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There is an allusion at the beginning of this Homily to some remarks
recently made on the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. These
occur in Chrysostom's fifth Homily against the Anomoeans, one of a
set of Homilies which, from internal evidence, may be assigned to the
close of the year 386, or beginning of 387. The following
homily therefore was delivered at Antioch, probably just before
Christmas 386. There were some persons who explained the words of
St. Paul cited in the title as signifying that provided Christ was
preached it mattered not whether the actual doctrines taught were true
or heretical. The main object of the homily is to vindicate the
language of the Apostle from this erroneous and mischievous
interpretation.
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