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Epistles on the Arian Heresy

Alexander of Alexandria

Section 14

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Author: Alexander of Alexandria

14. These men, therefore, who have dared

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such

things

against

Christ

;

who

have

partly

in

public

derided

the

Christian

religion

;

partly

seek

to

traduce

and

inform

against

its

professors

before

the

judgment

-

seats

;

who

in

a

time

of

peace

,

as

far

as

in

them

lies

,

have

stirred

up

a

persecution

against

us

;

who

have

enervated

the

ineffable

mystery

of

Christ’s

generation

;

from

these

,

I

say

,

beloved

and

like

-

minded

brethren

,

turning

away

in

aversion

,

give

your

suffrages

with

us

against

their

mad

daring

;

even

as

our

colleagues

have

done

,

who

being

moved

with

indignation

,

have

both

written

to

us

letters

against

these

men

,

and

have

subscribed

our

letter

.

Which

also

I

have

sent

unto

you

by

my

son

Apion

the

deacon

,

being

some

of

them

from

the

whole

of

Egypt

and

the

Thebaid

,

some

from

Libya

and

Pentapolis

.

There

are

others

also

from

Syria

,

Lycia

,

Pamphylia

,

Asia

,

Cappadocia

,

and

the

other

neighbouring

provinces

.

After

the

example

of

which

I

trust

also

that

I

shall

receive

letters

from

you

.

For

though

I

have

prepared

many

helps

towards

curing

those

who

have

suffered

injury

,

this

is

the

especial

remedy

that

has

been

devised

for

healing

the

multitudes

that

have

been

deceived

by

them

,

that

they

may

comply

with

the

general

consent

of

our

colleagues

,

and

thus

hasten

to

return

to

repentance

.

Salute

one

another

,

together

with

the

brethren

who

are

with

you

.

I

pray

that

ye

may

be

strong

in

the

Lord

,

beloved

,

and

that

I

may

profit

by

your

love

towards

Christ

.