IX. THOMAS.

1. The Gospel of St. Thomas. Origen. in Homil. ad Luc. Eufeb. Hift. Ecclef. 1. 3. c. 25. Nicephor. in Stichometria. Ambrof. in Comment. ad Luc. Auguftin. contra Fauftum, 1. 22. c. 79. Cyril. Hierofolym. Catech. 4. 6. Gelafius in Decreto.

2. The Alts of St. Thomas. Epiphan. Hæref. 47. n. 1. Idem, Hæref. 61. n. 1. Auguftin. contra Adimant. Idem, l. 1. de fermone Dei. Idem, contra Fauftum, 1. 22. c. 79.

3.

The Revelations of St. Thomas. Gelafius in Decreto.

4. The Itinerary of St. Thomas. Gelafius in Decreto. Nicephor. in Stichometria.

5. The Book of the Infancy of Chrift by St. Thomas. Epiphan. Hæref. 34. n. 18. Nicephor. in Stichometria. Gelaf. in Decreto. Lambecius fays, that this book lies in manufcript in the library of Vienna, Tom. 7. p. 20. Father Simon writes that there is a manufcript copy of it in the French king's library; Nouvelles Obfervations, &c. It was printed two years fince in Latin and Arabic, with learned notes by Mr. Syke, at Utrecht.

X. MATTHEW.

1. The Liturgy of St. Matthew. Tom. 27. Bibliothecæ Patrum Lugdunenfis. Natalis Alex. in fæculo 1. part. I. c. 11. art. 1. Gerardus, Tom. 1. Conf. Cathol. There is also a liturgy attributed to St, Mark,

XI, THAD

XI. THADDEUS.

1. The Gospel of St. Thaddeus. Gelafius in De

creto.

XII. MATTHIAS.

1. The Gospel of St. Matthias. Origen. Homil, 1. in Luc. Eufeb. Hift. Ecclef. 1. 3. c. 25. Hieronym. in prolegom. ad Comment. in Mat. Ambrof. in Comment. ad Luc. Gelaf in Decreto.

2. The Traditions of St. Matthias. Clem. Alex. Stromat. 1. 7.

XIII. PAUL.

1. The Acts of St. Paul. Origen. 1. 1. c. 2. de Principiis. Idem, Tom. 21. in Joan. Euseb. 1. 3. c. 3. Hift. Ecclef. c. 25. Philaftrius, Hæref. 88.

2. The Als of Paul and Thecla. Tertullian. de Baptifmo, c. 17. Hieronym. de Script. Ecclef. in Paulo & Luca. Auguftin. 1. 30. contra Fauftum, c. 4. Gelafius in Decreto. Nuper editus eft hic Liber Oxonii. Epiphan. Hæref. 78. n. 16. Extant.

3. The Epiftle of Paul to the Laodiceans. Tertul

lian adverfus Marcion. 1. 5. c. 17. Hieronym. in Catalogo, c. 5. Philaftr. in Hæref. 88; Theodoret. Tom. 8. Hæref. 47. n. 9. & alibi. Legatur etiam Theophylactus.

Extant.

4. A third Epistle of Paul to the Theffalonians.

2 Thef. 2. 2.

5. A third Epifle to the Corinthians, and a second to the Ephefians. 1 Cor. 5. 9. Ephef. 3. 3.

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6. The Epiftles of Paul to Seneca, with thofe of Seneca to Paul. Hieronym. in Catalogo, c. 12. Augustin. de Civitate Dei, 1. 6. c. 10. Idem, in Epift. 54. ad Macedonium. Extant. 7. The Revelation of St. Paul. Epiphan. Hæref, 38. n. 2. Zozomen. Hist. Ecclef. 1. 7. c. 19. Auguftin. Tract. 98. in Joan. Theophylact. in Schol. ad 2. ad Corinth. Mic. Glycaf. annal. part. 2. Gelaf. in Decreto. Zozomen. Hift. Ecclef. 1. 7. c. 19.

8. The Preaching of St. Paul. Clem. Alex. Stromat. 1. 6. Lactant. 1. 4. c. 21. Autor etiam Anonymus de non iterando Baptifmo, à Rigaltio in obfervationibus ad Cyprianum infertus.

9. St. Paul's Narrative concerning the charming of Vipers, reveal'd to him by St. Michael in a Dream. Lambecius fays, that there is now a manuscript of this book in the library of Vienna, Tom. 5. p. 103.

10. The Anabaticon of Saint Paul, wherein he relates what be faw when he was fnatch'd up into the third Heavens. Epiphan. Hæref. 38. n. 2...

11. Some would infer from his own words, that he wrote a Gofpel; In the Day, fays he, when God fhall judge the Secrets of Men by Christ Jesus according to my Gofpel. Rom. 2. 16.

XIV. Of

XIV. Of the Gospels of Judas Iscariot, of Eve, and Abraham, &c.

1. That none of the apostles might be thought unable to write a gofpel, we find one alledg'd by the Caianites, a fect of the Gnostics, under the Name of Judas Iscariot. Epiphan. Hæref. 38. Theodoret. 1. 1. de Hæret. Fabul. c. 15. 2. Nor should we wonder at Judas's being an author, when we read of the prophetical gospel of Eve, whom the Gnostics reckoned a patronefs of their opinions, and to have receiv'd extraor dinary knowledg and light in her conference with the serpent. Epiphan. Hæref. 26. n. 2. 3. The Sethians, another fort of Gnostics, fhew'd an Apocalypfe under the Name of the Patriarch Abrabam; not to mention his learned pieces of aftrology, nor the books of Adam believed by the Jews. Epiphan. Hæref. 30. n. 16. Pelufiot. 1. 2. Epift. 99.

Ifidor.

4. The Prophecy of Enoch, which St. Jude quotes, is for the most part ftill extant, and was believ'd to be genuin by feveral fathers, who alledg it in defence of the Chriftian religion. Origen. contra Celf. 1. 5. Idem de Principiis. Tertullian. de habitu Muliebri, c. 3, &c. 5. The Teftament of the twelve Patriarchs, the Affumption of Mofes, the Book of Eldad and Meidad, the Pfalms of King Solomon, the Revelation of

Zachary, and the Vifion of Ifaiah; but I forget that I am reciting the fpurious books of the o Chriftians, and not of the Jews, who, when there's

there's occafion, will afford as large a catalogue.

XV. Of the Gospels of the Hebrews and the Egyptians, with Jom general Pieces.

1. The Gospel of the twelve Apostles.

Origen.

Homil. 1. in Luc. Ambrof. in Procem. Commentar. in Luc. Theophylact. Comment. in cap. 1. V. I. fecundum Lucam, &c. But this piece was, I believe, originally the fame. with

2. The Gospel of the Hebrews. Ignat. in Epift. ad Smyrnæos. Clem. Alex. 1. r. Stromat. Origen. tract. 8. in Matt. Idem, Homil. 14. in Jerem. & in Comment. ad Joan. Epiphan. Hæref. 30. n. 13, 22, &c. Hieronym. in Catalogo Script. Ecclef. c. 4. & alibi paffim. This gospel several have maintain❜d to be the original of St. Matthew. 3. The Gospel of the Egyptians. Clem. Rom. Epist. 2.

ad Corinth. c. 12. Clem. Alex. 1. 3. Stromat. Id. ibid. Origen. Homil. in Luc. Epiphan. Hæref. 62. n. 2.

4. The Apostles Creed, tho' of late years it begins to be call'd in question.

5. The Doctrine and Conftitution of the Apoftles. Eufeb. Hift. Ecclef. 1. 3. c. 25. Athanaf. in Synopfi. Epiphan. Hæref. 80. n. 7. 45. n. 5. 70. n. 10. 75. n. 6. Idem in Compendiaria fidei expofitione, n. 22. Incertus de Aleatoribus inter Scripta Cypriani. There are Aidaxal and Aidaonanía, or doctrines, both attributed to