Origen，intruth，appearstohavemaintainedamorerigidopinion，Cont。Cels。l。viii。；buthehasoftenrenouncedthisexaggeratedseverity，perhapsnecessarytoproducegreatresults，andbespeaksoftheprofessionofarmsasanhonorableone。l。
iv。c。218。—G。
OnthesepointsChristianopinion，itshouldseem，wasmuchdividedTertullian，whenhewrotetheDeCor。Mil。，wasevidentlyincliningtomoreasceticopinions，andOrigenwasofthesameclass。SeeNeander，vol。lpartii。p。305，edit。1828。—M。]
[Footnote103:AswellaswecanjudgefromthemutilatedrepresentationofOrigen，1。viii。p。423，hisadversary，Celsus，hadurgedhisobjectionwithgreatforceandcandor。]
ChapterXV:ProgressOfTheChristianReligion。