NOTES ON WHITAKER'S ORIGIN OF ARIANISM DISCLOSED. [1] 1810. Chap. I. 4. p. 30. 'Making himself equal with God'. Whoever reads the four verses (John v. 16-19,) attentively, judging of the meaning of each part by the context, must needs, I think, see that the [Greek: íson heautòn poiôn tòn Theô] (18) refers,--not to the [Greek: paterá ídion élege tòn Theòn], (18) or the [Greek: ho patáer mou] (17), but--to the [Greek: ergázetai, kagô ergázomai] (17). The 19th verse, which is directly called Jesus' reply, takes no notice whatever of the [Greek: ho patáer mou] (17), but consists wholly of a justification of the [Greek: kagô ergázomai]. 1803. The above was written many years ago. I still think the remark plausible, though I should not now express myself so positively. I imagined the Jews to mean: "he has evidently used the words [Greek: ho patáer mou]--not in the sense in which all good men may use them, but--in a literal sense, because by the words that followed, [Greek: ergázetai, kagô ergázomai], he makes himself equal to God." To justify these words seemed to me to be the purport of Christ's reply. Chap. II. 1. p. 34. [Greek: (Philôn)--perì mèn oun tà theia kaì pátria matháemata, póson te kaì paelíkon eisenáenektai pónon, érgô pasi daelos kaì perì tà philósopha dè kaì eleuthéria taes éxôthen paideías oiós tis aen, oudèn dei légein hóti kaì málista tàen katà Plátôna kaì Pythagóran ezaelôkôs agôgàen, diénegken ápantas toùs kath' heautòn, historeitai]. Euseb. Hist. II. 4. Philo's acquaintance with the doctrines of the heathens was known only by historical report to Eusebius; while the writings of Philo displayed his knowledge in the religion of the Jews. Strange comment. Might I not, after having spoken of Dun Scotus's works, say;--"he is reported to have surpassed all his contemporaries in subtlety of logic:"--yet still mean no other works than those before mentioned? Are not Philo's works full of, crowded with, Platonic and Pythagorean philosophy? Eusebius knew from his works that he was a great Platonic scholar; but that he was greater than any other man of his age, he could only learn from report or history. That Virgil is a great poet I know from his poems; but that he was the greatest of the Augustan age, I must learn from Quinctilian and others. Ib. p. 35.