17, 4. Let the Manicheans pay heed to this and see how wicked nations could also be given into the hands of a people who, though still carnal, were nonetheless worshiping the one God, in order to be slain by them. And yet, if there were any spiritual persons among that people, they would understand that the plan of God does not include hatred for anyone and that what the Lord commands us in the gospel, namely, to love our enemies, is not opposed to this. He himself nonetheless promises vengeance