Tertullian, Against Praxeas. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 3 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1885), public domain.
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- Against Praxeas Chapter 1 — Satan's Wiles Against the Truth. How They Take the Form of the Praxean Heresy. Account of the Publication of This Heresy. VII. In Which He Defends, in all Essential Points, the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Chapter…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 2 — Chapter II.—The Catholic Doctrine of the Trinity and Unity, Sometimes Called the Divine Economy, or Dispensation of the Personal Relations of the Godhead. In the course of time, then, the Father forsooth was born,…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 3 — Sundry Popular Fears and Prejudices. The Doctrine of the Trinity in Unity Rescued from These Misapprehensions. Chapter III.—Sundry Popular Fears and Prejudices. The Doctrine of the Trinity in Unity Rescued from These…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 4 — Chapter IV.—The Unity of the Godhead and the Supremacy and Sole Government of the Divine Being. The Monarchy Not at All Impaired by the Catholic Doctrine. But as for me, who derive the Son from no other source but…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 5 — Chapter V.—The Evolution of the Son or Word of God from the Father by a Divine Procession. Illustrated by the Operation of the Human Thought and Consciousness. But since they will have the Two to be but One, so that…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 6 — The Word of God is Also the Wisdom of God. The Going Forth of Wisdom to Create the Universe, According to the Divine Plan. Chapter VI.—The Word of God is Also the Wisdom of God. The Going Forth of Wisdom to Create…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 7 — Chapter VII.—The Son by Being Designated Word and Wisdom, (According to the Imperfection of Human Thought and Language) Liable to Be Deemed a Mere Attribute. He is Shown to Be a Personal Being. Then, therefore, does…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 8 — Chapter VIII.—Though the Son or Word of God Emanates from the Father, He is Not, Like the Emanations of Valentinus, Separable from the Father. Nor is the Holy Ghost Separable from Either. Illustrations from Nature.…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 9 — Chapter IX.—The Catholic Rule of Faith Expounded in Some of Its Points. Especially in the Unconfused Distinction of the Several Persons of the Blessed Trinity. Bear always in mind that this is the rule of faith which…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 10 — Chapter X.—The Very Names of Father and Son Prove the Personal Distinction of the Two. They Cannot Possibly Be Identical, Nor is Their Identity Necessary to Preserve the Divine Monarchy. So it is either the Father or…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 11 — Chapter XI.—The Identity of the Father and the Son, as Praxeas Held It, Shown to Be Full of Perplexity and Absurdity. Many Scriptures Quoted in Proof of the Distinction of the Divine Persons of the Trinity. It will…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 12 — Other Quotations from Holy Scripture Adduced in Proof of the Plurality of Persons in the Godhead. Chapter XII.—Other Quotations from Holy Scripture Adduced in Proof of the Plurality of Persons in the Godhead. If the…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 13 — Chapter XIII.—The Force of Sundry Passages of Scripture Illustrated in Relation to the Plurality of Persons and Unity of Substance. There is No Polytheism Here, Since the Unity is Insisted on as a Remedy Against…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 14 — Chapter XIV.—The Natural Invisibility of the Father, and the Visibility of the Son Witnessed in Many Passages of the Old Testament. Arguments of Their Distinctness, Thus Supplied. Moreover, there comes to our aid,…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 15 — New Testament Passages Quoted. They Attest the Same Truth of the Son's Visibility Contrasted with the Father's Invisibility. Chapter XV.—New Testament Passages Quoted. They Attest the Same Truth of the Son’s…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 16 — Early Manifestations of the Son of God, as Recorded in the Old Testament; Rehearsals of His Subsequent Incarnation. Chapter XVI.—Early Manifestations of the Son of God, as Recorded in the Old Testament; Rehearsals of…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 17 — Sundry August Titles, Descriptive of Deity, Applied to the Son, Not, as Praxeas Would Have It, Only to the Father. Chapter XVII.—Sundry August Titles, Descriptive of Deity, Applied to the Son, Not, as Praxeas Would…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 18 — Chapter XVIII.—The Designation of the One God in the Prophetic Scriptures. Intended as a Protest Against Heathen Idolatry, It Does Not Preclude the Correlative Idea of the Son of God. The Son is in the Father. But…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 19 — Chapter XIX.—The Son in Union with the Father in the Creation of All Things. This Union of the Two in Co-Operation is Not Opposed to the True Unity of God. It is Opposed Only to Praxeas’ Identification Theory. But…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 20 — The Scriptures Relied on by Praxeas to Support His Heresy But Few. They are Mentioned by Tertullian. Chapter XX.—The Scriptures Relied on by Praxeas to Support His Heresy But Few. They are Mentioned by Tertullian.…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 21 — Chapter XXI.—In This and the Four Following Chapters It is Shewn, by a Minute Analysis of St. John’s Gospel, that the Father and Son are Constantly Spoken of as Distinct Persons. Consider, therefore, how many…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 22 — Chapter XXII.—Sundry Passages of St. John Quoted, to Show the Distinction Between the Father and the Son. Even Praxeas’ Classic Text—I and My Father are One—Shown to Be Against Him. Again, whose doctrine does He…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 23 — More Passages from the Same Gospel in Proof of the Same Portion of the Catholic Faith. Praxeas' Taunt of Worshipping Two Gods Repudiated. Chapter XXIII.—More Passages from the Same Gospel in Proof of the Same Portion…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 24 — On St. Philip's Conversation with Christ. He that Hath Seen Me, Hath Seen the Father. This Text Explained in an Anti-Praxean Sense. Chapter XXIV.—On St. Philip’s Conversation with Christ. He that Hath Seen Me, Hath…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 25 — Chapter XXV.—The Paraclete, or Holy Ghost. He is Distinct from the Father and the Son as to Their Personal Existence. One and Inseparable from Them as to Their Divine Nature. Other Quotations Out of St. John’s…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 26 — Chapter XXVI.—A Brief Reference to the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke. Their Agreement with St. John, in Respect to the Distinct Personality of the Father and the Son. In addition to Philip’s conversation, and…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 27 — Chapter XXVII.—The Distinction of the Father and the Son, Thus Established, He Now Proves the Distinction of the Two Natures, Which Were, Without Confusion, United in the Person of the Son. The Subterfuges of Praxeas…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 28 — Chapter XXVIII.—Christ Not the Father, as Praxeas Said. The Inconsistency of This Opinion, No Less Than Its Absurdity, Exposed. The True Doctrine of Jesus Christ According to St. Paul, Who Agrees with Other Sacred…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 29 — Chapter XXIX.—It Was Christ that Died. The Father is Incapable of Suffering Either Solely or with Another. Blasphemous Conclusions Spring from Praxeas’ Premises. Silence! Silence on such blasphemy. Let us be content…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 30 — Chapter XXX.—How the Son Was Forsaken by the Father Upon the Cross. The True Meaning Thereof Fatal to Praxeas. So Too, the Resurrection of Christ, His Ascension, Session at the Father’s Right Hand, and Mission of the…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 31 — Chapter XXXI.—Retrograde Character of the Heresy of Praxeas. The Doctrine of the Blessed Trinity Constitutes the Great Difference Between Judaism and Christianity. But, (this doctrine of yours bears a likeness) to…vatican.va
- Against Praxeas Chapter 32 — Postscript. The learned Dr. Holmes, the translator of the Second volume of the Edinburgh series, to which our arrangement has given another position, furnished it with a Preface as follows: “This volume contains all…vatican.va
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