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TlIK DONATISTS. 565
2. There can be no question therefore, but they received
all those books in particular, which were generally re-
ceived.
3. The book of the Acts is largely quoted by"^ Petilian,
and' Tichonius.
4. 1 cannot say, whether they received the epistle to the
Hebrews. Tichonius has the words'" of Ileb. x. '38, " The
just shall live by faith ;" but he seems to consider them as
the prophet Ilabakkuk's.
5. They plainly received the Revelation of St. John.
Augustine frequently" (|uotes it in his arguments with them.
It is also cited by the" anonymous author of the Acts of
Saturninus and others. TichoniusP the Donatist wrote a
Commentary upon the whole book, as we before saw in his
article from Gennadius.
Augustine bears witness to them, thati they had the like
respect for the scriptures that the catholics had, and were
not unwilling to be determined by them.
Moreover, their respect for the divine scriptures was manifest,
in their aversion for all those who had betrayed them,
or were supposed to have done so.
Quod non de lege, non de propheta, non de Psalmo, non de apostolo, non
deevangelio, recitatis. Ep. 105. [al. 166.] c. 1. n. 2.
'' Sed ut haec ab apostolis praeluceant, eorum Actibus edoceraur. Petilian.
ap. Aug. contr. Lit. Pet. 1. ii. c. 37. n. 85. Vid. ib. c. 20. n. 44. et c. 21. n. 47.
' Tichon. Reg. iii. p. 52. Bib. PP. T. 6.
" Quoraodo autem ex lege nemo justificatur apud Deum ; Justus autem ex
fide vivit. [Conf. Gal. iii. 1 1.] Ostendit praeterea, dictum esse per prophetam,
ex fide vivit. Tich. Reg. iii. ap. Bib. PP. T. vi. p. 52. F.
" Nam populos significari aliquando vocabulo aquarum, legant in Apocalypsi.—Sic
enira dicitur Joanni.—Aug. contr. Ep. Parmen. 1. ii. c. 10. n. 22.
Vid. ib. n. 20. Et conf. Aug. contr. Crescon. 1. iii. c. 66. n. 75. et c. 67.
n. 77. ° Et banc sententiam suam Sancti SpiritAs auctoritate
conscriptam tali comparatione firmabant. Scriptum est, inquiunt, in Apoca-
lypsi. Acta Saturnin. &c. cap. 18.
P Exposuit et Apocalypsin ex integro. Gennad. De V. I. cap. 18.
'' Sed, ut dicere ccEperam, non audiamus : Haec dicis, haec dico. Sed audiamus
: Haec dicit Dominus. Sunt certe libri dominici, quorum auctoritatibus
utrique consentimus, utrique cedimus, utrique servimus. De Unit. Ec. c. 3.
c. 5.
Sileant humanarum contentionum animosa et perniciosa certamina. Inclincmus
aurem verbo Dei. ib. c. 7. n. 15.