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Pseudo-Clementine Literature

Book III

Pearls Before Swine.

Second Day's Discussion.

Simon a Seducer.

Simon Claims the Fulfilment of Peter's Promise.

Simon's Arrogance.

Existence of Evil.

Not Admitted by All.

Manner of Conducting the Discussion.

Desire of Instruction.

Common Principles.

Freedom of the Will.

Responsibility.

Origin of Evil.

God the Author of Good, Not of Evil.

“Who Hath Resisted His Will?”

No Goodness Without Liberty.

The Visible Heaven: Why Made.

Why to Be Dissolved.

Corruptible and Temporary Things Made by the Incorruptible and Eternal.

How the Pure in Heart See God.

Diligence in Study.

Peter's Private Instruction.

Learners and Cavillers.

Against Order is Against Reason.

Learning Before Teaching.

Self-Evidence of the Truth.

God Righteous as Well as Good.

God's Justice Shown at the Day of Judgment.

Immortality of the Soul.

Proved by the Success of the Wicked in This Life.

Cavils of Simon.

“Full of All Subtlety and All Mischief.”

Simon's Subterfuges.

Sight or Hearing?

A Home-Thrust.

Simon's Rage.

Simon's Vaunt.

Attempts to Create a Disturbance.

Simon's Retreat.

Peter's Benediction.

Peter's Accessibility.

False Signs and Miracles.

Self-Love the Foundation of Goodness.

God to Be Supremely Loved.

Ten Commandments Corresponding to the Plagues of Egypt.

Simon Resisted Peter, as the Magicians Moses.

Miracles of the Magicians.

Truth Veiled with Love.

Good and Evil in Pairs.

Uselessness of Pretended Miracles.

Ten Pairs.

The Christian Life.

A Deserter from Simon's Camp.

Declaration of Simon's Wickedness.

Peter Resolves to Follow Simon.

Zacchæus Made Bishop of Cæsarea; Presbyters and Deacons Ordained.

Invitation to Baptism.

Twelve Sent Before Him.

Arrangements Approved by All the Brethren.

Departure of the Twelve.

Peter Prepares the Cæsareans for His Departure.

More Than Ten Thousand Baptized.

Tidings of Simon.

Farewell to Cæsarea.

Contents of Clement's Despatches to James.