204 THE SEVENTH COUNCIL OF CARTHAGE. arecontrarytothechurch,arepolluted,must firstbe cleansed, and then at lengthbe baptized. Crescensof Cirta1 said: In such an assemblyof most holy fellow-priests,as the lettersof our most beloved Cyprian to Jubaianus and alsoto Stephen have been read,containing in them so much of the holy testimonieswhich descend from the divinelymade Scriptures,thatwith reasonwe ought,all being made one by the graceof God, to consentto them ; I judge thatallhereticsand schismaticswho wish to come to the CatholicChurch, shallnot be allowedto enterwithout they have firstbeen exorcisedand baptized; with the excep tionof thoseindeedwho may previouslyhave been baptized in the CatholicChurch, and these in such a way that they may be reconciledto the penitenceof the church by the impositionof hands. Nicomedes of Segermae* said: My opinionis this,that hereticscoming to the church should be baptized,for the reasonthatamong sinnerswithoutthey can obtainno remis sionof sins. Munnulus * of Girba 4 said: The truth of our Mother the CatholicChurch, brethren,hath alwaysremainedand still remainswithus,and even especiallyintheTrinityof baptism, as our Lord says," Go ye and baptizethe nations,in the name of the Father,of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."J Since,then,we manifestlyknow thathereticshave not either Father,or Son, or Holy Spirit,they ought,when they come to the Church our Mother, trulyto be born again and to be baptized; that the cancerwhich they had, and the anger of damnation,and the witcheryof error,may be sanctifiedby the holy and heavenlylaver. Secundums of Cedias6 said: Since our Lord Christsays, " He who is not with me is againstme;'" and John the apostlecallsthosewho departfrom the church Antichrists— 1CirtaJuliainNumidia. 2 InNumidia. 3Ep.liii.vol.i.p.155. Munnulusismentionedasoneofthebishops who writewithCypriantoCornelius.He istherecalled" Monulus." 4 Gerra. 5 Matt.xxviii.19. 6PerhapsQuidiasinMauritaniaCaesariensis. TMatt.xii.30.