[Footnote 84: τῆς ὑγαινούσης διδασκαλίας. The N.T. substitutes πιστέως, “faith,” for “teaching,” and omits the adjective.] [Footnote 85: 1 Tim. iv. 1-5, _verbatim_ save as in last note.] [Footnote 86: It follows from this that Hippolytus is indebted to no other writer than himself for the facts in this chapter.] [Footnote 87: Νοαχιτῶν. The Codex has Νοχαϊτων.] [Footnote 88: The Cainites are described by Irenæus (I, xxxi) as anterior to Valentinus. The Noachites are mentioned by no other writer. It is difficult to account for the remarks of Hippolytus about the Ophites in this passage in view of the fact that the greater part of Book V has been devoted to the doctrines of the “Naassenes”--a word which he evidently recognized as identical with “Ophites.” Unless we are to believe that Ὀφιτῶν is here a copyist’s error for the name of some other sect, we are almost compelled to accept the theory given in the Introduction, _i. e._ that the materials for Book V only came into Hippolytus’ hands after the rest of the book was written, and that their heresy was then suddenly pitchforked into the place in which we find it without due consideration of its accord with passages like the present. In that case the “seven Books before this” on p. 397 Cr. must originally have read “five,” unless we are to suppose that their place was occupied by the description of the Jewish sects later transferred to Book IX.] [Sidenote: p. 424.] BOOK IX NOETUS, CALLISTUS, AND OTHERS 1. These are the contents of the 9th (Book) of the Refutation of All Heresies. 2. What is the blasphemous folly of Noetus and that he gave heed to the doctrines of Heraclitus the Obscure and not to those of Christ. 3. And how Callistus having mingled the heresy of Cleomenes, Noetus’ disciple, with that of Theodotus, set up another and newer heresy, and what was his life. 4. What was the fresh invasion[1] of the stranger spirit Elchesai and that he covers his own transgressions by appearing to keep to the Law, while he in fact devotes himself to Gnostic opinions [entirely], or to astrological and magical ones in addition. 5. What are the customs of the Jews and how many their differences. * * * * * 6. A long fight has now been fought by us concerning all [early] heresies, and we have left nothing unrefuted. There still remains the greatest fight of all, [to wit] to [Sidenote: p. 425.] thoroughly describe and refute the heresies risen up in our own day, by means whereof certain unlearned and daring men have attempted to scatter the Church to the winds, [thereby] casting the greatest confusion among all the faithful throughout the world. For it seems fit that we should attack the opinion which was the first cause of [these] evils and expose its roots, so that its offshoots, being thoroughly known to all, may be contemned. 1. _About Noetus._