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Epistles on the Arian Heresy

Alexander of Alexandria

Section 2

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Author: Alexander of Alexandria

2. Since therefore ye know, brethren beloved,

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that

the

malignant

and

the

unbelieving

are

the

enemies

of

righteousness

,

beware

of

these

,

embrace

faith

and

charity

,

by

which

all

the

holy

men

who

have

existed

from

the

beginning

of

the

world

to

this

day

have

attained

unto

salvation

.

And

show

forth

the

fruit

of

charity

,

not

in

words

only

,

but

also

in

deeds

,

that

is

,

in

all

godly

patience

for

God’s

sake

.

For

,

see

!

the

Lord

Himself

hath

shown

His

charity

towards

us

,

not

only

in

words

but

also

in

deeds

,

since

He

hath

given

Himself

up

as

the

price

of

our

salvation

.

Besides

,

we

were

not

created

,

like

the

rest

of

the

world

,

by

word

alone

,

but

also

by

deed

.

For

God

made

the

world

to

exist

by

the

power

of

a

single

word

,

but

us

He

produced

by

the

efficacy

alike

of

His

word

and

working

.

For

it

was

not

enough

for

God

to

say

,

“

Let

us

make

man

in

our

image

,

after

our

likeness

,

”

but

deed

followed

word

;

for

,

taking

the

dust

from

the

ground

,

He

formed

man

out

of

it

,

conformable

to

His

image

and

similitude

,

and

into

him

He

breathed

the

breath

of

life

,

so

that

Adam

became

a

living

soul

.

Notes

2
Gen. i. 26.