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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. viour ; some also, attached that are foreign to it, and which we have also subjoined for your sake." Thus far of the works of Serapion. CHAPTER XIIL The works of Clement, OF Clement there are, in all, eight books extant, called Stro* mata,* to which he has prefixed the following title : " Stromata of Commentaries, by Titus Flavins Clement, on the Knowledge of the True Philosophy." Equal in number to these, are the books that go under the title of Hypoty poses, or Institutions. In these, he also mentions Pantaenus by name, as his teacher, giving the opinions that he expressed, and traditions that he had received from him. There is also a book of exhortation, addressed by him to the Greeks* Also, one entitled the Psedagogue, and another with the title, " What Rich Man may be saved." A work also on the Passover. Discussions also on Fasting and Detraction. An Exhortatation also, to Patience, or an Address to the New Converts. (Neo phytes.) A work also, with the title, Ecclesiastical Canon, or an Address to the Judaizing (Christians,) which he dedicated to the abovementioned bishop Alexander. In these Stromata, he has not only spread outf the divine Scriptures (made a spreading), but he also quotes from the Gentiles where he finds any useful re mark with them, elucidating many opinions held by the multitude both among the Greeks and barbarians. Moreover, he refuted the false opinions of the heresiarchs. He also, reviews a great * The Greek word stromateus, which Clement prefixed as the title to each of his books, means a covering, or hangings for a table, or couch, mostly of various colours. It also signified, in later times, the bag in which the beds and covers were tied up. The former, however, gave rise to the use of it as a title for books of various contents. Hence, they were miscellanies. The plural of this word is stromates, or stromateis, to avoid which we use the synonymous stromata. f Our author here plays upon the title Stromateus, giving us by the way to un derstand what was meant by the word, viz., a variegated covering spread out.