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Epistles on the Arian Heresy

Alexander of Alexandria

Section 2

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Author: Alexander of Alexandria

2. For he, desiring by their assistance to

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renew

that

ancient

wickedness

of

his

mind

,

with

respect

to

which

he

has

for

a

time

been

silent

,

pretends

that

he

is

writing

in

their

behalf

,

but

he

proves

by

his

deed

that

he

is

exerting

himself

to

do

this

on

his

own

account

.

Now

the

apostates

from

the

Church

are

these

:

Arius

,

Achilles

,

Aithales

,

Carpones

,

the

other

Arius

,

Sarmates

,

who

were

formerly

priests

;

Euzoius

,

Lucius

,

Julius

,

Menas

,

Helladius

,

and

Gaius

,

formerly

deacons

;

and

with

them

Secundus

and

Theonas

,

who

were

once

called

bishops

.

And

the

words

invented

by

them

,

and

spoken

contrary

to

the

mind

of

Scripture

,

are

as

follows

:

—

Notes

4
[See p. 290, note 1, supra.]