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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works - Holy Bible Institute

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To Pœmenius, bishop of Satala.To Pœmenius, 2403 bishop of Satala.Letter CXXII. 2402When the Armenians returned by your way you no doubt asked for a letter from them,<strong>and</strong> you learnt why I had not given the letter to them. If they spoke as truth lovers should,you forgave me on the spot; if they kept anything back (which I do not suppose), at all eventshear it from me.The most illustrious Anthimus, who long ago made peace with me, when he found anopportunity of satisfying his own vain gloriousness, <strong>and</strong> of causing me some vexation,consecrated Faustus, by his own authority <strong>and</strong> with his own h<strong>and</strong>, without waiting for anyelection from you, <strong>and</strong> ridiculing my punctiliousness in such matters. Inasmuch, then, ashe has confounded ancient order <strong>and</strong> has made light of you, for whose election I was waiting,<strong>and</strong> has acted in a manner, as I view it, displeasing to God, for these reasons I felt painedwith them, <strong>and</strong> gave no letter for any of the Armenians, not even for your reverence.Faustus I would not even receive into communion, thereby plainly testifying that, unless hebrought me a letter from you, I should be permanently alienated from him, <strong>and</strong> should influencethose of the same mind with me to treat him in the same manner. If there is anyremedy for these things, be sure to write to me yourself, giving your testimony to him, ifyou see that his life is good; <strong>and</strong> exhort the rest. If on the other h<strong>and</strong> the mischief is incurable,let me perfectly underst<strong>and</strong> it to be so, that I may no longer take them into account; althoughreally, as they have proved, they have agreed, for the future, to transfer their communionto Anthimus, in contempt of me <strong>and</strong> of my Church, as though my friendship were no longerworth having.2402 Placed in 373.2403 On the same subject as the preceding. cf. <strong>Letters</strong> cii., ccxxvii., ccxxviii., ccxxix., <strong>and</strong> cxxx.561

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