Origen[553], and (long after him) Cyril, employed _both_ readings[554].
(II) But then, (as all must see) such a maimed exhibition of the text was intolerable.

The balance of the sentence had been destroyed.

Against [Greek: ho protos anthropos], St.Paul had set [Greek: ho deuteros anthropos]: against [Greek: ek ges]--[Greek: ex ouranou]: against [Greek: choikos]--[Greek: ho Kyrios].

Remove [Greek: ho Kyrios], and some substitute for it must be invented as a counterpoise to [Greek: choikos].

Taking a hint from what is found in ver.