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And if these things seem to you to be in accord with reason and truth, hold them in honor; but if they seem to you to be nonsense, despise them as nonsensical matters, and do not, as against enemies, decree death against those who do no wrong. For we forewarn you that you will not escape the coming judgment of God if you persist in injustice; and we for our part will cry out, "Whatever is pleasing to God, let it be done!" And although, from the letter of the greatest and most illustrious Caesar Hadrian, your father, we have the right to demand that you order the trials to be conducted as we have requested, nevertheless we have not made this request because it was decreed by Hadrian, but rather because we know that what we request is just, and so we have made our address and exposition. And we have appended also the copy of Hadrian's letter, so that you may know that in this also we speak the truth. And this is the copy: "To Minucius Fundanus. I received a letter written to me by Serenius Granianus, a most illustrious man, whom you have succeeded. It does not seem to me, then, that the matter should be left without inquiry, lest people be disturbed and an opportunity for villainy be furnished to informers. If, then, the provincials are able plainly to sustain this charge against the Christians, so as to give answer before the tribunal, let them turn to this course only, but not to mere demands and outcries. For it is much more fitting, if anyone wishes to bring an accusation, that you should examine into this. If, then, anyone accuses them and shows that they are doing anything contrary to the laws, determine accordingly, according to the gravity of the offense; but, by Hercules, if anyone brings this forward for the sake of slander, decide concerning his villainy, and take care to punish it."