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nor by the way of authorship, teaching it or taking it
as a profession. Furthermore this limiting practicing on their
part was due to little need for it as innovation did not
appear in their time.
They addressed themselves to it briefly because their only purpose
was to silence the adversary and compel him to admit his
error; they aimed at revealing the truth and removing dubiosities.
Yet, whenever the confusion of the adversary persisted
or he insisted in continuing in error, they prolonged their
argument, never reckoning, as it were once they started
they could not measure the need or the weight.
Their not applying themselves to teaching and writing about it
as a profession. Furthermore this limiting practicing on their
part was due to little need for it as innovation did not
appear in their time.
They addressed themselves to it briefly because their only purpose
was to silence the adversary and compel him to admit his
error; they aimed at revealing the truth and removing dubiosities.
Yet, whenever the confusion of the adversary persisted
or he insisted in continuing in error, they prolonged their
argument, never reckoning, as it were once they started
they could not measure the need or the weight.
Their not applying themselves to teaching and writing about it