A. C. McGiffert, _Prolegomena to Church History of Eusebius in Schaff and Wace_. Select Library of Nicene and post-Nicene Fathers. I. p. 179, n. 17. The literal translation follows the order of the words as far as possible, and with common verbs very seldom uses the passive form for which the Coptic employs the third person plural, and occasionally requires the preposition denoting the agent. There are two words for “and,” one meaning addition and the other being the common preposition “with.” As a general rule the meaning “with” is kept, and very rarely in the translation “together” precedes “with” to show that it is not “and.” “And,” “with” are often used meaning only “and.” Greek ἀλλά and δέ have not been distinguished, and all Greek words can be found printed within brackets in Dr. Schmidt’s German translation (Leipzig, 1905). The indefinitive or frequentative tense has been translated by “wont to,” with expression of “wont” repeated when the Coptic repeats this expression. The preposition “in” is often translated “from” when the sense requires the change. Another translation made by Mr. Legge from my literal translation was carefully annotated by him, and many difficulties of terms and expression were explained. After the death of Mr. Legge it was decided by the Committee of S.P.C.K. to refrain from publishing this great addition to the work, and to print as much of Mr. Legge’s Introduction as would supply explanations required. G. H. ABBREVIATIONS (M.) = margin. (MS.) = the manuscript. The numbers in square brackets give the pages of the manuscript. CONTENTS PREFACE ... iii INTRODUCTION ... vii 1. The MS. and its History ... vii 2. The Documents in the MS. ... xiv 3. The Purpose and Composition of the MS. xxviii 4. The Authorship and Date of the Documents ... xxxviii THE FIRST DOCUMENT ... 1 THE SECOND DOCUMENT ... 63 THE THIRD DOCUMENT ... 127 THE FOURTH DOCUMENT ... 180 THE FIFTH DOCUMENT ... 193 INDEX OF PSALMS AND ODES ... 201 GENERAL INDEX ... 203 INTRODUCTION 1. THE MANUSCRIPT AND ITS HISTORY