The Four Classes of Samaritans.
The Gorthenes celebrate their feasts at other times than Sebyaeans.
The Sebyaeans differ from the Gorthenes by reason of their feasts.
The Seven Heresies of the Jews.
Thus far the summary of the thirteen heresies contained in the second part of Book II.
The following belong to this third part, in which thirteen heresies are contained:
Thus far for the eighteen heresies of the fourth part of Book II.
The following five heresies are contained in the fifth part of Book II:
Thus far the five heresies of the fifth part of Book II.
The following seven heresies are contained in the first part of Book III:
Thus far similarly the seven heresies of the first part of Book III.
In the second part of Book III there are four heresies:
The Autoproscoptae, while they are orthodox in every respect, boldly cut themselves off from the communion of the Catholic Church. Although they pretend to require the observance of canonical ordinances, yet, being neither bishops nor presidents of the common herd, they themselves offend in the very things of which they accuse others. Thus, they openly cohabit with women and maintain them privately in their homes. They are addicted to business and profit-making and other worldly affairs. They live unreasonably and neglect in deed those things which in word they profess to maintain, so that by the judgment of the Apostle they are transgressors.s For, although they are monks and organized under a clergy, they honor God in word but in deed dishonor Him. Those that follow them are exalted, as it were, and walking in their own simplicity. On the contrary, the sane members of the Church respect the sacred canons, and refer matters pertaining to these to bishops and presidents, thus showing by their deeds a great respect for those whom they esteem for the sake of the good order.)
Αὐτοπροσκόπται, πάντα μὲν ὀρθόδοξοι τυγχάνοντες , ἀδεῶς δὲ τῆς καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ κοινωνίας, σφᾶς αὐτοὺς προφάσεώς τινος εὐτελοῦς ἕνεκα, εἰ τύχοι , ἀποκόπτοντες. Κανονικοὺς δὲ θεσμοὺς δῆθεν ἐπιζητοῦντες, οὔτε ἐπίσκοποι οὔθ' ὅλως λαοῦ προεστῶτες , ἀλλά τινες ἀγελαῖοι ὄντες, ὅμως αὐτοὶ προσκόπτουσιν, ἐν οἷς ἐγκαλοῦσι. Συνοικοῦσι γὰρ γυναιξὶ προφανῶς, καὶ παρεισάκτοις συνδιάγουσι , πραγματείαις τε καὶ πλεονεξίαις καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ἐντρίβοντες βιωτικοῖς πράγμασιν, Ἀλόγως βιωτεύουσιν ἐκεῖνα ἔργῳ καταλύοντες, ἅπερ λόγῳ συνιστᾶν ἰσχυρίζονται, παραβάται ὄντες κατὰ τὴν ἀποστολικὴν ἀπόφασιν: λόγῳ γὰρ τιμῶντες ἔργῳ τὸν θεὸν ἀτιμάζουσι, μοναχοὶ καὶ ὑπὸ κλῆρον ταττόμενοι. Ἕπονται δὲ αὐτοῖς, ὅσοι τεθαμβωμένοι καὶ τῇ ἑαυτῶν ἁπλότητι πορευόμενοι. Οἱ δέ γε τρόφιμοι τῆς ἐκκλησίας τοὺς μὲν ἱεροὺς σέβουσι κανόνας, τὰ δὲ τούτοις συντείνοντα ἐπισκόποις καὶ προεστῶσι παραχωροῦντες, αὐτοὶ μάλα περιέπουσιν ἔργῳ τε τούτους δι' εὐταξίας ὑπερτιμῶσιν.