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He refers also in the same letter to the heretical teachings of
Sabellius, which were in his time becoming prominent, and says:
"For concerning the doctrine now agitated in Ptolemais of
Pentapolis, which is impious and marked by great blasphemy against the
Almighty God, the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and
contains much unbelief respecting his Only Begotten Son and the
first-born of every creature, the Word which became man, and a want
of perception of the Holy Spirit, as there came to me communications
from both sides and brethren discussing the matter, I wrote certain
letters treating the subject as instructively as, by the help. of
God, I was able. Of these I send thee copies."
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