-- 30. Secundinus of Cedias [1648] said: "Since our Lord Christ said, He that is not with me is against me,' [1649] and the Apostle John declares those who go out from the Church to be antichrists, [1650] without all doubt the enemies of Christ, and thos31. The answer to which is, That all are the opponents of Christ, to whom, on their saying, "Lord, have we not in Thy name done many wonderful things?" with all the rest that is there recorded, He shall at the last day answer, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity," [1652] -- all which kind of chaff is destined for the fire, if it persevere to the last in its wickedness, whether any part of it fly outside before its winnowing, or whether it seem to be within. If, therefore, those heretics who come to the Church are to be again baptized, that they may be baptized by the friends of God, are those covetous men, those robbers, murderers, the friends of God, or must those whom they have baptized be baptized afresh?

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Footnotes:

[1648] Cedias (Cedia) has been identified, but without sufficient reason, with Quidias, or Quiza, in Mauritania Cæsariensis for both places have bishops at the Collation of 411. A Bp. Secundinus is mentioned in Cypr. Epp. lvii., lxvii., but whether these refer to him of Cedias or him of Carpos (ch. 31) cannot be decided.

[1649] Matthew 12:30.

[1650] 1 John 2:18.

[1651] Conc. Carth. sec. 11.

[1652] Matthew 7:22, 23.