| |
| | Montanus |
 | | "Montanus became beside himself, and being suddenly in a sort of frenzy and ecstasy, he raved, and began to babble and utter strange things, prophesying in a manner contrary to the constant custom of the Church handed down by tradition from the beginning. |
 | | But others imagining themselves possessed of the Holy Spirit and of a prophetic gift, were elated and not a little puffed up; and forgetting the distinction of the Lord, they challenged the mad and insidious and seducing spirit, and were cheated and deceived by him. |
 | | He also stated if they were real prophets, their predictions would be 100% accurate because "the apostle thought it necessary that the prophetic gift should continue in all the Church until the final coming. |
| www.biblefacts.org /history/mont.html (870 words) |
|