Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 12 — I. The Faith is the mean between the two extremes of Eutyches and Nestorius.
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. 12
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How much, beloved, you have at heart the most sacred unity of our common Faith and the tranquil harmony of the Church's peace, the substance of your letter shows, which was brought me by our sons, Marian the presbyter and Olympius the deacon, and which was the more welcome to us because thereby we can join as it were in conversation, and thus the grace of God becomes more and more known and greater joy is felt through the whole world over the revelation of catholic Truth. And yet we are sore grieved at some who still (so your messengers indicate) love their darkness; and though the bri…
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