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CAP. I. — Per filium meum Gerontium litteras tuae fraternitatis accepi, quibus devotione consueta, quas ad curam nostram pro causa fidei merito aestimas pertinere, significas: Carosum scilicet in fidei confessione correctum; sed ita contra fratrem Anatolium in simultate nescio quapermanere, ut ropteripsius discordiam etiam nunc a communione desciscat. Joannem vero spectabilem virum et in fidei sinceritate laudabilem ad Ægyptum causa fidei fuisse directum, qui quantum paci emendationique profuerit, cum primum redierit,scire me facias, quod te etiam sine meo monitu facturum esse non dubito. CAP. II.
第一章。——我藉我的兒子革倫提烏斯收到你們弟兄的書信，你在其中以慣常的敬虔告知那些你正確地認為關乎我們對信德之事的關切者：即卡羅蘇斯在信德的宣認上已得改正；但他卻懷著某種我不知何故的敵對，如此執拗地與弟兄阿納托利烏斯作對，以致因與他不睦，甚至如今仍脫離共融。至於若望，那位傑出且以信德之真誠可稱讚的人，被差往埃及為信德之事；待他一回來，請讓我知道他於和平與改善有何等助益——這事我確信你即使沒有我的勸告也必會做。第二章。
CHAP. I. — Through my son Gerontius I have received the letter of your Fraternity, in which with your accustomed devotion you signify those things which you rightly esteem to pertain to our care for the cause of the faith: namely, that Carosus has been corrected in the confession of the faith; but that he so persists, in some rivalry I know not what, against brother Anatolius, that on account of the discord with him he even now withdraws from communion. But that John, a distinguished man and praiseworthy in sincerity of faith, was directed to Egypt for the cause of the faith; how much he shall have profited peace and amendment, make me know as soon as he shall have returned, which I doubt not you will do even without my admonition. CHAP. II.
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— De Antiocheni autem episcopi statu multo'animi dolorecontristor, si, quod absit, vera adversus eum ab accusatoribus proferuntur. Sed preter sacerdotalem diligentiam, quam curam utilitatis habituram esse non ambigo, maximamihi de justitia et benevolentia gloriosissimi principisfiducia datur, qua certus sum in quantum potest fieri providend um, ne in ullam partem possit valere fallacia.Sed ad quem finem 1 297 haec causa pervenerit, cum opportunum fuerit, dignaberis indicare. Datum quinto idus Martii, Valentiniano Augusto octies consule.
——但關於安提約基雅主教的情形，我心中甚為憂傷，倘若——但願不至如此——控告者確能對他提出屬實之事。然而，除了那我不懷疑必會顧及公共益處的司祭之勤勉外，那至榮之君王的公義與仁厚給了我最大的信心，使我確信必會盡可能地防範，免得詭詐能在任何方面得逞。但這案件將如何了結，待合宜之時，願你俯允告知。頒於三月望日前第五日，瓦倫提尼安奧古斯都第八次任執政官之時。
— But concerning the state of the bishop of Antioch I am saddened with much grief of mind, if — which God forbid — true things are brought forth against him by his accusers. But besides the priestly diligence, which I do not doubt will have care for the common benefit, the greatest confidence is given me from the justice and benevolence of the most glorious prince, by which I am certain that provision will be made, as far as can be done, lest deceit be able to prevail in any part. But to what end this cause shall have come, when it shall be opportune, you will deign to indicate. Given on the fifth day before the Ides of March, Valentinian Augustus being consul for the eighth time.