Section 192
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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 161 CHAPTER XXIV. Of Tkeophilus, bisJwp of Antioch. THERE are three books containing the elements of the faith, addressed to Autolycus, which are ascribed to Theophilus, whom we have mentioned as bishop of Antioch. Another, also, which has the title, " Against the heresy of Hermogenis ;" in which he makes use of testimony from the Revelatiorrof jFohn, besides cer tain other catechetical works. And as the heretics, no less then, than at any other time, were like tares destroying the pure seed of the apostolical doctrines, the pastors of the churches every where hastened to restrain them as wild beasts from the fold of Christ. Sometimes they did it by their exhortations and admo nitions to the brethren, sometimes more openly contending with the heretics themselves, by oral discussions and refutations, and then again confuting their opinions, by the most rigid proofs in their written works. Theophilus, therefore, with others, also contended against these, as is manifest from a work of no mean character, written by him against Marcion, which, together with others that we have men tioned, is still preserved. He was succeeded by Maximinus, the seventh from the apostles in the church of Antioch. CHAPTER XXV. Of Philip and Modestus. PHILIP, also, who we have seen from the words of Dionysms, was bishop of the church at Gortyna, has written a very elabo rate work against Marcion. Irenaeus, also, and Modestus, the last of whom beyond all others, has detected the error of the man, and exposed it to the view of all. Many others have also writ ten, whose labours are carefully preserved by the brethren even to this day.