From Reformation to Reformation

HOLY FATHERS: Augustine, Epiphanius, Eusebius, Jerome, Nicephorus. REFORMED: Cooke, Hoornbeeck, Hottinger, Rivet. LUTHERAN: Gerhard,...

The Apocryphal Books of the New Testament are of three sorts. For, formerly were attributed: I. To Christ, 1. Books to Peter and to...

20. All these and other Apocryphal New Testament Books the Holy Fathers of old distinguished from the true Canonical New Testament Books...

19. Also, a book called The Shepherd, formerly attributed to Hermas, a disciple of Saint Paul, and variously commended by the Holy...

18. Finally, the Apocalypses of Peter and of Paul. Also, finally, to the Divine Apocalypse of Saint John some spurious Apocalypses, or...

17. Epistles, of Saint Paul to the Laodiceans and Seneca, of Barnabas, of Clement to the Corinthians, of Lentulus concerning Christ. Not...

16. The Acts of Peter, of Paul, of Andrew, of John, and of Thomas. To which are also referred the περίοδοι or circuits of the Apostles,...

15. But also in the place of the Canonical Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Apocalypse were put by the ancients Apocryphal Gospels, Acts,...

14. And Baronius’ σοφὸν φάρμακον is examined. Since not a few indications of more recent origin are found in the Liturgies hitherto...

13. And to Mark, the νοθεία/illegitimacy of which is added. The Liturgy of Saint Mark is no more genuine, which, edited by Cardinal...

12. To Matthew. A Liturgy is also attributed to Saint Matthew, which is vulgarly called the Mass of the Ethiopians. Even more arguments...

11. To Peter. The Liturgy ascribed to Saint Peter was published from the translation of William Lindanus, and is extant in Tome I of the...

10. To certain Apostles and Evangelists were formerly ascribed liturgies, for example, to James. To some Apostles and Evangelists, for...

9. Also the symbol, vulgarly called Apostolic. But in like manner Ruffinus, Ambrose, Jerome, and more recent men, especially the...

8. To all the Apostles are attributed Constitutions and Canons, the νοθεία/ illegitimacy and origin of which are indicated. To all the...

7. To the Blessed Virgin Mary is ascribed on Epistle to Ignatius, the νοθεία/ illegitimacy is asserted against Canisius. To the Blessed...

6. And it is recalled to the anvil. Baronius, on 31 AD, Section 58, and of our men ἐπαμφοτερίζων/ double-tongued Montagu,[1] Originibus...

5. And especially an Epistle to Abgar, King of Edessa, which is given verbatim. Some attribute greater authority to those Epistles,...

4. To Christ were formerly ascribed some books to Peter and Paul. That some witless men formerly circulated some books of Christ to...

3. The Apocryphal books of the New Testament are distributed into those that are falsely ascribed to Christ, to the Blessed Virgin Mary,...