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  • Sisto da Siena (1520 “ 69), a Dominican inquisitor, quotes passages from a book called Adversus lamiarum inquisitores, attributed to Agrippa.

    Loss of Faith 2009

  • + A treatise in five books, commonly entitled Adversus haereses, and devoted, according to its true title, to the "Detection and

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

  • Irenaeus on Christ's Divinity (ca. 185) in his work Adversus Haereses (Against Heresies) 1. Of Jesus he says "He is the holy Lord, the Wonderful, the Counselor, the Beautiful in appearance, and the Mighty God, coming on the clouds as the Judge of all men; --all these things did the Scriptures prophesy of Him."

    [christianity] is fair discussion possible [5] 2009

  • Irenaeus on Christ's Divinity (ca. 185) in his work Adversus Haereses (Against Heresies) 1. Of Jesus he says "He is the holy Lord, the Wonderful, the Counselor, the Beautiful in appearance, and the Mighty God, coming on the clouds as the Judge of all men; --all these things did the Scriptures prophesy of Him."

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • Against the Ethicists (Adversus Mathematicos XI).tr. with a commentary by Richard Bett.

    Ancient Skepticism Groarke, Leo 2008

  • Against the Musicians (Adversus Musicos).tr. with an introduction by Denise Davidson Greaves.

    Ancient Skepticism Groarke, Leo 2008

  • Against the Grammarians (Adversus Mathematicos I).tr. with a commentary by D.L. Blank.

    Ancient Skepticism Groarke, Leo 2008

  • Adversus nubes ceruleae, quale jabar iridis, fair, foul, and full of variation, though most part irksome and bad.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Adversus iracundiam, invidiam, avaritiam, libidinem, ceteraque animi humani vitia et monstra philosophus iste Hercules fuit.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • We find what seems to be an allusion to it in Arnobius's Adversus Gentes, Book III:

    Archive 2005-11-01 2005

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