Marcellus of Ancyra Fragment 1
| Fragment number |
Klost. 65 -- Rettb. 59 -- Vinz. 1 |
| Ancient Source |
Eusebius, Against Marcellus 1.4; GCS: Eusebius vol. 4 (3rd
ed.), p. 18. |
| Modern edition |
M. Vinzent, Markell von Ankyra: Die Fragmente (Leiden, 1997). |
Now I will begin with the letter that he wrote and refute
each point of false teaching. He wrote
that he believes in the Father, the Almighty God, and in his Son, the
only-begotten God, our Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, he says that he learned this
type of piety from the Divine Scriptures.
And when he says this, I totally accept what he says, for this manner of
piety is common among all of us, that we believe in the Father and Son and Holy
Spirit. But when, although not totally
dismissing his divine power, through some artful speculation he makes the
Father more human when calling him Father, and the Son
likewise when calling him Son, at that point I can no longer praise such
speculations without running into danger.
For it now happens that the heresy concocted by them has spread through
such speculation, which I clearly and readily intend to show from his
words. For he said, “The Father must
truly be considered a father, and the Son a son, and the Holy Spirit likewise.”Translated by
Daniel Noonan under the supervision of Prof. Glen L. Thompson
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