114. The P. Quesnel started this opinion, which has been
favourably received. But the three following truths, however
surprising they may seem, are 'now' universally acknowledged
(Gerard Vossius, tom. vi. p. 516-522; Tillemont, Mem.
Eccles. tom. viii. p. 667 671). 1. St. Athanasius is not the
author of the creed which is so frequently read in our
churches. 2. It does not appear to have existed within a
century after his death. 3. It was originally composed in
the Latin tongue, and, consequently, in the Western
provinces. Gennadius, a patriarch of Constantinople, was so
much amazed by this extraordinary composition, that he
frankly pronounced it to be the work of a drunken man.
Petav. Dogmat. Theologica, tom. ii. 1. vii. c. 8, p. 687.