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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 187 of the rest of men, as every one received the free gift from him. Some, indeed, most certainly and truly cast out daemons, so that frequently those persons themselves that were cleansed from wicked spirits believed and were received into the church. Others have the knowledge of things to come, as also visions and prophetic communications ; others heal the sick by the im position of hands, and restore them to health. And, moreover, as we said above, even the dead have been raised and continued with us many years. And why should we say more ? It is im possible to tell the number of the gifts which the church through out the world received from God, and the deeds performed in the name of Jesus Christ, that was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and this too every day for the benefit of the heathen, without deceiving any, or exacting their money. For as she has received freely from God, she also freely ministers." In another place the same author writes : " As we hear many of the brethren in the church who have prophetic gifts, and who speak in all tongues through the spirit, and who also, bring to light the secret things of men for their benefit, and who expound the mysteries rf God." These gifts of different kinds also continued with those that were worthy until the times mentioned. CHAPTER VIII. The statement of Irencws respecting the sacred Scriptures. •% ^ SINCE we have promised in the outset of our work to give ex tracts occasionally when we refer to the declarations of the an cient presbyters and historians of the church, in which they have transmitted the traditions that have descended to us respecting the sacred Scriptures, among these Irenaeus was one. Let us now give his words, and first of all what he has said of the holy gospels : " Matthew, indeed," says he, " produced his gospel writ ten among the Hebrews in their own dialect, whilst Peter and Paul proclaimed the gospel and founded the church at Rome.