Petilianus Said: "But You Will Answer that You Abide by the Same Declaration...
writings in connection with the donatist controversy. — St. Augustine
-- 56. Petilianus said: "But you will answer that you abide by the same declaration, He that is once washed needeth not save to wash his feet.' [2054] Now the once' is once that has authority, once that is confirmed by the truth."

57. Augustin answered: Baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost [2055] has Christ for its authority, not any man, whoever he may be; and Christ is the truth, not any man.

Footnotes:

[2054] John 13:10.

[2055] Matthew 28:19.

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