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Epistles on the Arian Heresy

Alexander of Alexandria

Section 3

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Author: Alexander of Alexandria

3. Since those about Arius speak these things and

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shamelessly

maintain

them

,

we

,

coming

together

with

the

Bishops

of

Egypt

and

the

Libyas

,

nearly

a

hundred

in

number

,

have

anathematized

them

,

together

with

their

followers

.

But

those

about

Eusebius

have

received

them

,

earnestly

endeavouring

to

mix

up

falsehood

with

truth

,

impiety

with

piety

.

But

they

will

not

prevail

;

for

the

truth

prevails

,

and

there

is

no

communion

betwixt

light

and

darkness

,

no

concord

between

Christ

and

Belial

.

For

who

ever

heard

such

things

?

or

who

,

now

hearing

them

,

is

not

astonished

,

and

does

not

stop

his

ears

that

the

pollution

of

these

words

should

not

touch

them

?

Who

that

hears

John

saying

,

“

In

the

beginning

was

the

Word

,

”

does

not

condemn

those

who

say

there

was

a

time

when

He

was

not

?

Who

that

hears

these

words

of

the

Gospel

,

“

the

only

-

begotten

Son

;

”

and

,

“

by

Him

were

all

things

made

,

”

will

not

hate

those

who

declare

He

is

one

of

the

things

made

?

For

how

can

He

be

one

of

the

things

made

by

Him

?

or

how

shall

He

be

the

only

-

begotten

who

,

as

they

say

,

is

reckoned

with

all

the

rest

,

if

indeed

He

is

a

thing

made

and

created

?

And

how

can

He

be

made

of

things

which

are

not

,

when

the

Father

says

,

“

My

heart

belched

forth

a

good

Word

;

”

and

,

“

From

the

womb

,

before

the

morning

have

I

begotten

Thee

?

”

Or

how

is

He

unlike

to

the

substance

of

the

Father

,

who

is

the

perfect

image

and

brightness

of

the

Father

,

and

who

says

,

“

He

that

hath

seen

Me

hath

seen

the

Father

?

”

And

how

,

if

the

Son

is

the

Word

or

Wisdom

and

Reason

of

God

,

was

there

a

time

when

He

was

not

?

It

is

all

one

as

if

they

said

,

that

there

was

a

time

when

God

was

without

reason

and

wisdom

.

How

,

also

,

can

He

be

changeable

and

mutable

,

who

says

indeed

by

Himself

:

“

I

am

in

the

Father

,

and

the

Father

in

Me

,

”

and

,

“

I

and

My

Father

are

one

;

”

and

by

the

prophet

,

“

I

am

the

Lord

,

I

change

not

?

”

For

even

though

one

saying

may

refer

to

the

Father

Himself

,

yet

it

would

now

be

more

aptly

spoken

of

the

Word

,

because

when

He

became

man

,

He

changed

not

;

but

,

as

says

the

apostle

,

“

Jesus

Christ

,

the

same

yesterday

,

today

,

and

for

ever

.

”

Who

hath

induced

them

to

say

,

that

for

our

sakes

He

was

made

;

although

Paul

says

,

“

for

whom

are

all

things

,

and

by

whom

are

all

things

?

”

Notes

5
2 Cor. vi. 14.
6
John i. 1.
7
John i. 18.
8
John i. 3.
9
Ps. xlv. 1.
10
Ps. cx. 3; Heb. i. 3.
11
John xiv. 9.
12
John xiv. 10.
13
John x. 30.
14
Mal. iii. 6.
15
Heb. xiii. 8.
16
Heb. xi. 10.