38. And yet, of these two grievous
impieties, to ascribe to the Godhead what is true only of manhood is
perchance more detestable than to attribute to spirit what belongs only
to letter. The Jews feared to believe in manhood taken up into
God, and therefore have lost the grace of redemption, because they
reject that on which salvation depends; the Arians degrade the majesty
of Godhead to the weakness of humanity. Detestable as are the
Jews, who crucified the Lord’s flesh, more detestable still do I
hold them who have believed that the Godhead of Christ was nailed to
the Cross. So one who ofttimes had dealings with Jews said:
“An heretic avoid, after once reproving him” Titus iii. 10.