The Works of Nathaniel Lardner, D.D. with a Life by Dr. Kippis (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 edition. Excerpt: ...them pretended that the true way of writing the name was Mannichee, denoting one that poured down the heavenly bread manna. I have transcribed at the bottom of the page two passages of Augustine, where he speaks of this matter. James Basnage, in his notes upon Titus,1 has judiciously censured both sides for these trifles. One might be apt to think thati Mani, or Mane, or Manes, should be the name of the man, and 'Maniclireus denote a follower of him. But the Greeks and Latins do often use this last for himself, as well as the former. I put in the margin1 a few other observations, though of no eorum quasi doctiores, et eo ipso mendaciores, geminata -litera, Mannichaeum vocant, quasi manna fundentem. Aug. de Haer. c. 46. in. Et per dominion vestrum Manichaeum, qui Manes lingua patria vocabatur. Sed vos, ut apud Grseeos nome i insaniae vitaretis, velut declinato et prolongato nomine, quasi fusionem addidistis, ubi amplius labertmini. Sic enim mini quid am vestrum exposuit, cur appellatus sit Mannichaeus, scilicet in Graca lingua tamquam manna fundere videretur, quia Graece fundi x"'" dicitur, &c. Contr. Faust. L 19. c. 22. Ut averterent omen Manetis discipuli apud Graecos Manichaeum ilium appellabant, eumque velut angelum e coelis fiavva xt0VTa panem ouelestem, manna scilicet, effundentem referebant. Sic ab utraque parte ludebatur circa nominis etymologiam. Sed futiles admodum sunt illae observatione3, quas quisque ad suae partis gloriam trahere conatur. Basn. ad Tit. B. p. 60. Manichaei pot hos de Perside a Mane homine--ita dicto surrexerunt. Philast. de H. c. 61. in. ' Notabis Manichaeum dici a Leone, quem Manem potius vocare debebat. Mavijc est hasresiarcha ipse, Mawy/noc, qui ejus sectae est, et Mawxowv loyfta. Tamen...