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 that Arius and other heretics, who had preceded him, were cut off from the Church,“ because they left the faith, which the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrs had maintained;" and then adds,“ how can we Christians acquiesce with you, and desert what the Apostles delivered ?”—Again afterwards: “From you, not believing, as the people of God believe; not teaching, as the Apostles of Christ taught; not submitting to the sound words of the Lord, we have judged it proper to separate ourselves.” Throughout the whole book, he inveighs with great vehemence, against heresy. Ad Constantium Imp. L. un. Max. Bibl. PP. T. iv. p. 224, 225.

St.Basil, G.C.—“We, indeed, ourselves are of little value, but, by the grace of God, we remain ever the same, unaffected by the common changes of things. Our belief is not one at Seleucia, and another at Constantinople; one at Lampsacus, and another at Rome; and so, different from what it was in former times, but always one and the same." Ep. ccli. ad Evæsenos. T. iii. p. 388. Edit. Bened. Parisiis, 1721.“ As many as hope in Christ, are one people, and they, who are of Christ, form one church, though it be named in many places.” Ep. clxi. ad Amphil. T. iii. p. 252.-“ It is more just to judge of our concerns, not from this or that man, who walk not in truth; but from the number of Bishops, who, in all regions, are united to us. Let those of Asia, the sound part of Egypt, and of Syria, be interrogated. These by letter communicate with us, and we with them. From these you may learn, that we are all unanimous; all think the same thing:-) Wherefore, he who declines our communion, may be considered by you as separated from the universal Church. It is better we should lose our lives, and that the Churches should remain unanimous, than