The Defenders of the Faith Or the Christian Apologists of the Second And Third
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Of course, the consequence was, their teaching had no power to influence the masses, who require a guide speaking with authority and clearness. And, indeed, philosophy did not address itself to the many, but to the rich who could afford a fee, or to the well-educated in science, or to those capable of abstract thought. 4 As for all the rest they were looked down upon in 1 Quoted by Dollinger, ii. 157. 2 lb. Ii. 157.
3 Div. Inst. Vii. 7. * Just. Dial. C. 2.
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contempt, a...nd left to their irrational superstition. They were as the people who knew not the Law amongst the Jews. Even to its disciples philosophy was not a practical guide. The questions it discussed were words and names. It did not speak to the heart, or to the senses, but only to the intellect of a man. It enunciated certain laAvs, but they were based on no rewards or punishments. It was a school of opinions, not a discipline of life. 1 And if to the Stoic philosophers many of these criticisms do not apply, if there were amongst them many who spoke to the conscience and heart, still remonstrances against vice were more common with them than exhortations to virtue.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Of course, the consequence was, their teaching had no power to influence the masses, who require a guide speaking with authority and clearness. And, indeed, philosophy did not address itself to the many, but to the rich who could afford a fee, or to the well-educated in science, or to those capable of abstract thought. 4 As for all the rest they were looked down upon in 1 Quoted by Dollinger, ii. 157. 2 lb. Ii. 157.
3 Div. Inst. Vii. 7. * Just. Dial. C. 2.
94 DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH.
contempt, a...nd left to their irrational superstition. They were as the people who knew not the Law amongst the Jews. Even to its disciples philosophy was not a practical guide. The questions it discussed were words and names. It did not speak to the heart, or to the senses, but only to the intellect of a man. It enunciated certain laAvs, but they were based on no rewards or punishments. It was a school of opinions, not a discipline of life. 1 And if to the Stoic philosophers many of these criticisms do not apply, if there were amongst them many who spoke to the conscience and heart, still remonstrances against vice were more common with them than exhortations to virtue.
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