Chapter IV.—Summary
of the Opinions of Philosophers Continued.
Persuaded, then, that the principle of physiology
is confessedly discovered to be encumbered with difficulties for all
these philosophers, we ourselves also shall fearlessly declare
concerning the examples of the truth, as to how they are, and
as
we have felt confident
that they are
. But we shall
previously furnish an explanation, in the way of epitome, of the tenets
of the heresiarchs, in order that, by our having set before our readers
the tenets of all made well known by this (plan of treatment), we may
exhibit the truth in a plain and familiar (form).