3 was endured by the Church for full 200 years.

Clemens Alex, is observed thrice to adopt it[471]: Origen[472] and Eusebius[473] fall into it repeatedly.

It is found in Codd.

[Symbol: Aleph]CD: apparently in Cod.
A, where it fills one line exactly.

Cyril comments largely on it[474].
But as fresh heresies arose which the depraved text seemed to favour, the Church bestirred herself and remonstrated.