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Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 04 — Section 810

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Passage referenceNicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 04 — Section 810
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. 4

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72. These Meletius presented actually in person [700] to the Bishop Alexander, but he made no mention of the person called Ischyras, nor ever professed at all that he had any Clergy in the Mareotis. Notwithstanding our enemies did not desist from their attempts, but still he that was no Presbyter was feigned to be one, for there was the Count ready to use compulsion towards us, and soldiers were hurrying us about. But even then the grace of God prevailed: for they could not convict Macarius in the matter of the cup; and Arsenius, whom they reported to have been murdered by me, stood be…
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library — NPNF2-04 UTF-8 text
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