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THE GNOSTICS, THE MONTANISTS, AND THE MANICHAEANS.

The early heresies numerous, 429

The systems with which Christianity had to struggle, 430

The leading peculiarities of Gnosticism, ib.

The Aeons, the Demiurge, and the Saviour, 431

Saturninus, Basilides, and Valentine, 433

Marcion and Carpocrates, ib.

Causes of the popularity of Gnosticism, and its defects, 434

Montanus and his system, 436

His success and condemnation, 437

Mani and his doctrine of the Two Principles, 438

The Elect and Hearers of the Manichaeans, 439

Martyrdom of Mani, 440

Peculiarities of the heretics gradually adopted by the

Catholic Church, 441

Doctrine of Venial and Mortal Sins, ib.

Doctrine of Purgatory, 442

Celibacy and Asceticism, 443