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16 Section 16 PL 40, 527
16. For there were even in the Apostles’ times some who preached the truth not in truth, that is, not with truthful mind: of whom the Apostle saith that they preached Christ not chastely, but of envy and strife. And on this account even at that time some were tolerated while preaching truth not with a chaste mind: yet not any have been praised as preaching falsehood with a chaste mind. Lastly, he saith of those, “Whether in pretence or in truth Christ be preached:” but in no wise would he say, In order that Christ may after be preached, let Him be first denied.
Fuerunt enim etiam temporibus Apostolorum, qui veritatem non veritate, id est, non veraci animo praedicarent: quos dicit Apostolus Christum annuntiasse non caste, sed per invidiam et contentionem. Ac per hoc etiam tunc nonnulli tolerati sunt annuntiantes non casto animo veritatem: non tamen ulli laudati sunt tanquam annuntiantes casto animo falsitatem. Denique de illis dicit, Sive occasione, sive veritate Christus annuntietur : nullo modo autem diceret, ut postea Christus annuntietur, prius negetur.