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Epistle to Dionysius Bishop of Rome

Dionysius of Alexandria

Section 16

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Author: Dionysius of Alexandria

16. In accordance with all these things, the

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form

,

moreover

,

and

rule

being

received

from

the

elders

who

have

lived

before

us

,

we

also

,

with

a

voice

in

accordance

with

them

,

will

both

acquit

ourselves

of

thanks

to

you

,

and

of

the

letter

which

we

are

now

writing

.

And

to

God

the

Father

,

and

His

Son

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

,

with

the

Holy

Spirit

,

be

glory

and

dominion

for

ever

and

ever

.

Amen

.

Notes

1
Of the work itself Athanasius thus speaks: Finally, Dionysius complains that his accusers do not quote his opinions in their integrity, but mutilated, and that they do not speak out of a good conscience, but for evil inclination; and he says that they are like those who cavilled at the epistles of the blessed apostle. Certainly he meets the individual words of his accusers, and gives a solution to all their arguments; and as in those earlier writings of his he confuted Sabellius most evidently, so in these later ones he entirely declares his own pious faith. [Conf. Hermas, vol. iii. p. 15, note 7, with note 2, supra.]