lative quibblings,! which—may I say this without displeasing
him—if Christ himself were to use in the gatherings of the
nations, who would assent? who would listen? who would
say that he decided? anything clearly? or who, though he
were rash and utterly? credulous, would follow him when
pouring forth vain and baseless statements? His virtues
[have been] made manifest to you, and that unheard-of
power over things, whether that which was openly exercised
by him, or that which was used* over the whole world by
those who proclaimed him: it has subdued the fires of pas-
sion, and caused races, and peoples, and nations most diverse
in character to hasten with one accord to accept the same
faith. For the [deeds] can be reckoned up and. numbered
which have been done in India, among the Seres, Per-
sians, and Medes; in Arabia, Egypt, in Asia, Syria;
among the Galatians, Parthians, Phrygians ; in Achaia,
Macedonia, Epirus; in all islands and provinces on which
the rising d setting sun shines; in Rome herself, AE
the mistress [of the. world], in UN although men are?


suggests callidule, ** cunningly," of which Orelli approves; but by re-
ferring the adv. to this well-known meaning of its primitive, all necessity
for emendation is obviated.
1 Lit., *subtleties of suspicions.” This passage is certainly doubtful.
The reading translated, et suspicionum argutias profer-tis, is that of LB.,
Orelli, and the later edd. generally ; while the Ms. reads -atis—‘‘ Bring
forward arguments to us, and" (for which Heraldus conjectures very
plausibly, nec, ** and not”) *' subtleties,” etc., which, by changing a
single letter, reads in the earlier edd. profer-etis—‘* Will you,” or, ** You
will bring forward," etc.
? Meursius conjectures in- (for MS. ju-) dicare—‘‘ pointed out," of
which Orelli approves.
