Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise authority, and speak evil of the glorious ones.
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Clement Of Alexandria
AD 215
"Similarly to the same," he says, "also those dreamers,"— that is, who dream in their imagination lusts and wicked desires, regarding as good not that which is truly good, and superior to all good—"defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of majesty," that is, the only Lord, who is truly our Lord, Jesus Christ, and alone worthy of praise. They "speak evil of majesty," that is, of the angels.
"De his et similibus haeresibus existimo Judam prophetice dixisse in epistola: "Similiter quid era hi quoque somniantes "(non enim vigilantes ad veritatem se applicant), usque ad illud: "Et os eorum loquitur superba."
"also those dreamers"-that is, who dream in their imagination lusts and wicked desires, regarding as good not that which is truly good, and superior to all good,-defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of majesty "that is, the only Lord,
In like manner these men (heretics) also defile the flesh with their horrid abominations, despise just dominion, all lawful authority, as well as ecclesiastical as civil; blaspheme majesty, speak ill, and rail both against the majesty of God, and those whom he hath invested with power derived from him. (Witham)
Blaspheme Speak evil of them that are in dignity; and even utter blasphemies against the divine majesty. (Challoner)
The justice of God generally punishes the pride of heart, by abandoning the body to shameful and humiliating abominations, and this we observe in the chief heresiarchs. Their pride makes them rebel against authority; and when once they have got free of this yoke, every other restraint is laughed at.
