Chapter XXVII.
Ursinus [2618] the monk wrote against those who say that heretics should be rebaptized, teaching [2619] that it is not legitimate nor honouring God, that those should be rebaptized who have been baptized either in the name of Christ alone or in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, though the formula has been used in a vitiated sense. He considers that after the simple confession of the Holy Trinity and of Christ, the imposition of the hands of the catholic priest is sufficient for salvation.
[2618] Flourished above 440.
[2619] Omit "teaching" e T 31.
Chapter XXVIII.
Macarius [2620] another monk, wrote at Rome books Against the mathematicians, in which labour he sought the comfort of oriental writings.
[2620] Flourished fifth century.
Chapter XXIX.
Heliodorus, [2621] presbyter of Antioch, published an excellent volume gathered from Holy Scriptures On Virginity.
[2621] Flourished about 440.
Chapter XXX.
[John [2622] [2623] bishop of Constantinople, a man of marvelous knowledge and in sanctity of life, in every respect worthy of imitation, wrote many and very useful works for all who are hastening to divine things. Among them are the following On compunction of soul one book, That no one is injured except by himself, an excellent volume In praise of the blessed Paul the apostle, On the excesses and ill reputation of Eutropius a prætorian prefect and many others, as I have said, which may be found by the industrious.]
[2622] John Chrysostom born at Antioch about 347, bishop of Constantinople 398, deposed 403, died 407.
[2623] This whole paragraph is omitted by most mss., though T and 21 have it.
Chapter XXXI.
Another John, [2624] [2625] bishop of Jerusalem, wrote a book against those who disparaged his studies, in which he shows that he follows the genius of Origen not his creed.
[2624] Bishop 386, died 417.
[2625] JohnA 25 30 31 a e; another John [T ?] 21.
Chapter XXXII.
Paul the bishop wrote a short work On penitence in which he lays down this law for penitents; that they ought to repent for their sins in such manner that they be not beyond measure overwhelmed with despairing sadness.
Chapter XXXIII.
Helvidius, [2626] a disciple of Auxentius and imitator of Symmachus, wrote, indeed, with zeal for religion but not according to knowledge, a book, polished neither in language nor in reasoning, a work in which he so attempted to twist the meaning of the Holy Scriptures to his own perversity, as to venture to assert on their testimony that Joseph and Mary, after the nativity of our Lord, had children who were called brothers of the Lord. In reply to his perverseness Jerome, published a book against him, well filled with scripture proofs. [2627]
[2626] Fourth century.
[2627] In reply...proofs A T 25 30 21; omit e 31 a.
Chapter XXXIV.
Theophilus, [2628] bishop of the church [2629] of Alexandria, wrote one great volume Against Origen in which he condemns pretty nearly all his sayings and himself likewise, at the same time saying that he was not original in his views but derived them from the ancient fathers especially from Heraclas, that he was deposed from [2630] the office of presbyter driven from the church and compelled to fly from the city. He also wrote Against the Anthropomorphites, heretics who say that God has the human form and members, confuting in a long discussion and arguing by testimonies of Divine Scripture and convincing. He shows that, according to the belief of the Fathers, God is to be thought of as incorporal, not formed with any suggestion of members at all, and therefore there is nothing like Him among created things in substance, nor has the incorruptibility nor unchangeableness nor incorporeality of his nature been given to any one but that all intellectual natures are corporeal, all corruptible, all mutable, that He alone should not be subject to corruptibility or changeableness, who alone has immortality and life. Likewise the return of the paschal feast which the great council at Nicea had found would take place after ninety years at the same time, the same month and day adding some observations on the festival and explanations he gave to the emperor Theodosius. I have read also three books On faith, which bear his name but, as their language is not like his, I do not very much think they are by him.
[2628] Bishop 385, died 412.
[2629] ChurchT 21; city A 25 30 31 a.
[2630] deposed 25 31 a e?; elect A 30; stripped of T.