The Apologeticks of the learned Athenian philosopher Athenagoras; Against the scepticks and infidels of that age. Together with a curious fragment of ... in his works. And two other fragments the

by Athenagoras of Athens

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1714 ... 'induce them to acknowledge aProvidence 5 and that being admitted, it seem'd a very ready Consequence, that there would be a Spiritual Reward in a future State for the Good, and Punishment for the Wicked. Thus GOD dealt with Man before the Promulgation of the Law by the Hand of Mosesy and much after the same Manner under ther Law 5 for even in that, GOD did not make a full Revelation of a future Life, because the Generality of the Israelites then deny'd a And therefore it was not yet the Fulness of Time to communicate to themthe great Mystery of a future Life but first to lead them into a Confession of the Being of a GOD, and that He, by His Providential Wisdom, did regulate and order all the Affairs of the World. GOD must therefore be allowed, according to humane Appearance, to have acted with the highest Wisdom, in promising His People at first only Carnal and Temporal Rewards or Punishments, such as their gross Imaginations could have some Feeling of 3 by which great Goodness and Condescension, when the Israelites were brought to a Sense of their former Error,and their Minds seem'd enlarg'd, and capacious enough for the Reception of greater Mysteries, GOD sent His Prophets, who made a more clear and full Revelation of the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Life to come. Naaman the Syrian, upon his being miraculoufly cleansed of a LeproLeprosy, breaks out into a Confession of the G OD of Israel. Now I see, there is no GOD but in Israel. Yet bad the Prophet offer'd to have proved from this Miracle, tho'it be no very remote Consequence, the Being of a future State, and a Retribution to the Just and Unjust, he would, no doubt, have persisted in his Infidelity, and look'd on the whole Revelation as meer Romance. GOD therefore disposed the Mind...

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Published February 7, 2012

About the author

Athenagoras (c.133 - c.190 AD) was a Father of the Church, an Ante-Nicene Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. In his writings he styles himself as "Athenagoras, the Athenian, Philosopher, and Christian". There is some evidence that he was a Platonist before his conversion.

Athenagoras' feast day is observed on 24 July in the Eastern Orthodox Church.