Having discussed with Hermogenes the single point of the origin of the soul, so far as his assumption led me, that the soul consisted rather in an adaptation 3 of matter than of the inspiration 4 of God, I now turn to the other questions incidental to the subject; and (in my treatment of these) I shall evidently have mostly to contend with the philosophers. In the very prison of Socrates they skirmished about the sta
Tertullian discusses creation, the soul, and truth in Against Hermogenes. The opening subject is “hermogenes, after a perverse induction from mere heretical assumptions, concludes that God created all things out of pre-existing matter.”
Tertullian discusses church unity, suffering, and the Holy Spirit in Against Praxeas. The opening subject is “the catholic doctrine of the Trinity and unity, sometimes called the divine economy, or dispensation of the personal relations of the godhead.”
Tertullian discusses the soul, the Holy Spirit, and creation in Against the Valentinians. The opening subject is “these heretics brand the Christians as simple persons. the charge accepted, and simplicity eulogized out of the scriptures.”
Tertullian discusses baptism, the Holy Spirit, and sin in On Baptism. The opening subject is “the very simplicity of God's means of working, a stumbling-block to the carnal mind.”
Tertullian discusses marriage, prayer, and church unity in On Exhortation to Chastity. The opening subject is “the blame of our misdeeds not to be cast upon God. the one power which rests with man is the power of volition.”
Tertullian discusses prayer, fasting, and the soul in On Fasting. The opening subject is “arguments of the psychics, drawn from the law, the Gospel, the Acts, the epistles, and heathenish practices.”
