CENT. III.
ORIGEN, G.C.—“ The Church, by Tradition, has received from the Apostles, to give Baptism to infants.” In c. vi. ad Rom. T. 11. p. 543. Ed. Basil. 1571.—“As often as heretics produce the Canonical Scriptures, in which every Christian agrees and believes, they seem to say: Lo, with us is the word of truth. But to them, (the heretics) we cannot give credit, nor depart from the first and ecclesiastical Tradition : we can believe only, as the succeeding Churches of God have delivered.” Tract. xxix. in Matt. T. iii. p. 864. Ed. Bened.
ST. HIPPOLYTUS,[1] G. C.-“ Let us believe, brethren, according to apostolical Tradition, that God the word descended from heaven.” Contra Noetum, p. 243. Ed. Hamburgi, 1716.
St. CYPRIAN, L.C.-“Know then, that we are instructed to observe what Christ delivered, in offering the chalice, and to depart from nothing of which he set us the example. The chalice, which is offered up in remembrance of him, must contain wine and water."[2] Ep. lxiii. p. 104.—“ It is easy to minds that are religious and simple, to lay aside error, and to discover truth: for if we turn to the source of divine Tradition, error ceases.” Ep. lxxiv. ad Pompejum, p. 141. -On this passage St. Augustin observes : “ The advice which Cyprian gives to recur to the Tradition of the Apostles, and thence to bring down the series to our own times, is excellent, and manifestly to be followed.” De Bapt. Contra Donatistas, L. v. c. 26. T. ix. p. 158.
