Malchion: The Epistle Written by Malchion, In Name of the Synod of Antioch, Against Paul of Samosata 54

Minor Writers · The Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume VI: The Fathers of the Third Century by Philip Schaff

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4. And on account of these things all are groaning and lamenting with themselves; yet they have such a dread of his tyranny and power that they cannot venture on accusing him. And of these things, as we have said already, one might take account in the case of a man who held Catholic sentiments and belonged to our own number; but as to one who has betrayed the mystery (of the faith), and who swaggers with the abominable heresy of Artemas,--for why should we hesitate to disclose his father?--we consider it unnecessary to exact of him an account for these things.