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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 139 tus. At this time Hegesippus writes that he was at Rome, and continued there until the episcopate of Eleutherus. But Justin was the most noted of those that flourished in those times, who, in the guise of a philosopher, preached the truth of God, and contended for the faith, also, in his writings. In a work that he wrote against Marcion, he mentions, that at the time he wrote, the man was yet living. He says that a certain Marcion from Pontus, who is now still teaching those that believe him, to think that there is another God greater than God the creator ; that he by means of conjunction with daemons, persuaded many through3ut the whole world, to utter blasphemy, and to deny that the Creator of all things was the father of Christ ; they asserted, also, that another who was greater than He, was the creator. But, as we said before, all the followers of these were called Christians, just as the name of philosophy is applied to philoso phers, although they may have no opinions in common. To these he adds : " We have also written a work against all the leresies that have arisen, which we will give you to peruse if ^ou wish." But this same Justin, after having contended with *reat success against the Greeks, addressed also other works, containing a defence of our faith, to the emperor Antonine, surnamed the Pious, and to the senate of Rome. He also had his residence at Rome, but he shows who and whence he was in the following extracts in his Apology. CHAPTER XII. The Apology of Justin, addressed to Antonintts. " To the emperor Titus ^Elius Adrian Antoninus Pius Cesai Augustus, and to Onesimus his son the philosopher, and to Lucius the natural son of Cesar the philosopher, and the adopted son of Pius, a votary of learning ; also, to the sacred senate and the whole Roman people, in behalf of those who of all nations are now unjustly hated and aspersed ; I, Justin, the son of Priscus, the grandson of Bacchius of Fiavia, the new city of Palestine, Syria,