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Luke xxiii. 40-43.

Matt. xxvi. 69-75.

That is, the proconsular province of Africa, or Africa Zeugitana, answering to the northern part of the territory of Tunis.

See above, c. i. 2.

Bede asserts that this was the case, Book viii. qu. 5.

See above, c. ii. 3.

Matt. xxii. 30.

Phil. iii. 15.

Rom. iii. 17; see on i. 19, 29.

Phil. iii. 16.

Eph. iv. 3.

Traditores sanctorum librorum.

Ex. xxxii.

Jer. xxxvi.

Num. xvi.

Non convicti sed conficti traditores.

Rom. xiv. 4.

John vii. 24.

Matt. vii. 15.

The former Council of Carthage was held by Agrippinus early in the third century, the ordinary date given being 215 A.D.

Tanquam lectulo auctoritatis.

See above, ch. ii. 3.

See above, ch. ii. 3.

Rom. xiv. 4.

Wisd. xii. 10.

Ezek. xxiii. 11.

John xii. 43.

He is alluding to that chief schism among the Donatists, which occurred when Maximianus was consecrated bishop of Carthage, in opposition to Primianus, 394 A.D.

Optatus, a Donatist bishop of Thaumugade in Numidia, was called Gildonianus from his adherence to Gildo, Count of Africa, and generalissimo of the province under the elder Theodosius. On his death, in 395 A.D., Gildo usurped supreme authority, and by his aid Optatus was enabled to oppress the Catholics in the province, till, in 398 A.D., Gildo was defeated by his brother Maxezel, and destroyed himself, and Optatus was put in prison, where he died soon afterwards. He is not to be confounded with Optatus, Bishop of Milevis, the strenuous opponent of the Donatists.

Matt. xviii. 19.

John iii. 5.

See above, c. ii. 3.

BOOK THIRD.

AUGUSTINE UNDERTAKES THE REFUTATION OF THE ARGUMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE DERIVED FROM THE EPISTLE OF CYPRIAN TO JUBAIANUS, TO GIVE COLOUR TO THE VIEW THAT THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST COULD NOT BE CONFERRED BY HERETICS.

FOOTNOTES:

Ecclus. iii. 18.

John i. 33.

The Council of Carthage.

Conc. Carth. sec. 28.

John xiv. 6.

Conc. Carth. sec. 30.

Gal. ii. 11-14.

Conc. Carth. sec. 63.

Non ut jam vere dimissa non retineantur. One of the negatives here appears to be superfluous, and the former is omitted in Amerbach's edition, and in many of the MSS., which continue the sentence, "non ut ille baptismus," instead of "neque ut ille," etc. If the latter negative were omitted, the sense would be improved, and "neque" would appropriately remain.

Phantasmata.

Eph. iv. 14.

Matt. xxviii. 19.

Phil. iii. 15.

Rev. xvii. 15.

Rom. v. 5.

Acts viii. 13.

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