5. Five Books in Reply to Marcion.: 324

³²⁴ "Possunt," i.e., probably "have the hardihood."

³²⁵ Because Christ plainly, as they understood Him, "made Himself the Son of God;" and hence, if they confessed that He had said the truth, and yet that they hanged Him on a tree, they would be pronouncing their own condemnation.

³²⁶ "Vinctam" for "victam" I read here.

³²⁷ i.e., you and the Jews. See above on 185.

³²⁸ Quod qui praesumpsit mergentes spargitis ambo. What the meaning is I know not, unless it be this: if any one hints to you that you are in an error which is sinking you into perdition, you both join in trying to sink him (if "mergentes" be active; or "while you are sinking," if neuter), and in sprinkling him with your doctrine (or besprinkling him with abuse).

³²⁹ Mundus.

³³⁰ "Sum carnis membra requirit," i.e., seeking to regain for God all the limbs of the flesh as His instruments. Comp. Rom. vi. 13, 19.

³³¹ Ligno.

³³² "Scriblita," a curious word.

³³³ Fel miscetur aceto. The reading may have arisen - and it is not confined to our author - from confounding ocoj with oinoj. Comp. Matt. xxvii. 33 with Mark xv. 23.

³³⁴ This is an error, if the "coat" be meant.

³³⁵ Perhaps for "in illa" we should read "in allam" - "on it," for "in it."

³³⁶ The Jews.

³³⁷ For "ante diem quam cum pateretur" I have read "qua tum."

³³⁸ Or, "deed" - "factum."

³³⁹ Or, "is being poured" - "funditur."

³⁴⁰ Mundi.

³⁴¹ I read with Migne, "Patris sub imagine virtus," in preference to the conjecture which Oehler follows, "Christi sub imagine virtus." The reference seems clearly to be to Heb. i. 3.

³⁴² Aevo. Perhaps here = "eternity."

³⁴³ i.e., "The All-Holder."

³⁴⁴ Capit.

³⁴⁵ Cf. Jacob's words in Gen. xxxii. 30; Manoah's in Judg. xiii. 22; etc.