216 THE SEVENTH COUNCIL OF CARTHAGE. Salvianusof Gazaufala1 said: It is certainthatheretics have nothing,and thereforethey come to us thatthey may receivewhat they have not. Honoratus of Thucca 2 said: Since Christisthe truth,wc ought ratherto followtruththan custom ; so thatwe should sanctifyhereticswith the church'sbaptism,seeing that they come to us for the reason that they could receivenothing without. Victorof Octavum 3 said: As yourselvesalsoknow, I have not long been appointeda bishop,and I thereforewaited for the decisionof my predecessors.I thereforethinkthis,that as many as come from heresyshouldundoubtedlybe baptized. Clarasof Mascula * said: The sentenceof our Lord J esus Christisplain,when He sent His apostles,and accorded to them alonethe power given to Him by His Father ; and to them we have succeeded,governing the Lord'schurch with the same power, and baptizingthe faithof believers.And thereforeheretics,who neitherhave power without,nor have the church of Christ,are able to baptizeno one with His baptism. Secundianusof Thambei 5 said: We ought not to deceive hereticsby our presumption; so thatthey who have not been baptizedin the church of our Lord Jesus Christ,and have not obtainedby thismeans remissionof theirsins,when the day of judgment shallcome, shouldimpute to us thatthrough us they were not baptized,and did not obtainthe indulgence of divinegrace; on which account,sincethereisone church and one baptism,when they are convertedto us they should obtain,togetherwith the church,the church'sbaptism also. Also anotherAureliusof Chullabi6 said:John the apostle laidit down in his epistle,saying: " If any one come unto you, and have not the doctrineof Christ,receivehim not into 1A cityof Numidia,otherwiseTavaaif»« (Ptol.)and r«£tyvx» (Procop.). 2TherearefourcitiesinAfricaofthisname. 8A cityofNumidia,otherwisecalled" Octabum." 4A cityofNumidia. 5A cityofByzacena. 6 Thisisotherwisecalled" Cululi,"a cityofByzacena.