| 单词 | Donatist |
| 例句 | "Compel them to come in," as St Augustine quoted, fatefully, with reference to the schismatic Donatists. The political Bible, part 4: toleration 2011-08-29T08:59:00Z This caused a huge rift in the North African Christian community that became known as the Donatist controversy, named after a Carthaginian bishop named Donatus who led the movement. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Donatist heresy with its deplorable results arose on the question of the eligibility of an individual bishop. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Within churches once Catholic, Donatist bishops at that time held high festival, in the midst of solemn pomp, with mystic rite and sacred song. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z Honorius was equally severe on heretics, such as the Donatists and Manichaeans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The “Donatists,” as we have shown, were those who were receiving the most elementary lessons in Latin. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z The man who ultimately brought an end to the Donatist rift was one of Christianity’s most influential thinkers, Augustine of Hippo. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Even Augustin could see nothing to soften his heart in the enthusiastic ardor with which the Donatists endured, and even courted, martyrdom. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z And yet, at least in the beginning, the Donatists were but schismatics; their heresy was of somewhat later growth. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z What Gnosticism, Montanism, Judaism and, I may add, the Oriental mysteries were to the nascent Church, as described in the foregoing Section, such were the Manichean, Donatist, Apollinarian and contemporary sects afterwards. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z As in another place, arguing with these same Donatists, he distinctly considers the case of the judgment of the Roman Pontiff being erroneous. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries By this time, the Donatist controversy had been roiling North Africa for approximately a century. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z One feature common to them all was a revival of the Donatist tenet that the sacraments are polluted in polluted hands, so that a priest living in mortal sin is incapable of administering them. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z On the other hand, Augustine, bishop of Hippo, after several years’ negotiation, arranged a great conference between the Donatists and the orthodox, which was held under the authority of the emperor at Carthage in 411. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" In Africa, towards the end of it, while the Catholic Bishops amounted in all to 466, the Donatists rivalled them with as many as 400. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Nay, it appears, the cause of the Donatists, after being decided by Pope Melchiades, was reheard, and that, not by a plenary Council, but by other Bishops of the West, deputed by Constantine. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries A fierce critic of the Donatist view, Augustine was determined to wipe it out. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The first of the great councils was the Synod of Arles, a council of the bishops of the western church, summoned by Constantine in 314 to settle the Donatist schism in the church in Africa. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. A return to the earlier policy of repression was made under Valentinian I. and Gratian, by whom the Donatist churches were again closed, and all their assemblies forbidden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Such a case had also occurred in Africa in the controversy with the Donatists. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z But while it annihilates the position of the Donatists, and of the Puritan or Evangelical faction in these present times, it leaves unassailed that of Andrewes and Ken. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries He was the chief opponent of the Donatists at the 411 Council of Carthage, assembled by the emperor to finally resolve the thorny issue. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z One of these was with the Donatists, and the other was with the Pelagians. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation In 405 an edict was issued by the emperor Honorius commanding the Donatists, under the severest penalties, to return to the Catholic church. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" A parallel instance occurs in the case of the Donatists. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Whence, everywhere in his books against the Donatists, he says, 'The keys are given to Unity.' The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries As a result of Augustine’s efforts, the council ordered the Donatists expelled from the church. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In this battle the Donatists were defeated, and two of their bishops, who had been busy in stirring up the rebels, were among the slain. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation The number of referees was afterwards increased to twenty, and the case was tried at Rome in 313.2 Ten bishops appeared on each side, the leading representative of the Donatists being Donatus of Casae Nigrae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The Donatists, whom Constantine had attempted to pacify by the Councils of Rome, Arles, and Milan, maintained a more than religious revolt, and exhibited the bitterness that may be infused among competitors for ecclesiastical spoils. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The Donatist schism, in which no other country joined, was an attempt of the African people to establish a separate national Church. The History of Freedom In addition to his success in combating the Donatists, Augustine left an indelible mark on the early church by writing hundreds of works about Christian doctrine. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Augustine did all that he could to make something of the Donatists, but it was mostly in vain. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation Persistent Donatists were no longer merely heretics; they were rebels and incurred the confiscation of their church property and the forfeiture of their civil rights. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" But the severer penalties, like the death penalty, were reserved for those heretics who were disturbers of the public peace, e.g., the Manicheans and the Donatists. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church A few years ago he had himself been convened before the two Western councils of the Lateran and of Arles, and had there been acquitted of the charges brought against him by the Donatists. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 The Donatists had much injured their position by their treatment of a party which had produced a schism in their own body, the Maximianists. A Source Book for Ancient Church History By this time a stranger set of wild people called Circumcellions had appeared among the Donatists. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation Such an attitude aggravated the lawlessness of the Circumcellion adherents of the sect, and their outrages were in turn made the justification for the most rigorous measures against the whole Donatist party indiscriminately. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Several laws were passed, putting the Donatists on a par with the Manicheans, and in one instance both were declared guilty of the terrible crime of treason. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church It is not unlikely that their victory was won with the aid of the remaining Donatists and the heathen Moors. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 Augustine's activity in the Donatist troubles began as soon as he was made bishop of Hippo, as his town was made up largely of Donatists, who probably constituted more than a half of the population. A Source Book for Ancient Church History But, notwithstanding the difficulties which he found in dealing with them, he and others succeeded in drawing over a great number of Donatists to the Church. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation The Donatists themselves repudiated the designation, which was applied to them by their opponents as a reproach. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Unfortunately, certain sects, hated like the Manicheans, or revolutionary in character like the Donatists, prompted the enactment of cruel laws for their suppression. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church The Donatist controversy was known to me for some years, as has appeared already. Apologia Pro Vita Sua Two hundred and seventy-nine Donatist, and two hundred and eighty-six Catholic, bishops were present. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Donatists were not all so mad as these people, and some of their councils condemned the practice of self-murder. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation In Africa he extirpated the Donatists, converted many schismatics in Istria and the neighboring provinces; and reformed many grievous abuses in Gaul, whence he banished simony, which had almost universally infected that church. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The Donatists were punished to the full extent of the law. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church On the contrary, Augustine says against the Donatist Petilian: "Remember that the evil lives of wicked men are not prejudicial to God's sacraments, by rendering them either invalid or less holy." Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition The importance of the Donatist controversy is that in it were defined the doctrines of the Church and of the sacraments, definitions which, with some modifications, controlled the theology of the Church for centuries. A Source Book for Ancient Church History In Africa, the old sect of the Donatists began again to lift up its head, and took courage from the confusions of the time to vex the Church. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation The Donatists added a preface to them and a few glosses, in which condition they are published by Baluzius, t. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March In his dealings with the Donatists, St. Augustine was at first absolutely tolerant, as he had been with the Manicheans. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church The former now summoned a council of bishops at Arles to suppress the heresy of the Donatists, but, before it met, was forced to march against Licinius, who had conspired against him. A Smaller History of Rome After the recall of the Donatists by the Emperor Julian, the sect rapidly increased, though soon numerous divisions appeared in the body. A Source Book for Ancient Church History And although the Donatists quarrelled much among themselves, and split up into a number of parties, they were still very powerful in Augustine's day. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation The Donatist controversy was known to me for some years, as I have instanced above. Apologia pro Vita Sua In his opinion, the severest penalty that ought to be inflicted upon the Donatists is exile for their bishops and priests, and fines for their followers. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church The Donatists had given him trouble enough over a disputed election in Africa, and he did not want a worse than Donatist quarrel in Egypt. The Arian Controversy Parmenianus was the Donatist bishop who succeeded Donatus in the see of Carthage. A Source Book for Ancient Church History While some of the Donatists were thus brought over to the Church, others became more outrageous than ever. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation VIII. omits the condemnatory clause concerning the Donatists. American Lutheranism Vindicated; or, Examination of the Lutheran Symbols, on Certain Disputed Topics Including a Reply to the Plea of Rev. W. J. Mann Both the imperial officers and the Donatists themselves objected to this theory. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church Though Constantine had not been able to quiet the Donatists by means of the Council of Arles, he might fairly hope that the authority of such a gathering as this would bear down all resistance. The Arian Controversy The letter here answered was written to Tychonius, a leading Donatist. A Source Book for Ancient Church History There were many among the Donatists who would have been mad enough to do a thing of this kind; but it would seem that the bishop was not put to the trial which he expected. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation After this fashion in old time did they speedily meet with and cut short those heretics, the Pelagians and the Donatists at home, by private disputation, without any general council. The Apology of the Church of England The Donatists, bitterly prosecuted by the State, declared its action cruel and unjust. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church Africa was represented by Cæcilian of Carthage, round whose election the whole Donatist controversy had arisen, and a couple of presbyters answered for the apostolic and imperial see of Rome. The Arian Controversy Augustine, as opposing the Donatists and agreeing with the Catholic Church, asserted the validity of baptism when conferred by one outside the communion of the Church. A Source Book for Ancient Church History They now gladly accepted Boniface's invitation, and passed in great numbers into Africa, where the Moors joined them, and the Donatists eagerly seized the opportunity of avenging themselves on the Catholics, by assisting the invaders. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation Before these there were many severe ones against the Donatists, but they did not extend to blood. Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John We have no intention," he writes to a Donatist bishop, "of forcing men to enter our communion against their will. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church Africa furnished the first dissenters from an established church,—the Donatists. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens It is probable that the party of the Circumcellions was originally due to a revolt against intolerable agrarian conditions and that their association with the Donatists was at first slight. A Source Book for Ancient Church History But the Donatists, who were two hundred and seventy-nine in number, entered it in a body, thinking to make all the effect that they could by the show of a great procession. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation Conference between Catholics and Donatists at Carthage, after which more severe laws are enacted against the latter. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Many Donatists were brought back to the fold by these vigorous measures. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church The Donatists, who sprung up in the year 328, used the same Scriptures as we do. Evidence of Christianity What we have thought concerning the Donatists we have recently set forth. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Such of the Donatist bishops and clergy as would join the Church were allowed to keep possession of their places; but the others were to be banished. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation Augustine was for a time a Donatist, but his truth-loving spirit soon discovered the real character of Donatus, and then he became his active and uncompromising opponent. Exposition of the Apostles Creed Despite these impassioned appeals for mercy, some Donatists were put to death. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church "The Donatists, Manicheans, and Albigenses were routed and annihilated by arms." The Last Reformation The third schism, that of the Donatists in North Africa, which broke out in Carthage, was the most considerable in the Church before the schisms arising from the christological controversies. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Donatists recalled 120 — Athanasius restored, but again banished 56 — Attempt to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem 57 363. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation It was probably as a protest against the arrogance of the Donatists, and in deference to Augustine's wish, that the clause was inserted. Exposition of the Apostles Creed St. Augustine means to say that, even if the Donatists were put to death, they had no reason to complain. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church In 314 the bishops of York, London, and some other uncertain British see attended the Council of Arles which sat to deal with the Donatist schism. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor For the Donatist schism, see §§ 61, 67, 72. A Source Book for Ancient Church History With this engine also the simplicity of the vulgar was anciently assailed by the Donatists, who abounded in miracles. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations The Donatists, who maintained the apostolic succession of Donatus, primate of Carthage, as opposed to Cæcilian, were suppressed in Africa, and a general synod attempted to regulate the faith of the Church. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The Donatists, who in Africa had incited the mob of Circumcelliones to destroy the Catholic churches, had thrown that part of the Empire into the utmost disorder. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church The theory, as he says, may have gone by the board, in the intellectual storms raised by the histories of the Monophysites and Donatists. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 Appointed to the See of Hippo in 395, he threw himself into the conflict against heresy and schism, his principal opponents being the Donatists and Pelagians. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01 Basil to Calvin Five hundred episcopal churches were overturned by the hostile fury of the Donatists, the Vandals, and the Moors. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 The persecution of the Donatists was an event not less favorable to the designs of Genseric. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 Bishops, virgins, and even spotless infants, were subjected to the disgrace of a public penance, before they could be admitted to the communion of the Donatists. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 An article by Dr. Wiseman on the Donatists greatly disturbed him. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 Well, Augustin wanted his support, first of all, when he came as Imperial Commissioner to Carthage to bring the Donatists into line. Saint Augustin There was another class of Christians who provoked the controversial genius of Augustine, and these were the Donatists. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity They had braved the fury of the Donatists; they resisted, or eluded, the tyranny of the Arians. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 A fourth part of the Donatist bishops followed the independent standard of the Maximianists. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 Africa was then disturbed by the schism of the Donatists, and these fanatical people were taken under the protection of the Vandals. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The enemies of the Church, whom he had battled with almost without ceasing for forty years, and had reason to believe conquered—all these enemies were raising their heads: Donatists, Arians, Barbarians. Saint Augustin Augustine's controversy with the Donatists led to two remarkable tracts,--one on the evil of suppressing heresy by the sword, and the other on the unity of the Church. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity The hostile sects had formerly allowed the validity of each other's baptism; and the innovation, so fiercely maintained by the Vandals, can be imputed only to the example and advice of the Donatists. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 The Donatists who were taken in arms, received, and they soon deserved, the same treatment which might have been shown to the wild beasts of the desert. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 With Vandals, Moors, and Donatists, leagued together, Africa was in serious danger. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The Catholics proposed a meeting to the Donatists in which they would loyally examine one another's grievances. Saint Augustin Moreover, Christ has warned us in His parables concerning the Church, that when offended by the private vices, whether of priests or people, we should not excite schisms, as the Donatists have wickedly done. Apology of the Augsburg Confession This is the way in which St. Augustine expresses himself on the subject of the miracles which the Donatists claimed to have performed, and claimed as evidence in favor of their schism. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi The inflexible zeal of freedom and fanaticism animated the Donatists to refuse obedience to the usurpers, whose election they disputed, and whose spiritual powers they denied. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 The Donatists pitted again fairly against the orthodox, to cut each other's throats in peace.... no more of Cyril's spying and tale-bearing to Constantinople.... Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face The Circoncelliones were not dead, nor their good friends the Donatists either. Saint Augustin Eventually he read an article by a Roman Catholic on St. Augustine and the Donatists, which seemed to put the matter beyond doubt. Eminent Victorians Who, then, were these terrible Donatists whom we have been continually striking against since the beginning of this history? Saint Augustin Proscribed by the civil and ecclesiastical powers of the empire, the Donatists still maintained in some provinces, particularly in Numidia, their superior numbers; and four hundred bishops acknowledged the jurisdiction of their primate. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 And those Donatist ruffians are with him to a man, if he can but scrape together wherewith to change their bludgeons into good steel.' Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face It was as impossible to convert the Barbarians as it had been to convert the Donatists. Saint Augustin St. Augustine, in the fifth century, had pointed out that the Donatists were heretics because the Bishop of Rome had said so. Eminent Victorians This decision was regarded as an abominable heresy by the Donatists. Saint Augustin The schism of the Donatists was confined to Africa: the more diffusive mischief of the Trinitarian controversy successively penetrated into every part of the Christian world. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 They are just as bad as their own Donatists. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face When he compares his adversaries, the Donatists, to roaring lions, he speaks like a man who knows what a lion is. Saint Augustin Had he not himself been the author of that momentous article on St. Augustine and the Donatists, which had finally convinced Newman that the Church of England was in schism? Eminent Victorians Since the Donatist bishops were resolved to separate from the Catholic communion, did they mean to give up, with their title, their basilicas and the property belonging to their churches? Saint Augustin Other reasons, still deeper perhaps, induced the Donatists to persevere in the schism. Saint Augustin As personal or material questions made the great bar to an understanding, they promised that every Donatist bishop who turned convert should keep his see. Saint Augustin At the request of the Donatists themselves, he had an argument with one of their priests, a certain Fortunatus, in the baths of Sossius at Hippo. Saint Augustin When he became a Christian he did not close himself up, like the Donatists, within the African Church. Saint Augustin The Donatists captured its congregations and churches; they were unquestionably in the majority. Saint Augustin They snarled against him everywhere at Hippo, and at Carthage too, where he had compromised himself by his excessive zeal; Catholics and Donatists alike gossiped. Saint Augustin A little before the arrival of the new bishop, the Donatist clergy forbade their faithful to bake bread for Catholics. Saint Augustin But it was not so long ago that those of the Donatist party had the upper hand. Saint Augustin Quite recently a mere fraction of the Donatist party had been able to send three hundred and ten bishops to the Council of Bagai, who were to judge the recalcitrants of their own sect. Saint Augustin The mules and horses that buck when one is trying to cure them, are his symbol for the recalcitrant Donatists. Saint Augustin The Donatists appealed to Constantine, then to two Councils convoked successively at Rome and Arles. Saint Augustin They were Donatists, as they were Numidians or Carthaginians, without knowing why—because everybody about them was. Saint Augustin On the way, as he was crossing an estate which belonged to a Catholic matron, he fell in with a priest of the Donatist Church at Hippo. Saint Augustin They were Donatists like their employers, like their neighbours, like the other people of the cof to which they had belonged from father to son. Saint Augustin Primanius, the Donatist Primate of Carthage, upon being invited to a conference, answered proudly: "The sons of the martyrs can have nothing to do with the race of traitors." Saint Augustin It was chiefly in these letters and treatises against the Donatists that he was not afraid to repeat himself. Saint Augustin They begged him to protect the churches and convents against fresh attacks of the Donatists, and especially against the Barbarians of Africa. Saint Augustin About the same time, the Donatists of Hippo made a great noise over the rebaptizing of another apostate from the Catholic community. Saint Augustin His enemies, the Donatists, called him "the Carthaginian arguer." Saint Augustin At the same moment the Donatists were banqueting in their church, which was quite near. Saint Augustin This accusation started a big scandal, and the remembrance of it persisted long, because five or six years later the Donatist Petilian was still repeating it. Saint Augustin He was Bishop of Hippo, but a bishop almost without a flock, in comparison with the rival community of Donatists. Saint Augustin "Well, as you talk in that tone of voice," said the loafer, "I'm going to be a Donatist." Saint Augustin After that, he never thought again of anything but Truth and the Church, and the enemies of Truth and the Church: the Manichees, the Arians, the Pelagians—the Donatists, above all. Saint Augustin Against so persuasive a power the Donatists opposed a conspiracy of silence. Saint Augustin While he and his fellow-bishops did their utmost to preach peace, the Donatist bishops urged their followers to the holy war. Saint Augustin Brought to bay in a house by the Donatist bishop Crispinus, he defended himself desperately. Saint Augustin And the young ruffian did really go over to the Donatist party. Saint Augustin The band of Donatists seized him, and would have beaten his brains out, if Crispinus himself, fearing a prosecution for murder, had not interfered. Saint Augustin The Catholics lifted up his body, but the Donatists plucked him out of their hands and flung him from the top of a tower, and he fell on a dunghill which broke the fall. Saint Augustin At their back, the Donatist priests invaded the Catholic churches and lands. Saint Augustin Councils assembled at Carthage petitioned the Emperor to take exceptional measures against the Donatists, who laughed at all the laws directed against heretics. Saint Augustin These cynical proceedings were trifling compared to the vexations which the Donatists daily inflicted on their opponents. Saint Augustin Without any interest in dogmatic questions, they were Donatists simply because their master was. Saint Augustin Almost everywhere the struggle between Donatists and Catholics still went on below the surface. Saint Augustin In any case, his departure gave rise to calumnies which his adversaries, the Donatists, did not fail many years later to bring up again and make worse. Saint Augustin Why fritter away his talent and intelligence in selling vain words, when there were heresies to combat, the Truth to make shine forth, when the Donatists were capturing the African basilicas from the Catholics? Saint Augustin Supported in secret by the Donatists, they called themselves "the Athletes of Christ." Saint Augustin |
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