Chapter XV

Chapter XV.—The Schism of Blastus at Rome. ¹⁵⁶⁶

Others, of whom Florinus ¹⁵⁶⁷ was chief, flourished at Rome. He fell from the presbyterate of the Church, and Blastus was involved in a similar fall. They also drew away many of the Church to their opinion, each striving to introduce his own innovations in respect to the truth.

Footnotes

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The separation of chaps. 14 and 15 is unfortunate. They are closely connected (οἱ μὲν in chap. 14 and οἱ δὲ in chap. 15), and constitute together a general introduction to the following chapters, Montanism being treated in chaps. 16 to 19, and the schism of Florinus and Blastus in chap. 20.

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On Florinus and Blastus, see chap. 20.