cf.
De Sp. S. § 25, p. 17. On those who
described the Spirit as merely a ministering spirit, vide
Athan., Ad Serap. i. (λεγόντων
αὐτὸ μὴ
μόνον
κτίσμα, ἀλλὰ
καὶ τῶν
λειτουργικῶν
πνευμάτων
ἓν αὐτὸ
εἶναι). This new party arose
in the Delta about 362, and was first known as
“Tropici.” They were condemned at the synod held
at Alexandria on the return of Athanasius from his third
exile. Its Synodical Letter is the Tomus ad
Antiochenos.