CONCERNING THE BAPTISM OF HERETICS. 201 exorcises; where one1 whose mouth and words send forth a cancerputsthe sacramentalinterrogation;1thefaithlessgives faith; the wicked bestows pardon of sins; and Antichrist baptizesin the name of Christ; he who is cursed of God blesses; he who isdead promiseslife; he who isunpeaceful gives peace; the blasphemer callsupon God; the profane person administersthe officeof the priesthood;the sacrile gious person establishesan altar. In additionto allthese things,there is alsothisevil,that the priestsof the devil dare to celebratethe Eucharist; or elseletthosewho stand by them say that allthese things concerning hereticsare false. Behold to what kind of thingsthe church is com pelled8 to consent,and isconstrainedwithoutbaptism,with out pardon of sins,to hold communion. And this thing, brethren,we onght to fleefrom and avoid,and to separate ourselvesfrom so great a wickedness,and to hold one baptism,which isgrantedby the Lord to the church alone. Primus of Misgirpa4 said: I decide,that everyman who comes to us from heresymust be baptized. For in vain does he thinkthathe has been baptizedthere,seeingthatthereis no baptism save the one and true baptism in the church; because not only is God one,but the faithis one,and the church isone,wherein standsthe one baptism,and holiness, and the rest. For whatever isdone without,has no effectof salvation. Polycarp from Adrumetum 5 said: They who approve the baptism of hereticsmake voidour baptism. Novatus of Thamugada 6 said:Although we know thatall the Scripturesgive witnessconcerningthe saving baptism, stillwe ought to declareour faith,that hereticsand schis matics who come to the church,and appear to have been 1 Accordingtosomeeditions," thesacrilegiousman,"etc. * " Sacramentuminterrogat." 3 By thedespotismofStephen. 4 A cityofZeugitana.AugustinecallsthisbishopFelix,andspeaks of him asthefirstofthatname who spoke.— Fell. 5 ThisisthePolycarpreferredto inEp.xliv.vol.i.p.119. Adru metum wasa colonyon thecoast,abouteighty-fivemilesfromCarthage. 6 In Numidia.