Chapter
XXI.—The Phrygians or Montanists.
The Phrygians, however, derive the principles of
their heresy from a certain Montanus, and Priscilla, and Maximilla, and
regard these wretched women as prophetesses, and Montanus as a
prophet. In respect, however, of what appertains to the origin
and creation of the universe,
the Phrygians
are supposed to
express themselves correctly; while in the tenets which they enunciate
respecting Christ, they have not irrelevantly formed their
opinions. But they are seduced into error in common with
the
heretics
previously alluded to, and devote their attention to the
discourses of these above the Gospels, thus laying down regulations
concerning novel and strange fasts.
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The
ms
. has the obviously corrupt reading
παραδόσεις
,
which Duncker alters into
παραδόξους
(strange).