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The Arians accused St. Athanasius of turning the emperor's brother against him, writing to a usurper, and more. He answers each charge in a speech meant for the emperor, while soldiers were already hunting him.
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From the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, second series, vol. 4 (1892), edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace.
This translation is in the public domain. We took the text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library and left out the editors’ footnotes.
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