he had either corrected or suppressed such Errors as had appeared to him repugnant to the Articles of the Catholic Faith[1354]. [Sidenote: _Many at_ Rome _embrace the Errors of_ Origen.] The Work, thus recommended, was received with uncommon Applause at _Rome_, and the Sentiments of _Origen_ greedily embraced, and warmly maintained, by great Numbers of the Clergy as well as the Laity, to whom _Origen_ had till then been, it seems, utterly unknown. This happened in the Time of _Syricius_, who, either not suspecting _Ruffinus_, as he had not put his Name to the Translation, or perhaps not judging him worthy of Censure for barely relating the Sentiments of another, or supposing that, agreeably to his Preface, he had suppressed whatever was wrong in the original Work, gave him Letters of Communion at his Departure from _Rome_: for he had no sooner published his Translation than he left that City and returned to _Aquileia_. _Syricius_ died soon after, and _Anastasius_ was no sooner chosen in his room, than the famous _Roman_ Matron _Marcella_, offended at the new Doctrines that began to prevail in _Rome_, applied to him, pressing him to put a Stop to the growing Evil, and at the same time accusing _Ruffinus_ as the Author of the Translation, to which alone it was owing[1355]. [Sidenote: _Errors left in the Work, notwithstanding the Corrections made by the Translator._] To make good this Charge, she produced some Copies corrected with _Ruffinus_’s own Hand; and several Persons appeared, who, having by her means been reclaimed from the Errors of _Origen_, owned they had been led into them by the Disciples of _Ruffinus_[1356]. This _Jerom_ cannot relate without launching into the Praises of his Heroine _Marcella_, crying up her Zeal, extolling her Courage and Resolution, in thus making head against so numerous a Band, meaning the _Origenists_ in _Rome_, while the Clergy declined that Trouble, or rather promoted the Doctrines they ought to have opposed. But elsewhere he will not allow Women, under any Pretence whatsoever, to concern themselves in religious Controversies. _To meddle in Disputes concerning Faith or Religion, is not at all the Province_ (says he, with the Words of St. _Paul_) _of silly Women, laden with Sins, led away with divers Lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the Knowlege of the Truth_[1357]. But he speaks here of _Melania_, who was no less attached to _Ruffinus_ than _Marcella_ was to him. [Sidenote: Jerom_’s Charge against_ Ruffinus.]