From NPNF Series 2, Vol. 7, pg 406, St. Gregory Nazinansus' Panegyric on St. Basil:
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He became to some a stout wall and rampart, Jeremiah 1:18 to others an axe breaking the rock in pieces, or a fire among the thorns, as the divine Scripture says, easily destroying those fagots who were insulting the Godhead.
The Cappadocians were tough men who fought hard against the heretics in defence of the Holy Trinity. Doctrinal purity matters especially when it comes to the Godhead. Would there were more stalwart men today who would defend these Holy Truths with all their might.
