Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series I/Volume IV/Donatist Controversy/Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist/Book II/Chapter 42

99.&#160; said:&#160; "If Paul uttered these words to the unlearned and to the righteous, I say this to you who are unrighteous, Is Christ divided, that you should separate yourselves from the Church?"

100.&#160; answered:&#160; I am afraid lest any one should think that in this work of mine the writer has made a mistake, and has written the heading Petilianus said, when he ought to have written Augustin answered.&#160; But I see what your object is:&#160; you wished, as it were, to preoccupy the ground, lest we should bring those words in testimony against you.&#160; But what have you really done, except to cause them to be quoted twice?&#160; If, therefore, you are so much pleased with hearing the words which make against you, as to render it necessary that they should be repeated, hear, I pray you, these words as coming from me, Petilianus:&#160; Is Christ divided, that you should separate yourselves from the Church?