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130 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Aristides, also, a man faithfully devoted to the religion we profess, like Quadratus, has left to posterity a defence of the faith, ad dressed to Adrian. This work is also preserved by a great num ber, even to the present day. CHAPTER IV The bishops of Alexandria and Rome, under the same emperor. BUT in the third year of the same reign, Alexander, bishop of Rome, died, having completed the tenth year of his ministrations, Xystus was his successor; and about the same time Primus dying, in the twelfth year of the episcopate, was succeeded by Justus. CHAPTER V. The bishops of Jerusalem, from the period of our Saviour until these times. WE have not ascertained in any way, that the times of the bishops in Jerusalem have been regularly preserved on record, for tradition says that they all lived but a very short time. So much, however, have I learned from writers, that down to the invasion of the Jews under Adrian, there were fifteen successions of bi shops in that church, all which, they say, were Hebrews from the first, and received the knowledge of Christ pure and unadultera ted ; so that, in the estimation of those who were able to judge, they were well approved, and worthy of the episcopal office. For at that time the whole church under them, consisted of faithful Hebrews, who continued from the time of the apostles, until the siege that then took place. The Jews then again revolting from the Romans, were subdued and captured, after very severe con flicts. In the mean time, as the bishops from the circumcision