Chapter 26.—28. But it is possible that you may expect of me that I should go on to refute what he has introduced about Manichæus. Now, in respect of this, the only thing that offends me is that he has censured a most pestilent and pernicious error—I mean the heresy of the Manichæans—in terms of wholly inadequate severity, if indeed they amount to censure at all, though the Catholic Church has broken down his defenses by the strongest
evidence of truth.1962
| 1962 Veritatis fortissimis documentis Catholica expugnat; and so the Mss. The earlier editors, apparently not understanding the omission of "ecclesia," read "veritas."
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For the inheritance of
Christ, established in all
nations, is
secure against
heresies which have been shut out from the inheritance; but, as the
Lord says, "How can Satan cast out Satan?"
1963
so how can the error of the Donatists have power to overthrow the error of the Manichæans?
1964
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