\"Ourcommonfaith,\"hesaid,holdsandsetsforththattheThreearealikeomnipotent。\"AcertainTirric,aschoolmaster,hearingthis,sarcasticallyaddedtheAthanasianphrase,\"AndyettherearenotthreeomnipotentPersons,butonlyOne。\"
Thisman’sbishopforthwithbegantocensurehim,biddinghimdesistfromsuchtreasonabletalk,butheboldlystoodhisground,andsaid,asifquotingthewordsofDaniel:\"’Areyesuchfools,yesonsofIsrael,thatwithoutexaminationorknowledgeofthetruthyehavecondemnedadaughterofIsrael?Returnagaintotheplaceofjudgment,’(Daniel,xiii。
48TheHistoryofSusanna)andtheregivejudgmentonthejudgehimself。
Youhavesetupthisjudge,forsooth,fortheinstructionoffaithandthecorrectionoferror,andyet,whenheoughttogivejudgment,hecondemnshimselfoutofhisownmouth。Setfreetoday,withthehelpofGod’smercy,onewhoismanifestlyinnocent,evenasSusannawasfreedofoldfromherfalseaccusers。\"
Thereuponthearchbishoparoseandconfirmedthelegate’sstatement,butchangedthewordingthereof,asindeedwasmostfitting。\"ItisGod’struth,\"hesaid,\"thattheFatherisomnipotent,theSonisomnipotent,theHolySpiritisomnipotent。Andwhosoeverdissentsfromthisisopenlyinerror,andmustnotbelistenedto。Nevertheless,ifitbeyourpleasure,itwouldbewellthatthisourbrothershouldpubliclystatebeforeusallthefaiththatisinhim,totheendthat,accordingtoitsdeserts,itmayeitherbeapprovedorelsecondemnedandcorrected。\"