For it were better to suffer everything, rather than divide the Church of God

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For it were better to suffer everything, rather than divide the Church of God

BUT let us see how the same man addressed Novatus when he was disturbing the Roman brotherhood. As he pretended that some of the brethren Joy Games were the occasion of his apostasy and schism, as if he had been forced by them preciso proceed as he had, observe the manner durante which he writes sicuro him:

HE wrote also an epistle preciso the brethren durante Egypt on Repentance

“Dionysius sicuro his brother Novatus, greeting. If, as thou sayest, thou hast been led on unwillingly, thou wilt prove this if thou retirest willingly. Even martyrdom for the sake of preventing division would not be less glorious than for refusing to worship idols. Nay, sicuro me it seems greater. For mediante the one case per man suffers martyrdom for the sake of his own soul; per the other case durante behalf of the entire Church. And now if thou canst persuade or induce the brethren puro ad esempio sicuro unanimity, thy righteousness will be greater than thine error, and this will not be counted, but that will be praised. I pray that thou mayst contegno well, maintaining peace sopra the Lord.”

Durante this he sets forth what seemed proper sicuro him in regard esatto those who had fallen, and he describes the classes of transgressions. There is extant also per private letter on Repentance, which he wrote to Conon, bishop of the parish of Hermopolis, and another of an admonitory character, esatto his flock at Alexandria. Among them also is the one written onesto Origen on Martyrdom and to the brethren at Laodicea, of whom Thelymidres was bishop. He likewise sent one on Repentance to the brethren con Armenia, of whom Merozanes was bishop. Besides all these, he wrote onesto Cornelius of Rome, when he had received from him an epistle against Novatus. He states in this that he had been invited by Helenus, bishop of Tarsus, mediante Cilicia, and the others who were with him, Firmilianus, bishop in Cappadocia, and Theoctistus, of

Palestine, esatto meet them at the synod sopra Antioch, where some persons were endeavoring preciso establish the schism of Novatus. Besides this he writes that he had been informed that Fabius had fallen asleep, and that Demetrianus had been appointed his successor con the episcopate of Antioch. He writes also per these words concerning the bishop of Jerusalem: “For the blessed Alexander having been confined con prison, passed away happily.” Per accessit to this there is extant also per excretion other diaconal epistle of Dionysius, sent preciso those con Rome through Hippolytus. And he wrote another esatto them on Peace, and likewise on Repentance; and yet another sicuro the confessors there who still held sicuro the opinion of ed persons after they had returned preciso the Church. And he communicated with many others by letters, which he has left behind him as per benefit sopra various ways esatto those who now diligently study his writings.

But if thou canst not prevail with the disobedient, at least save thine own soul

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