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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 83 CHAPTER III. Of the Epistles of the Apostles. As to the writings of Peter, one of his epistles called the first, is acknowledged as genuine. For this was anciently used by the ancient fathers in their writings, as an undoubted work of the apostle. But that which is called the second, we have not, indeed, understood to be imbodied with the sacred books, evdLaOyjxov, yet as it appeared useful to many, it was studiously read with the other Scriptures. As to that work, however, which is ascribed to him, called " The Acts," and JJie_^Gos£el^ according to Peter," and that called " The Preaching and the Revelations of Peter," we know nothing of their being handed down as Ca tholic* writings. Since neither among the ancient nor the eccle siastical writers of our own day, has there been one that has ap pealed to testimony taken from them. ^But as I proceed in my history. I shall carefully show with the succe? what ecclesiastical writer^ in their s respectively ma of any of the disputed writings, and what opinions they have expressed, both respecting the incorporated ( EvdLatfnxoi} and no^of ^ These, however, are those that are called Peter's epistles, of which I have understood^ only one epistle to be genuine, and admitted by the ancient fathers. The epistles "^ of Paul are fourteen, all well known and beyond doubt. It should not, however, be concealed, that some have set aside the Epjs^leJo_lheJHeJbrjews, saying, that it was disputed, as not being one of St. Paul's epistles ; but we shall in the proper place, also subjoin what has been said by those before our time respecting this epistle. As to what are called his acts, I have not even un derstood that they were among the works of undisputed authority. But as the same apostle in the addresses at the close of the Epis* Catholic.] The word here plainly means universally received ; i. e. genuine, as it is happily rendered by Shorting. 10