The Manichæans did all they could to compel the inquisitor to cease from preaching against their errors and propaganda: persecutions, calumnies, threats, nothing was left untried.
The Manichæans did all. They could to compel the inquisitor to cease from preaching against their errors. They could to compel the inquisitor to cease from preaching against propaganda all. Persecutions threats was left untried. Persecutions threats were nothing. Persecutions were calumnies.