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since St. Augustine Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD), a Bishop in North Africa whose writings on the duties of clergy during the Vandal invasions were central to this 17th-century debate. condemned the flight of Pastors in the case that was proposed to him, with even greater reason would he have condemned it in the case currently under discussion; regarding the second [remark], that as this Father knew of persecution only by hearsay, his opinion ought to carry even more weight; and regarding the third, that the sentiments he held concerning the necessity of the Ministry Ministry: The formal religious office and the pastoral duties associated with serving a congregation. do not prevent his reasons from having great force in relation to the sentiments we hold regarding it; for these reasons, we refute everything the Author of the Apology The "Author of the Apology" likely refers to a contemporary writer (such as Pierre Jurieu) who argued that Protestant ministers were justified in fleeing France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. says from page 200 to page 210. We then defend the reasons of this Father that the Author of the Apology has reported, and we report others taken from the same place, noting their strength; and we examine in detail everything found from page 210 to page 230. We then continue the examination of the reasons,