Letter 1630: Scripture speaks with precision to those who read carefully.
To Lampetius, Strategius, and Casius. I have already written to you about your conspiracy against the bishop, and I write again because my first letter produced no effect. Do you not fear God? Do you not tremble before his judgment? Do you not realize that every secret conversation, every whispered slander, every underhanded maneuver is recorded in the book that will be opened on the last day? The bishop against whom you plot may have his faults — I do not deny it — but your method of opposing him is worse than his faults. For you fight injustice with injustice, error with error, and sin with sin, and in doing so you multiply the evil you claim to resist. If the bishop is truly unfit for his office, there are canonical procedures for his removal. Use them. But if your real complaint is merely that he does not defer to your wishes, then examine your own hearts, for the spirit of faction is the spirit of the devil, and those who serve it serve him.
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Latin / Greek Original
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