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| Great Evil Ensues to the Weak in Faith, from Any Discussion Out of the Scriptures. Conviction Never Comes to the Heretic from Such a Process. PREVIOUS SECTION - NEXT SECTION - HELP
Chapter XVIII.—Great
Evil Ensues to the Weak in Faith, from Any Discussion Out of the
Scriptures. Conviction Never Comes to the Heretic from Such a
Process.
But with respect to the man for whose sake you
enter on the discussion of the Scriptures,2040
2040 Or, “from the
Scriptures.” |
with the view of strengthening him when afflicted with doubts, (let me
ask) will it be to the truth, or rather to heretical opinions that he
will lean? Influenced by the very fact that he sees you have made no
progress, whilst the other side is on an equal footing2041 (with yourself) in denying and in defence,
or at any rate on a like standing2042 he will go
away confirmed in his uncertainty2043 by the
discussion, not knowing which side to adjudge heretical. For, no doubt,
they too are able2044 to retort these
things on us. It is indeed a necessary consequence that they should go
so far as to say that adulterations of the Scriptures, and false
expositions thereof, are rather introduced by ourselves, inasmuch as
they, no less than we2045 maintain that truth
is on their side.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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