Note 56 — II. THE ANTE-NICENE CHURCH.
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Concil. Antioch (Harduin. Concil. I. 198). Cf. Lactant. Divin. Instit. VI. XIX.—Extravagances of this kind long continued to be a favorite exercise with enthusiasts. In 450 the anchorites of Palestine are described as herding together without distinction of sex, and with no garments but a breech-clout; while others who frequented the cities exhibited their self-control by appearing in the public baths with women. (Niceph. Callist. H. E. XIV. 50.)