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,UNLIKE ,>IANISM1 ,DONATISM & ,MONOPHYSISM -- :I*1 BORN FROM RIVALRIES ( NATIONS & *UR*ES1 MI<T BETT] BE *>ACT]IZ$ AS S*ISMS RA!R ?AN H]ESIES -- ! MOVEM5T ( ! 0,SPIRITUALS10 :O W]E CALL$ ,MESSALIANS OR ,EU*ITES BY !IR ADV]S>IES1 WAS ONLY ,*RI/IAN 9 APPE>ANCE1 UND] :I* WAS EXPRESS$ ! ORD9>Y TA/E = LIFE1 SO EASILY DIV]T$ .<T\RNE.> BY D]ELICTION1 LEVEL+ & DE/RUCTIVE ASCETICISM1 OR RELIGI\S OR POLITICAL FANATICISM4 

,BY COMBAT+ ! RIGOR ( ! ,NEW ,PROPHECY1 AS IT WAS P]PETUAT$ BY ,NOVATIAN1 ,DONAT & ! ,CIRCONCELLIONS1 ! ,*UR* ( ,ROME US$ A POLITICAL WISDOM ( :I* MANY POPES LAT] %[$ !MSELVES TO BE WOR?Y 9H]ITORS4 ,?\< IT WAS PROTECT$ BY ITS /ATUS AS A UNIQUE RELIGION1 ,CA?OLICISM DID NOT W9 ! GAME4 ,O!R ?AN A M9ORITY1 ! ,GRECO-,ROMAN >I/OCRACY WAS RELUCTANT TO BANI% FROM ITS EV]YDAY LIFE ! PLEASURES ( ! B$1 ! TABLE1 NAY1 ! BLOODY GAMES ( ! CIRCUS4 ,UNLIKE ! 0,VIRG9 ,*UR*0 DE> TO ,T]TULLIAN & ,DONAT1 ! ,CA?OLIC1 APO/OLIC & ,ROMAN ,*UR* REQUIR$ A /RICT OB$I5CE TO ITS AU?ORITY & REPRES5TATIVES BY ?OSE :O ACCORD$ ! SACRAM5TS & ! REMISSION ( S94 ,9 ALL ! ACOMMODATIONS ?US R5D]$ POSSIBLE -- & ! SPECIFICATIONS ( ,AUGU/9E ( ,HIPPONE W\LD SOON COME TO CL>IFY ?+S -- NO?+ PREV5T$ A ,ROMAN CITIZ5 9CL9$ T[>DS H$ONISM FROM EMBRAC+ ,CA?OLICISM4 ,PRIE/S1 BI%OPS & POPES1 MOREOV]1 W\LD ONLY PUT ! BRAKES ON !IR ORD9>Y DEBAU*]IES AFT] ! ,SIXTE5? ,C5TURY1 ?AT IS1 AFT] ! COLD %[] ( ! ,RE=MATION1 :I* WA%$ ! ,CA?OLIC /A9S FROM ITS PRIMITIVE ,*RI/IANITY1 ! TRUE ,WE/]N ,*RI/IANITY1 ANTI-,SEMITIC & PURITAN3 ! ,NEW ,PROPHECY4 

,BUT ! ANTI-,MONTANISM ( ! ,*UR* ALSO EXPRESS$ ! VOICE ( WISDOM4 ,! TR9ITY1 BY :I* ! ,*UR* -- AS MU* AS ! ,SPIRIT -- M$IAT$ BETWE5 ,GOD & ! ,SON :O WAS 9C>NAT$ 9 ! WEAKNESS & CORRUPTION ( HUMAN & T]RE/RIAL NATURE1 ALSO FILL$ A PRIMORDIAL FUNCTION3 IT AVOID$ ! CONFRONTATION ( DUALISM2 IT SET RI<T ! BALANCE BETWE5 GOOD & EVIL1 OPPRESSION & REVOLT1 REPRESSION .<REF\LEM5T.> & RELIEF .<DEF\LEM5T.>4 ,! REV]SE ( ,PURITANISM1 IT WAS UNBRIDL$ LIC5SE4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ! 0,MESSALIAN0 MOVEM5T CON/ITUT$ ! ANTI!TICAL CONT9UATION ( ,MONTANISM4 

,9 HIS ,HYMNS AB\T ! ,H]ESIES1 :I* W]E COMPOS$ BETWE5 #cfc & #cgc 9 ,$ESSA1 ,EPHREM SPEAKS ( PEOPLE :O GAVE !MSELVES UP TO A FREE MORALITY UND] ! COV] ( DEVOTION4 ,!Y CALL$ !MSELVES PNEUMATIKOI1 0,SPIRITUALS40 ,!IR ADV]S>IES CALL$ !M ! ,MESSALIANS 7FROM ! ,SYRIAN WORD M'SALLEYANE1 0?OSE :O PRAY07 OR ,EU*ITES 7FROM ! ,GREEK EU*ITAI74 

,EPIPHANIUS ( ,SALAMIS M5TION$ !IR PRES5CE 9 ,ANTIO* >\ND #cgf OR #c#g#g4 ,HE DESCRIB$ !M AS VAGABONDS :O1 REFUS+ TO POSSESS ANY GOODS1 SLEPT 9 ! /REETS ( ! T[N1 M5 & WOM5 MIX$ TOGE!R1 REJECT+ ALL =MS ( WORK & CONT5T+ !MSELVES ) BEGG+ & PRAY+4 

,!IR 9ITIATOR WAS ,ADELPHIUS1 BUT O!R NAMES W]E L9K$ TO A CURR5T ?AT WAS SCATT]$ EV]Y:]E1 CONT9U$ TO P]PETUATE ITSELF1 & ( :I* IT IS P]MITT$ TO CONJECTURE ?AT IT RALLI$ TOGE!R A GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O W]E DRAWN MORE BY EPHEM]AL EC/ASY ?AN BY ! PRIZE ( A HYPO!TICAL BEYOND -- 9DE$1 ?IS CURR5T HASN'T CEAS$ TO TRACE ITS FURR[S UND]NEA? ! PRUD5T APPE>ANCES ( RELIGI\S OBLIGATION4 ,DADOES1 ,SABAS1 ,H]MAS1 ,SYMEON & ,EU/A! ( ,$ESSA HAVE BE5 M5TION$ BY ,PHOTIUS1 ,MI*AEL ! ,SYRIAN1 ,B>-,HEBRAEUS & ,PHILOX5E ( ,MABB\RG4 

,9 ! #c#hS1 ,FLAVIAN1 PATRI>* ( ,ATIO*1 P]SECUT$ ! ,SPIRITUALS & *AS$ !M 9TO ! PROV9CES ( ,LYCAONIA & ,PAMPHYLIA1 :]E !Y W]E CONDEMN$ BY ! BI%OPS >\ND #c#h#h4 ,9 #c#i1 ,FLAVIAN ( ,ANTIO* W5T FUR!R BY ANA!MATIZ+ ALL ( ! ,MESSALIANS1 DESPITE ,ADEPHIUS' ATTEMPTS TO DEF5D !IR CAUSE4 

,! P]SECUTION ( ! ,SPIRITUALS WAS EXT5D$ 9TO ,>M5IA4 ,LETOIOS1 BI%OP ( ,MELIT5E1 ORD]$ ! BURN+ ( MONA/>IES 9TO :I* ! ,MESSALIAN DOCTR9E HAD P5ETRAT$4 7,! RECIDIVI/S W]E CONDEMN$ TO HAV+ !IR %9S SLIC$ OP54.<#b#i#e.>7 

,>\ND #d#e1 ,ATTICUS1 PATRI>* ( ,BYZANTIUM1 9SI/$ ON ! NECESSITY ( EXPELL+ ! ,MESSALIANS4 ,MU* LAT]1 ,NE/ORIUS W\LD ASSOCIATE HIMSELF ) ! /RUGGLE4 ,9 #d#b#h1 ! IMP]IAL POLICE W]E TASK$ ) 9T]V5+ AGA9/ ! ,SPIRITUALS & MAK+ !M \TLAWS4 ,9 #d#c#a1 ! ,C\NCIL ( ,EPHESUS W\LD RATIFY ! MEASURES PREVI\SLY TAK51 )\T GREAT SUCCESS1 IT W\LD SEEM4 

,9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! ,FIF? ,C5TURY1 ! ,SPIRITUALS UNIT$ >\ND ,LAMPETIUS1 A PRIE/ ORDA9$ >\ND #df BY ,ALYPIUS1 ! ,BI%OP ( ,CES>EA ( ,CAPPADOCE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,!ODORE ,B>KONAI1 ,LAMPETIUS F\ND$ 9 ! M\NTAN\S REGION BETWE5 ,SICILY & ,ISAURIA MONA/]IES ( M5 & WOM5 9 :I* A JOY\S LIFE WAS LIV$4 7"97 ,!RE W]E O!R PLACES 9 ,EGYPT :]E ,LAMPETIUS 5JOY$ ! PROTECTION ( ,ALPHEIUS1 BI%OP ( ,RH9OCOL\RA 7,EL',>I*1 NE> ! ,PALE/9IAN BORD]74 ,& H[ C\LD !Y NOT REVIVE ! MEMORY ( ,C>POCRATUS 9 ,ALEX&RIA8 ,BUT ! PATRIA* ( ! CITY .<,EL',>I*.>1 EI!R ?R\< NON*ALANCE OR SYMPA?Y1 WAS CONT5T TO DEM& AN ORAL REPUDIATION ( ]ROR FROM ! 0UNCULTIVAT$0 PEOPLE4 

7"97 ,9 ! ,?IRD & ,F\R? ,C5TURIES1 ! V>I\S ASCETIC ,*RI/IANITIES CONDEMN$ ! WOM5 :O LIV$ ) BI%OPS1 PRIE/S OR DEACONS1 & .<WORSE.> EX]CIS$ SACRAM5TAL FUNCTIONS1 UND] ! NAME 0,AGAPETE0 7AGAPETAI1 0! BELOV$074 ,RELATIVELY FAVORABLE TO WOM51 ! ,CELTIC TRADITION 9TRODUC$ ! ,AGAPETES 9TO ! NEW ,*RI/IAN CULTS ( ,IREL& & ,BRITA91 9 :I*1 DUR+ ! ,SIX? ,C5TURY1 !RE /ILL EXI/$ MONA/]IES COMPOS$ ( FEMALE HO/S 7COHOSPITAE71 :O CONF]R$ ! SACRAM5TS )\T1 = ALL ?AT1 R5\NC+ !IR .<FEM99E.> *>MS4 ,! ,>?URIAN LEG5DS W\LD FREQU5TLY EVOKE !M4 ,>\ND #a#e1 ,! ,PA/OR ( ,H]MAS GAVE AN ALLEGORICAL MEAN+ TO !IR D\BLE NATURE AS LIB]T9ES & HOLY 0VIRG9S40 

,! ACTIONS TAK5 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,SIX? ,C5TURY BY ! P>I>* ( ,ANTIO*1 & HIS REFUTATION ( A WORK BY ,LAMPETIUS 5TITL$ ,TE/AM5T1 %[ ! P]SI/ANCE ( ! MOVEM5T1 :I* WAS ALSO BE+ F\<T BY ! ,MONOPHYSITE ,*UR*ES ( ,SYRIA4 

,ONE W\LD F9D ,SPIRITUALS 9 ,CON/ANT9OPLE T[>DS ! 5D ( ! ,SIX? C5TURY1 GR\P$ >\ND A CONV]T NAM$ ,M>CIAN1 FROM :OM CAME ! NAME ,M>CIANITES1 ACCORD+ TO ,MAXIME ! ,CONFESSOR4.<#b#i#f.> ,PHOTI\S1 AU?OR ( A ,F\R? ,C5TURY /UDY ( ! ,MESSALIANS1 SPEAKS ( CONTEMPOR>Y H]ETICS ) :OM HE WAS 9VOLV$4  
  

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,9 ITS MO/ RADICAL ASPECTS1 ! ,SPIRITUALS' DOCTR9E WAS DEVOT$ TO JU/IFY+ ! PRACTICE ( A FRE$OM ?AT GU>ANTE$ !M ! FEEL+ ( HAV+ ATTA9$ P]FECTION & IMPECCABILITY4 

,! ,*UR* ESS5TIALLY REPROA*$ !M = !IR SCORN ( ! SACRAM5TS & ECCLESIATICAL HI]>*Y4 ,M5 & WOM5 LIV$ 9 ! /REETS OR 9 MONA/]IES1 ANIMAT$ BY ! GRACE ( HAV+ VANQUI%$ ! DEMON ?AT WAS 9 !M1 & ?US ACT$ ) ! ASS5T ( ! ANGELS & ! ,SPIRIT4 

,FROM ! REM>KS REPORT$ BY !IR ADV]S>IES COME ELEM5TS ( A PHILOSOPHY ?AT ESPECIALLY AIM$ TO JU/IFY ! PLEASURES ( ! WAY ( LIFE ?AT !Y HAD *OS54 

,! FALL ( ,ADAM 9TRODUC$ 9TO EV]Y P]SON1 FROM BIR?1 A DEMON ?AT DOM9AT$ & PU%$ HIM OR H] T[>DS EVIL4 ,BAPTISM & ! SACRAM5TS REMA9$ 9OP]ATIVE AGA9/ SU* A PRES5CE4 ,ONLY PRAY] -- & H]E IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( ! ,*UR*'S PRAY]S BUT CONT9UAL & ASSIDU\S 9CANTATIONS -- HAD ! P[] TO *ASE AWAY ! DEMON4 ,PRAY] MU/ BE ACCOMPANI$ BY A SEV]E ASCETICISM1 ( A DURATION SOMETIMES EXT5D$ TO ?REE YE>S4 ,SO AS TO 5D UP 9 A /ATE ( EQUANIMITY -- APA!IA -- ?AT REALIZ$ ! UNION ) ! ,SPIRIT4 ,! ,SPIRITUAL ?US RECOV]S ,ADAM BE=E ! ,FALL OR1 IF Y\ PREF]1 ! ,*RI/ :O IS 7ACCORD+ TO ,ORIG51 ,PAUL ( ,SAMOSATE1 ,DONAT & ,NE/ORIUS7 ! MAN ASSUM$ BY ! ,LOGO4 7,C]TA9 ,MESSALIANS W\LD ?US PASS = ,NE/ORIANS OR ,MONOPHYSITES1 BE=E BE+ D5\NC$ & HUNT$47 

,! EXPULSION ( ! DEMON & ! UNION ) ! ,SPIRIT EVOK$1 ACCORD+ TO ! TE/IMONIES COLLECT$ BY ,JEAN ,DAMASC5E1 ! ORGASM ( AMOR\S UNION4 ,! ,SPIRIT1 SIMIL> TO FIRE1 MADE MAN 9TO A NEW BE+1 RECREAT+ HIM BECAUSE 0FIRE IS DEMIURGE10 FIRE IS ! >DOR ( DESIRE & ! ,GREAT ,P[] ( LIFE1 AS ) ,SIMON ( ,SAM>IA4 

,! ,SPIRITUAL WAS !REAFT] 9VE/$ ) ! PROPHETIC GIFT2 HE WAS SIMIL> TO ! ,*RI/ & DID NOT S9 9 :ATEV] HE DID4 ,! REC\RSE TO FA/+1 ASCETICISM1 MORTIFICATION1 DISCIPL9E & ! 9/RUCTION ( ! S\L FELL 9TO DISUSE4 

,LAMPETIUS MOCK$ ! MONKS :OM HE SAW DELIV] !MSELVES UP TO AB/95CE & P5IT5TIAL CLO?+1 BECAUSE !Y %[$ BY !SE ?+S ?AT !Y HAD NOT ACC$$ TO P]FECTION4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! BROOD ( ,ANTO9E & ,MACAIRE DID NOT %>E HIS EF=TS 9 ! DAILY /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! DEMONS ( LU/ ?AT ! ,MA/] ( ! ALT> PIECE FROM ,IS5HEIM W\LD EXPRESS ) SO MU* PICTORAL HAPP9ESS4 

,LAMPETIUS HIMSELF LIV$ 9 PLEASURE1 DRESS$ 9 DELICATE CLO!S & UNVEIL$ TO HIS DISCIPLES ! ROAD TO P]FECTION1 :I* DID NOT LACK *>M4 0,BR+ ME A BEAUTIFUL Y\NG WOMAN10 HE SAID1 0& ,I WILL %[ Y\ :AT HOL9ESS IS40.<#b#i#g.> 

,PROCLAIM+ !MSELVES TO BE BLESS$1 ! ,SPIRITUALS 9V]T$ ! PROJECT ( HOL9ESS ?AT HAD BE5 PU%$ TO EXTREMES BY ! ,MONTANI/S & ?AT ! ANTI-,MONTANI/ ,*UR* HELD )9 ! 5CLOSURE ( ASCETIC MONA/ICISM1 7"97 ?AT IS1 )9 ITS HYP]BOLIC M>TYROLOGUES & )9 ITS CAL5D>1 9 :I* ! ,GNO/ICS' DAIMON ?AT GOV]N$ EV]Y DAY WAS REPLAC$4 ,MOREOV]1 ! ,SPIRITUALS' PRE-,ADAMITE ,*RI/ HAD EV]Y?+ ?AT W\LD BE DISPLEAS+ TO ANY *UR*1 ) :I* !Y DID QUITE WELL )\T1 IF ONE CAN JUDGE FROM ! S+UL> ROAD TO SALVATION ?AT !Y PURSU$4 

7"97 ,= EXAMPLE3 ! ,ASCETIC & ,CA?OLIC MONKS :O1 9 #d#a#e1 RELIEV$ !MSELVES BY FLAY+ TO DEA? ! BEAUTIFUL G5IUS ,HYPA?IA1 PHILOSOPH] & MA!MATICIAN1 9 ,ALEX&RIA4 

,PRACTIC+ A SOV]EIGN FRE$OM1 ! ,SPIRITUALS REJECT$ WORK1 :I* !Y HELD TO BE %AMEFUL ACTIVITY4 ,!Y ADVIS$ AGA9/ MAK+ ALMS TO ! POOR & NE$Y SO AS TO RES]VE IT = !MSELVES1 ! TRULY POOR 9 SPIRIT1 :OSE BODIES NE$$ TO SU/A9 !MSELVES4 ,HAV+ R$ISCOV]$ ! PURITY ( ,ADAM1 ! ,SPIRITUALS C\LD UNITE ) ,EVE 9 COMPLETE ,$5IC 9NOC5CE4 

,BORBORITES1 ,CODDIANS1 ,/RATIOTICS1 ,PHEMIONITES 

  

,! H]ESIOLOGUES N\RI%$ A CLE> PROP5SITY TO MULTIPLY1 UND] A V>IETY ( NAMES1 ! OP9IONS ?AT CONTRAV5$ !IR DOCTR9E OR ?AT ( ! ,*UR* ( ,ROME4 ,! H]ESIOLOGUES 9T5D$ TO DEMON/RATE BY ?IS ! EXT5T ( CONFUSION & 9COH]5CE ?AT REIGN$ FROM ! MOM5T ?AT !IR VIEWS W]E SET ASIDE4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! MOVEM5T ( ! ,SPIRITUALS WAS ?US FRAGM5T$ 9TO MANY NAMES1 SU* AS ,/RATIOTICS1 ,PHEMIONITES & ,CODDIANS 7FROM ! ,SYRIAN WORD CODDA1 0PLATEUS071 DESIGNAT+ 0?OSE :O EAT AP>T40 

,! T]M ,BORBORITE M]ITS SOME ATT5TION4 ,VICTOR ,MAGNI5 RECALLS ?AT ! BORBOROS OR QUAGMIRE SYMBOLIZ$ ! IMPURE LIFE 9 :I* ! UN9ITIAT$ DWELL$4.<#b#i#h.> ,PLOT9 ID5TIFIES ! ,BORBORITES ) ! ?IRD CATEGORY DI/+UI%$ BY A NUMB] ( ,GNO/ICS3 ! HYLICS1 PRISON]S ( MATT]4 

,! ,BORBORITES W]E ! OBJECT ( CONDEMNATION 9 A CODEX ISSU$ BY ,!ODOSE ,I,I4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,PHILO/ROGUE1 ,AETIUS WAS R$UC$ TO SIL5CE BY A ,BORBORITE4.<#b#i#i.> 

,ECCLESIATICAL OP9ION GAVE TO 0,BORBORITE0 ! MEAN+S 0DIRTY1 FIL?Y1 UNCULTIVAT$40 ,9 #d#h1 ,LAZ>E ( ,PH>B SPOKE ( PEOPLE :O W]E 0IGNORANT & MOCK$ ALL BELIEFS40 ,HE SAID ?AT ONE C\LD APPLY ! PROV]B TO !M1 0,= ! PIG'S FIANCE1 A BA? 9 ! CESSPOOL40.<#c.> 

,IS IT A QUE/ION ( ! UN9ITIAT$ SUBMITT+ TO ! P]FECT ,SPIRITUALS1 :O /ROVE ?R\< TOTAL DE/ITUTION TO WAIT = ! RELEVATION ( ! ,SPIRIT1 FROM :I* ABSOLUTE FRE$OM PROCE$$8 ,OR DID ! T]M .<0,SPIRITUALS0.> MORE SIMPLY DESIGNATE ! IMM5SE MAJORITY ( ! BE+S1 TORM5T$ BY ! DIFFICULTIES ( EXI/5CE1 :O M]ELY HOP$ TO GLEAN ! LEA/ PLEASURES )\T BE+ PREOCCUPI$ ) SOME DIV9ITY O!R ?AN =TUNATE OR UN=TUNATE *ANCE8 

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