For what else is, Let us lie, that we may bring heretic liars to the truth, but, Let us do evil that good may come? Or, is a lie sometimes good, or sometimes a lie not evil? Why then is it written, You hate, Lord, all that work iniquity You will destroy all that speak leasing.
How then by a lie shall I rightly be able to prosecute lies? Or is it by robbery that robberies and by sacrilege that sacrileges, and by adultery that adulteries, are to be prosecuted? But if the truth of God shall abound by my lie, are we too to say, Let us do evil that good may come? A thing which you see how the Apostle detests. For to what end do we take such pains in tracking them out and running them down, but that having taken them and brought them forth into open day, we may either teach them the truth, or at least having convicted them by the truth, may not allow them to hurt others? To this end, therefore, that their lie may be blotted out, or shunned, and God's truth increased. But I am not persuaded that it is right to unearth them out of their hiding places by our telling lies. Having therefore unrolled and read through all that Leonas, servant of God, brought me from you, both soon after I received it, and afterwards when about to dictate this reply, and having weighed it with all the consideration in my power, I am greatly delighted with your eloquence, and memory of the holy Scripture, and cleverness of wit, and the resentment with which you bite negligent Catholics, and the zeal with which you gnash against even latent heretics. A great deal for me to read have you sent, my dearest brother Consentius: a great deal for me to read: to the which while I am preparing an answer, and am drawn off first by one, then by another, more urgent occupation, the year has measured out its course, and has thrust me into such straits, that I must answer in what sort I may, lest the time for sailing being now favorable, and the bearer desirous to return, I should too long detain him. In prohibition of which thing, I composed this book. In order to discover the Priscillianist heretics, who think it right to conceal their heresy not only by denial and lies, but even by perjury, it seemed to certain Catholics that they ought to pretended themselves Priscillianists, in order that they might penetrate their lurking places. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99.įrom the Retractations, Book II, Chapter 60: Then also I wrote a Book against Lying, the occasion of which work was this. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download.
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