 514, 527.

¶51

rightly received only in Catholic Church, 413, 483, 484, 488, 489, 505, 647.

¶52

exists, but not rightly received among Donatists, 413.

¶53

sin of receiving it outside, 414.

¶54

each Donatist sect claims the true, 415.

¶55

relation to sonship, 417.

¶56

relation to remission of sins, 419, 440, 441, 450.

¶57

grace of may continue with constant sin, 420.

¶58

temporary experience of grace by wicked, 420.

¶59

in view of death, 420.

¶60

not property of man, but Christ, 424, 438, 440, 454, 484, 501, 502, 545, 550, 554, 613, 615.

¶61

universal administration and reception, 430.

¶62

required by the Church for admission to her altar, 434.

¶63

unbaptized left to the mercy of God, 434.

¶64

water of, not polluted by man, 439, 440, 473.

¶65

relation of doctrinal belief to, 441, 442, 457, 458.

¶66

made valid by the formula, 442, 495, 530.

¶67

not corruptible by men, 447.

¶68

as administered by the evil within and without, 448, 483, 485.

¶69

distinction between rite and grace of, 448, 449–462, 472, 474, 475, 476, 505, 507, 510, 532.

¶70

relation of the bad within and the bad without, to, 451–460.

¶71

relation of character of ministrant and recipient to, 453, 456, 457, 474, 481, 490, 506, 520, 521, 522, 531, 551, 554, 590, 595, 601, 602, 622.

¶72

formula of, 449, 456, 487, 495, 545, 550, 591, 616, 620, 623.

¶73

for salvation within the Church, for judgment without, 453, 454, 480, 507.

¶74

martyr, 458, 542, 543.

¶75

water of, not adulterous among heretics, 458.

¶76

penitent thief not baptized with water, 460, 461, 462.

¶77

infant, 461, 462, 589.

¶78

exists outside of unity, 464.

¶79

not invalidated by heretics, 464.

¶80

not justly or lawfully possessed by heretics, 466, 504.

¶81

equality of, 469.

¶82

not to be repeated, 469.

¶83

the same everywhere, 470.

¶84

Noachic, 477, 478.

¶85

untruth of among heretics, 484, 485, 503.

¶86

rite not lost by sin, 486.

¶87

threefold nature of, 487, 488.

¶88

unsanctified water of, 491.

¶89

by the dead, 494, 523.

¶90

water of compared with rivers of Paradise, 501.

¶91

as one, not two, 503, 508, 545, 546.

¶92

necklace of the Bridegroom, 503.

¶93

Marcion s, 504.

¶94

lawfully given only in the Church, 503, 508.

¶95

validity of mock, 512, 513.

¶96

validity of all, 513.

¶97

as to way of cleansing one ignorantly polluted, 520.

¶98

by wicked ministrant most desirable according to Donatists, 522, 523, 619, 620, 621.

¶99

Christ alone given of grace, 531.

¶100

relation to origin, head and root, 531, 617, 622, 623, 624.

¶101

truth or falsity of Catholic, 545, 546, 547.

¶102

meaning of formula, 550, 551.

¶103

three grades of consecration, 547–550.

¶104

water of guilty, abandoned by the Holy Spirit, 589.

¶105

recognition of Donatist, 595.

¶106

how cleanse one baptized by a defiled but unknown conscience? 604 sqq.

¶107

ministrant to be examined, 609.

¶108

if dependent on man, is a glorying in man, 609, 610.

¶109

perished from the world through the traditors, 616.

¶110

requires both the rite and the gospel, 626.

¶111

man not the justifier, but God 646.

¶112

Barjesus, 616.

¶113

Basilica, 433, 525, 540, 564, 579, 582, 615, 643.

¶114

Beatitudes, 565–567.

¶115

Bede, 427.

¶116

Bilta, 483.

¶117

Bingham, 460.

¶118

Bizica Lucana (see Buslaceni).

¶119

Bobba (Obba), 503.

¶120

Boniface, 633, 635, 651.

¶121

Bulla (Vulla), 506.

¶122

Burug (Buruc, Borca), 494.

¶123

Buslacene (Cussaceni, Bizica Lucana, Byzacium), 439, 507.

¶124

Byzacium (Byzacene) the ecclesiastical province, 487, 493, 495, 497, 499. 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509.

¶125

Byzacium, the capital (see Buslacene).

¶126

Cabarsussum, 433.

¶127

Cæcilian, 534, 536, 545, 578, 598, 608, 623, 634, 635, 636, 637, 639.

¶128

Cæcilius, bp. of Bilta, 483.

¶129

Caiaphas, 547.

¶130

Cain, 422.

¶131

Calama, 588, 626.

¶132

Caldonius, 473.

¶133

Canaanite, 647.

¶134

Canon, as to holy orders of penitents, 649.

¶135

Capse, 507.

¶136

Caracalla, 578.

¶137

Carneades, 606.

¶138

Cartenna, 572.

¶139

Carthage, 412, 426, 433, 510, 578, 634, 635, 639.

¶140

Cassianus, 586, 587.

¶141

Cassius, bp. of Macomades, 492, 493.

¶142

Castus, by of Sicca, 438.

¶143

Castra Galbæ, 486.

¶144

Catechumen, 441, 459, 460, 624.

¶145

Catholic:

¶146

he is, who intended to be though baptized outside, 413.

¶147

denial of remission to Donatist baptism, 19.

¶148

some things not Catholic within the Church, 508.

¶149

traditors, 500, 506, 527, 532, 535, 538, 541, 542, 547, 548, 552, 563, 569, 574, 589, 591, 594, 599, 626.

¶150

persecutors, 527, 534, 535, 536, 537, 539, 541, 566, 568, 570, 571, 587.

¶151

ordination denied by Donatists, 538.

¶152

meaning of, 554, 555.

¶153

spiritual adultery of, 563.

¶154

covetousness, 564, 587, 588, 646.

¶155

recognition of Donatist ordination, 648.

¶156

relation to Cyprian, 411, 436.

¶157

commendation of good in all outside and correction of differences, 420.

¶158

denial of baptism as Donatist property, 421.

¶159

Donatists deny to have baptism, 465, 525, 527.

¶160

restoration of errant by imposition of hands, 492.

¶161

prays for Donatist, 519.

¶162

dead through traditors, 525, 532, 533.

¶163

charges Donatist with schism only, 528.

¶164

is a betrayer and deceiver, 538.

¶165

is apostate and rejected, 539.

¶166

should imitate Saul, the persecutor, 541.

¶167

is without peace, 542.

¶168

is defiled through traditors, 544, 589.

¶169

gives martyr baptism to the Donatists, 542.

¶170

baptism only an imitation, 547.

¶171

seeks conversion of Donatists, 554.

¶172

accused of falsehood, 563.

¶173

is a violator of God’s laws, 564, 565.

¶174

uses only the sword of the Spirit, 566, 567.

¶175

accused of Phariseeism, 567.

¶176

is without charity, 569.

¶177

denies being traditor, 585.

¶178

does not order the use of civil power, 585.

¶179

receives Donatists by fellowship, 595.

¶180

recognized Donatists from outset, 650.

¶181

Cedias, 488.

¶182

Charity, as note of the Church, 417, 423, 424, 425, 426, 443, 444, 445, 452, 458, 481, 482, 499, 500, 511, 562, 569, 570.

¶183

Chrism, sacrament of, 592.

¶184

Christ:

¶185

as baptizing with the Spirit, 504.

¶186

significance of His life, 553.

¶187

sole object of faith, 617.

¶188

(see under Baptism, Church, etc.)

¶189

Christian, regenerate yet sinful, 647.

¶190

Chullabi (Cululi), 509.

¶191

Church:

¶192

the fruitful root, 405.

¶193

recognizes what is good outside, 416, 446, 498, 504, 547.

¶194

the healer, 416.

¶195

one only and Catholic, 417.

¶196

alone possesses effects of baptism, 419, 420.

¶197

characters illustrating it, 421.

¶198

antiquity of, 421.

¶199

historical struggle between carnal and spiritual, 421.

¶200

mother of the good, 422.

¶201

African, 423, 650.

¶202

statutes of universal, 426.

¶203

purism, 429, 476, 502, 542.

¶204

admits rebaptized after penance, 434.

¶205

perpetuity, 436.

¶206

alone binds and looses, 443.

¶207

no gifts outside of, 444.

¶208

commixture, 417, 448, 452, 455, 456, 477, 485, 490, 492, 511, 546, 555, 570, 598, 627.

¶209

compared with Paradise, 447.

¶210

bad outside of, and bad inside distinguished, 451–455, 460.

¶211

the great house, 455, 511, 512.

¶212

wicked, although members, have no part in, 458.

¶213

Roman, 475, 561.

¶214

true membership figuratively set forth, 477, 490, 493, 502, 503, 509, 511.

¶215

true purgation of, 479, 480.

¶216

holy, 480.

¶217

contamination theory, 500, 501, 506, 513, 514, 543, 544, 550, 551, 555, 556, 614, 615.

¶218

Bride of Christ, 506.

¶219

built on the rock, 507, 508, 595:

¶220

the body of Christ, 511.

¶221

not hidden, 548, 549.

¶222

Ephesian, 561.

¶223

Jerusalem, 561.

¶224

where to be found, 562.

¶225

owner of all property, 564, 644.

¶226

the Head of, 617.

¶227

purification of, gradual, 647.

¶228

dispenser of justification by Christ, 647.

¶229

(See under Baptism, Catholic Charity, Peace, Toleration, Unity, Universality.)

¶230

Cibaliana (Cybaliana), 505.

¶231

Cicero, 606.

¶232

Circumcelliones, 528, 537, 540, 541, 555, 559, 565, 570, 573, 574, 575, 576, 580, 582, 586, 633, 637, 638, 639, 640, 643, 648.

¶233

Cirta (see Constantina), 519, 626.

¶234

Clarus, bp. of Mascula, 509.

¶235

Clergy:

¶236

many reprobate, 510, 511.

¶237

orders among, 614.

¶238

corrupt morals among, 615.

¶239

relation to sacraments, 625, 626.

¶240

Commixture (see Church).

¶241

Conference, of Carthage, 488, 635, 644, 647.

¶242

Confessions of Augustin, 604.

¶243

of Milan, 432.

¶244

Conscience, freedom of, 572, 573, 574.

¶245

Constantina (see Cirta), 487, 520, 527, 588, 615, 627.

¶246

Constantine, emperor, 440, 487, 580, 581, 582, 587, 608, 635.

¶247

Constantius, emperor, 579, 582.

¶248

Contamination (see Church).

¶249

Conversions, 645.

¶250

Cornelius, the centurion, 416, 460, 484, 541.

¶251

Correction:

¶252

vindicated, 526, 571–575, 583, 584, 635 sqq., 639, 640.

¶253

merciful intent of, 587, 588.

¶254

Scripture proofs, 636, 637, 642.

¶255

difference of view among Catholics at first, 642, 643.

¶256

intended to restrain violent Donatists, 643.

¶257

without capital punishment, 643.

¶258

many conversions, 644.

¶259

duty of, for salvation, 645, 646.

¶260

seeks to bring back those who have stamp of King, 648.

¶261

aims to impart life, 648.

¶262

the treatise on, 651.

¶263

(see Persecution.)

¶264

Council:

¶265

African, 416, 439, 450.

¶266

Arles, 431, 432, 442, 580, 636.

¶267

authority of, 427.

¶268

of Bagai, 412, 415, 430, 432, 433, 437, 523, 524, 525, 526, 532, 538, 557, 561, 613, 615, 650.

¶269

Cabarsussis, 412.

¶270

of Carthage, Agrippinus, Cyprian, etc., 425, 426, 427, 429, 431, 432, 436, 437, 438, 450, 460, 478, 479, 481, 499, 506, 612, 643.

¶271

Cirta, 487.

¶272

Constantinople, 5th oecum., 634.

¶273

Donatist traditor, 500.

¶274

Hippo, 604.

¶275

Milevis, 486.

¶276

Nice, 423, 427, 430, 431, 432, 436, 439, 440, 449, 450, 465, 471, 472, 474, 479, 480, 483, 496, 505, 507, 513.

¶277

Plenary, of whole world, 416.

¶278

Rome, 580, 635, 650.

¶279

Sirmium, 457.

¶280

Covenant:

¶281

old and new, 421, 422.

¶282

Cresceas, bp. of Cirta, 487.

¶283

Cretan prophet, 547.

¶284

Crispinus, bp. of Calama, 573, 588.

¶285

Cuiculi, 508.

¶286

Cussaceni (see Buslacene).

¶287

Custom, 430, 507, 509.

¶288

(see Rebaptism.)

¶289

Cutzupitani (Cutzupitæ), 595.

¶290

Cyprian, bp. of Carthage, 411, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 454, 455, 456, 458, 459, 463, 464, 465, 468, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 483, 484, 485, 487, 489, 491, 492, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 511, 512, 513, 514.

¶291

Cyprian, bp. of Chubursicubur, 613.

¶292

Daniel, 447, 555, 577, 584, 585, 593, 635, 640.

¶293

Darius, 640.

¶294

Dathan, 422, 444, 528.

¶295

Dativus, bp. of Badiæ, 489.

¶296

David, 548, 558, 560, 591, 612, 645, 649.

¶297

Decius, emperor, 578, 581.

¶298

Demetrius, bp. of Lesser Leptis, 497.

¶299

Diagoras, 606.

¶300

Digest of acts of the conference, 635.

¶301

Diocletian, emperor, 578, 581.

¶302

Dionysiana, 503.

¶303

Discipline, necessity of, 598, 599.

¶304

Domitian, emperor, 578, 581.

¶305

Donatists:

¶306

appeal to Cyprian, 411, 427, 428, 432.

¶307

points of agreement and disagreement with Catholics, 412.

¶308

guilty of schism and separation, 413, 414, 500, 520, 527, 534, 538, 545, 548, 568, 583, 586, 588, 628.

¶309

can confer baptism but not rightly, 414.

¶310

internal schisms, 415, 433.

¶311

the genuine, 415.

¶312

refuted by receiving Maximianists, 415, 433, 437, 529, 615, 650.

¶313

claims to be the Catholic Church, 418, 556, 557, 563, 564.

¶314

claim power of remission, 418.

¶315

wrong to condemn unknown sins, 421.

¶316

lack charity, 421.

¶317

theory of the perishing of the church, 428, 429, 430, 463.

¶318

no communion with apostolic churches, 428, 530, 561.

¶319

traditors, 429, 626, 627.

¶320

no ground for separation, 429.

¶321

their self-will, 429, 430, 432.

¶322

rebaptism refuted by recognizing Maximianist baptism, 430, 465, 466, 523, 524.

¶323

contamination theory refuted, 432, 437, 513, 514.

¶324

exhorted to return, 433–435.

¶325

theory of purism, 437, 524, 527, 530, 531, 538, 555, 556, 558, 559, 589, 592, 593, 594, 647.

¶326

appeal to the state, 437, 563, 573, 579, 643.

¶327

traditor charge unproved, 437, 524, 534, 535.

¶328

cause vacated by non-rebaptism of returning heretics, 463.

¶329

leaders written to by Augustin, 519.

¶330

are persecutors, 523, 525, 528, 537, 538, 540, 541, 562, 563, 575, 576, 635, 640, 642, 643, 644.

¶331

charge that Catholics are dead refuted by Maximianist return, 525, 532.

¶332

not in communion with universal church, 526, 562.

¶333

conceal their books from Catholics, 526.

¶334

are slanderers, 527, 536, 548, 589, 635.

¶335

shun debate, 530.

¶336

deny the Scriptures, 533.

¶337

as martyrs, 533, 534, 543, 560, 567, 575, 576, 577, 637, 638, 645.

¶338

affect prophecy, 536.

¶339

deny Catholic ordination, 538.

¶340

are limited in numbers and place, 538, 555, 557, 558.

¶341

recognize baptism as given by Optatus, 546.

¶342

require absolute purity of priesthood, 547, 593, 594.

¶343

protest against Catholic seeking, 554.

¶344

contemn Catholic baptism as Judas’s baptism, 557.

¶345

views of Catholic priesthood, 560.

¶346

condemn all nations unjustly, 566.

¶347

profess to love the Catholics, 569.

¶348

claim to be followers of the persecuted Apostle, 569.

¶349

violate parables, 570, 597, 598.

¶350

are heretics, 569, 585.

¶351

accuse world of being the tares, 577.

¶352

complain falsely about persecution, 585.

¶353

appeal to Julian, 586, 587.

¶354

charged with covetousness, 588.

¶355

in Rome, 595.

¶356

in Spain, 595.

¶357

ready to listen to slanders, 602.

¶358

use regular formula, 623.

¶359

as to belief in the Trinity, 633.

¶360

history of their schism, 634, 635.

¶361

reject the baptism of apostolic churches, 639.

¶362

receive wholesome compulsion, 642.

¶363

deny their own acts, 645.

¶364

Donatulus, bp. of Capse, 507.

¶365

Donatus, bp. of Carthage, 411, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 425, 428, 432, 433, 436, 500, 521, 524, 526, 528, 536, 537, 538, 541, 555, 563, 567, 570, 574, 587, 588, 595, 596, 598, 600, 602, 608, 622, 623, 625, 633, 634, 638, 639, 646, 650.

¶366

Donatus, bp. of Casæ Nigræ, 650.

¶367

bp. of Cibaliana, 505.

¶368

the martyr, 578.

¶369

Egypt, 447, 501, 502, 604.

¶370

Elijah, 468, 540, 579.

¶371

Emeritus, 572.

¶372

Enoch, 422.

¶373

Envy, Cyprian’s treatise, 451, 452.

¶374

Esau, 418, 421, 422, 470.

¶375

Eucharist, 483, 543.

¶376

Eucratius, bp. of Theni, 495.

¶377

Eugenius, bp. of Ammedera, 496.

¶378

Eunomius, 442, 650.

¶379

Euphrates, 490.

¶380

Eusebius, 573.

¶381

Exorcism, 483, 496, 497, 562.

¶382

Ezekiel, 446, 593.

¶383

Faustinus, 573.

¶384

Faustus, bp. of Timida Regia, 505.

¶385

Felicianus, bp. of Musti, 412, 415, 433, 466, 523, 525, 532, 561, 573, 615.

¶386

Felix, bp. of Ammacura, 496.

¶387

bp. of Bagai, 488.

¶388

bp. of Buslacene, 439, 507.

¶389

bp. of Gurgites, 508.

¶390

bp. of Maruzana, 503.

¶391

bp. of Migirpa, 485.

¶392

bp. of Uthina, 494.

¶393

Firmiani, 572, 573.

¶394

Firmus, 574.

¶395

Foreknowledge, 448, 478.

¶396

Foreordination, 448.

¶397

Forgiveness, 501.

¶398

(See Remission of Sins under Baptism.)

¶399

Fortunatus, 588, 615.

¶400

Fortunatus, Catholic bp. of Constantina, 520.

¶401

bp. of Thuccabori, 489.

¶402

Furius, 606.

¶403

Furni, 505.

¶404

Garra (see Gor).

¶405

Garriana, 501.

¶406

Gaul, 615.

¶407

Gazaufala (Gazophyla), 509.

¶408

Gemelli, 510.

¶409

Geminius, bp. of Furni, 505.

¶410

Gerba, 487.

¶411

Germaniciana nova, 502.

¶412

Geta, 578, 581.

¶413

Gildo, 433, 523, 543, 546, 550, 554, 573, 583, 589.

¶414

Gor (Gorduba), Garra, 501.

¶415

Gorduba (see Gor).

¶416

Gurgites, 508.

¶417

Gyrnmarcelli (see Marcellianus).

¶418

Hadrumetum, 507.

¶419

Hagar, 422, 636, 637.

¶420

Ham, 422.

¶421

Hearers (among Manichæans), 604.

¶422

Heathen, 648.

¶423

Heliogabalus, 578.

¶424

Heresy:

¶425

has none of the notes of the Church, 493.

¶426

in relation to forgiveness, 501.

¶427

no power to loose or bind, 503.

¶428

adultery, 503.

¶429

synagogue of Satan, 506.

¶430

of the Devil, 506.

¶431

Antichrist, 507.

¶432

has baptism but to destruction, 509.

¶433

necessary, 633, 634.

¶434

Hermes Trismegistus, 498.

¶435

Hezekiah, 640.

¶436

Hippo, 519, 573, 588.

¶437

Hippo Diarrhytus (Hippozaritus), 508.

¶438

Hippo Regius, 488.

¶439

Hippozaritus (see Hippo Diarrhytus)

¶440

Holiness, relation to innocence, 559, 560.

¶441

Holy Spirit:

¶442

of discipline, 419.

¶443

received only in the Church, 442, 443, 475, 548, 650.

¶444

flees deceit, 475, 546, 610, 611, 613.

¶445

sin against, 564, 565, 633, 650, 651.

¶446

abandons water of the guilty, 589.

¶447

sign but not reality outside of the Church, 651.

¶448

Honoratus, bp. of Tucca, 439, 509.

¶449

Honorius, bp. of Milevis, 615.

¶450

Horreæ Celiæ (Cæliæ), 507.

¶451

Hortensianus, bp. of Lares, 492.

¶452

Hostanes, 498.

¶453

Iambus, bp. of Germaniciana, 502.

¶454

Imposition of hands, Holy Spirit given by, 442.

¶455

Irenæus, bp. of Ululi, 505.

¶456

Isaac, 421, 422, 461.

¶457

Isaiah, 612.

¶458

Ishmael, 418, 421, 422.

¶459

Israel, 647.

¶460

Jacob, 421, 422.

¶461

Jacob’s sons, 418.

¶462

Jader, bp. of Midila, 502.

¶463

James, head of the church at Jerusalem, 561.

¶464

Januarius, 573, 625.

¶465

bp. of Lambæse, 486, 493.

¶466

bp. of Muzuli, 497.

¶467

bp. of Vicus Cæsaris, 493.

¶468

Jeremiah, 442, 590, 612.

¶469

Jezebel, 577.

¶470

Job, 560, 593.

¶471

John, 419, 473, 483, 488, 509, 510, 547, 593, 594, 612.

¶472

as head of the church at Ephesus, 561.

¶473

the Baptist, 461, 469, 470, 530, 542, 549, 550, 553, 578, 610, 612, 613, 626.

¶474

John’s baptism, 461, 462, 463, 468, 469, 470, 626.

¶475

Christ’s submission to, 467.

¶476

repeated by Apostles, 551, 552.

¶477

different from Christ’s, 553, 554.

¶478

Josiah, 640.

¶479

Jubaianus, 426, 432, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 444, 446, 447, 462, 463, 481, 482, 487, 510, 511.

¶480

Judas, the betrayer, 422, 466, 506, 533, 535, 539, 542, 543, 556, 557, 559, 560, 593, 613.

¶481

Julian, emperor, 573, 580, 581, 582, 587.

¶482

Julianus, bp. of Telepte, 505.

¶483

bp. of Marcelliana, 507.

¶484

Junius, 474.

¶485

Junius, bp. of Neapolis, 510.

¶486

Justification, obtained only in the church, 647.

¶487

King, defender of the faith, 578.

¶488

helper of church, 579, 580.

¶489

as persecutor and corrector, 584, 585.

¶490

coerces as part of loyalty to Christ, 640.

¶491

of Nineveh, 640.

¶492

Korah, 444, 528.

¶493

Lactantius, 606.

¶494

Lamasba, 508.

¶495

Lambæse, 486, 493.

¶496

Lares, 492.

¶497

Law, of God as known by Satan, 560.

¶498

Laws, imperial, 526, 559; 642, 646.

¶499

new, 644.

¶500

proconsular, 525.

¶501

of Theodosius, 643.

¶502

Leah, 422.

¶503

Leptis, lesser, 497.

¶504

magna, 510.

¶505

Liberalis, 474.

¶506

Libosus, bp, of Vaga, 439, 495.

¶507

Litteus, bp. of Gemelli, 510.

¶508

Liturgy, Alleluia, q. v.

¶509

amen, q. v.

¶510

consecration of water, 547, 548.

¶511

chant, 546.

¶512

Gothic, 584.

¶513

Lord’s prayer, 422, 561, 591, 647.

¶514

Lotophagitis, 487.

¶515

Lucianus, bp. of Rucuma, 502.

¶516

Lucifer, bp. of Calaris, 649.

¶517

Lucilla, 595.

¶518

Lucius, bp. of Ausafa, 508.

¶519

bp. of Castra Galbae, 486.

¶520

bp. of Membresa, 506.

¶521

bp. of Thebaste, 496.

¶522

Macarians, 555, 556, 558.

¶523

Macarius, 536, 555, 556, 558, 578, 580, 582, 583, 608.

¶524

Maccabees, 533, 534, 577, 580.

¶525

Macedonius, 650.

¶526

Macomades, 492.

¶527

Mactaris (Macthari), 499.

¶528

Magnus, 482, 510.

¶529

Manichæans, 528, 601, 604, 608.

¶530

Manichæus, 528, 539.

¶531

Maranus, 484.

¶532

Marazana, 503.

¶533

Marcelliana (Gyrnmarcelli), 507.

¶534

Marcellinus, 578.

¶535

Marcellus, bp. of Zama, 504, 505.

¶536

Marcianus, bp. of Arles, 487.

¶537

Marcion, 442, 504.

¶538

Marcionist, 504.

¶539

Marculus, 536, 541, 576.

¶540

Marcus, bp. of Mactaris, 499, 500.

¶541

Martyrdom, 458, 460, 543. (See under Baptism and Donatists.)

¶542

Mascezel, 433.

¶543

Mascula, 509.

¶544

Massylii, 487.

¶545

Matthias, 533, 539.

¶546

Mauritania Cæsariensis, 426, 472, 484, 488, 497, 501, 503, 506, 507, 572, 573.

¶547

Maximian, emperor, 578, 581.

¶548

Maximianists, 412, 415, 430, 432, 433, 437, 465, 513, 523, 524, 525, 526, 528, 529, 532, 538, 540, 542, 557, 558, 563, 564, 573, 613, 615, 639, 650.

¶549

Maximianus, 412, 415, 430, 432, 433, 523, 525, 532, 538, 557, 558, 563, 564, 573, 613, 615, 639, 650.

¶550

Catholic bp. of Bagai, 643.

¶551

Maximus, 473, 474.

¶552

emperor, 608.

¶553

Megalius, bp. of Calama, 604.

¶554

Membresa, 506.

¶555

Meninx, 487.

¶556

Mensurius, 578, 608.

¶557

Mesopotamia, 447.

¶558

Messianus, 608.

¶559

Midila (Midili), 502.

¶560

Migirpa (Misgirpa), 483.

¶561

Milan, 432 608.

¶562

Mileum (Milevis, Mileve), 488.

¶563

Miracles, 443, 562.

¶564

Monasticism, 616.

¶565

Monnulus, bp. of Girba, 487.

¶566

Montenses, 595.

¶567

Mopsuesta, 634.

¶568

Moses, 421, 552, 590.

¶569

Moses’s son, 461.

¶570

Musti, 433, 466, 523, 524, 525.

¶571

Muzuli (Muzuca), 497.

¶572

Naboth, 647.

¶573

Natalis, bp. of Oëa, 510.

¶574

Natalitia, 543.

¶575

Nathanael, 444.

¶576

Nazarenes, 499.

¶577

Neapolis, 510.

¶578

Neapolitanus, sinus, 484.

¶579

Nebuchadnezzar, 583, 584, 636, 640.

¶580

Nemesianus, bp. of Tubunæ, 484, 485.

¶581

Nero, emperor, 578, 581.

¶582

Nicodemus, 434.

¶583

Nicolaus, 453.

¶584

Nicomedes, bp. of Segermi, 487.

¶585

Noah, 422, 477, 593.

¶586

Nova, 506.

¶587

Novatian, 440, 487.

¶588

Novatus, bp. of Thamugadis, 484.

¶589

Numidia, 426, 431, 433, 484, 486, 487, 488, 489, 492, 494, 496, 502, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 524.

¶590

Obba (see Bobba).

¶591

Octavos, 509.

¶592

Optatus, a bishop of Augustin’s day, 635.

¶593

bp. of Milevis, 433, 578.

¶594

bp. of Thamugadis (Gildonianus), 433, 523, 524, 525, 528, 531, 543, 544, 545, 546, 550, 551, 554, 555, 557, 567, 573, 583, 589, 591, 616.

¶595

Paraclete (Petilian), 519.

¶596

Paradise, 447, 490, 496, 501, 502, 536.

¶597

Parmenian, 411.

¶598

Passover, 553.

¶599

Paul, 418, 425, 426, 439, 441, 445, 450, 451, 452, 454, 455, 458, 459, 467, 469, 480, 483, 484, 497, 499, 503, 504, 505, 511, 521, 529, 530, 541, 547, 552, 554, 562, 563, 569, 581, 593, 598, 604, 609, 617, 619, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 641, 642, 644.

¶600

Paul, bp. of Bobba, 503.

¶601

Peace as note of the church, 426, 444, 491, 538, 638.

¶602

Pelagianus, bp. of Luperciana, 502.

¶603

Persecution, suffering of, as note of the church:

¶604

what constitutes, 540.

¶605

done by the chaff in the church, 541.

¶606

God opposed to, 571, 575.

¶607

kings as inflicting, 577.

¶608

a putting confidence is man, 586.

¶609

church should suffer not inflict, 636.

¶610

apostles did not inflict, 640.

¶611

opposed to liberty of belief, 641.

¶612

(See under Catholic Church, Correction, Donatist.)

¶613

Persians, 582.

¶614

Peter, 425, 426, 427, 434, 439, 443, 447, 450, 454, 460, 480, 499, 505, 540, 556, 576, 587, 613, 641, 649.

¶615

Peter, bp. of Diarrhytus, 508.

¶616

Petilian, bp. of Cirta, 519, 520, 530, 539, 545, 556, 593, 595, 596, 604, 614, 621.

¶617

Pharaoh, 579.

¶618

Pharisees, 454, 561, 563, 568.

¶619

Philip, 434, 532, 559, 612.

¶620

Philus, L. Furius, 606.

¶621

Photinus, 457, 650.

¶622

Pilate, 547, 578.

¶623

Pilus, 606.

¶624

Plato, 498.

¶625

Polianus, bp. of Mileum, 488.

¶626

Polycarp, bp. of Adrumetum, 484.

¶627

Pompeius, 463, 474. 475, 482, 504.

¶628

Pomponius, bp. of Dionysiana, 503.

¶629

Pontius, 580, 586, 587.

¶630

Possidius, 596, 604.

¶631

Praetextatus, bp. of Musti, 412, 433, 466, 523, 525, 615.

¶632

Priesthood:

¶633

righteousness as well as office necessary, 547.

¶634

Donatist, 593.

¶635

Primacy:

¶636

apostolic superior to episcopal, 426.

¶637

in Peter, 426, 480, 499, 561.

¶638

Primian, 412, 416, 433, 466, 523, 524, 525, 541, 613.

¶639

Privatianus, bp. of Sufetula, 491, 492.

¶640

Protagoras, 606.

¶641

Pudentianus, bp. of Cuiculi, 508.

¶642

Punic, 502.

¶643

Pusillus, bp. of Lamasba, 508.

¶644

Quidias (Quiza), 488.

¶645

Quietus, bp. of Burug, 494.

¶646

Quintus, 425, 463, 472, 474, 482.

¶647

bp. of Aggya, 507.

¶648

Quodvultdeus, 611.

¶649

Rachel, 422.

¶650

Rebaptism:

¶651

impious to rebaptize those in unity, 412, 464.

¶652

catholics oppose in every case, 412, 413, 419.

¶653

esblishediAfrica by councils and by influence of Agrippinus and Cyprian, 423, 425, 426, 429, 431, 440, 450, 466, 479, 483 sqq.

¶654

plenary council (Nice) opposes, 427, 430, 431, 449, 465, 479, 480, 483, 497, 505, 507.

¶655

Maximianists received without, 430, 433, 526, 613, 615.

¶656

Cyprian’s mistake (see Cyprian), 430, 431.

¶657

opposed by custom and tradition, 431, 436, 438 sqq., 449, 450, 465, 472, 475, 479, 483, 495, 500, 506.

¶658

fate of those who returned to the church but were not rebaptized, 438, 464.

¶659

catholics, falling into heresy, and returning, were not rebaptized, 440, 487, 507.

¶660

Novatian rebaptized Catholics, 440.

¶661

relation to imposition of hands, 444.

¶662

as to the bad within and the bad without, 449, 450, 473, 488, 489; 493, 494, 502–510, 513.

¶663

disliked, by schismatics themselves, 465.

¶664

natural shrinking from, 465.

¶665

to be denied even to those deserving it, 465.

¶666

argument for, from rebaptism of John’s disciples, 468, 470.

¶667

opposed by Stephen, 476.

¶668

only for heretics outside who return, 487.

¶669

relation to purism, 489, 502.

¶670

necessary, because heretics do not possess and cannot give the Holy Ghost, 489.

¶671

based on commixture, 492.

¶672

question between truth and custom, 495, 496, 509.

¶673

based on character of ministrant, 494, 531.

¶674

on the ground of the one water, 496, 497.

¶675

on bases of unity of God and the Church, 497, 502, 503, 507, 508.

¶676

necessary, because heretics are worse than heathen, 497, 498.

¶677

relation to forgiveness, 501.

¶678

relation to non-fellowship, 502, 504, 509, 510.

¶679

necessary, that heretics may not do unlawful things, 504.

¶680

relation to doctrine, 504, 507.

¶681

rite and grace to be distinguished 508.

¶682

necessary, that heretics may not condemn the church at the judgment, 509.

¶683

the way to true communion, 510.

¶684

relation to origin, root and head, 521, 531.

¶685

is sin against baptism as Christ’s, 546, 595.

¶686

Circumcelliones are not subjected to, 568.

¶687

Rebecca, 422.

¶688

Remission of sins, (see under Baptism, and Rebaptism).

¶689

Resurrection, 619.

¶690

Rogatianus, 586, 587.

¶691

bp. of Nova, 506.

¶692

Rogatus, bp. of Cartenna, 572.

¶693

Romanus, 608.

¶694

Rome, 595, 635.

¶695

Rucuma, 502.

¶696

Rusiccade (Rusicadia), 507, 626.

¶697

Sabrati, 510.

¶698

Sacraments:

¶699

not man’s but Christ’s, 439, 454.

¶700

fruit of, not outside of the Church, 443, 615, 616.

¶701

not polluted, 455.

¶702

celebrant does not affect recipient of, 455.

¶703

as rite and as grace, 479.

¶704

of Old and New Testament, 552, 553.

¶705

Salvianus, bp. of Gazaufala, 509.

¶706

Sarah, 422, 636, 637.

¶707

Satambei (see Thambei).

¶708

Satan, 534, 535, 536, 538.

¶709

Satius (Sattius) bp, of Sicilibba, 501.

¶710

Saturn, 532.

¶711

Saturninus, 473, 474.

¶712

bp. of Abitini, 507.

¶713

bp. of Tucca, 504.

¶714

bp. of Victoriana, 504.

¶715

Saul (see Paul).

¶716

Schism:

¶717

Scripture warnings against, 418.

¶718

Scripture persons illustrating, 418.

¶719

is hatred of the brethren, 419.

¶720

the evil in the Church, belongs to, 422.

¶721

the mother of the bad, 422.

¶722

severe punishment of, 417, 429, 444.

¶723

compared to adultery, 445, 446.

¶724

no salvation for, 465, 545.

¶725

sacrilege, 505.

¶726

warnings against, 599.

¶727

Scripture, misquoted by Donatists, 564, 565.

¶728

Secundianus, bp. of Thambei, 509.

¶729

Secundinus, bp. of Carpis, 493.

¶730

bp. of Cedias, 488.

¶731

Sedatus, bp. of Turburbo, 490.

¶732

Segermi, 487.

¶733

Separation (see Schism).

¶734

Seranus, 573.

¶735

Severus, emperor, 578.

¶736

Sicca, 438, 495.

¶737

Siciliba, 501.

¶738

Silvanus, 527, 578, 626, 627.

¶739

Simeon, 568.

¶740

Simon Magus, baptism of, 417, 418, 419, 422, 443, 453, 460, 485, 527, 532, 541, 558, 590, 612, 616.

¶741

Sirmium, 457.

¶742

Sitifa, 635.

¶743

Sodom, 415.

¶744

Sodomities, 498.

¶745

Solomon, 484, 494.

¶746

Spain, 595.

¶747

Splendonius, 615.

¶748

Stephen, bp. of Rome, 411, 474, 475, 476, 487, 504.

¶749

Successus, bp. of Abbir Germaniciana, 489, 490.

¶750

Sufes, 491, 492.

¶751

Sufetula, 491.

¶752

Susannah, 543.

¶753

Synod, African, 563.

¶754

Cabarsussum, 433.

¶755

Syrtis, Lesser, 487.

¶756

Taurinus, 608.

¶757

Telepte (Thelepte), 505.

¶758

Tenax, bp. of Horrea Celiæ, 507.

¶759

Terrence, 606, 641.

¶760

Tertullus, 604.

¶761

Thabaca, 494.

¶762

Thamogade (Thamugadis), 433, 484.

¶763

Thambei (Thambi, Satambei), 509.

¶764

Thapsus, 507.

¶765

Tharassa, 439, 505.

¶766

Thasbalte (Thasvalthe), 497.

¶767

Thebaste (Thebeste), 496.

¶768

Theni, 495.

¶769

Theogenes, bp, of Hippo Regius, 488.

¶770

Therapius, bp. of Bulla, 506.

¶771

The Three Children, 584, 585, 636.

¶772

Theodorus of Mopsuesta, 634.

¶773

Theodosius, 433. 642.

¶774

Thibari (Tabora), 497.

¶775

Thubursicubur, 613.

¶776

Thuccabori (Tucca Terebrinthina), 489.

¶777

Tichonius (Tychonius), 411.

¶778

Timida Regia, 505.

¶779

Timothy, 569, 593.

¶780

Tingitana, 503.

¶781

Tinisa (Thinisa), 503.

¶782

Toleration, as a note of the Church, 426, 428, 432, 437, 471, 482, 489, 502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 510, 513, 525, 569, 598.

¶783

Tradition, value of apostolic, 430.

¶784

Traditor (see under Catholic and Donatists), 500, 501, 506, 599.

¶785

Trajan, emperor, 484, 578, 581.

¶786

Trinity (see formula of, under Baptism), 495, 550.

¶787

Tripolis, 487, 497, 510.

¶788

Tubunæ, 484, 485.

¶789

Tucca (Thucca), 439, 502, 509.

¶790

Ululi (Ullita, Vallita), 515.

¶791

Unity as a note of the Church:

¶792

doctrine of, 416, 528, 627, 646.

¶793

exemplified by Cyprian, 423, 424, 426, 428, 434, 436, 474, 480, 506.

¶794

exemplified by Peter, 426.

¶795

the one Dove, 443.

¶796

exemplified by Stephen, bp. of Rome, 475.

¶797

not to be broken, 552.

¶798

would embrace the Donatists, 566.

¶799

no righteousness outside of, 648.

¶800

Universality as a note of the Church, 414, 506, 524, 527, 533, 534, 537, 538, 547, 548, 554, 555, 556, 557, 568, 574, 575, 583, 598, 599, 600, 622, 627, 628, 634, 635.

¶801

Ursacius, 578, 582, 583.

¶802

Urthina, 494.

¶803

Vaga, 439, 495.

¶804

Valens, emperor, 581.

¶805

Valentinus, 442, 504.

¶806

Valerian, emperor, 578, 581.

¶807

Vallita (see Ululi).

¶808

Varius (Heliogabalus), 578.

¶809

Venantius, bp. of Tinisa, 503.

¶810

Verulus, bp. of Rusiccade, 507.

¶811

Veterans, German, 502.

¶812

Victor, bp. of Assuras, 507.

¶813

bp. of Gor, 501.

¶814

bp. of Octavus, 509.

¶815

Victoriana, 504.

¶816

Victoricus, bp. of Thabraca, 494.

¶817

Vicus Cæsaris, 493.

¶818

Vincentius, bp. of Cartenna, 572.

¶819

bp. of Thibari, 497.

¶820

Vulla (see Bulla).

¶821

Worship, is as character of worshipper, 561.

¶822

Zacharias, 498, 536.

¶823

Zenophilus, 578, 627.

¶824

Zeugitana, 426, 483, 489, 490, 493, 494, 495, 502, 505, 506, 507, 508, 524.

¶825

Zosimus, bp. of Tharassa, 439, 505.

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