85.  These are the results of our intestine warfare, and our extreme readiness to strive about goodness and gentleness, and our inexpedient excess of love for God.  Wrestling, or any other athletic contest, is only permitted according to fixed laws, and the man will be shouted down and disgraced, and lose the victory, who breaks the laws of wrestling, or acts unfairly in any other contest, contrary to the rules laid down for the contest, however able and skilful he may be; and shall anyone contend for Christ in an unchristlike manner, and yet be pleasing to peace for having fought unlawfully in her name.

ΠΕʹ. Ταῦτα ἡμῖν ὁ πρὸς ἀλλήλους πόλεμος: ταῦτα οἱ λίαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καὶ πράου μαχόμενοι: ταῦτα οἱ πλέον ἀγαπῶντες τὸν Θεὸν ἢ ὅσον συμφέρει: καὶ παλαίειν μὲν οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἔξω τῶν νενομισμένων, οὐδ' ἄλλο τι ἀγωνίζεσθαι: ἢ καταβοήσεται καὶ ἀτιμασθήσεται, καὶ ἀπολεῖ τὴν νίκην ὁ ἐκπαλαίων, ἢ ἄλλο τι μὴ καλῶς ἀγωνιζόμενος, μηδὲ κατὰ τοὺς κειμένους ὅρους τῆς ἀγωνίας, κἂν ὅτι γενναῖος ᾖ καὶ τεχνικώτατος: ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ δὲ ἀγωνιεῖταί τις οὐ κατὰ Χριστὸν, ἔπειτα χαριεῖται τῇ εἰρήνῃ, πολεμῶν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς ὡς οὐκ ἕξεστι;