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•and " holy" inherit eternal glory (M$av aiuviov). 



2. The Creed of Justin Martyr (An apologetic 

 .statement of Christian doctrine presented to the 

 Emperor Marcus Aurelius) says that the wicked 

 '" go to everlasting (**u«o*) punishment," and it 

 uses also the term " everlasting punishment of 

 fire" to designate the idea of hell-torment. 



3. The Creed of Tertullian (Ex. lib. de Pres- 

 cript adv. Haeretic, ch. 13) speaks of the per- 

 petual fire (igni perpetuo) for the godless. 



4. The Creed of Origen (Ex Proaem. Op. ™pi 

 <ip X uv) gives transgessors " over to everlasting 

 (n'lui'tov) fire and misery." 



5. The Creed of Basil the Great, (Ex Ascet. 

 de Fide, pav. 4) says that "sinners shall be con- 

 demned to everlasting punishment (k6?mciv aioviov)^ 

 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not 

 quenched." 



5. The author of "Doom Eternal" says: 

 "" Even the arch heretics, Arius and Pelagius did 

 not venture to question the prevailing faith on 

 this point." 



5. The creed of Arius declares the finality of 

 the judgment, and 



6. Pelagius actually says that the wicked and 

 perverse will suffer in eternal fires (aetermis 

 i <j nib us esse exurendos)." 



Thus we see the consensus of opinion in the in- 

 dividual creeds proclaims to the world the in- 



