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Our present heretics have drunk up the dregs of the impiety of these men , and
are their secret offspring ; Arius and Achillas , and their party of evil - doers ,
incited as they are to greater excesses by three Syrian prelates , who agree with
them .
Our present heretics have drunk up the dregs of the impiety of these men , and
are their secret offspring ; Arius and Achillas , and their party of evil - doers ,
incited as they are to greater excesses by three Syrian prelates , who agree with
them .
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... that “ they put themselves above the ancients , and the teachers of our youth ,
and the prelates of the day ; considering themselves alone to be wise , and to
have discovered truths , which had never been revealed to man before them 5 .
... that “ they put themselves above the ancients , and the teachers of our youth ,
and the prelates of the day ; considering themselves alone to be wise , and to
have discovered truths , which had never been revealed to man before them 5 .
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The quarrel began in the Alexandrian Church , then it spread through the whole
of Egypt , Lybia , and the farther Thebais ; then it ravaged the other provinces and
cities , till the war of words enlisted not only the prelates of the churches , but the
...
The quarrel began in the Alexandrian Church , then it spread through the whole
of Egypt , Lybia , and the farther Thebais ; then it ravaged the other provinces and
cities , till the war of words enlisted not only the prelates of the churches , but the
...
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The same desire of tranquillity led him to summon to the Nicene Council the
Novatian Bishop Acesius , as well as the orthodox prelates . At a later period still
when he extended a more open countenance to the Church as an institution , the
...
The same desire of tranquillity led him to summon to the Nicene Council the
Novatian Bishop Acesius , as well as the orthodox prelates . At a later period still
when he extended a more open countenance to the Church as an institution , the
...
Page 257
The number of Arian Bishops is variously stated at 13 , 17 , or 22 ; the most
conspicuous of these being the wellknown prelates of Nicomedia and Cæsarea ,
both of whom bore the name of Eusebius . The discussions of the Council ...
The number of Arian Bishops is variously stated at 13 , 17 , or 22 ; the most
conspicuous of these being the wellknown prelates of Nicomedia and Cæsarea ,
both of whom bore the name of Eusebius . The discussions of the Council ...
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| Title | The Arians of the Fourth Century, Issue 61 The Arians of the Fourth Century, John Henry Newman |
| Author | John Henry Newman |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Lumley, 1871 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 478 pages |
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