down for a long time, but transmitted orally, kept secret, and used as a sort of password among the elect.
down for a long time, but transmitted orally, kept secret, and used as a sort of password among the elect.
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Even the “Apostles’ Creed” is not traceable earlier than the fourth century. It is manifestly an old, patched formulary. Rutinius explains that it was not written down for a long time, but transmitted orally, kept secret, and used as a sort of password among the elect.