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that, on account of our childish feuds, the faithful should be so much injured.”—Ep. cciv. ad Neocæs. T. ii. p.

307. St. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM, G. C.-“ Uphold the faith, and that faith alone, which is now delivered to thee by the Church, confirmed, as it is, by all the Scriptures.” Cat. v. n. xii. p. 77. “ We declare the ways of error, that we may proceed on one royal road." Cat. xvi. n. v. p. 245. “ As far as our time of instruction would allow, we have spoken to you of that holy and apostolic faith, which was delivered to you.” Cat. xviii. n. xxxii. p. 300.

St. EPHREM OF EDESSA, G. C.-“ Blessed is the man, who has chosen the Catholic Church.—They shall be deemed deserving of punishment, who think of sowing the seeds of separation in the breasts of men.-Quit not then this Catholic Faith, nor fall from it, should any question or schism arise.” In Testam. T. ii. p. 242-3. Edit. Quirini.—" The assembly of the good detests those appellations, which are derived from men: wherefore the Sabellians and Arians, and other sectaries, displeased with the names which their respective authors have given to them, craftily aim to decorate themselves with the name of our Church, and to please her. They are aware, who they are whom she loves, and that she rests wholly on Christ. Have they not read, how the Apostle blamed those, who said they were the followers of Paul, or of Apollos, or of Cephas? But a more bitter cause of grief has assailed us, since some of our own standing have given their names to their followers.-Blessed be that name wherein we were called. Consider, therefore, on which side is the doctrine of the Apostles. They gave no names; and