§39Sattius a Sicilibba dixit:
Si haereticis in baptismo suo peccata donantur, sine causa ad ecclesiam ueniunt.
Sattius of Sicilibba said: "If sins are remitted to heretics in their baptism, they come to the church without cause.
nam cum in die iudicii peccata sint quae puniuntur, nihil est quod timere possint haeretici de iudicio Christi, si sunt remissionem peccatorum consecuti. §40Victor a Gorduba dixit:
Cum peccata non nisi in ecclesiae baptismo remittantur, qui haereticum ad communicationem sine baptismo admittit utrumque contra rationem facit, nec haereticos purgat et christianos inquinat. §41Aurelius ab Vtica dixit:
Cum dicat apostolus non communicandum peccatis alienis, quid aliud quam peccatis alienis communicat qui haereticis sine ecclesiae baptismo communicat? et ideo censeo baptizandos esse haereticos, ut accipiant remissionem peccatorum et sic illis communicetur.
For since it is sins that are punished on the day of judgment, there is nothing that heretics can fear from the judgment of Christ, if they have obtained the remission of sins." Victor of Gorduba said: "Since sins are not remitted except in the baptism of the church, he who admits a heretic to communion without baptism does both things against reason: he neither cleanses the heretics nor does he not pollute the Christians." Aurelius of Utica said: "Since the apostle says that we must not communicate with other men's sins, what else does he do than communicate with other men's sins who communicates with heretics without the baptism of the church?
§42Iambus a Germaniciana dixit:
Ųui haereticorum baptismum probant nostrum inprobant, ut extra ecclesiam non dicam lotos, sed sordidatos negent in ecclesia baptizari oportere. §43Lucianus a Rucuma dixit:
Scriptum est: et uidit Deus lucem quia bona est, et diuisit inter lucem et tenebras. si potest luci et tenebris conuenire, potest nobis et haereticis aliquid esse commune.
And therefore I judge that heretics ought to be baptized, so that they may receive the remission of sins and thus communion may be held with them." Iambus of Germaniciana said: "Those who approve the baptism of heretics disapprove ours, so as to deny that those who are, I will not say washed, but defiled outside the church, ought to be baptized in the church." Lucianus of Rucuma said: "It is written: 'And God saw the light, that it was good; and He divided between the light and the darkness.' If light and darkness can agree, there can be something in common between us and heretics.
propterea censeo haereticos baptizandos esse. §44Pelagianus a Luperciana dixit:
Scriptum est: aut enim Deus Deus est aut Baal Deus est.
Therefore I judge that heretics ought to be baptized." Pelagianus of Luperciana said: "It is written: 'For either God is God, or Baal is God.' So also now, either the church is the church, or heresy is the church.
ita et nunc aut ecclesia ecclesia est aut haeresis ecclesia est. porro si haeresis ecclesia non est, quomodo esse aput haereticos baptisma ecclesiae potest?
Furthermore, if heresy is not the church, how can the baptism of the church be with heretics?
§45Iader a Midili dixit:
Scimus non esse nisi unum baptisma in ecclesia catholica, et ideo non debemus admittere haereticum, nisi baptizatus aput nos fuerit, ne se putet extra ecclesiam catholicam baptizatum esse.
"Iader of Midili said: "We know that there is but one baptism in the catholic church, and therefore we ought not to admit a heretic unless he has been baptized among us, lest he should think that he has been baptized outside the catholic church.
§46Item alius Felix a Marasana dixit:
Vna fides, unum baptismum, sed ecclesiae catholicae cui soli licet baptizare.
"Another Felix of Marasana said: "One faith, one baptism, but belonging to the catholic church, to which alone it is permitted to baptize." Paulus of Obba said: "It does not move me if someone does not vindicate the faith and truth of the church, since the apostle says: 'For what if some of them have fallen from the faith?
§47Paulus ab Obba dixit:
Me non mouet, si aliquis ecclesiae fidem et ueritatem non uindicat, quando apostolus dicat: quid enim si exciderunt a fide quidam illorum? numquid infidelitas eorum fidem Dei euacuauit? absit.
Has their unbelief made the faith of God of no effect?
est enim Deus uerax, omnis autem homo mendax.
God forbid.
si autem Deus uerax est, quomodo esse aput haereticos baptismi ueritas potest aput quos Deus non est? §48Pomponius a Dionysiana dixit:
Manifestum est haereticos non posse baptizare et remissam i eccatorum dare qui potestatem non habent ut aut soluere aut ligare aliquid in terris possint.
For God is true, but every man a liar.' But if God is true, how can the truth of baptism be with heretics, with whom God is not?" Pomponius of Dionysiana said: "It is manifest that heretics cannot baptize and give remission of sins, who have not the power to be able either to loose or to bind anything on earth." Venantius of Thinisa said: "If a husband, setting out on a journey abroad, had commended his wife to his friend to be guarded, that friend would keep her who was commended to him with as much diligence as he could, lest her chastity and holiness should be corrupted by anyone.
§49Venantius a Thinisa dixit:
Si maritus peregre proficiscens amico suo commendasset uxorem suam custodiendam, commendatam sibi ille quanta posset diligentia seruaret, ne ab aliquo castitas eius et sanctitas adulteraretur. Christus Dominus et Deus noster ad patrem proficiscens sponsam suam nobis conmendauit.
Christ our Lord and God, setting out to the Father, commended His bride to us.
utrumne eam incorruptam et inuiolatam custodimus an integritatem eius et castitatem moechis et corruptoribus prodimus? qui enim baptisma ecclesiae commune cum haereticis facit sponsam Christi adulteris prodit.
Do we keep her uncorrupted and inviolate, or do we betray her integrity and chastity to adulterers and corruptors?
§50Ahymmus ab Ausuaga dixit:
Nos unum baptismum accepimus, et ipsum exercemus. qui autem dicit quia haereticis licet baptizare, ipse duos baptismos facit.
For he who makes the baptism of the church common with heretics betrays the bride of Christ to adulterers." Ahymmus of Ausuaga said: "We have received one baptism, and we practice it.
§51Saturninus a victoriana dixit:
Si licet haereticis baptizare, excusati sunt et defensi inlicita facientes, nec uideo quare eos aut Christus aduersarios suos aut apostolus antichristos appellauerit.
But he who says that it is permitted to heretics to baptize, himself makes two baptisms." Saturninus of Victoriana said: "If heretics are permitted to baptize, they are excused and defended in doing unlawful things, nor do I see why either Christ called them His adversaries or the apostle called them antichrists." Another Saturninus of Tucca said: "Although the Gentiles worship idols, yet they know and confess the supreme God, the Father and Creator.
§52Alias Saturninus a Tucca dixit:
Gentiles quamuis idola colant, tamen summum Deum patrem creatorem cognoscunt et confitentur. in hunc Marcion blasphemat: et quidam non erubescunt Marcionis baptismum probare.
Against Him Marcion blasphemes, and yet some are not ashamed to approve Marcion's baptism.
quomodo tales sacerdotes sacerdotium Dei aut seruant aut uindicant qui hostes Dei non baptizant et sic illis communicant?
How do such priests either keep or vindicate the priesthood of God, who do not baptize the enemies of God and thus communicate with them?"