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To Sixtus, Bishop

Dionysius of Alexandria

Section 3

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Author: Dionysius of Alexandria

3. For since of the doctrine, which lately has

been

set

on

foot

at

Ptolemais

,

a

city

of

Pentapolis

,

impious

and

full

of

blasphemy

against

Almighty

God

and

the

Father

of

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

;

full

of

unbelief

and

perfidy

towards

His

only

begotten

Son

and

the

first

-

born

of

every

creature

,

the

Word

made

man

,

and

which

takes

away

the

perception

of

the

Holy

Spirit

,

—

on

either

side

both

letters

were

brought

to

me

,

and

brethren

had

come

to

discuss

it

,

setting

forth

more

plainly

as

much

as

by

God’s

gift

I

was

able

,

—

I

wrote

certain

letters

,

copies

of

which

I

have

sent

to

thee

.