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

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Without address. Excommunicatory.Without address. Excommunicatory.Letter CCLXXXVIII. 3248When public punishment fails to bring a man to his senses, or exclusion from theprayers of the Church to drive him to repentance, it only remains to treat him in accordancewith our Lord’s directions—as it is written, “If thy brother shall trespass against thee….tellhim his fault between thee <strong>and</strong> him;…if he will not hear thee, take with thee another;” “<strong>and</strong>if he shall” then “neglect to hear, tell it unto the Church; but if he neglect to hear even theChurch, let him be unto thee henceforth as an heathen man, <strong>and</strong> as a publican.” 3249 Nowall this we have done in the case of this fellow. First, he was accused of his fault; then hewas convicted in the presence of one or two witnesses; thirdly, in the presence of the Church.Thus we have made our solemn protest, <strong>and</strong> he has not listened to it. Henceforth let himbe excommunicated.Further, let proclamation be made throughout the district, that he be excluded fromparticipation in any of the ordinary relations of life; so that by our withholding ourselvesfrom all intercourse with him he may become altogether food for the devil. 32503143248 Placed in the episcopate.3249 Matt. xviii. 15–17.3250 Contrast 1 Tim. i. 20.857

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