THE
THIRD
BOOKE
OF
THE
HISTORY
of
the
Church
,
containing
a
short
summe
of
all
the
Heretiques
and
Heresies
,
which
sprang
vp
since
the
dayes
of
Christ
,
vntill
this
present
.
CENTVRIE
I.
AS
it
is
the
accustomed
dealing
of
Satan
,
to
pervert
men
by
drawing
them
from
the
simplicity
of
Gods
truth
:
So
it
standeth
well
with
the
iustice
of
God
,
to
giue
over
men
to
strong
delusions
,
who
will
not
beleeue
the
truth
of
God
.
Therefore
in
the
third
head
we
are
to
speake
of
Heretiques
,
that
sprang
vp
in
this
age
.
Simon
Magus
the
father
of
Heretiques
,
Simon
Magus
.
who
being
confounded
in
Samaria
,
by
the
great
power
of
God
which
appeared
in
the
Ministery
of
Philip
,
Euseb.
lib.
2.
cap.
13.
&
14.
and
the
image
of
Helena
,
a
certaine
woman
who
accompanied
him
in
his
iourney
form
Asia
to
Rome
.
After
Simon
sprang
vp
another
Suppost
of
Satan
,
called
Menander
,
Euseb.
l.
3.
c.
26.
in
such
sort
,
that
they
should
neither
waxe
old
,
nor
taste
of
death
.
This
heresie
Epiph●●ius
compareth
to
Aspido-gorgon
in
Egypt
,
a
great
Serpent
inclosed
into
a
vessell
of
Earth
,
with
many
other
Serpents
;
In
this
age
also
sprang
vp
Ebion
,
Euseb.
l.
3.
c.
27.
supposing
him
only
to
be
a
man
:
for
Ebion
in
the
Hebrew
language
,
signifieth
one
that
is
poore
.
These
Ebionites
damne
all
the
Epistles
of
Paul
,
and
count
him
an
Apostate
from
the
law
,
and
they
admit
no
part
of
the
New
Testament
for
Canonicke
Scripture
,
except
the
Gospell
of
Matthew
.
Cerinthus
about
the
same
time
was
the
author
of
strange
revelations
,
Euseb.
l.
3.
c.
18.
Likewise
in
this
age
sprang
vp
the
errour
of
the
Nicolaitans
,
vpon
this
occasion
,
Nicolaitans
Strom.
3.
act.
6.
as
Clemens
Alexandrinus
doth
write
.
One
of
the
Deacons
chosen
by
the
Apostles
to
haue
the
oversight
of
the
poore
,
had
a
beautifull
woman
to
his
wife
,
and
was
accused
of
over
much
iealousie
.
To
purge
him selfe
of
all
suspition
of
that
fault
,
hee
brought
his
wife
into
the
midst
of
his
brethren
,
and
sayd
,
he
was
content
that
any
man
should
marrie
her
.
Of
which
words
many
tooke
occasion
to
liue
promiscuously
like
beasts
,
no
man
having
his
owne
proper
wife
,
but
making
them
all
common
.
Howbeit
,
Nicolaus
is
sayd
to
haue
lived
himselfe
in
matrimoniall
chastity
,
Euseb.
l.
3.
c.
29.
contenting
himselfe
with
his
owne
wife
alone
.
Neverthelesse
his
foolish
and
vnadvised
speech
,
were
the
occasion
of
a
most
wicked
and
damnable
error
of
the
Nicolaitans
,
whereof
the
Lord
speaketh
in
the
Revelation
of
Iohn
,
CENTVRIE
II.
IN
this
second
Centurie
Sathan
enuying
the
propagation
of
the
Gospel
,
sent
forth
a
pernicious
swarme
of
heretikes
,
such
as
Saturninus
of
Antiochia
,
&
Basilides
of
Alexandria
,
the
one
of
them
thorow
Syria
,
&
the
other
through
Egypt
dispersed
the
venome
of
their
heretical
doctrine
.
To
whom
Eusebius
addeth
Carpocrates
,
Euseb.
l.
4.
c.
7.
Gnostici
.
most
properly
counted
the
father
of
the
heretikes
called
Gnostici
,
they
receiued
this
name
,
because
they
professed
a
knowledge
of
darke
and
hid
mysteries
.
The
golden
age
of
the
Apostles
&
Euangelists
was
now
spent
,
&
false
teachers
tooke
the
greater
incouragement
to
teach
a
doctrin
of
deuils
,
disallowing
marriage
&
commanding
fornication
,
&
practizing
abominable
&
filthie
things
,
which
mine
owne
heart
abhorreth
to
thinke
vpon
.
What
necessity
droue
Epiphanius
in
particular
to
manifest
to
the
world
the
detestable
and
execrable
misteries
of
those
Heretikes
I
cannot
tel
,
Pithagoras
,
Plato
,
&
Aristotle
;
&
they
worshipped
them
al.
Euseb.
l.
4.
c.
7.
This
superlatiue
degree
of
excessiue
vncleannesse
could
not
indure
long
,
because
euery
one
of
these
Heretikes
;
Saturninus
,
Basilides
,
and
Carpocrates
,
with
augmentations
of
new
inuented
absurdities
,
changed
the
fashion
and
countenance
of
their
error
,
and
so
in
the
ende
it
euanished
.
But
the
beautie
of
the
true
Church
of
Christ
,
Euseb.
ibid.
The
countrie
of
Valentinus
was
vnknowne
to
Epiphanius
.
Hee
was
brought
vp
in
learning
in
the
schooles
of
Alexandria
.
August
.
Index
haeres
.
yet
the
man
,
being
ambitious
,
by
permutation
of
names
,
he
would
seeme
to
haue
bin
the
author
&
finder
out
of
these
mysteries
.
Against
whom
Ireneus
hath
written
fiue
bookes
wherein
hee
both
discouereth
and
also
refuteth
the
vanitie
of
his
errour
.
Euseb.
eccles.
hist.
l.
4.
cap.
11.
All
the
disciples
of
the
schoole
of
Valentinus
are
called
Gnostici
with
the
forenamed
Heretikes
,
Saturninus
,
Basilides
,
and
Carpocrates
,
they
all
denied
the
resurrection
of
the
body
,
and
supposed
that
saluation
did
belong
onely
to
the
soule
of
man
.
Valentinus
and
his
disciple
Marcus
,
with
Colorbasus
and
Heracleon
,
all
their
opinions
were
so
intricate
and
obscure
,
that
men
of
meane
vnderstanding
could
not
conceiue
them
,
and
men
of
deepe
iudgement
would
not
conceiue
them
,
because
they
had
not
spitted
out
their
braines
(
as
Epiphanius
speaketh
)
that
is
,
their
head
was
not
so
voide
of
wisdome
as
to
hearken
to
the
new
inuented
toyes
of
braine-sicke
men
.
Cerdon
.
Marcion
.
Cerdon
and
Marcion
were
authors
of
the
opinion
of
two
gods
,
or
two
beginnings
,
the
one
they
called
the
authour
all
good
things
,
the
other
the
author
of
all
euill
things
.
They
denied
the
verity
of
Christs
humane
nature
and
the
veritie
of
his
sufferings
,
whereupon
of
necessity
followeth
this
conclusion
,
that
we
are
not
saued
indeed
,
but
only
(
to
vse
Marcions
own
words
)
putativè
,
that
is
in
fantasie
or
supposition
.
The
death
of
Christ
is
the
true
ground
of
our
saluation
,
if
he
only
seemed
to
die
,
&
died
not
indeed
,
then
we
seeme
to
be
saued
but
are
not
saued
indeed
.
They
denied
also
the
resurrection
of
the
body
.
August
.
Index
haeres
.
Marcion
was
justly
called
by
Polycarpus
Primogenitus
diaboli
,
Euseb.
l.
4.
c.
14.
that
is
,
the
first
borne
of
the
deuill
.
This
heresie
by
the
worke
of
that
old
serpent
was
dispersed
in
Italy
,
Egypt
,
Palestina
,
Arabia
,
Syria
,
Cyprus
,
Thebaida
,
Persia
,
&
in
many
other
places
.
This
is
the
cause
wherefore
Tertullian
,
&
after
him
,
Epiphanius
inveighes
so
sharply
against
this
pestilent
heretike
Marcion
.
He
was
the
inuenter
of
a
strange
and
new
custome
in
Baptisme
,
that
after
a
man
hath
bin
once
baptized
he
may
be
baptized
again
the
second
time
,
&
third
time
also
.
This
he
did
to
wash
away
&
put
in
obliuion
the
foule
fault
of
whordome
committed
by
him
.
His
father
was
a
Preacher
of
Gods
word
in
Pontus
,
&
he
himselfe
had
vowed
chastity
,
&
afterward
polluted
himselfe
with
whoredom
,
&
was
cast
out
of
the
church
by
his
owne
father
,
&
when
he
came
to
Rome
at
the
time
when
Hyginus
(
the
ninth
B.
after
the
martyrdome
of
the
two
great
Apostles
)
was
lately
departed
this
life
,
he
was
not
admitted
to
the
fellowship
of
the
Church
of
Rome
:
therefore
he
joyned
himselfe
to
the
fellowship
of
Cerdon
and
augmented
his
errour
.
To
the
two
beginnings
of
Cerdon
he
added
the
third
in
this
maner
.
First
he
said
there
was
one
supreme
&
vniuersall
God
,
&
him
he
called
the
good
God
,
who
created
nothing
that
is
in
this
world
.
Secondly
there
was
a
visible
God
who
was
Creator
and
maker
of
all
things
,
and
thirdly
there
was
the
deuill
as
mid-thing
betweene
the
visible
&
inuisible
God
.
In
the
dayes
of
Antoninus
and
L.
Verus
the
authors
of
the
fourth
persecution
;
Iustinus
Martyr
,
during
whose
lifetime
hee
maintained
no
errour
openly
:
but
after
the
death
of
Iustinus
hee
became
the
authour
of
the
sect
Encratitae
,
Euseb.
l.
4
c.
28.
This
they
did
no
doubt
,
because
Paul
in
his
Epistles
calleth
the
prohibition
of
marriage
,
and
the
prohibition
of
meates
appointed
by
God
for
the
vse
of
men
with
thankesgiuing
,
Montanus
a
man
of
Phrygia
seduced
two
women
,
Montanus
.
Cataphryges
.
Iohn
14.
Priscilla
and
Maximilla
to
leaue
the
companie
of
their
husbands
,
and
to
be
his
prophetesses
.
He
called
himselfe
the
holy
Spirit
,
whom
Christ
sent
to
instruct
his
disciples
in
all
truth
.
He
instituted
lawes
concerning
fasting
,
and
damned
the
second
marriage
,
and
affirmed
that
Paul
gaue
libertie
to
widowes
to
marrie
,
August
.
Index
haeres
.
Euseb.
lib
5.
cap
,
14
and
16.
because
hee
knew
the
will
of
God
,
but
onely
in
a
part
.
I
purposely
passe
ouer
the
rable
of
obscure
Heretikes
,
such
as
Ophitae
,
Caiani
,
Sothiani
,
and
such
like
:
of
whom
notwithstanding
Epiphanius
vouchsafeth
to
write
at
length
,
no
doubt
to
manifest
the
corruption
of
mans
nature
,
stouping
sometimes
so
basely
,
that
not
onely
they
hearken
to
the
counsel
of
the
old
serpent
the
deuill
,
but
also
they
worship
the
very
instrument
of
the
Deuill
,
viz.
the
serpent
,
as
these
Ophitae
did
.
Againe
,
some
Heretikes
magnified
Cain
and
called
him
their
father
.
Let
no
man
maruell
wherefore
the
name
of
Aquila
a
man
of
Pontus
and
Theodosion
of
Ephesus
,
Euseb.
l.
●
.
●
.
●
.
The
translation
of
the
Septuagints
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
Behold
a
virgin
shall
conceiue
,
Isa.
7.
was
translated
by
them
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Behold
a
young
woman
shall
conceiue
.
But
this
bad
translation
of
Apostat
christians
and
Proselites
of
the
Iewes
so
well
liked
of
the
Iewish
nation
,
could
neuer
take
place
in
the
Church
of
Christ
:
because
the
Propher
Isaiah
in
that
chapter
is
speaking
of
a
miraculous
signe
which
God
will
giue
vnto
his
people
to
confirme
their
faith
,
such
as
is
the
birth
of
a
virgin
,
which
indeede
is
a
miraculous
worke
,
but
the
birth
of
a
yong
woman
that
hath
an
husband
is
no
miracle
.
CENTVRIE
III.
IVstly
did
Epiphanius
compare
an
heretike
to
a
Moul
;
The
heretikes
called
Artotiritae
who
added
vnto
the
administration
of
their
Sacrāent
cheese
vnto
the
bread
.
Adamiani
,
Theodos●●●
who
denied
the
diuinitie
of
Christ
,
Melchised●ciani
Bardesianistae
Valesii
.
Melchisedeciani
magnified
Melchisedecke
aboue
Christ
.
Bardesianistae
were
but
a
branch
of
the
heresie
of
the
Valentinians
&
Gnostici
,
who
denied
the
resurrection
,
as
is
already
declared
in
the
second
Centurie
.
Valesii
,
who
gelded
themselues
.
Angelici
,
whose
name
was
better
knowne
to
Epiphanius
then
the
original
of
their
sect
.
Apstolici
,
who
would
haue
possessions
,
&
Turpes
.
These
were
vile
&
filthy
beastes
,
not
abhorring
from
whordome
,
but
from
procreation
of
children
,
to
the
end
they
might
seeme
to
bee
chaste
.
Epiphaen
contra
haeres
.
lib.
2.
They
were
like
to
Onan
the
sonne
of
Iudah
whom
the
Lord
destroyed
Al
these
heresies
mentioned
by
Epiphan.
I
passe
by
almost
with
silence
,
because
they
were
like
vnto
abortiue
birthes
,
&
continued
not
long
to
perturbe
the
peace
of
the
Church
.
Now
concerning
other
Heretickes
,
by
whose
venemous
doctrine
the
Church
of
Christ
had
great
strife
and
perturbation
.
Artemon
and
Beryllus
Bishops
of
Bostra
in
Arabia
denied
the
diuinitie
of
Christ
,
Beryllus
Origen
conferred
,
and
reduced
him
backe
againe
to
the
true
faith
and
therefore
I
set
not
his
name
in
the
Catalogue
of
Heretikes
,
because
he
added
not
vnto
the
fault
of
his
bad
opinion
an
obstinate
defending
of
the
same
.
The
heresie
of
Helcesaitae
otherwise
called
Sampsei
,
because
of
the
short
continuance
of
it
,
is
scarce
worthy
to
be
reckoned
.
They
mixed
the
religion
of
the
Iewes
,
Gentiles
,
and
Christians
,
together
;
but
were
more
addicted
to
the
supperstition
of
the
Iewes
,
Epiph
contra
●eres
lib.
2.
then
to
any
one
of
the
other
two
.
They
reiected
the
writings
of
the
Apostle
Paul
,
and
affirmed
that
a
man
who
denyed
the
Lord
with
his
mouth
,
in
the
time
of
persecution
,
if
so
be
hee
adhered
to
the
faith
in
his
heart
,
hee
had
committed
no
sinne
.
They
carryed
about
with
them
a
singular
book
,
which
they
sayd
was
sent
downe
from
heaven
,
Coment
.
Funt
.
in
Chron.
and
they
promised
remission
of
sinnes
to
every
man
who
would
hearken
to
the
words
of
that
booke
.
Novatus
a
Presbyter
at
Rome
,
Isai
,
Ezech.
18.
Mat.
11.
and
to
innumerable
moe
places
of
sacred
Scripture
,
but
also
it
was
a
foolish
opinion
,
advancing
the
kingdome
of
the
divell
,
and
not
the
kingdome
of
God
.
For
the
two
great
wheels
of
the
cart
of
the
divell
,
Euseb.
l.
6.
c.
43.
who
did
the
like
,
with
the
advice
of
a
graue
and
worthy
Councell
,
gathered
at
Rome
,
are
to
bee
counted
wise
men
:
because
they
endevoured
timely
to
suppresse
those
errours
that
weakened
the
hearts
of
the
children
of
God
.
I
reade
of
no
heresie
preceding
the
heresie
of
Arrius
and
Eutiches
,
●oto●
.
●ib
.
●●●p
.
●●
.
were
conformable
to
the
opinion
of
the
true
Church
.
Thirdly
,
because
in
the
time
of
the
Arrian
persec●●ion
,
the
Novatians
were
banished
,
and
troubled
with
no
lesse
hat●full
malice
and
despite
,
then
the
members
of
the
Church
were
:
yea
and
the
true
Catholiques
and
Novatians
,
being
companions
of
one
and
the
selfe-same
suffering
,
were
content
also
to
giue
their
liues
one
for
another
.
And
the
foresayd
author
saith
,
Parúmque
abfuit
quin
coadunarentur
,
that
is
,
The
razing
and
demolishing
of
the
Temple
of
the
Novatians
,
in
Cyzicum
,
a
famous
towne
of
Bithynia
,
together
with
the
calamity
of
the
people
of
Mantinium
,
a
towne
of
Paphlagonia
,
cleerely
prooveth
,
that
the
Novatian
heresie
continued
vntill
the
dayes
of
Constantius
the
sonne
of
Constantine
,
an
Arrian
Emperour
,
and
a
persecuter
of
the
true
faith
.
The
favour
that
they
obtained
in
the
dayes
of
Iulian
,
I
passe
over
with
silence
.
But
in
the
dayes
of
the
raigne
of
Theodosius
,
the
Novatians
by
the
Emperours
edict
,
were
permitted
to
haue
publique
conventions
in
Constantinople
,
to
enioy
such
priviledges
as
other
Christians
had
,
and
to
possesse
the
Oratories
and
Temples
,
wherein
they
were
accustomed
to
ser●e
God
.
All
this
toleration
and
liberty
was
granted
to
them
by
the
good
Emperour
Theodosius
,
because
in
the
head
of
Doctrine
concerning
the
divinity
of
Christ
,
they
damned
the
Arrians
,
Soc.
l.
●
.
c.
10.
Hi●
.
Magd.
C●nt
.
3.
〈◊〉
.
●
.
&
agreed
with
the
Homousians
.
The
Magdeburg
historie
saith
,
that
this
heresie
continued
in
Constantinople
to
the
time
that
it
was
conquered
by
the
Turkes
,
I
haue
written
of
this
heresie
at
great
length
,
to
admonish
all
true
Christians
,
that
it
is
not
enough
to
adhere
to
some
points
of
the
true
faith
,
Come
vnto
me
all
yee
that
are
weary
and
laden
,
and
I
will
ease
you
.
Let
the
example
of
the
Novatians
admonish
men
who
studie
to
singularity
,
and
to
bring
in
new
customes
or
opinions
in
the
Church
of
God
,
to
take
heed
that
their
opinions
bee
not
repugnant
vnto
the
written
Word
:
Enseb
,
●●
.
c.
43
Hist.
〈◊〉
.
cen●
.
3.
cap.
●
Let
this
name
rest
in
the
bosome
of
Hereticks
.
And
men
who
are
not
guilty
of
the
faults
,
that
were
in
the
Novatians
,
if
they
be
vndeservedly
charged
with
this
name
given
of
old
to
Heretiques
,
let
them
say
with
humble
hearts
,
that
in
one
sense
they
are
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
because
they
are
purged
from
sinne
in
the
fountaine
of
the
blood
of
Christ
.
Now
are
yee
cleane
,
through
the
word
that
I
haue
spoken
vnto
you
.
The
heresie
of
Sabellius
began
to
shew
it selfe
vnto
the
world
,
Ruffin
.
l.
1.
c.
29.
By
this
opinion
they
were
compelled
to
grant
,
that
it
was
the
Father
who
cloathed
himselfe
with
our
nature
,
and
dyed
for
our
sinnes
,
and
they
were
called
Patrispass●ani
,
because
their
opinion
imported
that
the
Father
suffered
.
In
the
raigne
of
Gallienus
,
and
about
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Euseb
l.
7
c.
24.
and
promised
that
hee
should
not
maintaine
any
such
opinion
in
time
to
come
.
About
that
same
time
,
that
is
,
in
the
time
of
the
raigne
of
Gallienus
,
Aurelianus
:
Paulus
Samosatenus
Bishop
of
Antiochia
,
a
pestilent
fellow
,
denyed
the
divinity
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
and
affirmed
that
Christ
obtained
the
name
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
through
his
vertuous
behaviour
and
patient
suffering
;
but
he
was
not
naturally
and
truely
the
Sonne
of
God
,
begotten
of
the
substance
of
the
Father
.
His
life
correspondent
to
his
doctrine
,
was
wicked
and
prophane
.
He
was
so
covetous
of
vaine-glory
,
that
he
built
vnto
himselfe
in
the
Church
a
glorious
seat
,
according
to
the
similitude
of
a
princely
throne
,
and
from
this
seat
hee
spake
vnto
the
people
,
whom
he
was
accustomed
to
reproue
with
sharpe
words
,
if
they
had
not
received
his
words
with
cheerfull
acclamations
and
shoutings
,
such
as
were
wont
to
bee
vsed
in
Stage-playes
.
The
Psalmes
also
that
were
sung
in
Church
,
Euseb.
l.
7●
c.
30.
to
the
praise
of
God
,
hee
abrogated
,
and
was
not
ashamed
to
hire
women
,
to
sing
his
owne
praises
in
the
Congregation
of
the
Lords
people
.
For
this
his
damnable
doctrine
and
lewd
life
,
he
was
most
iustly
deposed
by
the
Councell
convened
at
Antiochia
,
and
excommunicated
by
all
Christian
Churches
in
the
whole
world
,
and
was
so
detested
by
all
good
men
,
that
F●rmilius
Bishop
of
Caesarea
in
Cappadocia
,
and
Dionysius
Alexandrinus
,
who
for
his
olde
age
might
not
travell
,
and
be
present
at
the
Councell
of
Antiochia
,
yet
they
both
damned
the
Heretique
Samosatenus
,
by
their
letters
sent
to
the
Congregation
of
Antiochia
,
but
not
to
the
Bishop
thereof
,
because
hee
was
not
worthy
that
any
man
should
salute
him
,
either
by
word
or
writ
.
Manes
a
Persian
,
Euseb.
l.
7.
c.
31.
yet
hee
durst
to
call
himselfe
the
holy
spirit
,
as
Montanus
had
done
before
,
and
to
represent
Christs
actions
in
chusig
vnto
him
twelue
disciples
,
whom
hee
sent
forth
to
propagate
his
errors
,
into
diverse
parts
of
the
world
.
His
heresie
contained
a
masse
,
or
venomous
composition
of
old
extinguished
errors
,
which
hee
renued
and
massed
together
;
such
as
the
error
of
Cerdon
and
Marcion
,
concerning
two
beginnings
.
The
error
of
Encratitae
,
in
prohibition
of
meates
,
which
God
hath
appointed
for
the
vse
of
man
with
thanksgiving
,
specially
flesh
and
wine
.
Hee
vtterly
reiected
the
old
Testament
,
as
many
other
Heretiques
had
done
before
him
.
Hee
ascribed
not
sinne
to
the
free
will
of
man
,
and
his
voluntary
defection
from
the
estate
of
his
first
creation
,
but
to
necessity
,
because
mans
bodie
was
made
of
the
substance
of
the
Prince
of
darknes
.
This
was
that
heresie
wherewith
Augustine
was
infected
before
his
conversion
,
but
the
Lord
who
brought
forth
light
out
of
darknesse
,
and
made
Paul
,
sometime
a
Persecuter
,
to
be
a
Preacher
of
his
Gospell
,
and
Cyprian
a
Sorcerer
,
to
be
a
worthy
Preacher
and
Martyr
:
this
same
gracious
Lord
,
I
say
,
in
the
multitude
of
his
vnspeakeable
compassions
,
drew
Augustine
out
of
this
filthy
myre
of
abhominable
heresie
,
and
made
him
liste
vnto
a
bright
starre
,
sending
forth
the
beames
of
light
to
comfort
Gods
house
.
The
opinion
of
Manes
concerning
the
creation
of
the
world
,
and
the
creation
of
man
,
the
manifestation
of
Christ
in
our
nature
,
rather
in
shew
and
appearance
,
then
in
verity
;
and
the
horrible
abhomination
of
their
vile
Eucharist
,
no
man
can
be
ignorant
of
these
things
,
who
hath
read
but
a
little
of
the
bookes
of
Augustine
,
written
against
the
Mani●heans
.
In
the
end
,
like
as
Manes
exceeded
all
the
rest
of
the
Heretiques
in
madnesse
of
foolish
opinions
:
even
so
the
Lord
pointed
him
out
among
all
the
rest
,
to
be
a
spectacle
of
his
wrath
and
vengeance
.
For
the
King
of
Persia
hearing
of
the
fame
of
Manes
,
Soc.
l.
1.
c.
22.
and
stopped
his
skin
full
of
chaffe
,
and
set
it
vp
before
the
entry
of
a
certaine
Citie
of
Mesopotamia
.
If
any
man
bee
desirous
to
haue
greater
knowledge
of
this
remarkeable
Heretique
,
both
in
respect
of
his
life
and
death
,
hee
may
reade
the
fore-mentioned
chapter
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
history
of
Socrates
,
and
he
shall
finde
,
that
the
first
man
called
Manicheus
,
who
renued
the
error
of
two
beginnings
,
was
a
man
of
Scythia
.
He
had
a
disciple
,
first
called
Buddas
,
afterward
Terebynthus
,
who
dwelt
in
Babylon
.
This
man
Terebynthus
,
was
the
composer
of
these
bookes
which
Manes
gaue
out
vnder
his
owne
name
.
Manes
was
but
a
slavish
boy
,
bought
with
money
by
a
woman
of
Babylon
,
in
whose
house
Terebynthus
had
lodged
,
and
shee
brought
vp
the
boy
at
schoole
:
his
name
was
Curbicus
when
he
was
bought
,
but
when
this
woman
died
,
shee
left
in
legacie
to
Curbicus
,
the
money
and
bookes
of
Terebynthus
,
and
he
went
from
Babylon
to
Persia
,
changed
his
name
,
and
called
himselfe
Manes
,
and
set
forth
the
bookes
of
Terebynthus
,
After
Manes
,
Epiph.
contra
heres.
Hist.
Magd.
how
many
of
the
divels
trumpeters
sounded
the
doctrine
of
the
prohibition
of
marriage
.
The
Nicolaitans
,
Gnostici
,
Encratitae
,
Montanistae
,
Apostolici
,
Origeniani
,
called
Turpes
,
CENTVRIE
IV.
OLd
heresies
before
mentioned
,
such
as
the
heresies
of
the
Novatians
,
Sabellians
,
and
Manicheans
,
did
more
hurt
in
this
Centurie
,
then
in
the
time
wherein
they
were
first
propagated
;
as
appeareth
by
the
books
and
Sermons
of
learned
Fathers
,
seriously
insisting
to
quench
the
flame
of
hereticall
doctrine
,
which
was
kindled
before
their
time
.
Soc.
l.
1.
c.
6.
Theod.
l.
1.
c.
8.
Aug
de
heres.
Theod.
l.
1.
c
9.
Meletius
a
Bishop
in
Thebaida
,
was
deposed
by
Peter
Bishop
of
Alexandria
(
who
suffered
martyrdome
vnder
Dioclesian
)
because
hee
was
found
to
haue
sacrificed
to
Idols
.
After
his
deposition
he
was
factious
and
seditious
,
raysing
vp
tumults
in
Thebaida
,
and
practizing
tyranny
against
the
chaire
of
Alexandria
:
and
his
disciples
were
found
to
haue
communicated
with
the
Arrians
.
The
Councell
of
Nice
suffered
Miletius
to
enioy
the
name
of
a
Bishop
without
power
of
ordination
.
Theod.
l.
1.
c.
4.
Alexander
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
dealt
with
him
to
reclaime
him
from
his
hereticall
opinions
:
but
his
travels
were
spent
in
vaine
.
Therefore
Alexander
was
compelled
to
vse
the
last
remedie
,
to
depose
and
excommunicate
Arrius
,
with
his
complices
,
to
wit
,
Achilles
,
Euzoius
,
Aethalus
,
Lucius
,
Sarmata
,
Iulius
,
M●nas
,
Arrtus
alter
,
and
Helladius
.
This
excommunication
had
allowance
by
the
Bishops
of
Thebaida
,
Pentapolis
,
Lybia
,
Syria
,
Lycia
,
Pamphylia
,
Asia
,
Cappadocia
,
and
many
other
places
.
But
Arrius
an
head
strong
heretike
was
incorrigible
:
neither
the
letters
of
the
good
Emperour
Constantine
,
nor
the
trauelts
of
Osius
Bishop
of
Cordubae
,
could
worke
any
amendment
in
him
.
He
laboured
to
fortifie
himselfe
in
his
hereticall
opinion
,
especially
by
the
assistance
of
Eusebius
B.
of
Nicomedia
,
a
perilous
&
deceitful
man
.
Arrius
was
condemned
by
the
Councel
of
Nice
,
&
was
banished
by
the
Emp.
Constantine
.
Albeit
he
was
reduced
againe
from
banishment
by
the
meanes
of
Constantia
,
the
Emp.
sister
,
&
of
an
Arrian
presbiter
,
whom
she
commended
to
the
Em.
her
brother
when
she
was
concluding
her
life
:
Socrat.
l.
1.
c.
38
Yet
the
Lord
punished
the
insolent
pride
of
this
heretike
,
with
a
shamefull
&
vnquoth
death
,
as
hath
bin
already
declared
.
This
heresie
was
propagated
by
Constantius
,
by
Iustina
,
and
her
sonne
Valentinian
the
second
,
by
the
Emp.
Valens
,
and
by
the
kings
of
Gothes
and
Vandalles
.
The
principall
defenders
of
the
heresie
were
Eusebius
B.
of
Nicomedia
,
Socrat.
l.
2.
c.
18
Menophantes
,
B.
of
Ephesus
,
Theogonius
B.
of
Nice
,
Vrsatius
B.
of
Sygdonia
,
and
Valens
B.
of
Mursa
,
in
vpper
Panonia
,
Theonas
B.
in
Marmarica
,
Secundus
B.
of
Ptolemaida
in
Aegypt
,
Maris
B.
of
Chalcedon
,
Narcissus
B.
in
Cilicia
,
Theodorus
B.
of
Hearaclea
in
Thracia
,
and
Marcus
B.
of
Irenopolis
in
Syria
.
In
the
number
of
most
impudent
Arrian
Bishops
,
was
Ishyras
,
the
chiefe
accuser
of
Athanasius
,
to
whom
the
Arrians
gaue
the
wages
of
iniquity
,
and
ordained
him
B.
of
Mareotis
:
Sozom.
lib.
2.
cap.
25.
The
ouer-throwing
of
the
holy
Table
,
the
breaking
of
the
holy
Cup
,
the
burning
of
the
holy
bookes
,
the
slaughter
of
Arsenius
,
&
many
other
accusations
were
all
forged
against
Athanasius
by
Ishyras
,
for
hope
of
reward
.
Eulalius
,
Euphronius
,
Placitus
,
Stephanus
,
Leontius
,
Spado
,
and
Eudoxius
,
Bishops
of
Antiochia●all
these
were
defenders
of
the
Arrian
heresie
,
with
many
others
of
whom
I
will
haue
occasion
to
spèake
hereafter
.
Albeit
Anomaei
were
a
branch
of
the
stocke
of
the
Arrians
,
Sozom.
lib
4.
cap.
22.
because
in
his
books
he
had
called
the
Son
of
God
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
of
like
Substance
with
the
Father
:
he
was
demaunded
in
what
sence
he
had
so
written
?
he
answered
,
that
the
Sonne
of
God
was
like
vnto
the
Father
in
will
,
but
not
in
substance
.
Eunomius
bishop
of
Cyzicus
in
Bythynia
,
was
the
inuenter
of
this
miserable
Heresie
of
Anomaei
,
a
man
who
delighted
in
multitude
of
wordes
as
many
Heretikes
doe
.
Sozom
lib.
6.
cap.
26.
Sozomen
blames
him
for
altering
the
custome
of
thriee
dipping
the
water
in
Baptisme
.
The
people
of
Cyzicus
complained
to
the
Emp.
Constantius
,
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
29.
of
the
bad
and
reprobate
opinion
of
Eunomius
.
The
Emperour
was
offended
against
Eudoxius
bishop
of
Constantinople
who
had
placed
him
in
Cyzicus
.
Basil
contra
.
Eunomium
.
Numb.
25.
ver.
14.15
.
Hereof
it
came
to
passe
,
that
Eudoxius
(
who
was
of
that
opinion
himself
,
but
durst
not
auow
it
)
sent
secret
aduertisement
to
Eunomius
to
flie
out
of
Cyzicus
.
Basilius
Magnus
in
his
fiue
bookes
written
against
Eunomius
,
as
it
were
filled
with
the
spirit
of
Phineas
,
who
with
one
speare
killed
Ombri
and
Cosbi
:
euen
so
Basilius
with
one
penne
,
confounded
both
Eunomius
,
and
his
master
Aëtius
.
This
Aetius
was
a
Syrian
,
admitted
to
the
office
of
a
Deacon
by
Leontius
Spado
:
he
spake
vnquoth
things
of
the
Trinitie
,
and
was
justly
called
an
Atheist
.
The
Emp.
Constantius
,
albeit
he
loued
other
Arrians
,
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
28.
yet
he
disliked
Anomei
,
and
procured
his
deposition
and
excommunication
,
by
the
Bishops
who
came
to
Constantinople
from
Ariminum
and
Seleucia
.
Eudoxius
first
Bishop
of
Germanitia
,
in
the
confines
of
Cilicia
,
after
Bishop
of
Antiochia
,
&
last
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
a
hunter
for
preheminence
of
place
:
he
was
a
fauourer
of
the
sect
of
Arrians
,
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
25.
called
Anomei
,
or
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
:
yet
he
had
the
heart
of
a
beast
,
for
neither
would
he
embrace
the
true
faith
,
neither
durst
he
defend
the
lye
whereunto
his
heart
was
inclined
.
But
in
the
Councell
of
Constantinople
,
holden
after
the
Councels
of
Ariminum
and
Seleucia
,
he
transferred
all
the
blame
vpon
Aëtius
,
whom
the
Emperour
banished
:
so
that
it
is
a
strange
thing
,
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
27.
that
this
errour
should
haue
had
the
name
also
from
such
a
feeble
patron
as
Eudoxius
was
,
to
be
called
the
errour
of
Eudoxiani
.
Macedonius
,
Soc.
l.
2.
c
because
hee
durst
presume
at
his
owne
hand
to
transport
the
bones
of
the
Emp.
Constantine
from
one
Church
to
another
.
His
followers
were
abhorred
more
then
any
other
branch
of
the
Arrian
heresie
,
Soc.
l.
4.
c.
12.
for
their
inconstancie
.
They
sent
Messengers
to
Liberius
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
consented
in
all
points
to
the
Nicene
Faith
:
but
afterward
,
like
vnto
dogges
,
they
returned
to
their
vomit
a
gaine
.
Hee
was
damned
,
as
a
notable
heretike
,
by
the
second
Generall
Councell
gathered
at
Constantinople
,
by
the
Emperour
Theodosius
,
Anno.
386.
He
died
in
a
little
Village
neere
to
Constantinople
,
and
Eudoxius
obtained
his
place
.
Photinus
Bishop
of
Sirmium
in
Illyria
,
Secrat
.
l.
2.
c.
19
That
the
kingdome
of
Christ
was
not
euerlasting
,
but
it
had
a
beginning
,
when
he
was
borne
of
the
Virgin
,
&
should
haue
an
end
at
the
latter
day
.
This
heresie
hath
the
name
from
the
disciple
,
and
not
the
master
,
in
regard
that
Marcellus
continued
not
so
obstinately
in
his
errour
,
as
did
Photinus
his
disciple
,
but
renounced
his
errour
,
&
was
receiued
into
the
fellowship
of
the
Church
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
4.
cap.
11.
in
the
Councell
of
Sardica
:
but
Photinus
was
deposed
at
the
Councell
of
Sirmium
,
and
banished
by
the
Emperour
Constantine
Neuerthelesse
,
after
his
deposition
&
banishment
,
he
continued
obstinately
in
his
errour
,
&
wrote
bookes
both
in
Latine
and
Greeke
,
in
defence
of
his
heresie
:
whereby
his
name
became
infamous
,
and
he
was
counted
the
author
of
this
heresie
.
Let
vs
make
man
in
our
owne
Image
,
according
to
our
likenesse
.
With
this
errour
many
vnlerned
Aegyptian
Monkes
were
intangled
.
They
pretended
great
innocencie
and
chastitie
in
their
liues
,
and
separated
themselues
from
the
societie
of
the
Church
,
Theod.
compend
.
beresium
.
couering
their
impietie
with
this
pretext
,
that
they
saw
vsurers
and
vncleane
persons
tolerated
in
the
Church
.
Likewise
they
were
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
men
rauished
in
the
spirit
,
Theod
lib.
4.
cap.
11.
after
long
continuance
in
prayer
.
When
they
were
transported
,
and
out
of
their
wits
,
then
they
supposed
,
that
the
holy
spirit
was
sensibly
infused
into
them
,
whereby
their
bodies
were
made
free
of
all
perturbation
,
and
their
soules
were
auerted
from
all
inclination
to
euill
,
in
such
sort
,
that
they
had
no
neede
of
fasting
to
subdue
their
bodies
,
nor
of
Doctrine
to
restraine
the
disordered
affections
of
their
soules
.
Theod.
ibid.
This
Pestilent
heresie
was
ouerspred
in
many
places
:
but
it
was
mightily
suppressed
by
Letoius
B.
of
Meletina
,
Amphilachius
B.
of
Iconium
in
Lycaonia
,
&
Flaniāus
B.
of
Antiochia
,
who
with
great
dexterity
drew
out
a
confession
out
of
the
mouth
of
Adelphius
,
an
aged
man
,
&
a
propagator
of
this
heresie
in
Edessa
.
This
Heresie
,
albeit
it
had
many
patrons
,
such
as
Dadoes
,
Sabas
,
Adelphius
,
Hermas
,
Simeones
,
yet
from
none
of
them
it
receiued
the
name
,
but
rather
from
the
actions
and
passions
wherevnto
they
inclined
.
Apollinaris
Bishop
of
Laodicea
in
Syria
,
Ruffin
.
l.
2.
c.
20.
that
is
to
say
,
Through
contention
he
procreated
an
heresie
:
affirming
that
in
the
dispensation
of
Christes
Incarnation
,
hee
assumed
the
body
of
a
man
onely
,
but
not
the
soule
of
a
man
because
his
diuinitie
supplied
the
place
of
his
soule
.
And
when
hee
was
argued
by
euident
places
of
Scripture
,
that
Christ
in
his
humane
nature
was
a
perfect
man
,
hauing
not
onely
a
body
,
but
also
the
soule
of
a
man
:
as
when
he
sayd
,
His
soul
was
heauy
vnto
the
death
:
Theod
lib.
5.
cap.
3.
neere
approaching
to
Antiochia
:
hee
was
the
author
of
the
fourth
faction
.
In
the
dayes
of
Iulian
hee
compiled
histories
of
Scripture
,
in
Greeke
Poesie
.
In
the
dayes
of
Valentinian
and
Gratian
,
Itrom
in
Catal.
Theod
l.
5
c.
4.
Soz●m
.
lib.
6.
cap.
25.
he
defended
his
Heresie
.
In
the
dayes
of
the
Emperour
Theodosius
he
concluded
his
life
.
His
sonne
,
in
name
,
learning
,
and
bad
vse
of
excellent
gifts
,
was
like
vnto
his
father
.
Vitalius
presbiter
in
Antiochia
was
a
serious
defender
of
the
heresie
of
Apollinaris
,
in
so
much
,
that
the
followers
of
Apollinaris
were
called
Vitaliani
.
Donatus
was
a
Bishop
in
Numidia
,
August
Epist.
152.
that
he
had
receiued
ordination
from
Foelix
Altungensis
,
who
was
proditor
:
that
is
,
who
in
time
of
persecution
had
deliuered
the
booke
of
holy
Scripture
to
be
burnt
:
or
,
as
others
say
,
because
hee
admitted
to
an
Ecclesiasticall
office
,
a
Deacon
,
who
had
committed
the
like
fault
.
The
cause
of
Cecilianus
was
oft
agitat
before
the
Councell
of
Carthage
,
before
Miltiades
B.
of
Rome
,
before
the
Councell
of
Arles
,
and
by
the
Emp.
Constantine
:
but
the
Donatistes
at
all
times
succumbed
in
probation
.
Therefore
they
were
enraged
,
because
they
could
not
accomplish
their
wicked
designes
against
Cecilianus
:
&
they
fell
from
the
vnity
of
the
Church
.
Inueterate
schismes
oft
times
turne
to
Heresies
.
So
the
Donatists
in
the
end
were
defenders
of
Hereticall
opinions
:
namely
,
that
the
Catholicke
church
was
no
where
els
to
be
found
,
but
only
in
that
corner
of
Africke
,
wherein
they
themselues
dwelt
:
and
that
Baptisme
was
not
effectual
,
except
it
had
bin
ministred
by
one
of
their
societie
.
Of
all
the
branches
of
this
heresie
,
Epiph.
contra
beres
.
as
to
the
Queene
of
Heauen
.
Epiphanius
counts
them
Heretikes
,
because
the
Virgin
Marie
,
albeit
shee
be
a
blessed
woman
,
yet
is
shee
not
God
.
Many
late
heresies
are
nothing
els
,
but
a
renewing
of
old
&
decayed
heresies
.
Hist.
Magd.
Cent.
4.
cap.
11.
and
renewed
the
heresie
of
Gnostici
,
who
disallowed
Marriage
,
and
commended
fornication
.
Some
Bishops
of
Spaine
were
entangled
with
this
heresie
:
such
as
Iustantius
,
Salvianus
,
and
Helpidius
,
whom
Adygimus
Bishop
of
Corduba
damned
in
a
Councell
gathered
at
Caesaraugusta
.
This
was
done
in
the
dayes
of
the
Emp.
Gratianus
&
Valentinian
.
The
great
Citie
of
refuge
to
heretikes
,
was
to
addresse
themselues
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
to
leane
vnder
his
shadow
:
But
Damasus
,
who
was
bishop
of
Rome
at
this
time
,
would
not
admit
these
Heretikes
to
his
presence
:
Neither
would
Ambrose
Bishop
of
Millane
,
to
whom
they
addressed
next
,
in
any
wise
accept
of
them
:
when
al
other
means
failed
them
,
last
of
al
with
buddes
and
bribes
they
sollicited
the
Emp.
cubiculers
,
&
were
sent
backe
againe
to
enjoy
their
owne
places
.
Neuerthelesse
,
God
suffered
not
Priscillianus
to
escape
punishment
,
for
hee
was
conuict
of
sorcery
,
and
was
punished
to
the
death
,
after
the
death
of
Valentinian
the
second
,
whether
by
Maximus
an
vsurper
of
the
Emperiall
Soueraintie
,
or
by
Theodosius
,
I
am
not
certaine
.
Lucifer
was
Bishop
of
Calaris
in
Sardinia
.
Sozom.
lib.
5.
cap.
13.
Hee
visited
Antiochia
a
towne
miserably
distracted
with
Schismes
,
and
by
ordaining
Paulinus
Bishop
of
Antiochia
,
hee
rather
augmented
then
lessened
the
schisme
:
he
perceiued
that
this
his
fact
was
disproued
by
Euseb.
Bishop
of
Vercellis
,
and
many
others
,
therefore
he
and
his
followers
,
did
not
communicate
with
such
as
disproued
the
ordination
of
Paulinus
.
This
seemeth
rather
to
be
reckoned
in
the
catalogue
of
schismes
,
Theod.
compend
.
heresium
.
then
of
heresies
:
and
Theod.
disprouing
Lucifer
,
saith
,
that
hee
made
faith
to
be
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
but
he
saith
not
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
a
weapon
of
contentions
,
but
not
a
weapon
of
heresie
.
These
who
supposed
,
August
de
haeres
.
a
man
more
curious
then
wise
.
The
opinion
of
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
,
not
repugnant
to
Scripture
,
was
this
,
That
like
as
no
man
did
lie
in
the
sepulchre
wherein
Christ
was
buried
before
him
,
Euen
so
in
the
wombe
wherein
hee
was
conceiued
,
no
man
was
conceiued
after
him
:
so
the
Fathers
tooke
the
words
of
the
Apostolicke
symbole
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
as
if
it
had
beene
said
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
borne
of
Mary
a
perpetuall
Virgin
.
In
holy
scriptures
by
the
brethren
of
our
Lord
is
meant
the
kinsmen
of
the
Lord
according
to
the
flesh
,
to
which
exposition
the
consent
of
Ancient
and
Neotericke
writers
for
the
most
part
agreeth
.
The
rest
of
heresies
of
this
age
,
were
all
obscure
,
and
had
few
followers
,
Cyprian
.
Coluthiani
denyed
,
CENTVRIE
V.
PElagius
,
Brito
,
and
his
followers
,
Iulianus
,
and
Coelestius
,
mantained
damnable
heresies
,
in
the
dayes
of
Arcadius
and
Honorius
.
Their
pernitious
heresies
may
be
easily
knowne
by
the
learned
writings
of
Augustine
,
who
directly
impugneth
the
Pelagians
,
and
by
the
Councels
of
Arausio
in
France
,
and
Milivetanum
in
Numidia
,
which
damned
the
error
of
the
Pelagians
.
They
affirmed
that
men
by
nature
were
able
to
fulfill
the
whole
lawe
of
God
,
howbeit
more
easily
and
better
,
if
they
were
supported
by
the
grace
of
God
.
They
denyed
moreover
,
that
there
was
originall
sinne
,
and
sayd
,
the
posterity
of
Adam
were
sinners
by
imitation
of
Adams
sinne
,
but
had
not
received
sinne
by
carnall
propagation
.
They
said
moreover
,
that
children
had
not
need
to
be
baptized
for
remission
of
sinnes
,
and
that
godly
fathers
in
Scripture
,
when
they
confessed
their
sinnes
,
they
did
it
rather
for
example
of
humility
,
then
for
necessity
and
guiltinesse
of
sin
.
This
pestilent
heresie
was
spread
abroad
in
many
places
,
but
chiefly
in
the
Isle
of
Brittaine
,
because
Pelagius
being
driven
from
Rome
,
came
to
the
Isle
aforesaid
,
and
infected
it
with
his
error
,
but
by
the
diligent
travels
of
Germanus
Altisidorensis
,
and
Palladius
,
sent
from
Coelestinus
Bishop
of
Rome
,
both
England
and
Scotland
were
freed
from
that
error
.
Evag.
l.
1.
c.
7.
of
the
divine
and
humane
nature
of
Christ
.
He
denyed
that
the
Virgin
Marie
could
bee
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
or
Deipara
,
that
is
,
the
mother
of
God
,
but
only
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
the
mother
of
Christ
.
Hee
was
condemned
as
an
Heretique
in
the
Councell
of
Ephesus
,
and
banished
by
the
Emperour
Theodosius
,
to
the
wildernesse
of
Thebaida
,
and
was
plagued
by
God
with
extraordinary
iudgements
,
as
other
Heretiques
had
beene
before
:
Eutyches
was
an
Abbot
in
Constantinople
:
Euag.
l.
1.
c.
9.
but
Eutyches
confounded
the
natures
,
and
would
haue
the
humane
nature
so
swallowed
vp
by
the
immensitie
of
the
divine
nature
in
Christ
,
that
there
was
nor
two
natures
in
Christ
,
but
one
onely
,
to
wit
,
the
divine
nature
.
He
was
condemned
in
the
Councell
of
Chalcedon
,
as
will
bee
declared
hereafter
(
God
willing
)
.
This
heresie
much
perturbed
and
troubled
the
Church
,
in
respect
of
the
fautors
,
and
favourers
thereof
,
both
in
Policie
and
Church
.
Chrysaphius
,
a
principall
ruler
in
the
Court
of
Theodosius
the
second
:
Basiliscus
and
Anastatius
Emperours
,
were
favourers
of
this
heresie
,
and
of
Bishops
not
a
few
;
such
as
Dioscorus
Bishop
of
Alexandria
:
Timotheus
Aelurus
,
who
entred
into
the
chaire
of
Alexandria
like
vnto
a
Wolfe
,
with
sheading
the
blood
of
Proterius
the
true
shepheard
,
and
Petrus
Moggus
Bishoppe
of
Alexandria
,
and
Petrus
Gnapheus
Bishoppe
of
Antiochia
:
all
these
maintained
the
heresie
of
Eutiches
a
long
time
.
And
now
appeareth
the
fruit
of
humane
wisedome
,
who
chose
Patriarches
to
suppresse
heresies
,
and
yet
they
are
the
principall
maintainers
of
it
.
Likewise
a
multitude
of
wicked
men
,
specially
Monkes
cryed
out
against
the
decrees
of
the
Councell
of
Chalcedon
(
which
were
assembled
by
the
authority
of
the
Emperor
Martianus
)
these
were
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
It
is
to
be
vnderstood
that
old
heresies
,
such
as
the
heresie
of
the
Manicheans
,
and
the
heresie
of
the
Donatists
sprung
vp
of
later
time
,
were
in
vigour
and
strength
as
yet
,
whereby
it
came
to
passe
,
that
Augustine
is
compelled
to
write
in
his
time
against
many
Manicheans
,
such
as
Faustus
,
Fortunatus
,
Felix
,
Secundinus
;
and
against
Donatists
,
such
as
Gandentius
,
Parmenianus
,
Emeritus
,
Ticonius
:
so
that
it
is
evident
,
that
the
Church
in
this
Centurie
,
and
in
the
former
,
was
chiefly
perturbed
with
the
multitude
and
diversitie
of
heresies
.
CENTVRIE
VI.
IN
this
and
the
next
Centurie
,
I
finde
,
that
the
error
of
Eutyches
is
like
vnto
a
roote
of
bitternesse
,
Simile
..
which
budding
out
with
new
branches
not
seene
before
,
but
fostered
with
the
venomous
sappe
of
the
old
roote
,
that
seemed
to
bee
abolished
,
did
mightily
perturbe
the
Church
.
The
error
of
the
Monothelites
was
but
a
branch
of
the
error
of
Eutyches
,
of
which
hereafter
.
In
this
Centurie
a
great
number
of
people
,
especially
of
Monkes
,
favouring
the
heresie
of
Eutyches
,
spake
against
the
Councell
of
Chalcedon
:
These
were
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
because
they
had
no
principall
head
,
Another
branch
which
sprang
vp
from
the
root
of
Eutyches
heresie
,
Theodorus
Ascidas
,
Bishop
of
Caesarea
Cappadocia
,
and
the
Monkes
of
No●a
Laura
,
whom
Eustochius
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
,
eiected
out
of
their
Monasteries
,
as
shall
bee
declared
hereafter
.
CENTVRIE
VII
.
IN
this
age
,
partly
through
the
malice
of
Satan
,
and
partly
through
the
power
of
the
wrath
of
God
,
punishing
the
contempt
of
his
truth
,
heresies
did
mightily
abound
:
Platin.
in
vit.
Ioan.
4.
for
the
heresie
of
Arrius
began
to
reviue
againe
,
and
many
of
the
Kings
of
Lombardis
were
addicted
vnto
it
:
in
speciall
,
Rhotaris
,
the
sonne
of
Arioaldus
,
who
appointed
,
that
in
every
towne
of
Lombardie
there
should
be
two
Bishops
,
having
equall
authority
,
the
one
a
Catholick
Bishop
,
the
other
an
Arrian
.
In
England
and
Scotland
,
the
heresie
of
Pelagius
was
renewed
,
as
Beda
testifieth
.
The
Monkes
of
Syria
propagated
the
heresie
of
Nestorius
,
as
Platina
recordeth
in
the
life
of
Donus
the
first
.
The
heresies
of
Severitae
,
Apartodotitae
,
Momphysitae
,
Acephali
,
Theopafcitae
,
Iacobitae
,
Armenij
;
all
were
Eutichian
Heretiques
,
differing
one
from
another
in
some
ceremonies
,
in
absurditie
of
speeches
,
in
authors
whom
they
principally
admitted
and
followed
,
in
places
where
the
heresie
chiefly
increased
,
and
in
their
carriage
.
Likewise
Staurolatrae
were
Eutychian
Heretiques
:
but
the
worshipping
of
the
Crosse
,
was
a
note
distinguishing
them
from
other
Heretiques
,
of
their
owne
opinion
.
Priscillianistae
were
Heretiques
,
who
borrowed
absurd
opinions
from
Samosatenus
,
and
Photinus
,
from
Cerdon
,
and
Marcion
,
and
from
the
Manicheans
:
but
all
these
ancient
errours
,
were
sufficiently
refuted
in
ancient
times
.
The
heresie
of
the
Monothelites
,
Sergius
,
Pyrrhus
,
and
Paulus
,
Patriarches
of
Constantinople
;
and
Macarius
Patriarch
of
Antiochia
;
Cyrus
Patriarch
of
Alexandria
;
Petrus
Bishop
of
Nicomedia
,
with
many
others
.
They
denyed
not
directly
the
two
natures
of
Christ
personally
vnited
:
but
onely
affirmed
,
that
after
the
vnion
of
the
natures
,
there
was
onely
one
will
,
and
one
operation
in
Christ
:
whereas
the
holy
Scriptures
attribute
vnto
Christ
,
as
hee
is
man
,
the
action
of
sleeping
:
and
to
Christ
in
respect
of
his
divine
nature
,
the
action
of
compescing
and
calming
the
rage
and
stormy
tempest
of
blowing
windes
,
and
swelling
Seas
.
This
heresie
was
damned
in
the
sixt
generall
Councell
,
as
wee
shall
heare
(
God
willing
)
in
its
owne
place
.
CENTVRIE
VIII
.
MAny
were
accounted
heretikes
in
this
age
,
because
they
worshipped
God
sincerely
according
to
the
rule
of
his
owne
blessed
word
,
and
would
not
giue
consent
to
the
fond
errours
of
the
Roman
Church
.
But
some
were
counted
heretikes
iustly
,
and
without
all
controuersie
,
as
namelie
they
who
call
Christ
in
his
human
nature
the
adoptiue
son
of
God
.
This
is
my
wellbeloued
sonne
in
whom
I
am
well
pleased
,
we
are
adopted
in
Christ
to
be
the
sons
of
God
.
But
Christ
,
euen
in
his
manly
nature
is
the
son
of
God
by
the
excellent
prerogatiue
of
personall
vnion
with
the
diuine
nature
.
It
is
not
certainlie
knowne
,
whether
Elipandus
Bishop
of
Hispalis
,
or
another
named
Foelix
,
with
whom
some
affirme
that
Elipandus
consulted
about
this
damnable
opinion
,
was
the
author
of
this
damnable
heresie
.
CENTVRY
IX
.
Lodouicus
Pius
Claudius
Taurinensis
wrote
bookes
against
the
adoration
of
Images
:
and
the
Emperour
by
a
publike
edict
commaunded
them
who
were
disposed
to
answere
to
his
bookes
,
to
answere
whilst
Claudius
was
aliue
.
But
Ionas
Bishop
of
Orleans
concealed
and
obscured
his
bookes
,
during
Claudius
lifetime
,
but
after
his
death
with
impotencie
of
railing
words
,
rather
then
with
power
of
solide
arguments
hee
indeuored
to
refute
Claudius
Taurinensis
.
Let
the
iudicious
reader
without
partialitie
,
peruse
the
bookes
of
Ionas
Bishop
of
Orleans
,
and
the
verie
stinking
breath
of
the
aduersarie
of
the
truth
,
shall
giue
great
allowance
to
the
truth
of
God
.
CENTVRIE
X.
IN
this
age
darkenes
had
gotten
such
vpper
hand
that
the
eye
it selfe
was
darkened
as
our
Lord
speaketh
.
The
Spirit
of
errour
so
possessed
the
verie
teachers
,
Simon
Magus
renued
.
that
the
vilde
heresie
of
Simon
Magus
in
buying
and
selling
spirituall
things
did
at
this
time
mightily
abound
.
CENTVRIE
XI
.
IN
this
Centurie
the
Pope
had
such
vpper-hand
both
ouer
Princes
and
Pastors
:
that
they
accounted
euery
thing
that
displeased
them
to
be
heresie
.
The
inuestment
of
Bishops
by
secular
men
,
The
Greeke
Church
called
the
Latines
Azymitae
,
CENTVRIE
XII
.
Petrus
Abelardus
.
IN
this
Centurie
is
found
a
French
man
,
Petrus
Abelardus
an
accurat
Philosopher
,
who
vttered
vncouth
things
concerning
the
blessed
Trinitie
.
That
the
holie
spirit
was
the
soule
of
the
world
,
and
that
hee
was
not
of
the
substance
of
the
father
,
whose
opinions
were
damned
by
the
Theolgues
of
Paris
,
&
by
Bernard
of
Clarauall
,
in
the
Councells
of
Seison
and
Senon
;
as
also
by
Pope
Innocentius
the
second
:
after
he
had
receiued
this
foyle
,
hee
entered
into
the
Monasterie
of
Cluniacke
,
where
he
concluded
his
life
.
CENTVRYE
XIII
.
AMongst
Heretikes
in
this
age
were
reckoned
Albigenses
,
In
Paris
about
the
same
time
14.
Priests
were
accused
as
guiltie
of
this
sect
,
and
ten
of
them
were
burnt
with
fire
,
one
at
London
.
At
Penuense
,
Agenois
Castrum
which
was
long
besieged
,
74.
Souldiers
were
hanged
,
the
rest
who
would
not
recant
their
opinions
were
burnt
with
fire
.
Yet
after
this
the
French
armie
being
troubled
with
other
warres
,
the
Albigenses
increased
of
new
againe
,
and
were
supported
by
Raymond
Count
of
Tulosse
,
and
Peter
king
of
Arragon
,
against
whom
Simon
of
Montfort
leading
out
his
armie
slew
of
their
host
twentie
thousand
men
.
In
Avinion
Lewis
the
eight
,
for
suppressing
of
their
sect
dimolished
the
walls
of
the
towne
,
&
razed
from
the
ground
300
houses
in
Avinion
,
and
was
minded
to
haue
vsed
greater
rigour
,
if
hee
had
not
bin
preuented
by
death
.
Patereni
.
Gazari
.
who
affirmed
that
married
men
were
not
in
the
state
of
grace
,
&
could
not
be
saued
.
This
opinion
was
damned
in
the
Councell
of
Lateran
.
Begardi
,
Beginae
,
and
Bizochi
,
who
are
all
reckoned
to
be
of
the
sect
of
Fratricelli
,
who
imagined
that
a
man
might
attaine
in
this
world
to
the
estate
of
such
perfection
that
he
might
be
altogether
voide
of
sin
.
And
that
he
who
had
attained
thereto
,
was
neither
vnder
subiection
to
ciuill
nor
spirituall
gouernours
,
but
was
freed
from
all
subiection
to
mortall
men
,
and
that
they
had
no
neede
of
prayer
and
fasting
,
and
such
other
exercises
whereby
increase
of
grace
is
obtained
.
CENTVRIE
XIV
.
POpe
Iohn
the
23.
of
that
name
,
Thomas
Wallafe
a
Iacobin
,
an
English-man
,
opposed
himselfe
,
but
was
thrust
in
prison
.
Afterward
Pope
Benet
who
succeeded
Pope
Iohn
,
made
a
decretall
,
wherein
hee
confuted
,
and
condemned
as
hereticall
,
the
doctrine
which
his
predecessor
Iohn
had
publiquely
preached
,
touching
the
happy
soules
;
and
it
was
determined
and
declared
,
that
the
soules
which
had
nothing
to
purge
,
incontinent
as
they
are
departed
from
the
bodie
doe
see
the
face
of
God
.
CENTVRIE
XV.
CENTVRIE
XVI
.
Tho.
Muntzerus
an
Anabaptist
maketh
insurrection
,
is
overcome
and
beheaded
.
Like
as
Thomas
Muntzerus
,
one
of
the
first
Fathers
of
this
sect
,
gathered
a
great
number
of
common
people
,
who
made
insurrection
against
their
superiours
;
and
albeit
this
first
attempt
of
the
Anabaptists
succeded
very
vnprosperously
(
for
the
Princes
of
Germany
overcame
in
battell
those
seditious
people
,
and
tocke
Thomas
Muntzerus
himselfe
,
and
beheaded
him
,
whose
memorie
was
so
perturbed
with
beastly
feare
,
that
hee
could
not
recite
the
beliefe
(
but
the
Duke
of
Brunswicke
was
constrained
to
recite
it
before
him
,
and
hee
followed
after
him
for
lacke
of
memorie
)
yet
others
would
not
take
warning
by
him
to
abstaine
from
the
like
seditious
attempts
.
For
in
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Ioh.
Leidensis
an
Anabaptist
,
vsurpeth
a
kingly
authority
,
banisheth
the
Citizens
of
Munster
.
Cniperdolingus
a
false
Prophet
1533.
Iohannes
Leidensis
a
Taylor
of
Holland
,
came
to
a
towne
of
Westphalia
,
called
Munster
,
and
hee
had
seduced
many
,
and
increased
the
number
of
his
faction
,
hee
expelled
and
banished
the
Citizens
of
Munster
,
and
vsurped
to
himselfe
a
kingly
authority
,
being
assisted
with
the
support
of
Cniperdolingus
,
a
vaine
man
,
and
a
false
Prophet
,
who
affirmed
that
it
was
revealed
to
him
by
God
,
that
Iohannes
Leidensis
should
haue
the
dominion
of
the
whole
world
,
and
that
he
should
raise
vp
a
mightie
army
,
and
destroy
the
Princes
of
the
world
,
and
should
onely
spare
the
simple
multitude
,
so
many
of
them
as
would
forsake
impiety
,
and
imbrace
righteousnes
.
Likewise
hee
affirmed
that
it
was
the
will
of
God
,
that
Iohannes
Leidensis
should
send
throughout
the
whole
world
eight
and
twentie
Apostles
,
But
the
Princes
of
Germany
,
and
the
Princes
of
other
Countries
,
tooke
those
seditious
Apostles
,
and
gaue
vnto
them
the
reward
which
seditious
Preachers
iustly
deserved
;
so
that
of
all
the
number
of
his
Apostles
onely
one
(
who
by
fleeing
conveyed
himself
away
)
escaped
the
punishment
of
Death
.
Thus
Iohannes
Leidensis
,
was
called
King
of
new
Ierusalem
,
and
tooke
vnto
himselfe
many
wiues
,
of
whom
also
hee
beheaded
one
in
the
open
market-place
,
because
she
had
compassion
of
the
poore
besieged
people
of
Munster
,
of
whom
many
died
through
famine
.
For
the
Bishop
of
Munster
assisted
with
the
Princes
of
Germany
,
besieged
the
town
very
strictly
,
and
in
the
end
prevailed
,
and
tooke
this
new
made
King
,
Ioh.
Leidensis
and
his
false
Prophet
taken
and
condemned
to
death
.
Cniperdolingus
,
his
false
Prophet
aliue
,
and
adiudged
them
not
onely
to
be
hanged
in
chaines
of
iron
,
but
before
their
hanging
,
to
haue
their
flesh
seared
with
hot
iron
pincers
.
Thus
came
the
authors
of
this
most
vnhappy
sect
,
vnto
a
most
miserable
and
shamefull
destruction
.
Of
this
Sect
of
Anabaptists
,
sprang
vp
in
Holland
an
impudent
fellow
David
Georgius
,
David
Georgius
an
Anabaptist
,
affirmed
himselfe
to
be
Christ
,
flieth
to
Basill
,
and
there
seduceth
many
,
whose
bodie
was
raised
out
of
the
graue
and
burnt
.
who
affirmed
that
hee
was
Christ
,
the
Messias
and
Saviour
of
the
world
,
yet
for
feare
of
punishment
hee
fled
out
of
the
Low
Countries
,
and
came
to
Basile
,
where
he
remained
vntill
the
day
of
his
death
;
all
which
time
,
hee
not
only
obscured
his
blasphemous
errors
,
but
also
behaved
himselfe
in
outward
show
so
humbly
,
and
modestly
,
that
hee
was
in
good
account
,
and
became
wealthy
also
.
Yet
after
his
death
,
it
was
knowne
that
he
had
seduced
many
,
with
his
blasphemous
errours
.
Therefore
the
Councell
of
Basile
commanded
,
that
his
body
should
bee
raised
out
of
the
graue
,
and
burnt
with
fire
,
in
token
of
their
detestation
of
his
abhominable
errors
.
Michael
Servetus
,
a
Spaniard
,
who
renewed
the
blasphemous
doctrine
of
Arrius
;
affirming
that
God
the
Father
,
is
onely
the
true
God
,
and
that
neither
the
Sonne
nor
the
holy
Spirit
is
eternall
God
:
but
that
the
Sonne
is
a
creature
,
and
had
the
beginning
of
existence
when
God
created
the
world
.
He
was
taken
in
the
towne
of
Geneva
&
cast
in
prison
;
but
he
would
not
be
reclaimed
from
his
blasphemous
errors
.
Therefore
the
Councell
of
the
towne
thought
meet
with
flames
of
fire
to
stoppe
the
breath
of
this
blasphemous
man
,
Valentinus
Gentilis
,
Gregorius
Blandrata
a
Physitian
in
Italy
,
Matheus
Gribaldus
a
Lawyer
,
and
Paulus
Alciatus
,
with
many
others
.
Amongst
whom
Valentinus
Gentilis
was
bold
to
put
in
print
his
blasphemies
,
and
he
called
the
summe
of
faith
set
forth
by
Athanasius
,
Symbolum
Satanasi
,
calling
Athanasius
himselfe
Satanasius
;
but
after
hee
had
blasphemed
the
Sonne
of
God
a
while
,
Many
other
sprang
vp
in
this
age
,
who
were
teachers
of
false
and
hereticall
doctrine
;
but
because
they
had
few
followers
,
so
that
the
errour
died
with
the
author
thereof
,
wee
haue
no
great
need
to
enroll
their
names
and
errors
in
this
booke
at
large
,
but
shortly
to
poynt
them
out
.
Gasper
Suenkefeldius
,
Gasper
Suenkfeldius
.
a
man
borne
in
Silesia
,
maintained
this
errour
,
that
the
outward
ministerie
of
the
Word
and
Sacraments
was
not
necessarie
to
eternall
life
,
because
that
by
the
illumination
of
Gods
holy
spirit
,
without
the
ministerie
of
the
Word
,
men
might
be
saved
.
Andreas
Osiander
thought
that
Christ
was
our
Mediatour
onely
in
respect
of
his
divine
nature
:
Andreas
Osiander
.
and
on
the
other
part
Stantcarus
(
refuting
Osiander
)
fell
into
the
contrarie
extremitie
,
that
Christ
was
Mediatour
onely
in
respect
of
his
humane
nature
.
Flaccius
Illiricus
,
Flaccius
Illyricus
.
supposed
originall
sin
was
a
substance
.
Huberus
beleeved
that
all
men
were
elected
vnto
eternall
life
:
Huberus
.
Fancis
.
Puccius
.
and
Franciscus
Puccius
,
defended
this
opinion
,
that
all
men
of
whatsoever
religion
they
were
,
should
bee
saved
,
if
they
led
not
a
very
impious
life
,
and
evill
conversation
.
Finally
,
in
this
age
was
cleerly
discovered
that
hee
who
sate
in
the
chaire
of
Christ
,
Here
endeth
the
third
Booke
.
THE
FOVRTH
BOOK
OF
THE
HISTORY
of
the
Church
,
containing
a
short
Compend
of
all
the
Councels
,
together
with
their
severall
Canons
,
since
Christs
dayes
to
this
present
.
CENTVRIE
IV.
COuncels
may
bee
divided
in
Generall
,
Nationall
or
Provinciall
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
330.
Euseb.
de
.
vita
Constane
.
lib.
3.
The
name
of
the
towne
answered
to
the
successe
of
the
Councell
,
for
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
in
the
Greeke
language
signifieth
victorie
:
and
when
the
veritie
encountered
with
the
lie
in
this
Councell
,
the
veritie
preuailed
and
got
the
victorie
.
The
matter
entreated
in
the
Councell
,
Ruffin
.
lib.
1.
cap.
5.
Onely
17
Bishops
adhered
to
his
blasphemous
opinion
.
The
Emperour
liked
well
the
determination
of
the
Conncell
,
and
threatned
to
punish
them
with
banishment
,
who
did
refuse
to
subscribe
the
determination
of
the
Councell
:
for
they
had
concluded
,
that
the
sonne
of
God
was
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
consubstantiall
with
the
Faith
.
Of
the
number
of
feuenteene
,
who
were
fauourers
of
Arrius
,
Sozom.
lib.
2.
cap.
16.
only
two
,
to
wit
,
Secundus
a
B.
of
Ptolemaida
in
Aegypt
,
and
Thomas
Bishop
of
Marmarica
,
adhered
to
Arrius
vntil
the
end
of
the
Councell
,
with
a
a
few
moe
,
Theod.
l.
1.
c.
7.
whom
the
Fathers
conueened
at
Nice
,
deliuered
vnto
Sathan
,
and
the
Emperour
banished
them
:
the
rest
for
feare
of
punishment
subscribed
to
the
deposition
of
Arrius
with
their
handes
,
Socrat.
l.
1.
c.
14.
but
not
with
their
hearts
:
such
as
Eusebius
Bishop
of
Nicomedia
,
Theogonius
of
Nice
,
Menophantus
of
Ephesus
,
Patrophilus
of
Scythopo●is
,
Narcissus
of
Neronias
,
otherwise
called
Irenopolis
of
Cilicia
:
these
(
I
say
)
and
some
others
,
subscribed
the
summe
of
Faith
set
downe
by
the
Nicene
Councell
,
and
the
deposition
of
Arrius
.
Russin
.
l.
1.
c.
6.
About
the
controuersie
of
keeping
the
festiuitie
of
Easter
day
,
a
conclusion
was
taken
,
that
it
should
be
kept
vpon
the
Lords
day
,
and
not
vpon
the
fourteene
day
of
the
first
month
of
the
Iewes
called
Nisan
.
And
this
was
done
for
keeping
of
vnitie
and
peace
in
the
Church
:
for
it
was
expedient
,
that
that
thing
which
was
vniuersally
done
,
should
also
bee
vniformely
done
,
for
auoiding
of
schismes
in
the
Church
.
Neuerthelesse
Socrates
granteth
,
that
it
is
but
an
ancient
custome
,
not
authorized
by
any
Apostolike
commandement
.
Socrat.
l.
5.
c.
22
About
Marriage
many
were
in
the
opinion
,
that
Bishops
,
Elders
,
and
Deacons
,
who
were
married
before
their
ordination
,
should
in
time
to
come
abstaine
from
the
companie
of
their
wiues
.
But
Paphnutius
a
Bishop
in
a
towne
of
Thebaida
,
a
chaste
man
who
neuer
companied
with
a
woman
,
Socrat.
l.
1.
c.
11
entreated
the
Councell
,
that
they
should
abstaine
from
making
such
an
ordinance
,
because
Marriage
is
honorable
,
and
the
cohabitation
of
a
man
with
his
married
wife
,
is
chastity
.
Likewise
it
was
a
diffiicult
matter
to
be
performed
,
and
it
opened
a
doore
to
vnchast
liuing
.
Yet
Paphnutius
inclined
too
much
to
this
opinion
,
That
Bishops
,
Elders
,
and
Deacons
,
who
were
vnmarried
,
Sozom.
l.
1.
c.
12.
should
abstaine
from
marriage
.
The
Councel
would
make
no
constitution
about
such
matters
,
but
remitted
marriage
as
a
thing
indifferent
to
euery
mans
free
arbitriment
.
The
Canons
of
the
Nicene
Councell
pertaining
to
matters
of
discipline
,
in
number
22.
(
reade
them
in
the
history
of
Russin
.
)
The
appointing
of
three
Partiarches
,
Russin
.
l.
1.
c.
6.
one
in
Rome
,
another
in
Alexandria
,
the
third
in
Antiochia
,
with
power
to
conuocate
within
their
owne
boundes
particular
Councels
,
for
timous
suppressing
of
heretikes
:
It
was
like
vnto
a
faire
morning
presenting
vnto
the
world
the
countenance
of
a
faire
day
,
but
at
Euen
,
the
face
of
the
Heauen
is
couered
with
blacke
cloudes
,
troubling
the
earth
with
the
tempest
of
changed
weather
.
Euen
so
,
these
Patriarches
,
for
the
most
part
,
became
in
the
end
chiefe
propagators
of
notable
heresies
,
as
the
historie
following
God
willing
shall
declare
.
THe
Nationall
Councell
of
Tyrus
was
gathered
by
the
commandement
of
the
Emperour
Constantine
,
Euseb.
lib.
4.
de
vita
Constan.
Socrat
lib.
1.
cap.
23.
Eusebius
by
ouer-passing
with
silence
a
due
commemoration
of
the
malice
and
falsehood
of
the
Arrians
against
Athanasius
,
giueth
occasion
to
Socrates
to
suspect
,
that
Eusebius
Pamphili
was
not
a
sound
follower
of
the
Nicene
Councell
.
To
this
Nationall
Councel
conueened
threescore
Bishops
,
from
Aegypt
,
Lybia
,
Asia
,
&
Europe
.
The
most
part
of
them
were
Arrians
,
Socrat.
l.
1.
c.
27
who
had
solde
themselues
to
iniquity
,
of
purpose
,
with
false
accusations
to
oppresse
the
innocent
seruant
of
Christ
,
Theodor.
lib.
1
:
cap.
29.
Athanasius
.
The
crimes
laide
vnto
his
charge
,
were
fornication
,
the
slaughter
of
Arsenius
,
and
cutting
off
of
his
hand
,
the
ouerthrowing
of
the
holy
Table
,
the
breaking
of
the
holy
Cup
and
burning
of
the
holy
volumes
.
No
assembly
was
so
full
of
partialitie
,
confusion
,
clamour
,
and
vnrighteous
dealing
,
as
this
assembly
at
Tyrus
:
in
so
much
,
that
Paphnutius
a
Bishop
in
Thebaida
,
arose
,
and
left
the
Councell
of
vngodly
men
,
and
drew
with
him
Maximus
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
,
fearing
lest
his
simplicitie
should
haue
beene
circumueened
by
the
subtiltie
of
deceitfull
Arrians
.
How
Athanasius
fled
to
the
Emp.
and
declared
the
vnrighteous
proceedings
of
the
Councell
of
Tyrus
,
it
hath
bin
declared
already
.
In
this
assembly
Potāion
Bishop
of
Heraclea
,
a
man
full
of
spirituall
libertie
,
Hist.
Magd.
Centur.
4.
cap.
19
finding
Eusebius
Pamphili
sitting
as
a
Iudge
,
&
Athanasius
standing
,
outbraided
Eusebius
as
a
man
who
in
the
persecution
of
Dioclesian
was
enclosed
in
that
same
prison
with
himselfe
:
but
Eusebius
escaped
out
of
prison
without
the
markes
of
the
rebuke
of
Christ
,
which
Potamion
and
other
faithfull
Confessors
could
not
get
done
.
Theod.
lib.
1.
cap.
27.
In
like
manner
,
Athanasius
refused
to
compeare
in
Caesarea
Palestinae
,
where
Eusebius
was
Bishop
,
as
a
place
suspect
for
fauour
carried
to
Arrians
.
All
these
things
brought
the
name
of
Euseb.
Pamphili
in
some
disliking
.
The
issue
of
the
Councell
of
Tyrus
was
this
:
the
Arrians
in
his
absence
deposed
him
,
and
amongst
the
rest
Arsenius
was
one
of
them
,
who
subscribed
the
deposition
of
Athanasius
with
that
same
hand
that
the
Arrians
had
alleadged
was
cut
off
by
Athanasius
:
Socrat.
l.
1
c.
32.
so
effronted
are
Heretikes
,
defenders
of
false
and
lying
doctrine
.
The
Emperour
Constantine
commanded
the
bishops
assembled
at
Tyrus
,
to
addresse
to
Constantinople
:
but
when
they
came
thither
,
they
durst
make
no
mention
of
the
fornication
of
Athanasius
,
of
the
hand
of
Arsenius
,
of
the
Table
,
Theod
lib.
1.
cap.
30.
Theod.
lib.
1.
cap.
35.
Euseb.
lib.
4.
de
vita
Constant
.
Cuppe
and
bookes
aboue
mentioned
:
but
they
forged
new
accusations
against
him
,
whereunto
the
Emp.
gaue
too
hastie
credit
,
and
banished
Athanasius
to
Triere
.
Immediatly
after
the
Councell
of
Tyrus
many
Bishops
were
assembled
at
Ierusalem
,
for
the
dedication
of
the
Temple
,
which
the
Emperour
Constantine
had
builded
at
the
place
of
the
Lords
sepulchre
.
Concerning
the
Councell
of
Antiochia
,
wherein
the
Arrians
deposed
Eustatius
,
and
the
Councell
of
Arles
,
wherein
Cecilianus
was
absolued
from
the
accusation
of
the
Donatists
,
no
further
discourse
is
needful
then
is
contained
in
the
history
of
the
liues
of
these
two
Bishops
.
IN
the
time
of
the
raigne
of
Constantine
in
Eliberis
,
Hist.
Magd.
Cent.
4.
cap.
9.
But
the
first
Councell
of
Carthage
,
that
was
kept
in
Constantines
dayes
,
was
that
Councell
whereinto
the
Donatistes
condemned
Caecilianus
,
Bishop
of
Carthage
,
whose
innocencie
afterward
was
tryed
by
many
Iudges
.
In
it
there
was
no
matter
of
great
importance
concluded
,
and
therefore
I
ouer-passe
it
with
few
wordes
,
as
an
assemblie
of
little
account
.
All
these
Councells
aboue
mentioned
were
assembled
in
the
dayes
of
Constantine
the
Great
:
Now
followeth
Councells
gathered
in
the
dayes
of
his
sonnes
.
The
cause
pretended
for
the
gathering
of
the
Councell
of
Antiochia
,
Constantius
.
Socrat.
l.
2.
c.
8.
S●zom
.
l.
3.
c.
5.
Hist.
Magd.
Centur.
4.
cap.
9.
in
the
dayes
of
Constantius
the
sonne
of
Constantine
,
was
the
dedication
of
the
Church
of
Antiochia
:
which
albeit
Constantine
had
builded
,
yet
fiue
yeeres
after
his
death
,
and
in
the
seuenteenth
yeere
after
the
foundation
of
the
Temple
was
laide
,
Constantius
his
sonne
finished
,
and
perfected
the
worke
.
And
vnder
pretence
of
dedication
of
this
Temple
(
as
said
is
)
this
Assemblie
of
Antiochia
was
gathered
.
Anno
,
344.
but
indeed
of
purpose
to
supplant
the
true
Faith
.
To
this
Assemblie
resorted
many
Bishops
,
to
the
number
of
90.
But
Maximus
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
,
and
Iulius
Bishop
of
Rome
,
neither
came
they
to
the
Councell
;
neither
sent
they
any
messenger
in
their
name
,
fearing
as
the
truth
was
,
that
they
were
gathered
for
euill
,
and
not
for
good
.
At
this
time
Placitus
,
the
success
out
of
Euphronius
,
gouerned
Antiochia
.
Now
when
they
were
me●
together
,
many
accusations
were
heaped
vp
against
Athanasius
:
First
,
that
hee
had
accepted
his
place
againe
,
without
aduise
of
other
Bishops
:
Secondlie
,
because
at
the
time
of
his
returning
backe
againe
to
Alexandria
,
there
fell
out
great
commotion
amongst
the
people
,
and
some
were
slaine
,
others
were
contumeliouslie
beaten
,
and
violently
drawne
befor
justice
seates
.
Mention
also
was
made
of
the
decrete
of
the
Councell
of
Tyrus
,
against
Athanasius
.
It
was
an
casie
matter
for
the
Arrians
to
imprint
into
the
vlcerate
mind
of
Constantius
,
Sozom.
l.
3.
c.
5.
an
hatred
against
Athanasius
.
In
this
Councell
they
set
downe
diuers
summes
of
Faith
:
first
secretly
couering
the
venome
of
their
heresie
,
but
afterward
,
as
it
were
repenting
,
they
manifested
themslues
more
clearly
in
their
owne
colours
.
After
this
Councell
followed
terrible
earth-quakes
in
the
East
,
wherewith
many
townes
were
shaken
,
especially
the
towne
of
Antiochia
,
with
continuall
earth-quakes
was
shaken
for
the
space
of
a
whole
yeere
.
Hist.
Mag.
Cent.
4.
cap.
9.
The
principall
designe
of
the
Councell
was
to
eject
Athanasius
,
out
of
his
chaire
,
&
to
alter
the
sum
of
Faith
set
downe
in
the
Nicene
Councell
:
as
euidently
appeared
,
by
sending
of
Syrianus
to
destroy
Athanasius
,
and
to
place
Gregorius
in
his
roome
:
but
Athanasius
escaped
the
danger
by
the
great
prouidence
of
God
,
and
fled
to
Iulius
Bishop
of
Rome
:
and
the
Arrians
displaced
againe
Gregorius
,
and
appointed
Georgius
a
man
of
Cappadocia
,
and
more
fit
for
their
purpose
,
to
be
bishop
of
Alexandria
.
Socrat
l.
2.
c.
15
Iulius
blamed
them
,
because
they
had
both
rashly
and
vnrighteously
deposed
the
fore-named
bishops
.
They
on
the
other
part
expostulated
with
Iulius
,
because
he
had
receiued
to
his
fellowship
men
deposed
by
them
,
whereas
none
of
the
East
Church
had
admitted
Novatus
to
their
communion
,
whom
the
Bishop
of
Rome
had
excommunicated
.
Socrat.
l.
2
c.
19
Hist
,
Magd.
After
the
issue
of
three
yeere
,
another
Councell
was
conueened
in
Antiochia
,
about
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
348.
wherein
the
Arrians
set
foorth
a
newe
summe
of
their
Faith
in
very
ample
and
prolix
manner
,
and
different
from
all
other
formes
set
downe
before
:
the
copie
whereof
they
sent
to
the
Bishops
of
Italy
,
by
Endoxius
Bishop
of
Germanicia
,
and
Martyrius
,
and
Macedonius
:
but
the
Bishops
of
Italy
would
not
receiue
it
,
contenting
themselues
with
the
summe
of
Faith
set
downe
in
the
Nicene
Councell
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Soc.
l.
2
c.
20.
Many
Bishops
of
the
West
,
to
the
number
of
three
hundred
,
resorted
to
this
assembly
,
but
from
the
East
only
seventy
six
.
They
who
came
from
the
Easterne
parts
,
would
not
vouchsafe
to
be
present
in
the
Councell
,
except
Protogenes
Bishop
of
Sardica
,
and
Osius
Bishop
of
Corduba
,
had
separated
from
their
fellowship
Paulus
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
and
Athanasius
Bishoppe
of
Alexandria
.
But
the
cause
of
their
absenting
themselues
from
the
Councell
,
indeed
,
was
this
(
as
Theodoretus
prudently
recordeth
)
because
the
forgers
of
salse
accusations
against
the
men
of
God
,
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
8.
whose
cause
was
appointed
to
be
iudged
in
this
Councell
,
durst
not
abide
the
tryall
of
honest
Iudges
,
and
men
of
vnsuspected
credit
.
The
Councell
finding
that
the
Arrians
couvicted
in
conscience
,
durst
not
compeare
to
accuse
Paulus
,
and
Athanasius
(
whom
notwithstanding
they
had
deposed
in
the
Councels
of
Tyrus
and
Antiochia
)
proceeded
to
the
tryall
of
their
cause
:
and
findeth
all
the
accusations
of
the
Arrians
against
Panlus
,
Athanasius
,
Asclepas
,
and
the
rest
,
to
bee
but
a
masse
of
forged
calumnies
and
lyes
:
Arsenius
was
found
to
be
aliue
,
whom
,
the
Arrians
had
alledged
,
Athanasius
had
slaine
:
As
concerning
the
overthrowing
of
the
holy
Table
,
and
breaking
of
the
holy
Cup
,
by
Macarius
(
whom
Athanasius
had
imployed
,
and
therefore
the
blame
was
layd
vpon
him
)
it
was
found
to
be
a
notable
lye
:
because
when
Macarius
entred
into
the
Church
of
Mareota
(
where
this
fact
was
alledged
to
bee
done
)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
were
present
in
the
Church
.
And
such
kinde
of
persons
were
not
permitted
to
be
present
at
the
celebration
of
divine
mysteries
.
Ishyras
also
,
who
was
the
principall
forger
of
all
the
afore-mentioned
calumnies
,
was
found
to
haue
beene
tyed
to
the
bed
by
infirmity
,
at
that
time
,
when
Macarius
was
alledged
to
haue
done
all
these
things
.
And
finally
,
it
was
found
,
that
Ishyras
had
received
a
Bishopricke
,
as
the
wages
o●
iniquity
from
the
Arrians
,
before
hee
had
beene
admitted
Presbyter
in
any
Church
.
Also
the
supplicant
bils
of
Paulus
,
Ascl●pas
,
Marcellus
,
&c.
were
read
,
tryed
,
and
examined
,
and
they
were
all
found
honest
and
vpright
men
,
and
they
were
all
recommended
by
the
letters
of
the
Councell
of
Sardica
,
to
their
owne
flocks
.
On
the
other
part
,
the
Bishops
,
whom
the
Arrians
had
intruded
in
the
places
of
the
fore-mentioned
brethren
,
they
deposed
them
,
and
abhorred
their
memorie
:
such
as
Gregorius
in
Alexandria
,
Basilius
in
Ancyra
,
and
Quintianus
in
Gaza
:
of
whom
they
discerned
,
that
they
were
not
worthy
the
name
of
common
Christians
,
Theod.
ibid.
much
lesse
to
bee
called
Bishops
:
commanding
all
people
to
forsake
their
fellowshippe
,
and
neither
to
send
letters
to
them
,
nor
to
receiue
letters
from
them
.
The
like
sentence
they
pronounced
against
Theodorus
of
Heraclea
,
Narcissus
of
Neronias
,
Acacius
of
Caesarea
Palestinae
,
Stephanus
of
Antiochia
,
Vrsatius
of
Sigidun
in
Mysia
,
Valens
of
Myrsa
in
Panonia
,
Menophantus
of
Ephesus
,
and
Georgius
of
Laodicea
,
principall
patrons
of
the
Arrian
heresie
.
The
Arrians
on
the
other
part
assembled
themselues
in
Philippopolis
,
a
towne
of
Thracia
,
and
there
they
damned
of
new
againe
,
Paulus
and
Athanasius
.
Likewise
they
damned
Iulius
Bishop
of
Rome
,
Sozom.
l.
3.
c.
11
&
12.
Osius
Bishop
of
Corduba
,
Protogenes
Bishop
of
Sardica
,
Maximinus
Bishop
of
Triere
,
and
many
others
,
whom
they
cursed
also
,
because
they
had
admitted
to
their
fellowship
those
Bishops
,
whom
they
had
deposed
.
Sozomenus
is
in
that
opinion
,
that
the
Councell
of
Philippolis
succeeded
the
Councell
of
Sardica
.
From
35.
Provinces
did
Bishoppes
resort
vnto
the
Councell
of
Sardica
.
From
this
time
forward
,
there
was
added
diversitie
of
affection
,
vnto
diversity
of
opinion
:
A●hanas
.
epist.
ad
solitar.
vit.
argente●
.
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
8.
and
those
who
dwelt
in
the
East
,
did
not
communicate
with
them
who
dwelt
in
the
West
.
Some
Arrian
Bishoppes
dwelt
in
the
West
,
such
as
Auxentius
Bishop
of
Millan
,
and
Vrsatius
,
and
Valens
:
But
by
the
vigilant
travels
of
the
Bishoppe
of
Rome
,
and
other
godly
Bishops
of
the
West
,
it
came
to
passe
,
that
these
Seminaries
of
errors
did
not
prevaile
much
in
the
Westerne
parts
.
This
is
that
Councell
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Bullen
.
de
Conciliis
.
Soc.
l.
2
c.
29.
had
renued
the
heresies
of
Sabellius
,
and
Samosatenus
.
A
disputation
was
instituted
betwixt
Basilius
Bishop
of
Ancyra
,
an
Arrian
Heretique
,
and
Photinus
a
Sabellian
Heretique
:
in
which
disputation
Photinus
was
thought
to
be
overcome
,
and
was
damned
by
the
Councell
as
an
Heretique
,
and
banished
by
the
Emperour
.
In
this
Councell
they
set
downe
summes
of
Faith
,
one
in
Greeke
,
and
two
in
Latine
;
wherein
,
albeit
they
abstained
from
the
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
:
neverthelesse
they
gave
great
glorie
to
the
Sonne
of
God
.
Sec.
l.
2.
c.
30.
But
in
the
end
they
repented
,
and
by
the
Emperours
authority
,
would
haue
recalled
backe
againe
the
copies
of
the
summes
of
Faith
,
set
forth
at
Sirmium
:
but
the
mandates
of
the
Emperour
commanding
,
in
most
rigorous
forme
,
to
deliver
backe
againe
the
copies
that
were
past
abroad
,
could
not
bring
to
passe
,
that
,
that
thing
which
was
once
divulgated
,
should
be
againe
suppressed
.
The
weaknesse
of
Osius
Bishop
of
Corduba
kythed
in
this
Councell
,
hath
been
touched
in
the
history
of
his
life
.
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
15.
amd
partly
for
the
subversion
of
the
Nicene
Faith
.
The
Occidentall
Bishops
to
the
number
of
three
hundreth
,
at
the
Emperors
commandement
assembled
at
Millan
.
Soc.
l.
2.
c.
36.
But
neither
would
they
ratifie
the
deposition
of
Athanaesius
,
nor
yet
alter
the
summe
of
faith
.
And
some
of
them
with
libertie
and
freedome
,
Sozom.
l.
4.
c.
9.
accused
the
Emperour
of
vnrighteous
dealing
.
For
this
cause
many
worthie
Bishops
were
banished
,
such
as
Liberius
,
Ruff.
l.
1
,
c.
20.
Bishop
of
Rome
,
Paulinus
B.
of
Triere
,
Dionysius
B.
of
Alba
,
Lucifer
B.
of
Calaris
in
Sardinia
,
Eusebius
B.
of
Vercellis
in
Liguria
.
If
in
this
Councell
Osius
B.
of
Corduba
,
was
banished
,
as
The●doretus
recordeth
,
it
would
appeare
that
the
Councell
of
Millan
preceded
the
Councell
of
Sirmium
:
Sozom.
l.
4.6
.
because
that
Osius
immediatly
after
he
was
reduced
from
banishment
,
was
compelled
to
addresse
to
the
Councell
of
Sirmium
.
But
I
haue
followed
the
order
of
Ecclesiasticall
writers
.
Soc.
l.
2.
c.
39.
Theod.
l.
2●
c.
26
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
363.
and
in
the
two
and
twentith
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
Constantius
,
the
Arrians
having
a
great
vantage
of
the
flexible
minde
of
Constantius
mooved
him
to
appoint
a
place
wherein
a
generall
Councell
should
be
gathered
,
for
confirmation
of
their
Faith
.
Whether
this
place
was
the
towne
of
Nicomedia
,
or
Nice
,
alwaies
it
was
shaken
with
earth-quake
,
and
the
God
of
heaven
hindered
the
purposes
of
their
mindes
.
The
next
course
was
,
that
two
nationall
Councels
should
be
convened
,
Soc.
l.
3.
c.
37.
one
at
Ariminum
in
Italy
,
as
a
meet
place
for
for
the
Bishops
of
the
West
to
convene
at
,
and
another
in
S●l●●cia
,
of
Isauria
,
as
a
meet
place
for
assembling
of
the
Orientall
Bishops
.
To
the
Councell
of
Ariminum
,
more
then
foure
hundred
Bishops
did
resort
.
Sozom
l
4.17
.
In
this
nationall
Councell
compeared
Vrsatius
and
Valens
,
with
Germanus
,
Auxentius
,
and
Caius
,
and
Demophilus
,
desiring
that
the
wordes
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
as
words
not
found
in
Scripture
,
and
grounds
of
vnsupportable
contention
in
the
Church
,
should
bee
cancelled
,
and
razed
out
of
the
summe
of
Faith
:
and
that
the
Sonne
of
God
should
be
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
of
like
substance
with
his
Father
.
The
Fathers
convened
at
Ari●ninum
,
Theod.
l.
2.
c.
19.
altogether
disliked
this
proposition
of
Vrsatius
,
and
Valens
,
and
adhered
for
the
most
part
of
them
closely
to
the
Nicene
Faith
,
and
excluded
from
the
fellowship
of
the
Church
,
Sozom.
l.
4.
c.
18.
Vrsatius
,
and
Valens
,
with
their
complices
aboue
men●ioned
,
as
the
letter
of
the
Councell
written
to
the
Emperour
,
cleerely
beares
.
With
the
letter
the
Councell
sent
twenty
Ambassadors
,
chosen
and
selected
men
,
who
should
giue
further
instruction
to
the
Emperor
,
concerning
the
matter
of
Faith
.
But
Vrsatius
,
and
Valens
prevened
the
Ambassadours
of
the
Councell
,
and
by
sinistrous
informations
,
hindered
them
from
accesse
to
the
Emperour
:
onely
their
letter
was
read
,
whereunto
the
Emperour
turned
a
differing
answer
,
bearing
,
that
for
the
present
hee
was
busied
with
weighty
affaires
of
the
kingdome
,
but
when
hee
should
finde
any
breathing
time
,
hee
would
hearken
vnto
them
.
The
Councell
sent
the
second
time
to
the
Emperour
,
Soz.
l
4.
c.
19.
desiring
they
might
haue
libertie
,
before
the
winter
season
,
to
returne
to
their
owne
flocks
:
and
herewithall
they
assured
the
Emperour
,
that
in
the
matter
of
Faith
,
they
would
adhere
to
that
which
was
comprehended
in
the
former
letter
.
To
this
second
message
no
answer
was
returned
:
Therefore
the
Bishops
wearied
with
long
attendance
,
returned
every
man
to
his
owne
flock
:
the
Emperor
counted
this
dissolution
of
the
Councell
,
without
warrant
of
his
anthority
,
to
bee
a
contempt
of
his
Soveraignty
:
Therefore
he
gaue
charge
to
Valens
,
to
publish
the
summe
of
the
Arrian
Faith
read
in
Ariminum
,
albeit
it
was
both
disapproued
and
reiected
:
with
power
also
to
Vrsatius
and
Valens
,
to
eiect
those
bishops
out
of
their
places
,
who
would
not
subscribe
to
the
Arrian
Faith
,
and
to
ordaine
others
in
their
roome
.
Vrsatius
and
Valens
,
being
strengthned
with
the
Emperours
commandement
,
not
onely
troubled
the
Churches
of
the
West
;
Soc.
l.
2
c.
37.
but
also
went
to
Nica
,
a
towne
in
Thracia
,
where
they
gathered
a
number
of
Bishops
of
their
owne
faction
,
and
approved
the
summe
of
Faith
read
by
Arrians
(
in
Ariminum
,
being
first
translated
into
the
Greeke
language
)
and
this
they
called
the
Nicene
Faith
,
deceiving
themselues
with
vaine
hopes
,
as
if
men
had
beene
so
senselesse
,
as
to
be
altogether
deceived
by
the
similitude
of
words
,
Nica
in
Thracia
,
and
Nice
in
Bithinia
.
Moreouer
,
Athanasius
was
as
yet
aliue
,
who
could
haue
discovered
both
the
blasphemie
of
the
Arrians
at
Sirmium
,
and
the
falshood
of
the
Arrians
at
Nica
:
for
at
Sirmium
,
in
the
first
Session
of
the
Councell
,
it
was
written
by
the
Clerke
of
the
Councell
,
Presente
Constantio
sempiterno
,
&
Magna
Augusto
,
Consulibus
Eusebio
&
Hypatio
.
Sozom.
l.
4.
c.
17
Loe
,
saith
Athanasius
,
writing
to
his
friends
,
the
Arrians
will
not
call
the
Sonne
of
God
everlasting
,
but
they
say
,
there
was
a
time
,
wherein
hee
was
not
:
but
they
call
the
Emperor
Constantius
,
being
a
mortall
man
,
everlasting
Emperour
.
Soz.
l.
4
c.
22.
SElucia
is
a
towne
of
Isauria
,
or
Cilicia
,
from
whence
Paul
and
Barnabas
sayled
to
Cyprus
.
Isauria
lyeth
betwixt
Lycaonia
and
Cilicia
,
and
in
an
ample
signification
it
comprehendeth
Cilica
.
In
this
towne
convened
160.
Bishops
of
the
East
,
in
the
moneth
of
December
,
of
that
same
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
wherein
the
Councell
of
Ariminum
,
was
assembled
.
Leonas
one
of
the
Princes
of
the
Emperours
court
,
and
Lucius
,
otherwise
called
Lauritius
,
Captaine
of
the
bands
of
souldiers
in
Isauria
,
were
appointed
to
attend
the
peace
of
the
assembly
,
and
that
all
things
should
bee
done
decently
,
and
in
order
.
The
Emperour
gaue
commandement
,
that
the
matter
of
faith
should
bee
first
intreated
:
but
afterward
hee
gaue
commandement
,
that
the
liues
of
them
who
were
to
bee
accused
,
Soc.
l.
2.
c.
29.
should
first
bee
examined
:
Whereupon
arose
contention
in
the
assemblie
:
some
vrging
the
matter
of
Faith
to
be
first
entreated
:
others
craving
that
the
liues
of
such
as
were
accused
or
deposed
,
should
be
first
examined
:
and
both
parties
grounded
themselues
vpon
the
warrant
of
the
Emperours
letters
.
The
principall
ring
leaders
of
the
one
faction
,
were
Acacius
Bishop
of
Caesarea
Palestinae
,
Georgius
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
Vranius
of
Tyrus
,
Eudoxius
of
Antiochia
,
and
their
followers
exceeded
not
the
number
of
two
and
thirtie
.
On
the
other
side
were
Georgius
Bishoppe
of
Laodicea
in
Syria
,
Sophronius
of
Pompeiopolis
in
Paphlagonia
,
Eleusius
of
Cyzicus
:
and
the
greatest
number
of
the
Councell
followed
the
opinion
of
these
Bishops
.
So
it
came
to
passe
,
that
the
most
part
thought
it
expedient
,
that
the
matter
of
Faith
should
bee
first
entreated
.
After
this
,
the
Councell
was
of
new
againe
divided
into
three
factions
.
Acacius
,
and
his
complices
thought
meete
,
that
the
forme
of
Faith
should
bee
altered
.
The
most
part
were
in
a
contrary
opinion
,
that
the
summe
of
the
Nicene
Faith
should
be
kept
,
onely
the
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
should
bee
left
out
.
Sylvanus
Bishoppe
of
Tarsus
,
was
in
the
third
opinion
,
that
the
summe
of
Faith
compiled
in
Antiochia
,
at
the
dedication
of
the
Temple
,
should
be
kept
.
Pluralitie
of
voyces
prevayled
,
that
the
Sonne
of
God
should
neither
be
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
nor
yet
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
but
rather
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
like
vnto
his
Father
,
because
in
Scripture
hee
is
called
the
image
of
the
invisible
God
.
And
they
consented
to
excommunicate
all
those
,
who
called
the
Sonne
of
God
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
vnlike
vnto
the
Father
.
Now
Acacius
,
and
his
complices
,
who
were
indeede
Anomaei
,
would
haue
seemed
to
accord
with
the
rest
of
the
Councell
:
but
when
it
was
demanded
of
them
,
in
what
sense
they
counted
the
Sonne
alike
vnto
the
Father
?
They
answered
,
that
hee
was
like
in
will
,
but
not
in
substance
.
After
that
much
disputation
and
little
agreement
had
beene
,
Leonas
a
secret
favourer
of
Acacius
,
dissolved
the
assembly
.
Neverthelesse
,
the
Fathers
of
the
Councell
convened
,
Soz.
l.
4.
c.
22.
to
iudge
the
cause
of
Cyrillus
Bishoppe
of
Hierusalem
(
whom
the
Acacians
had
deposed
)
and
warned
the
Acacians
to
bee
present
,
but
they
would
not
compeare
.
Therefore
the
Councell
proceeded
to
the
deposition
of
Georgius
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
Acacius
Bishop
of
Caesarea
,
Vranius
Bishoppe
of
Tyrus
,
Patrophylus
Bishope
of
Schythopolis
,
and
Eudoxius
Bishop
of
Antiochia
,
in
whose
place
they
substituted
Avianus
,
a
Presbyter
in
Antiochia
,
others
call
him
Adrianus
.
The
Acacians
layd
hands
on
Avianus
,
and
delivered
him
into
the
hands
of
Leonas
and
Lauritius
,
and
they
banished
him
.
The
Councell
protested
against
Leonas
and
Lauritius
,
and
the
Acacians
,
that
they
violated
the
Decree
of
the
Councell
:
and
without
further
delay
,
they
addresse
to
Constantinople
,
to
giue
information
to
the
Emperour
.
But
the
Acacians
prevented
the
rest
,
and
misinformed
the
Emperour
,
and
accused
the
Councell
,
and
perswaded
him
to
reiect
the
summe
of
Faith
agreed
vpon
in
Seleucia
.
Soc.
l.
2.
c.
41.
the
Arrians
in
the
multiplyed
conceits
of
their
wauering
minds
,
set
forth
nine
divers
summes
of
faith
,
to
wit
,
in
the
dedication
of
the
Church
of
Antiochia
,
two
formes
.
The
third
by
those
who
adhered
to
Narcissus
,
was
exhibited
to
Constance
in
France
.
The
fourth
was
sent
by
Eudoxius
to
Italy
.
In
Sirmium
three
formes
were
indited
:
whereof
one
was
read
in
Ariminum
,
with
noting
the
names
of
the
Consuls
,
in
whose
time
it
was
written
.
The
eight
was
the
summe
of
Faith
set
forth
in
the
Councell
of
Seleucia
.
The
ninth
was
the
sum
of
faith
,
set
downe
in
Constantinople
,
with
this
addition
,
that
the
words
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
&
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
should
be
silenced
when
Preachers
spake
of
God
.
Thus
we
see
,
that
there
is
no
end
of
wandering
,
when
men
haue
once
forsaken
the
narrow
path
of
the
truth
of
God
.
THe
Emp.
Constantius
,
Theod.
lib.
2.
cap.
31.
that
the
chaire
of
Antiochia
,
vacant
at
that
time
without
a
B.
should
first
be
prouided
:
choise
was
made
of
Meletius
,
some-time
B.
of
Sebastia
,
in
Armenia
.
Hee
receiued
ordination
by
Arrians
,
who
subscribed
also
to
his
admission
,
&
their
hand-writs
were
deliuered
into
the
custody
of
Eusebius
Samosatenus
.
But
when
Meletius
disappointed
the
expectation
of
the
Arrians
,
they
procured
his
banishment
,
&
that
Euzoius
should
be
placed
in
his
stead
.
Theod
lib.
2.
cap.
32.
Likewise
Eusebius
Samosatēus
for
no
minassings
&
threatnings
of
the
Emp.
would
deliuer
backe
againe
the
subscriptions
of
the
Arrians
:
so
that
the
Emp.
both
commended
&
admired
the
magnanimous
courage
of
Eusebius
.
This
Councel
was
holden
in
the
25
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
Constantius
.
In
it
the
Arrians
could
not
perfect
their
intended
purpose
to
inuent
a
new
sum
of
faith
,
which
would
haue
made
not
the
tenth
forme
of
faith
indited
by
them
,
because
Constantius
got
knowledge
of
the
seditious
attempts
of
Iulian
,
&
he
left
the
Councel
to
preueene
the
enterprises
of
Iulian
,
but
he
fell
sicke
by
the
way
,
and
died
at
Cilicia
.
Vnder
the
raigne
of
Iulian
&
Iouinian
some
particular
councels
were
assembled
:
Hist.
Magis
.
such
as
a
Councel
in
Alexandria
,
gathered
by
Athanasius
&
Eusebius
Vercellensis
,
for
danning
old
heresies
,
and
confirming
the
Faith
.
Sozom.
lib.
5
,
cap.
3.
Another
in
Palestina
,
for
ordaining
a
B.
in
Maiuma
.
Another
in
Antiochia
by
the
Acacians
,
vnder
the
raigne
of
Iouinian
.
These
wandering
stars
,
accustomed
to
accommodate
themselues
to
times
,
Socrat
lib.
3.
cap.
25.
places
,
and
persons
,
to
gaine
fauour
at
the
Emperours
hands
,
they
subscribe
the
Nicene
Faith
.
But
I
set
forward
to
the
rest
.
Hist.
Magd.
about
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
368.
Nothing
was
determined
in
this
Councell
concerning
matters
of
Faith
:
Sozom.
lib.
4.
cap.
8.9
.
The
Emperour
Valens
was
not
as
yet
infected
with
the
poison
of
the
Arrian
heresie
.
Socrat.
l.
4.
c.
6.
Sozom.
lib.
6.
cap.
7.
The
Emp.
Valens
being
deceiued
of
his
expectation
,
commanded
them
to
be
banished
,
and
their
Churches
to
be
giuen
to
the
fauourers
of
the
opinion
of
Eudoxius
.
Socrat.
lib.
4.
cap.
11.
&
12.
This
dash
constrained
the
Macedonians
to
take
a
new
course
,
and
to
aggree
with
Laberius
Bishop
of
Rome
.
But
these
Camelions
when
they
had
changed
many
colours
,
they
could
neuer
be
white
,
that
is
,
sincere
and
vpright
in
Religion
.
VNder
the
Emperour
Valentinian
in
the
West
,
Theod.
lib.
2.
cap.
22.
Sozom.
lib.
6
:
cap.
23.
wherein
he
confirmed
the
Nicene
Faith
,
and
damned
Auxentius
Bishop
of
Millan
,
with
Vrsatius
,
Valens
,
and
Caius
.
Likewise
hee
damned
Apollinaris
,
and
his
disciple
Timotheus
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
38.3
.
or
as
Bullinger
reckoneth
,
Theod.
lib.
5.
cap.
8.
a
minister
,
&
seruant
,
but
not
consubstantiall
with
the
Father
and
the
Son
.
In
this
Councel
the
Macedonian
heretikes
were
louingly
admonished
to
forsake
their
errour
,
&
to
embrace
the
true
faith
and
that
so
much
the
more
,
because
they
had
once
already
sent
messengers
to
Liberius
,
and
professed
the
true
Faith
.
But
they
continued
obstinately
in
their
errour
,
&
departed
from
the
Councell
.
The
heresie
of
Macedonius
was
damned
,
the
Nicen
faith
confirmed
,
with
amplification
of
that
part
of
the
Symbole
which
concerned
the
holy
Spirit
,
in
this
manner
:
I
beleeue
in
the
holy
Spirit
our
Lord
,
giuer
of
life
,
who
proceedeth
from
the
Father
,
&
with
the
Father
,
and
the
Son
,
is
to
be
worshipped
,
&
glorified
.
They
ordained
Nectarius
B.
of
Constantinople
;
&
that
Constantinople
shuld
haue
the
prerogatiue
of
honour
next
to
Rome
.
Theod.
ibid.
Great
care
was
had
of
Prouinces
,
that
they
should
not
of
new
againe
be
infected
with
Heresies
.
For
this
cause
the
name
of
Patriarches
in
the
Councell
of
Nice
appropriated
to
a
few
,
in
this
Generall
Councell
is
communicated
to
manie
.
Theod.
ibid.
To
Nectarius
Megapolis
and
Thracia
was
allotted
:
Pontus
to
Hellodius
,
Cappadocia
to
Gregorius
Nyssenus
,
Meletina
and
Armenia
to
Otreius
.
Amphilochius
attended
vpon
Iconium
and
Lycaonia
,
Optimus
vpon
Antiochia
and
Pisidia
,
Sozom.
lib.
7.
cap.
7.8.9
.
Timotheus
vpon
the
Churches
of
Aegypt
.
Laodicea
was
recommended
to
Pelagius
,
Tarsus
to
Diodorus
,
and
Antiochia
to
Meletius
,
who
was
present
at
the
Councell
,
and
ended
his
life
in
Constantinople
.
To
other
Bishops
a
care
and
sollicitude
of
their
owne
boundes
was
committed
,
with
this
caueat
,
that
no
man
should
inuade
the
bounds
belonging
to
another
,
but
if
necessitie
so
required
,
Synods
should
be
assembled
,
and
euery
one
being
desired
,
should
mutuallie
assist
his
neighbour
.
Ambrose
,
Britto
,
Valeriāus
,
Acholius
,
Anemius
,
Basilius
,
Theod.
lib.
5.
cap.
9.
&
to
the
rest
of
the
Bishops
conueened
at
Rome
,
Wherin
they
declare
the
māifold
troubles
they
had
sustained
by
heretikes
:
&
now
albeit
in
the
mercie
of
God
they
were
ejected
out
of
the
sheepe-folds
,
yet
like
vnto
rauening
wolues
they
were
lurking
in
woods
,
seeking
oportūity
to
deuour
the
sheepe
of
Christ
.
They
excuse
their
absence
,
because
the
infirmitie
of
their
Churches
newly
recouered
from
the
hands
of
heretikes
,
could
not
permit
many
of
their
number
to
journey
to
Rome
.
Alwayes
they
sent
their
beloued
brethren
Cyriacus
,
Eusebius
,
&
Priscianus
,
to
countenance
the
assembly
at
Rome
.
In
matters
of
Discipline
they
recommended
vnto
them
the
Canons
of
the
Councell
of
Nice
:
Theod.
ibid.
namely
,
that
Ecclesiasticall
honours
should
be
conferred
to
persons
worthy
,
&
that
with
the
speciall
aduice
and
consent
of
the
Bishops
of
that
same
Prouince
,
with
assistance
of
their
confining
neighbours
,
if
neede
required
.
After
this
manner
was
Nectarius
B.
of
Constantinople
,
Flauianus
B.
of
Antiochia
,
&
Cyrillus
B.
of
Ierusalem
,
ordained
.
Heere
marke
,
that
the
consent
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
was
not
necessarie
to
the
ordination
of
the
Bishops
of
the
East
.
And
the
vsurped
authoritie
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
smelleth
of
Noueltie
,
and
not
of
Antiquitie
.
This
Synodicke
letter
sent
from
Constantinople
,
would
seeme
to
import
,
that
the
Councell
which
Damasus
gathered
at
Rome
,
was
assembled
in
the
dayes
of
Theodosius
,
or
els
that
hee
had
gathered
two
assemblies
in
Rome
at
diuers
times
,
and
yet
for
owne
purpose
.
GOdly
Emperours
and
Kings
,
Constantine
,
Theodosius
,
and
Dauid
,
were
very
carefull
of
the
vnitie
of
the
Church
,
that
it
might
be
like
vnto
a
compact
Citie
,
as
Ierusalem
was
when
the
tower
of
Iebus
was
conquised
,
then
the
people
worshipped
one
God
,
were
obedient
to
one
Law
,
and
subject
onely
to
one
Soueraigne
.
Theodosius
in
the
fifth
yeere
of
his
raigne
,
caring
for
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
conueened
a
great
Nationáll
Councell
at
Constantinople
,
not
onely
of
Homousians
,
but
also
of
Arrians
,
Eunomians
,
and
Macedonians
,
hoping
that
by
mutuall
conference
possibly
they
might
in
end
accord
.
The
good
Emperour
consulted
with
Nectarius
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
Socrat.
l.
5.
c.
10.
Nectarius
with
Agelius
a
Bishop
of
the
Novatians
,
Agelius
with
Sisinius
,
an
eloquent
man
,
and
a
mightie
Teacher
,
and
a
Reader
in
his
Church
.
Sozom.
lib.
7.
cap.
12.
This
man
considering
,
that
by
contentious
disputations
,
Schismes
were
increased
,
but
not
quenched
,
gaue
this
aduice
to
Nectarius
,
that
hee
should
counsell
the
Emperour
to
demande
of
Heretikes
,
in
what
account
they
had
the
holy
Fathers
,
who
preceeded
their
time
.
The
Heretikes
at
the
first
spake
reuerently
of
the
Fathers
:
but
when
they
were
demaunded
,
if
in
matters
of
Faith
they
would
giue
credit
to
the
testimonie
of
the
Fathers
,
the
Heretikes
were
diuided
amongst
themselues
:
Therefore
the
Emperour
rent
in
pieces
the
summes
of
the
Arrian
,
Eunomian
,
and
Macedonian
,
faith
:
and
ordained
the
Homousian
Faith
onely
to
haue
place
.
THe
second
Councell
of
Carthage
was
assembled
vnder
the
raigne
of
Theodosius
,
That
the
Bishop
of
Rome
should
bee
called
the
Bishop
of
the
first
seate
,
That
nothing
,
ABout
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
401.
That
persons
married
,
That
the
Bishop
should
haue
his
dwelling
place
neere
vnto
the
Church
,
That
a
Bishop
should
not
spend
time
in
reading
the
bookes
of
Pagans
:
That
a
Bishop
entangle
not
himselfe
deepely
with
houshold
businesse
,
That
a
Bishop
admit
no
man
vnto
a
spirituall
office
,
That
a
Bishop
without
aduice
of
his
Cleargie
,
That
a
Bishop
sitting
,
That
an
assembly
of
Heretikes
conueened
together
,
That
hee
who
communicateth
with
an
Heretike
,
CENTVRIE
V.
COncerning
Councels
gathered
in
the
daies
of
Arcadius
and
Honorius
,
Iob.
Chrysostome
.
by
Epiphanius
in
Cyprus
,
and
Theophilus
in
Alexandria
,
vnder
pretence
of
damning
the
bookes
of
Origen
;
and
in
Constantinople
,
first
and
last
,
by
the
malice
of
Eudoxia
,
the
Emperour
Arcadius
wife
:
to
the
deposition
of
Iohn
Chrysostome
Bishop
of
Constantinople
:
I
hope
I
haue
not
need
to
make
a
new
declaration
of
things
,
which
are
amply
declared
in
the
preceding
history
.
ABout
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Aug.
Epist.
90.
&
91.
they
damned
the
opinions
of
Pelagius
,
and
Coelestius
(
which
hath
been
aboue
rehearsed
)
as
hereticall
.
The
answer
that
Innocentius
returned
to
the
Councell
,
is
intermixed
with
words
of
swelling
pride
,
as
if
no
Decree
could
be
firme
,
vntill
it
had
allowance
of
the
Romane
chaire
:
yet
the
fift
Councell
of
Carthage
had
pronounced
Anathema
against
the
opinions
of
Pelagius
,
and
Coelestius
,
before
they
sent
their
letter
to
Innocentius
.
Amongst
the
canons
of
this
Councell
,
the
two
last
are
to
be
remarked
:
namely
,
the
fourteenth
,
and
fifteenth
canon
.
The
one
declareth
,
The
other
cause
of
the
meeting
of
this
Councell
,
was
to
constitute
canons
concerning
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
,
specially
,
that
no
man
should
make
appellation
from
his
owne
Bishop
to
Bishops
beyond
Sea
,
but
in
case
his
owne
Bishop
did
him
wrong
,
Vrbanus
Siccensis
seemed
already
to
bee
wakened
,
and
the
Fathers
of
this
Councell
fore-smelled
that
he
was
to
appeale
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
;
like
as
he
did
indeed
,
to
Zosymus
the
successor
of
Innocentius
:
and
therefore
,
like
wise
men
in
due
time
,
they
made
this
constitution
.
Innocentius
received
the
Councels
letter
from
a
brother
named
Iulius
,
and
approoved
the
condemnatory
sentence
,
pronunced
against
Pelagius
and
Coelestius
:
but
marke
the
words
of
Innocentius
letter
,
Frater
,
&
Coepiscopus
noster
Iulius
dilectionis
vestraeliteras
,
quas
ex
Milevitano
cura
fide●
propensiore
misist●s
,
mihi●nopinanter
suggessi●
:
that
is
to
say
,
Our
brother
and
fellowship
Iulius
,
brought
vnto
mee
vnawares
your
brotherly
letters
,
which
ye
sent
vnto
me
from
the
Councell
Milevitanum
,
with
a
care
very
bent
for
the
Faith
.
The
word
inopinanter
,
declareth
,
that
hee
received
their
letter
before
hee
knew
that
any
such
Councell
was
gathered
,
for
the
Bishops
of
Rome
as
yet
tooke
not
vpon
them
that
authority
,
to
bee
the
onely
appointers
of
generall
and
nationall
Councels
.
Pelagius
after
this
Councell
,
compeared
before
a
Councell
in
Palestina
,
and
seemed
to
renounce
his
errors
,
but
hee
spake
deceitfully
,
as
Heretiques
are
accustomed
to
doe
:
but
hee
set
forth
nothing
in
writing
to
destroy
the
errour
hee
had
builded
,
and
to
procure
the
safety
of
them
whom
hee
had
intangled
with
the
snares
of
deceitfull
errours
,
Aug.
Epist.
95.
as
the
Epistle
of
Aurelius
,
Alipius
,
Augustinus
,
Evodius
,
and
Possidius
,
written
to
Innocentius
,
doth
declare
.
Obscure
Covncels
I
haue
not
overpassed
with
silence
,
and
do
minde
,
God
willing
,
to
keep
the
like
order
in
time
to
come
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent
5
cap.
9.
and
it
continued
for
the
space
of
six
yeeres
.
Aurelius
Bishop
of
Carthage
,
was
Moderator
.
Three
Bishops
of
Rome
,
to
wit
,
Zosymus
,
Bonifacius
the
first
,
and
Coelestinus
,
endevoured
with
all
their
might
to
perswade
the
African
Bishops
,
that
they
were
vnder
the
soueraignty
and
iurisdiction
of
the
Bishops
of
Rome
:
but
all
in
vaine
,
as
the
issue
of
this
Councell
will
proue
.
The
ground
of
the
great
controversie
betwixt
the
Bishops
of
Rome
,
and
the
sixt
Councell
of
Carthage
,
was
Apiarius
Presbyter
Siccencis
,
a
wicked
man
,
and
iustly
excommunicate
,
not
onely
by
his
owne
Bishoppe
Vrbanus
,
but
also
by
a
Synode
of
other
neere
approaching
Bishops
.
Hee
appealed
to
Zosymus
Bishop
of
Rome
,
a
Citie
of
refuge
to
all
villanous
men
,
as
appeared
by
the
insolent
forme
of
his
cariage
,
toward
his
brethren
in
Africke
:
for
before
hee
had
heard
the
causes
wherefore
they
had
excommunicated
this
wicked
man
Apiarius
,
hee
absolued
him
,
and
admitted
him
to
his
communion
.
Moreover
,
vnderstanding
that
a
Councell
was
to
be
convened
in
Carthage
,
hee
sent
thither
Ambassadours
to
plead
the
cause
of
Apiarius
,
to
procure
the
excommunication
of
Vrbanus
;
and
in
case
this
succeeded
not
,
to
desire
that
this
question
might
be
remitted
to
the
determination
of
the
Romane
Bishop
,
as
vndoubted
Iudge
of
appellations
,
according
to
an
act
of
the
Councell
of
Nice
.
The
Fathers
of
the
Councell
of
Carthage
answered
with
great
modesty
that
they
knew
no
such
act
,
to
haue
beene
made
in
the
Councell
of
Nice
.
Alwayes
time
is
granted
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
to
prooue
that
such
right
belongeth
to
him
by
an
act
,
of
the
Councell
of
Nice
.
Zosymus
the
first
alleadger
of
this
false
act
,
Soc.
l.
7.
c.
11.
continued
short
time
in
office
:
for
hee
ended
his
course
within
the
space
of
one
yeere
,
and
few
moneths
.
Bonifacius
the
successor
of
Zosymus
,
seriously
vrging
the
same
prerogatiue
,
to
be
iudges
in
all
causes
of
appellation
,
according
to
the
act
of
the
Councell
of
Nice
.
When
all
the
acts
were
read
,
both
in
the
Latine
and
Greeke
exemplars
,
and
no
such
act
was
found
,
the
Ambassadors
of
Bonifacius
returned
to
him
with
this
answer
,
that
the
principall
Registers
ought
to
bee
searched
,
which
were
to
bee
found
in
Constantinople
,
Alexandria
,
and
Antiochia
:
and
in
the
meane
time
no
man
should
bee
challenged
for
appealing
to
the
Bishoppe
of
Rome
,
vntill
this
question
had
an
end
,
by
viewing
of
the
authentique
Registers
.
Cyrillus
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
and
Atticus
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
sent
to
the
Councell
of
Carthage
,
the
iust
copies
of
the
acts
of
the
Councell
of
Nice
:
but
no
such
act
was
found
,
Soc.
l.
7.11
.
as
was
alledged
by
Zosymus
and
Bonifacius
:
and
by
this
time
Bonifacius
also
ended
his
life
:
for
hee
sate
not
aboue
three
yeeres
.
The
Epistle
sent
from
the
sixt
Councell
of
Carthage
,
declaring
that
they
found
the
act
aforesayd
,
alledged
by
the
ambassadours
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
to
bee
supposititious
and
false
,
this
Epistle
(
I
say
)
was
directed
to
Bonifacius
:
but
seeing
hee
had
ended
his
life
,
it
came
into
the
hands
of
Coelestinus
,
the
successor
of
Bonifacius
,
who
insisted
by
the
same
ambassadours
,
who
were
employed
before
,
to
wit
,
Faustinus
a
Bishop
,
and
Philippus
and
Asellus
,
two
Presbyters
,
to
haue
Ap●arius
received
into
fauour
,
and
the
African
Bishops
to
bee
subiect
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
:
but
their
travels
were
bestowed
in
vaine
.
The
last
period
of
this
controversie
was
this
,
that
Ap●arius
despairing
of
helpe
from
the
Bishops
of
Rome
,
confessed
his
faults
,
and
humbly
submitted
himselfe
to
the
Councell
of
Carthage
.
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
5.
cap.
9●
And
the
Ambassadours
of
Coelestinus
returned
with
this
answer
,
that
the
Bishop
of
Rome
had
no
authoritie
over
the
Bishops
of
Africa
:
but
hee
who
thought
himselfe
to
bee
wronged
,
let
him
complaine
to
a
nationall
Councell
,
and
if
the
nationall
Councel
also
did
him
wrong
,
then
let
him
complaine
to
the
generall
Councell
,
but
no
appellation
to
be
made
in
time
to
come
from
Africa
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
.
VNder
the
raignes
of
Arcadius
and
Honorius
,
Soc.
l.
7.
c.
32.
sayd
,
let
no
man
call
the
Virgin
Marie
the
mother
of
God
,
whereupon
ensued
great
trouble
in
the
Church
,
for
they
were
assured
of
the
divinitie
of
Christ
.
And
Nestorius
not
willing
that
the
man
should
bee
disesteemed
,
whom
he
so
much
regarded
:
he
chopped
oft
in
his
Sermons
,
vpon
the
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
not
willing
to
giue
vnto
the
blessed
Virgin
so
great
an
honour
.
When
the
Councell
of
Ephesus
was
assembled
,
consisting
of
the
number
of
two
hundreth
Bishops
and
aboue
,
and
Cyrillus
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
was
appointed
Moderator
,
by
the
ordinance
of
the
Emperours
,
who
commanded
the
Councell
to
bee
gathered
;
Cirillus
began
to
embarke
,
and
to
agitate
the
question
,
before
Iohn
Patriarch
of
Antiochia
,
and
his
companie
could
be
present
at
the
Councell
.
At
the
first
meeting
,
Nestorius
being
present
,
in
the
towne
of
Ephesus
,
vtterly
spoyled
his
cause
,
and
added
to
his
former
opinion
borrowed
from
Anastatius
,
that
they
thought
it
an
indignity
done
to
the
onely
begotten
Sonne
of
God
,
to
speake
of
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
and
the
words
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Soc.
l.
7.32
.
and
Nestorius
on
the
other
part
gathered
the
Bishops
of
his
ownefaction
,
and
damned
Cirillus
Bishoppe
of
Alexandria
,
and
Memnon
Bishop
of
Ephesus
.
After
this
,
Iohn
Patriarch
of
Antiochia
came
to
Ephesus
,
whose
comming
rather
increased
,
then
diminished
the
schisme
:
for
hee
was
so
angry
against
the
precipitation
and
hastinesse
of
Cirillus
,
that
hee
would
not
adioyne
himselfe
to
the
Councell
:
hereupon
followed
mutuall
excommunications
:
Iohn
Patriarch
of
Antiochia
,
excommuicated
Cyrillus
and
Memnon
:
and
they
▪
on
the
other
part
excommunicated
him
,
and
his
〈◊〉
who
came
not
to
the
Councell
:
yet
in
the
mercy
of
God
,
this
schisme
that
fell
out
last
amongst
good
men
was
cured
,
and
they
were
reconciled
,
and
the
Heretique
Nestorius
was
banished
to
Oasis
.
Eva.
l.
1.
c.
9.10
that
Eutyches
cause
should
bee
iudged
in
a
more
frequent
assembly
,
to
bee
gathered
at
Ephesus
,
and
wherein
Dioscorus
Bishop
of
Alexandria
should
be
Moderator
.
In
this
assembly
Dioscorus
dealt
imperiously
,
like
vnto
an
head-strong
Heretique
.
Hee
called
vpon
Eutyches
,
and
required
a
confession
of
his
faith
,
which
when
hee
had
given
,
not
expecting
the
votes
of
others
,
who
were
present
,
with
clamour
and
out-crying
,
hee
gaue
allowance
vnto
it
,
as
if
no
more
were
requisite
in
a
Councell
,
except
onely
the
suffrage
and
vote
of
the
Moderator
.
Likewise
hee
suffered
not
the
letters
of
Leo
Bishop
of
Rome
,
sent
to
the
Councell
,
to
be
read
.
Thirdly
,
he
absolued
Eutyches
,
and
300
Monks
,
all
intangled
with
this
heresie
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
5.
c.
9.
whom
Flavianus
had
iustly
excommunicated
:
and
last
of
all
,
he
excommunicated
Flavianus
,
and
caused
him
by
the
tumult
of
his
factioners
,
to
be
so
rudely
and
discourteously
entreated
,
that
he
was
trod
vnder
foot
,
and
was
so
wounded
,
that
within
three
dayes
after
hee
ended
his
life
:
for
this
cause
,
this
Councell
was
called
a
Councell
of
brigandrie
.
And
the
Councell
called
Agathense
in
France
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
454.
and
in
the
third
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
the
Emperour
Martianus
:
Funct
.
chron
.
a
generall
Councell
was
assembled
at
Chalcedon
a
towne
of
Bythinia
,
lying
directly
ouer
against
Constantinople
.
Martianus
the
Emperour
was
in
person
present
at
the
Councell
,
and
of
Bishops
,
and
reuerend
Fathers
,
from
all
partes
of
the
world
sixe
hundreth
and
thirtie
.
The
like
whereof
hapned
not
in
any
generall
Councell
preceeding
this
time
.
The
Patriarches
were
all
present
at
this
Councell
,
Euagr.
lib.
2.
cap.
4.
either
in
proper
person
,
or
by
their
Ambassadours
.
Anatolius
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
Dioscorus
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
Maximus
Bishop
of
Antiochia
,
Iuvenalis
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
:
and
in
stead
of
Leo
Bishop
of
Rome
,
his
Ambassadours
Pascasianus
a
Bishop
,
Lucentius
,
Bonifacius
,
and
Basilius
Presbyters
,
with
a
Christian
brother
Iulianus
.
Martianus
entreated
all
the
Fathers
of
the
Councell
to
thinke
that
he
gaue
his
presence
to
the
conuention
,
not
for
ostentation
of
his
power
or
vertue
,
but
onely
for
desire
that
the
true
faith
should
be
confirmed
and
established
,
and
that
by
his
authority
all
tumults
of
men
disobedient
to
the
Councell
,
might
be
repressed
.
Aboue
all
crauing
of
them
,
or
rather
charging
&
commanding
them
,
that
they
should
decerne
nothing
repugnātto
the
actes
of
the
Councel
of
Nice
.
The
Ambassadours
of
Leo
Bishop
of
Rome
craued
that
Dioscorus
Bishop
of
Alexandria
should
not
sit
in
the
Councell
as
a
iudge
,
Euagr.
lib.
2.
cap.
4.
but
that
he
should
stand
,
and
answere
to
things
that
were
to
be
obiected
vnto
him
.
Which
petition
being
granted
,
Eusebius
B.
of
Dorileum
stood
vp
,
and
accused
him
of
three
things
.
First
,
that
he
had
beene
an
aduersarie
to
the
true
faith
,
in
absoluing
Eutyches
a
notable
heretike
in
the
second
Councell
of
Ephesus
:
Secondly
that
he
was
a
murderer
of
Flavianus
Bishop
of
Constantinople
a
constant
defender
of
the
true
faith
:
and
thirdly
that
hee
had
done
himselfe
wrong
in
deposing
him
without
a
cause
,
and
therewith
hee
desired
his
letter
to
be
read
.
The
Councell
not
onely
read
his
letter
accusatorie
,
but
also
read
all
the
acts
of
the
second
Councell
of
Ephesus
,
and
heard
the
reports
of
Bishops
,
who
were
present
at
the
Councell
of
Brigandrie
,
and
consented
against
their
hearts
to
the
deposition
of
Flauianus
,
because
Dioscorus
had
bands
of
souldiers
sent
by
Chrysaphius
in
the
name
of
the
Emperour
Theodosus
2.
to
compell
simple
men
to
obey
all
his
desires
.
All
this
beeing
considered
,
together
with
his
vnmanerly
rudenesse
,
who
would
not
suffer
the
letter
of
Leo
Bishop
of
Rome
to
be
read
in
the
Councell
aforesaid
,
and
finally
that
hee
had
most
vniustly
and
vnaduisedly
excommunicated
Leo
Bishop
of
Rome
.
The
Councell
of
Chalcedon
cited
Dioscorus
,
the
ground
of
this
controuersie
,
but
he
appeared
not
:
therefore
hee
was
condemned
as
an
heretike
,
Incodice
Romano
,
In
the
sixt
Session
of
this
Councell
the
Emperour
Martianus
with
Pulcheria
the
Empresse
,
were
both
present
,
and
craued
of
the
Councell
,
that
ordinances
should
be
made
for
restraining
the
filthie
lucre
,
CENTVRIE
VI.
Rauenna
,
Laurentius
,
was
his
competitour
.
In
this
Councell
it
was
found
that
Symmachus
was
first
ordained
,
and
that
the
most
part
both
of
Clergie
and
people
adhered
to
him
:
therefore
hee
was
declared
to
bee
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
Laurentius
was
ordained
Bishop
of
Nuceria
.
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
6
cap.
9.
but
his
doings
should
be
examined
only
before
the
Tribūal
of
God
.
Marke
how
this
matter
goeth
:
the
B.
of
Rome
are
lying
vnder
the
feete
of
the
Gothes
,
neither
haue
they
liberty
to
assemble
themselues
together
,
except
that
licence
be
sought
,
&
obtained
from
Theodoricus
king
of
Gothes
.
Notwithstanding
supremacie
that
great
Idol
,
whereat
they
aimed
continually
,
runneth
so
high
in
their
heads
,
that
the
flatterers
of
the
B.
of
Rome
would
absolue
him
,
as
a
man
whose
actions
came
not
vnder
the
indicature
of
mortall
men
.
His
accusers
protested
in
write
,
that
if
the
successours
of
Peter
should
bee
protested
in
writing
that
if
the
successors
of
Peter
should
be
iudged
by
no
man
,
then
with
the
rest
of
the
priuiledges
of
their
chaire
,
they
had
also
a
priuiledge
to
sinne
,
and
to
doe
what
they
please
.
THe
Councels
of
Spaine
called
Ilerdense
,
IN
the
20.
yeeere
of
the
Emp.
Anastatius
a
nationall
Councell
was
assembled
at
Sidon
of
eightie
Bishops
,
Anastatius
,
Theodoricus
King
of
Italie
and
many
others
,
that
a
Councel
shuld
be
assembled
at
Heraclea
for
deciding
coutrouersies
in
religion
.
Many
Bishops
resorted
to
Heraclea
about
the
number
of
200.
but
Anastatius
suffered
no
Councell
to
be
holden
,
thereby
incurring
the
great
blame
of
inconstancie
,
and
carelessenesse
in
seeking
out
the
truth
:
for
this
cause
Theodoricus
willed
Hormisda
Bishop
of
Rome
to
gather
a
Councell
at
Rome
,
wherein
the
errour
of
Eutyches
is
damned
of
new
againe
,
&
Ambassadours
are
ordained
to
be
sent
to
Anastatius
the
Emperour
,
and
to
the
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
to
diuert
them
,
if
it
were
possible
from
the
errour
of
Eutyches
,
but
how
inhumanely
the
Ambassadours
were
intreated
,
it
hath
beene
declared
in
the
description
of
the
life
of
Hormisda
.
VNder
the
raigne
of
the
Emperour
Iustinus
a
Synode
was
gathered
in
Constantinople
by
Ioannes
Cappadox
.
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
6.
cap.
9.
such
as
sacrilegious
spoyling
of
Temples
,
vnder
pretence
of
eschewing
causes
of
Idolatrie
,
hee
tooke
away
the
golden
doues
that
hung
aboue
the
fontes
,
and
the
altars
,
and
hee
vttered
many
blasphemous
speeches
against
the
Councell
of
Chalcedon
.
Ioannes
Cappadox
,
albeit
hee
was
of
a
bad
religion
himselfe
,
yet
the
authoritie
of
the
Emperour
,
and
consent
of
the
Councell
procured
that
Severus
should
be
damned
of
heresie
,
whom
the
Emperour
also
banished
,
and
(
as
some
affirme
)
punished
him
also
by
commanding
that
his
blasphemous
tongue
should
bee
cut
out
.
In
like
manner
the
Monks
of
Apamea
in
a
Councell
conueened
in
Syriasecunda
,
Theodorus
Ascidas
B.
of
Caesarea
Cappadocia
:
Eustochius
cast
out
the
Monkes
of
Nova
Laura
,
who
obstinately
defended
the
errours
of
Origen
.
Theodorus
Ascidas
assisted
them
,
and
said
,
that
Eustochius
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
had
dealt
cruelly
,
and
inhumanely
with
his
brethren
;
to
pacifie
this
controuersie
was
this
Councell
conueened
:
Also
great
disputation
was
in
the
Church
about
the
bookes
of
Origen
,
of
Theodorus
Bishop
of
Mopsuesta
,
and
some
writings
of
Theodoritus
Bishop
of
Cyrus
,
and
Ibas
Bishop
of
Edessa
:
this
was
the
second
cause
of
this
great
conuention
to
put
an
ende
vnto
these
contentious
disputations
.
At
this
time
Menas
was
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
but
he
ended
his
life
in
the
very
time
of
the
generall
Councel
.
The
first
question
mooued
in
the
Councel
was
this
:
Whether
or
no
,
men
who
were
dead
,
and
had
ended
their
course
,
might
lawfully
be
cursed
and
excommunicated
.
To
this
Eutychius
(
a
man
before
this
time
of
no
great
account
)
answered
:
Euag.
lib.
4
cap.
38.
This
was
thought
by
the
Fathers
of
the
Councell
to
be
pertinently
spoken
,
and
when
his
answer
came
to
the
eares
of
the
Emperour
Iustinian
,
hee
appointed
that
hee
should
be
ordained
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
for
Menas
died
suddenly
in
time
of
the
Councell
.
Vigilius
Bishop
of
Rome
was
in
Constantinople
in
time
of
this
Councell
,
but
would
not
be
present
at
the
Councel
,
left
the
dignitie
of
the
Romane
chaire
should
bee
impaired
,
if
the
Patriarch
of
Constantinople
had
beene
equalled
with
him
in
honour
,
for
Eutychius
,
after
Menas
,
was
moderator
of
the
Councell
.
The
generall
conuention
tooke
this
effect
,
That
the
writings
of
Theodorus
Bishop
of
Mopsuesta
were
vtterly
condemned
,
and
the
replyes
of
Theodoretus
to
the
12.
heades
of
Cyrillus
,
with
the
letter
of
Ibas
written
to
Maris
a
Persian
were
damned
.
Finally
the
errours
of
Origen
were
damned
,
&
Theodorus
Ascidas
,
together
with
the
Monks
of
Nova
Laura
,
who
defended
the
errours
of
Origen
,
all
were
excommunicated
,
and
the
4.
preceeding
generall
Councels
were
confirmed
with
full
allowance
.
The
Councell
of
Mopsuesta
immediatly
following
,
tended
onely
to
this
,
to
know
when
the
name
of
Theodorus
sometime
B.
of
Mopsuesta
a
towne
of
Cilicia
,
was
razed
out
of
the
roll
called
sacra
diptycha
.
And
the
ancients
both
of
Clergie
and
people
,
assured
the
Emperour
Iustinian
that
the
name
of
Theodorus
was
razed
out
of
the
rol
of
holy
Bishops
before
their
time
.
VNder
the
raigne
of
Childebertus
king
of
France
,
The
heape
of
constitutions
about
the
keeping
of
Pasche
day
and
Lent
,
about
the
prohibition
of
marriage
betwixt
Christians
and
vnconuerted
Iewes
,
about
seruants
not
to
bee
admitted
to
Ecclesiasticall
orders
,
about
assemblies
to
be
at
the
least
yeerely
conuocated
by
Bishops
,
about
Ecclesiasticall
rents
not
to
be
dilapidated
.
The
nature
of
a
short
Compend
cannot
permit
mee
to
insist
in
such
things
.
VNder
the
raigne
of
Theodobertus
king
of
France
,
That
the
dead
body
of
a
Bishop
in
time
of
his
funerall
should
be
couered
with
the
pall
,
VNder
the
raigne
of
Aribertus
king
of
France
,
It
was
also
statute
and
ordained
that
a
Bishop
should
count
his
wife
as
his
sister
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
6.
cap.
9.
A
Councell
at
Constantinople
.
VNder
the
raigne
of
Mauritius
a
Councel
was
assembled
at
Constantinople
,
for
trying
of
the
cause
of
Gregorius
Bishop
of
Antiochia
,
whom
Asterius
Deputie
in
the
East
had
accused
of
incest
:
but
Gregorius
was
declared
to
be
innocent
,
&
his
accuser
was
scourged
with
roddes
,
and
was
banished
.
In
this
Councell
the
name
of
Oecumenick
Bishop
,
was
attributed
to
Iohn
Patriarch
of
Constantinople
.
TThe
first
Councel
of
Matiscon
was
assembled
about
the
time
of
Pelagius
2
,
And
that
a
Bishop
or
Presbyter
should
not
intangle
himselfe
with
carnall
lust
,
THe
second
Councell
of
Matiscon
was
conueened
in
the
twentie
foure
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
Gunthranus
king
of
France
.
Also
it
was
appointed
and
ordained
,
That
no
person
who
fleeth
to
the
Church
as
to
a
citie
of
refuge
,
That
a
bishop
must
not
be
attached
before
a
secular
iudge
.
That
the
houses
of
Bishops
shall
be
kept
holy
with
exercises
of
prayers
and
singing
of
Psalmes
;
That
secular
men
shall
doe
reuerence
to
those
who
are
of
the
Clergie
,
In
the
third
Councell
at
Matiscon
there
is
nothing
to
be
read
but
a
contentious
disputation
betwixt
two
Bishops
,
Palladius
and
Bertramus
,
&
foolish
questions
scarse
worthy
to
be
disputed
in
Grammer
schooles
.
Whether
or
no
a
woman
may
be
called
Hom●
.
Mauritius
:
Gregorius
first
Bishop
of
Rome
assembled
a
Councell
at
Rome
of
twentie
foure
bishops
,
thirty
foure
Presbyters
,
wherein
first
of
all
he
confirmed
the
first
foure
generall
Councels
.
He
ordained
that
at
the
celebration
of
the
Sacrament
there
should
be
lesse
singing
and
more
reading
of
Psalmes
and
Gospel
:
because
weake
people
transported
with
the
delight
of
a
sweet
and
delicate
voyce
,
marked
not
how
men
of
a
lewd
life
drew
neere
vnto
the
Altar
of
God
.
He
ordained
also
that
laicke
boyes
should
not
be
cubiculars
to
the
bishops
or
Rome
:
but
that
Presbyters
,
Deacons
,
or
Monkes
should
be
witnesses
of
the
honestie
of
their
conuersation
.
And
that
the
Beare
wherein
the
body
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
is
brought
forth
to
be
buried
;
shall
not
be
ouerspred
with
any
couering
aboue
the
Beare
.
That
for
ordination
of
men
in
spirituall
offices
,
no
reward
shall
be
craued
.
For
like
as
the
Bishop
should
not
sell
the
imposition
of
his
hands
,
euen
so
the
minister
or
notare
should
not
sell
his
voyce
and
pen
.
If
hee
who
is
ordained
,
voluntarily
giueth
any
thing
as
a
testimonie
of
his
thankfulnesse
,
this
is
not
forbidden
to
be
receiued
.
Gregorius
standing
before
the
place
where
the
body
of
Saint
Peter
is
buried
,
pronounced
many
Anathems
,
wherevnto
the
rest
of
the
assemblie
with
vniforme
consent
,
said
Amen
.
Amongst
the
rest
,
the
Presbyter
or
Deacon
,
who
marrieth
a
wife
is
deliuered
to
the
deuill
,
and
a
man
who
marrieth
his
owne
spirituall
sister
(
whom
in
our
language
,
we
call
his
gossope
)
hee
is
likewise
deliuered
to
an
euill
Heard
to
be
kept
.
Albeit
Gregorius
be
not
counted
the
worst
amongst
the
bishops
of
Rome
,
yet
when
hee
followeth
not
the
certaine
rule
of
the
written
word
of
God
,
hee
is
wandering
in
the
mist
as
boldly
as
others
did
before
him
.
THe
Councels
which
I
haue
ouerpassed
with
silence
,
such
as
Gradense
,
Braccarense
,
Lateranense
,
Lugdunense
,
Pictaviense
,
Merense
:
lest
I
should
ouercharge
a
litle
booke
with
an
vnnecessarie
burthen
,
or
trouble
the
reader
of
superstitious
rites
,
damning
of
old
〈◊〉
,
and
of
euery
contentious
disputation
,
more
〈◊〉
belonging
to
ciuill
iudges
than
to
spirituall
conuentions
,
I
referre
mine
excuse
in
this
to
the
wisdome
of
the
iudicious
Reader
.
CENTVRIE
VII
.
Pl●in
.
in
vit.
Bonif.
3.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
607.
and
vnder
the
raigne
of
the
Emperour
Phocas
,
a
Councell
was
assembled
at
Rome
of
72.
Bishops
,
30.
Presbiters
,
and
3.
Deacons
.
In
this
councell
the
priuiledge
of
supremacie
giuen
by
Phocas
to
the
Roman
Church
,
was
published
.
Likewise
it
was
ordained
vnder
paine
of
cursing
,
that
during
the
life-time
of
a
Bishop
,
no
man
should
talke
of
the
election
of
another
:
That
no
man
by
largition
of
money
should
purchase
vnto
himselfe
a
spirituall
office
,
and
that
no
man
should
consult
concerning
the
election
of
another
Bishop
or
Pope
before
three
dayes
were
expired
,
after
the
death
of
the
defunct
:
and
that
the
Bishop
should
be
elected
by
the
Clergie
&
people
,
and
their
election
should
be
ratified
by
the
Magistrate
of
the
Citie
and
the
Pope
:
by
these
words
,
Volumus
et
iubemus
,
that
is
we
will
and
we
command
,
otherwise
the
election
shall
be
voyde
,
and
of
none
effect
.
That
Bishops
should
not
lift
vp
the
third
part
of
the
oblations
of
the
people
,
That
Bishops
,
That
neither
a
little
balme
,
Simon
Magus
)
to
sell
the
gift
of
God
for
money
.
That
Bishops
,
A
Church
builded
for
gaine
,
Parents
,
If
any
of
the
Clergie
bee
accused
of
fornication
,
That
Metrapolitane
Bishops
,
Many
Canons
,
to
the
number
of
45.
were
concluded
in
this
Councell
:
but
I
haue
determined
not
to
over-lade
a
little
booke
,
with
commemoration
of
an
heape
of
vnprofitable
,
vnnecessary
,
and
superstitious
Canons
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Tom.
Council
.
In
the
first
action
Theodulphus
Bishop
of
Malaca
,
complained
,
that
by
iniury
of
warres
an
ancient
parish
Church
was
separated
from
his
towne
,
and
possessed
by
others
.
It
was
concluded
,
that
he
should
be
repossessed
againe
into
his
ancient
priviledges
,
and
that
prescription
of
time
should
haue
no
place
,
if
it
were
knowne
,
that
hostility
and
war-fare
had
hurt
a
man
in
his
rights
.
In
the
2.
Session
,
the
controversie
betwixt
Fulgentius
B.
of
Astigita
,
and
Honorius
B.
of
Corduba
,
concerning
the
marches
of
their
dioceses
,
was
debated
:
and
men
were
chosen
to
visite
the
bounds
,
and
to
decide
the
controuersie
.
In
the
3.
Session
compeared
Cambra
B.
of
Italica
,
a
towne
of
the
province
of
Spain
,
of
old
called
Baetica
:
he
complained
against
one
of
his
Clergie
,
named
Passandus
,
that
hee
being
brought
vp
from
his
infancy
in
the
Church
of
Italica
,
yet
had
fled
without
any
iust
cause
to
Corduba
.
It
was
ordained
,
that
whosoever
fled
from
his
owne
Church
vnto
another
,
should
be
sent
back
againe
,
and
be
put
into
a
Monastery
,
&
should
be
devested
of
his
honor
for
a
time
,
to
the
end
,
that
the
sharpnesse
of
discipline
might
correct
the
licentious
liberty
of
vagring
and
wandering
.
In
the
4.
Session
,
it
was
complained
,
that
some
were
consecrated
to
bee
Levites
in
the
Church
of
Astigita
,
who
had
maried
widowes
:
This
ordination
was
annulled
;
and
it
was
ordained
,
that
none
of
these
Leuites
should
be
promoted
to
the
honor
of
a
Deacon
.
In
the
5.
Session
,
a
Deacon
of
the
Church
of
Agabra
complained
of
the
ordination
of
three
persons
in
that
Church
:
one
was
ordained
to
bee
Presbyter
,
and
two
to
bee
Levites
.
The
Bishop
being
blind
,
laid
his
hands
vpon
them
,
but
one
of
the
Presbyters
pronounced
the
blessing
:
Now
the
Presbyter
who
had
pronounced
the
blessing
,
was
dead
before
the
Councell
of
Hispalis
,
therefore
they
remitted
him
to
his
owne
Iudge
:
but
the
three
persons
afore-said
admitted
to
Church-offices
,
they
deposed
them
from
their
offices
,
as
persons
vnlawfully
admitted
.
In
the
6.
Session
,
it
was
found
,
that
Fragitanus
,
a
Presbyter
of
the
Church
of
Corduba
,
was
most
vniustly
both
deposed
and
banished
,
by
his
Bishop
.
For
remedy
,
that
the
like
mis-order
should
haue
no
place
in
time
to
come
,
it
was
statuted
&
ordained
,
that
a
Bishop
,
without
advice
of
his
Synode
,
should
not
presume
to
depose
a
Presbyter
.
In
the
7.
Session
,
Chore-episcopi
,
&
Presbyters
are
debarred
from
the
high
priviledges
of
the
Episcopal
office
:
namely
,
from
the
consecration
of
Presbyters
,
of
holy
Virgins
,
Churches
,
&
Altars
,
from
laying
hand
vpon
men
converted
from
heresie
,
&
conferring
vnto
them
the
holy
Spirit
,
from
making
of
Chrisme
,
&
signating
with
it
the
fore-heads
of
them
who
are
baptized
,
from
absolving
publickly
in
time
of
Masse
,
any
penitent
person
,
and
sending
testimonials
to
forraine
parts
,
called
Formatae
epistola
:
and
finally
,
from
baptizing
,
consecrating
the
Sacrament
,
blessing
the
people
,
and
teaching
them
,
receiving
penitents
,
when
the
Bishop
was
present
.
The
8.
Session
intreated
concerning
Heliseus
,
a
servant
,
whom
the
Bishop
of
Agabra
had
set
at
liberty
,
and
hee
on
the
other
part
abused
his
liberty
,
so
farre
,
that
he
presumed
by
Magicall
Art
to
cut
off
the
Bshoppe
who
had
beene
so
beneficiall
vnto
him
:
he
was
ordained
to
be
redacted
againe
to
his
former
servile
estate
,
that
hee
might
learne
obedience
to
his
superiours
,
by
the
heavie
yoke
of
servile
subiection
.
In
the
ninth
Session
,
it
is
forbidden
,
that
Bishops
should
haue
Leke-men
to
be
masters
of
their
house
,
but
onely
some
of
their
owne
Clergie
,
should
be
dispensators
of
their
houshold
affaires
,
Thou
shalt
not
plow
with
an
Oxe
and
an
Asse
together
.
By
the
way
marke
,
that
nothing
was
so
miserably
abused
at
this
time
,
as
testimonies
of
holy
Scripture
.
In
the
tenth
Session
,
the
Monasteries
lately
builded
in
the
Baetike
Province
,
were
allowed
,
and
confirmed
.
In
the
eleventh
Session
,
the
Monasteries
of
Virgins
are
recommended
to
the
over-sight
of
the
Abbot
governing
the
Monastery
of
Monkes
,
with
caveats
,
that
all
appearance
of
evill
should
be
providently
eschewed
.
In
the
twelfth
Session
,
one
professing
the
heresie
of
Acephali
compeared
,
who
denyed
the
distinction
of
two
natures
in
Christ
,
and
affirmed
,
that
the
divinity
of
Christ
did
suffer
vpon
the
Crosse
:
but
he
was
seriously
dealt
withall
,
and
convicted
by
testimonies
of
holy
Scripture
,
and
Fathers
:
so
that
hee
renounced
his
hereticall
opinion
,
and
embraced
the
true
faith
;
and
the
whole
Councell
gaue
thankes
and
praise
vnto
God
,
for
conuersion
.
In
the
thirteenth
Session
,
there
is
a
prolix
refutation
of
the
opinion
of
those
who
supposed
,
that
the
two
natures
of
Christ
were
confounded
,
and
that
the
divinity
suffered
.
Isidorus
seemeth
to
be
the
compiler
of
this
Treatise
,
against
Acephali
,
given
into
the
Councell
of
Hispalis
:
and
many
do
thinke
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
7.
cap.
10.
that
hee
collected
into
one
volume
the
Councels
that
preceded
his
time
:
for
he
was
a
man
more
learned
than
his
fellowes
,
in
his
dayes
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
First
,
The
custome
of
putting
an
ende
vnto
the
fasting
of
Lent
,
That
the
Tapers
and
Torches
,
That
in
the
day
lie
Church-seruice
the
Lords
prayer
(
vulgarly
called
Pater
noster
)
should
be
rehearsed
,
That
Alleluiah
be
not
sung
in
time
of
Lent
,
That
after
the
Epistle
a
part
of
the
Gospell
should
bee
read
.
That
Hymnes
and
spirituall
songes
,
The
song
of
the
three
Children
shall
be
sung
in
all
Churches
of
Spaine
and
Gallicia
.
In
the
end
of
Spirituall
songes
it
shall
not
be
simply
saide
,
In
Responsories
,
The
booke
of
the
Apocalyps
of
Saint
Iohn
,
Seeing
that
ignorance
is
the
mother
of
all
errours
,
Take
heed
to
reading
,
exhortation
,
and
doctrine
,
1
Tim.
4.
for
by
meditation
of
holy
Scripture
,
and
the
Canons
of
the
Church
,
men
are
made
able
to
instruct
others
in
knowledge
,
and
in
precepts
of
good
manners
.
Presbyters
shal
receiue
from
their
owne
Bishops
an
officiall
booke
,
When
Presbyters
and
Deacons
are
admitted
to
their
offices
,
they
must
vow
chastitie
,
A
Bishop
,
If
any
of
the
Clergy
be
found
to
haue
consulted
with
diviners
&
sorcerers
,
Church-men
who
dwell
in
borders
,
confining
to
a
Nation
that
is
vnder
hostility
with
their
owne
countrey
,
let
them
neither
receiue
from
the
enemies
of
the
countrey
,
nor
direct
any
secret
message
vnto
the
enemies
.
If
any
Church-man
sit
in
iudgement
,
Let
Bishoppes
haue
a
care
of
such
as
are
oppressed
,
Let
the
Leuites
be
content
to
be
cloathed
with
their
Orarium
onely
vpon
the
left
shoulder
,
Let
Clergie-men
haue
the
vpper-most
part
of
their
heads
bare
and
shauen
,
No
strange
women
shall
cohabite
with
Church-men
,
Some
of
the
Clergie
,
If
a
man
of
the
Clergy
marrie
a
wife
,
Clergie-men
,
Church-men
,
By
the
commandement
of
king
Sisenandus
,
Let
Bishops
have
some
of
their
owne
Clergie
to
be
rulers
of
their
house-holde-affaires
,
A
man
is
made
a
monke
either
by
his
parents
deuotion
,
They
who
receiue
the
bribes
and
rewards
from
the
Iewes
,
Iewes
,
Iewes
,
The
sonne
shal
not
beare
the
iniquity
of
the
father
,
Ezech.
18.20
.
Let
not
Iewes
,
Iewes
,
Iewes
,
Let
no
Iew
be
preferred
to
any
publique
office
,
Let
no
Iew
presume
to
buy
a
Christian
servant
,
Bishops
,
IN
the
first
yeare
of
Chintilla
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
In
this
Councell
,
over
and
besides
an
ample
confession
of
Faith
,
many
decrees
and
constitutions
were
made
;
all
tending
to
damne
those
who
denyed
the
Trinity
,
or
the
divine
vnity
in
the
divine
nature
,
or
the
manifestation
of
the
second
person
of
the
Trinitie
,
and
his
suffering
in
the
flesh
,
or
the
perpetuall
virginity
of
the
Lords
mother
,
or
the
two
nativities
of
Christ
,
one
before
all
times
,
and
another
in
time
,
by
the
operation
of
the
holy
spirit
,
or
the
distinction
of
the
two
natures
after
the
ineffable
vnity
,
or
the
distinction
of
wils
,
and
operations
in
Christ
.
In
like
manner
,
all
were
damned
who
made
opposition
to
the
fiue
preceding
generall
Councels
.
In
particular
,
Theodorus
of
Pharatrita
,
Cyrus
of
Alexandria
,
Sergius
Pyrrhus
,
and
Paulus
,
Bishops
of
Constantinople
,
were
condemned
,
as
patrons
and
obstinate
defenders
of
the
heresie
of
the
Monothelites
.
There
is
more
frequent
mention
of
Fathers
,
than
of
Scriptures
in
this
Councell
;
a
perilous
example
to
the
posterity
.
A
married
man
,
Seruants
,
The
children
of
them
whom
the
Church
hath
set
at
libertie
,
Let
no
man
,
He
who
hath
committed
hainous
offences
,
Let
young
men
honour
them
who
are
in
great
credite
and
fauour
with
Princes
:
The
14.
and
15.
Canon
intreate
of
the
reward
due
to
them
Fiftly
,
Sixtly
,
CAbillonum
,
In
this
Synode
the
Canons
of
the
Councell
of
Nice
had
great
allowance
.
It
was
forbidden
,
that
two
Bishops
should
be
ordained
in
one
towne
:
That
no
man
should
sel
a
Christian
seruant
to
a
Iew
:
And
,
that
two
Abbots
should
not
be
chosen
to
gouerne
one
Monasterie
:
That
no
labouring
of
the
ground
,
or
other
secular
worke
,
should
be
done
on
the
Lords
day
:
with
many
other
Canons
,
coincident
with
the
Canons
of
other
Councels
.
IN
the
dayes
of
the
Emperour
Constantinus
Pogonatus
,
Theodorus
,
Cyrus
,
Sergius
,
Pyrrhus
,
and
Paulus
,
defenders
of
the
heresie
of
the
Monothelites
was
damned
.
The
vaunting
words
of
the
letter
of
Agatho
,
written
to
the
sixt
generall
Councell
,
wherein
he
braggeth
,
that
the
Bishops
of
Rome
neuer
erred
in
matters
of
Faith
,
I
lay
them
aside
at
this
time
,
for
they
are
false
,
and
vntrue
,
as
I
haue
alreadie
prooued
,
and
shall
prooue
hereafter
,
if
it
please
the
Lord
.
To
this
Assemblie
resorted
two
and
fiftie
Bishops
:
Great
disputation
was
in
this
Councell
,
concerning
perjurie
.
In
end
it
was
resolued
;
That
no
necessitie
bindeth
a
man
to
performe
an
vnlawfull
oath
:
For
Herod
and
Iephthah
sinned
,
in
making
vnlawfull
oathes
,
but
they
sinned
more
grieuouslie
in
performing
vnlawfull
oathes
.
Be
yee
holy
,
as
I
am
holy
,
1
Pet.
1.16
.
And
in
another
place
,
Mortifie
your
members
which
are
on
the
earth
,
Coloss.
3.5
.
Miserable
ignorance
in
this
age
counteth
marriage
to
bee
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
vncleanenesse
,
a
member
of
the
bodie
of
sin
,
which
the
Apostle
commandeth
to
mortifie
.
Yea
,
and
the
sub-deacons
,
who
pleaded
for
retaining
of
their
wiues
,
in
regard
that
in
their
admission
,
no
such
condition
was
required
of
them
,
are
in
most
seuere
manner
interdited
from
the
companie
of
their
wiues
,
or
else
to
be
thrust
into
a
Monastery
,
to
suffer
penance
vntill
the
last
period
of
their
liues
.
In
the
10.
Canon
,
In
the
last
Canon
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
673.
and
in
the
7.
yeere
of
the
First
,
Founders
of
Churches
,
If
any
Church-man
bestow
any
part
of
Church-rent
,
Let
the
goods
of
the
defunct
administrator
of
the
Church-affaires
,
If
a
Bishop
build
a
Monasterie
,
To
the
Bishop
belongeth
the
third
part
of
rent
of
euery
paroch
Church
in
his
diosie
,
Let
no
man
,
Iewes
,
who
are
baptized
,
shall
in
time
of
solemne
feastes
attend
vpon
the
Bishop
of
the
parts
where
their
dwelling
is
,
In
the
end
,
thanks
being
rendered
to
God
for
their
meeting
,
and
for
the
vnitie
of
their
iudgements
:
and
supplications
being
made
to
God
for
the
weale
of
the
King
Recesuvindus
,
in
soule
and
body
,
the
Councell
was
dissolved
.
IN
the
eight
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
Recesuvindus
,
IN
the
seventh
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
Bamba
,
1.
That
Bishops
should
bee
well
acquainted
with
Scriptures
,
and
apt
to
teach
.
2.
That
Metropolitan
Bishoppes
should
try
how
the
Pastors
of
their
Dioces
increase
in
knowledge●
.
That
the
forme
of
singing
,
vsed
in
the
Metropolitane
Church
,
shal
be
likewise
vsed
in
other
inferiour
Churches
.
4.
That
persons
who
haue
discorded
,
shall
not
stand
at
the
Altar
,
vntill
the
time
they
bee
reconciled
againe
.
5.
That
Church-men
shall
not
judge
in
actions
of
blood
.
6.
That
Bishops
should
not
giue
sentence
before
a
sufficient
triall
of
the
cause
.
7.
Bishops
,
who
commit
adulterie
or
murther
,
shall
be
deposed
,
and
excommunicated
,
beside
the
punishment
to
be
inflicted
by
the
secular
Iudge
.
8.
No
reward
shall
be
taken
for
ministration
of
the
Sacramentes
.
9.
Bishops
,
before
their
ordination
,
shall
giue
their
oath
that
they
haue
not
acquired
that
dignitie
by
rewards
either
giuen
or
to
be
giuen
.
10.
He
who
is
to
be
preferred
to
any
Ecclesiasticall
office
,
let
him
first
sweare
that
hee
shall
continue
constantly
in
that
true
Catholicke
faith
,
and
that
hee
shall
be
obedient
to
Ecclesiasticall
Canons
.
11.
Let
no
man
refuse
to
receiue
the
Sacrament
of
the
Supper
when
it
is
offered
by
him
who
hath
a
lawfull
calling
to
ministrate
it
.
12.
Absolution
should
bee
pronounced
when
perill
of
death
impendeth
,
albeit
complet
satisfaction
be
not
made
.
13.
The
holy
Sacrifice
shall
not
be
ministered
by
persons
possessed
with
deuils
,
or
transported
with
the
passions
of
madnesse
.
14.
He
who
ministreth
at
the
Altar
,
shall
haue
other
concurring
with
him
,
to
the
end
,
that
if
he
be
suddenly
oppressed
with
any
infirmitie
,
the
other
assistant
brother
may
supply
his
place
.
15.
Councels
are
ordained
yeerely
to
bee
kept
.
This
Councell
of
Bracara
,
by
Caranza
,
is
called
the
first
Councell
of
Bracara
.
In
it
many
old
opinions
of
the
Priscillianists
,
and
Manicheans
,
concerning
prohibition
of
marriage
,
and
meates
,
are
condemned
,
together
with
the
heresies
of
Samosatenus
,
Photinus
,
Cerdon
,
and
Marcion
.
Canons
set
forth
in
this
Councell
,
are
so
coincident
with
the
Canons
of
other
Councels
,
that
there
is
no
necessity
to
make
rehearsall
of
them
.
In
the
30.
Canon
of
this
Councell
,
it
is
ordained
;
That
no
poesie
shall
be
sung
in
the
Church
,
except
the
Psalter
of
the
old
Testament
.
IN
the
4
yeere
of
Bambas
,
-
1.
That
all
superstitious
opinions
being
reiected
,
bread
and
wine
mixed
with
water
,
onely
should
be
offered
in
the
Sacrifice
,
and
not
the
liquor
of
milke
,
nor
pure
vnmixed
wine
,
nor
bread
dipped
in
wine
.
Here
marke
,
that
the
giving
of
vnmixed
wine
to
the
people
,
in
the
Sacrament
or
Sacrifice
,
is
called
superstition
:
such
bitter
fruits
do
ensue
vpon
magnifying
the
traditions
of
men
,
that
Christs
owne
institution
,
is
called
superstition
.
-
2.
That
vessels
dedicated
to
God
,
bee
not
abused
,
and
imployed
to
secular
and
humane
vses
.
-
3.
A
Presbyter
,
when
he
sayeth
masse
,
let
him
bee
cloathed
with
his
Orarium
on
both
his
shoulders
,
and
be
signated
on
his
brest
,
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse.
-
4.
Let
no
person
of
the
Clergy
cohabit
with
women
,
no
not
with
their
owne
sisters
,
without
witnesses
of
their
conversation
.
-
5.
Vpon
Festivall
dayes
,
reliques
enclosed
in
an
Arke
,
shal
be
borne
vpon
the
shoulders
of
the
Levites
,
as
the
Arke
of
God
in
the
old
Testament
was
accustomed
to
bee
borne
,
1
Chron.
15.15
.
and
not
about
the
necke
of
a
Bishop
:
and
in
case
the
Bishop
will
needs
carry
them
himselfe
,
then
shall
he
walke
on
foot
with
the
rest
of
the
people
,
and
not
be
carryed
in
a
coach
by
his
Deacons
.
Here
marke
how
mens
traditions
are
equalled
to
the
commandements
of
God
.
-
6.
Presbyters
,
Abbots
,
and
Levites
,
for
the
dignity
of
their
calling
,
shall
not
bee
punished
with
stripes
by
the
Bishoppe
,
lest
in
dispersoning
the
principall
members
of
his
owne
body
,
hee
bring
himselfe
into
contempt
of
his
subiectes
.
-
7.
Let
no
honour
be
sold
for
promise
of
rewards
.
-
8.
Let
governours
of
Churches
haue
a
greater
regard
to
the
weale
of
the
Church
,
then
to
their
owne
particular
affaires
.
In
the
end
,
thankes
is
given
to
God
,
and
the
King
,
for
their
meeting
▪
&
they
subscribe
the
fore
named
ordinances
.
Here
marke
,
that
in
the
country
of
Spain
,
the
King
still
keepeth
in
his
owne
hand
,
power
of
convocating
Councels
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
681.
and
in
the
12.
yeare
of
the
raigne
of
Constantius
Pogonatus
,
Sergius
,
Pyrrhus
,
and
Paulus
Bishops
of
Constantinople
,
Cyrus
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
and
Macarius
Bishop
of
Antiochia
,
were
all
excommunicated
:
likewise
Polychronius
,
a
ridiculous
Monke
,
and
his
complices
were
excommunicated
,
and
with
great
shame
and
ignominy
,
reiected
from
the
fellowship
of
the
Church
:
For
he
offered
to
proue
the
opinion
of
the
Monothelites
to
bee
the
truth
of
God
,
by
writing
the
summe
of
that
opinion
in
a
paper
,
and
over
spreading
it
vpon
a
beere
,
wherein
a
dead
man
was
laid
,
hee
put
the
Councell
in
hope
,
that
hee
would
raise
the
dead
man
to
life
againe
:
but
after
tryall
,
hee
was
found
to
be
a
lying
and
a
deceitfull
fellow
,
and
he
likewise
was
excommunicated
.
This
Councell
made
no
Canons
and
Constitutions
concerning
Church-discipline
,
as
other
Councels
had
done
before
:
For
this
cause
Iustinian
the
2.
the
son
of
Pogenatus
,
gathered
these
same
Fathers
,
who
had
beene
in
the
preceding
Councel
,
to
perfect
the
worke
which
they
had
begun
.
They
made
many
Constitutions
,
but
two
in
special
,
which
displeased
the
Romane
Church
:
First
,
they
annulled
the
doctrine
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
concerning
prohibition
of
marriage
to
men
in
spirituall
offices
.
Secondly
,
they
ordained
the
Patriarch
of
Constantinople
,
to
bee
in
equall
authority
with
the
Pope
of
Rome
.
These
Constitutions
and
Canons
,
Pope
Sergius
refused
to
subscribe
,
albeit
his
ambassadors
in
his
name
had
subscribed
them
in
Constantinople
.
BAmbas
King
of
the
Goths
,
The
Fathers
of
this
Councell
,
for
confession
of
Faith
,
adhered
vnto
the
Councell
of
Nice
.
After
this
,
the
hand-writings
and
seales
of
Bambas
,
and
the
Nobles
of
his
Court
,
and
the
testimony
of
Iulianus
,
ArchBishop
of
Toledo
,
are
presented
:
whereby
it
is
knowne
,
that
Bambas
,
had
resigned
his
government
in
favour
of
Euringius
,
willing
them
to
chuse
him
to
be
his
successor
.
So
it
came
to
passe
,
that
Euringius
was
solemnly
proclaimed
to
be
King
,
and
the
people
were
assoyled
from
the
oath
of
allegeance
made
to
Bambas
,
and
were
astricted
to
the
obedience
of
King
Euringius
.
In
this
Councell
it
was
forbidden
,
that
new
Bishoprickes
should
be
erected
in
villages
:
and
the
Bishop
of
Emerita
begged
pardon
for
this
,
that
he
had
ordayned
a
Bishop
in
a
certaine
village
,
being
compelled
so
to
doe
,
by
the
commandement
of
King
Bambas
.
They
who
stand
at
the
Altar
,
and
sacrificeth
,
are
commanded
to
eate
of
the
sacrifice
,
as
often
as
they
offer
it
.
The
acts
,
made
in
preceding
Councels
,
against
the
Iewes
,
were
renewed
and
amplified
in
this
Councell
:
and
thankes
was
given
to
God
,
and
the
King
,
for
their
meeting
.
Other
Councels
of
Toledo
,
vnder
the
raignes
of
Euringius
,
and
Egita
,
seeing
there
is
little
written
of
them
,
worthy
of
Commemoration
,
I
over-passe
with
silence
.
CENTVRIE
VIII
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
712.
a
Councell
was
assembled
at
London
,
The
other
purpose
entreated
in
this
Councell
,
was
prohibition
of
marriage
,
to
men
in
spirituall
offices
.
This
doctrine
of
the
Romane
Church
,
was
not
received
without
reluctation
of
the
Clergie
.
Onely
,
a
ground
was
laid
,
whereupon
followed
a
building
of
the
doctrine
of
Divels
.
Sigebert
.
in
.
Chron.
this
Synod
is
referred
to
Gregorie
the
third
.
A
great
number
of
the
Canons
of
this
Councell
doe
concerne
marriage
,
That
no
man
should
take
in
marriage
a
woman
,
who
was
a
relict
of
a
Presbvter
or
Deacon
,
or
a
Nunne
,
or
his
spirituall
sister
,
or
his
brothers
wife
,
or
his
neece
,
or
his
mother
in
law
,
or
daughter
in
law
,
or
his
neare
cousens
,
or
a
woman
whom
by
these
or
ravishing
hee
hath
led
away
.
And
that
no
man
should
consult
with
Iuchanters
and
Sorcerers
.
And
that
no
man
should
violate
the
mandates
of
the
Apostolicke
Chaire
:
no
,
not
in
a
matter
of
an
haire
.
GRegorie
the
third
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
It
was
ordained
,
that
Synodes
should
be
kept
yeerly
,
and
that
Clergie
men
should
not
put
on
armour
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
755.
and
in
the
thirteenth
yeere
of
the
Empire
of
Constantinus
Copronymus
,
Epiphanius
,
Eusebius
,
Gregorius
Theologus
,
Athanasius
,
Amphilochius
,
Chrysostomus
,
and
Theodorus
Bishop
of
Ancyra
.
It
were
a
prolixt
thing
to
make
a
rehearsall
of
the
sentences
of
all
the
forenamed
Fathers
:
therefore
,
for
breuities
cause
,
I
will
heere
onely
make
choise
of
one
place
,
which
is
this
:
Eusebius
Pamphili
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
8.
cap.
9.
writing
to
Constantia
the
Empresse
,
who
was
desirous
that
the
image
of
Christ
should
be
sent
her
hee
returneth
vnto
hir
this
answere
:
Because
yee
haue
written
vnto
mee
to
send
vnto
you
the
Image
of
Christ
,
I
would
gladly
vnderstand
what
image
of
Christ
yee
are
inquiring
for
:
whether
it
bee
that
true
and
vnchangeable
nature
,
bearing
the
character
and
ingrauen
similitude
of
the
person
of
the
Father
?
or
if
it
bee
the
image
of
the
shape
of
a
seruant
,
which
Christ
tooke
vpon
him
for
our
sakes
?
As
concerning
His
diuine
nature
,
I
hope
yee
are
not
sollicitous
to
seeke
the
image
thereof
,
beeing
sufficientlie
instructed
,
that
no
man
knoweth
the
Father
,
except
the
Sonne
,
and
on
the
other
part
,
no
man
knoweth
the
Sonne
,
except
the
Father
.
But
if
yee
desire
the
similitude
of
mans
nature
,
wherewith
He
clad
Himselfe
for
our
sakes
,
vnderstand
,
that
the
splender
and
shining
brightnesse
of
his
glorie
cannot
be
represented
with
dead
coloures
,
and
shaddowed
pictures
:
For
euen
his
Disciples
in
the
mountaine
were
not
able
to
abide
the
brightnesse
of
His
shining
face
(
Mat.
Chap.
17.
vers.
1.
Mark
.
Chap.
9.
vers.
2.
Luk.
Chap.
9.
vers
,
28.
)
how
much
lesse
are
we
now
able
to
abide
the
celestiall
splender
of
his
glorified
bodie
?
In
this
Councell
Germanus
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
Georgius
Cyprius
,
and
Damascene
a
Monke
,
who
were
principall
defenders
of
the
worshipping
of
images
,
were
excommunicated
.
In
the
Canons
of
this
Councel
,
which
were
19.
in
number
;
inuocation
of
Saints
hath
allowance
in
the
15.
&
17.
Canon
.
So
that
in
this
Councell
also
is
presented
vnto
vs
a
viue
paterne
of
the
weakenesse
of
Councels
.
Like
as
in
euery
sacrifice
there
was
dungue
,
so
likewise
in
euery
Councell
there
is
found
some
note
of
infirmitie
and
weakenesse
.
And
it
is
a
foolishe
thing
to
adhere
to
all
the
ordinances
of
Councels
,
except
they
doe
agree
in
all
pointes
with
the
written
word
of
God
.
Constantinus
Copronymus
.
These
reedes
,
shaken
with
the
winde
,
and
vnconstant
fooles
,
were
accepted
in
fauour
,
as
a
preamble
vnto
this
malignant
Councell
.
The
Epistle
of
Adrian
Bishop
of
Rome
,
was
openly
read
in
the
Councell
,
approuing
the
worshipping
of
images
.
His
letter
was
full
of
fables
and
lies
,
such
as
the
fable
of
the
leprosie
of
Constantine
,
and
of
the
shedding
of
the
blood
of
innocent
babes
to
procure
remedie
against
his
sicknesse
,
and
baptisme
of
Constantine
by
Syluester
,
the
miraculous
restoring
of
the
Emperour
to
health
after
his
Baptisme
,
and
of
the
images
of
Peter
and
Paul
,
produced
to
Constantine
before
his
baptisme
.
Such
a
Legend
of
lyes
no
Councell
could
haue
heard
read
in
their
audience
,
if
it
had
not
bin
a
time
in
the
which
the
mistery
of
iniquity
was
effectually
working
:
For
the
history
of
the
life
of
Constantine
,
written
by
Eusebius
,
expressely
prooueth
the
contrary
:
to
wit
,
that
Constantine
was
not
leprous
,
but
rather
a
man
of
a
cleane
and
vnspotted
body
:
and
that
hee
was
not
baptized
by
Syluester
in
Rome
,
but
by
Eusebius
in
Nicomedia
.
Notwithstanding
,
the
letter
of
Pope
Adrian
was
accepted
and
allowed
by
the
Councell
.
And
it
was
ordained
,
That
the
image
of
Christ
,
of
the
blessed
Virgine
Mary
,
and
of
the
Saints
,
should
not
onely
bee
receiued
into
places
of
Adoration
,
but
also
should
bee
adored
and
worshipped
:
And
the
honour
done
to
the
image
,
is
thought
to
redound
to
him
(
or
her
)
who
is
present
by
the
image
,
according
to
the
words
of
Basilius
Magnus
.
Basil.
contra
Eunomium
,
●
.
1.
But
Basilius
Magnus
is
writing
in
that
place
of
Christ
,
the
image
of
the
inuisible
God
,
and
not
of
images
made
with
mens
hands
.
THe
Fathers
of
this
Councell
,
as
it
were
bewitched
by
the
delusions
of
the
Deuill
,
were
not
ashamed
to
confirme
the
adoration
of
images
,
by
lying
miracles
,
and
by
a
foolish
confabulation
betwixt
the
Deuill
and
a
Monke
,
whom
Sathan
ceased
not
to
tempt
continuallie
to
the
lust
of
vncleannesse
,
and
would
make
none
end
of
tempting
him
,
except
he
would
promise
to
desist
from
worshipping
the
image
of
the
Virgin
Mary
.
But
argumentes
taken
from
the
fables
of
Monkes
,
and
delusions
of
the
Deuill
,
are
not
to
be
hearkened
vnto
,
in
a
matter
expressely
repugnant
to
the
written
word
of
God
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
794.
Not
onely
the
Bishops
of
France
,
but
also
of
Germanie
&
Lombardie
,
as
Prouinces
subdued
to
the
King
of
France
,
were
present
at
this
Councell
.
Likewise
,
Pope
Adrian
sent
his
Ambassadours
,
Theophilactus
&
Stephanus
,
to
the
Councel
.
And
Charles
himselfe
,
King
of
France
,
was
present
in
the
Councel
of
Frankford
.
The
Ambassadours
of
Pope
Adrian
produced
,
the
actes
of
the
second
Councell
of
Nice
,
hoping
that
the
Councell
of
Frankford
should
haue
giuen
consent
and
allowance
vnto
the
same
.
But
the
Fathers
of
this
Councell
collationed
the
actes
of
the
Councell
of
Constantinople
,
with
the
actes
of
the
second
Councell
of
Nice
.
And
they
disallowed
in
the
Councell
of
Constantinople
the
strict
prohibition
to
picture
images
,
either
in
Temples
of
other
places
.
And
in
the
second
Councell
of
Nice
they
disallowed
the
Act
of
worshipping
of
images
,
and
of
honouring
them
with
garments
,
incense
,
candles
,
and
kneeling
vnto
them
:
counting
the
afore-saide
Act
to
be
so
impious
,
that
the
Councell
in
the
which
it
was
concluded
,
was
neither
worthy
to
be
called
Catholicke
nor
Oecumenicke
.
The
arguments
whereby
the
second
Councell
of
Nice
endeuoured
to
approue
the
adoration
of
images
,
are
all
refuted
in
the
Councell
of
Frankford
,
as
I
haue
declared
alreadie
in
a
treatise
concerning
worshipping
of
Images
.
Concerning
the
argument
taken
from
the
authoritie
of
Epiphanius
,
who
in
his
book
called
Panarium
,
reckoneth
not
the
worshippers
of
images
in
the
roll
of
Heretikes
:
it
is
answered
by
the
Councel
of
Frankford
,
that
in
case
Epiphanius
had
counted
the
haters
of
the
worshippers
of
images
,
Heretikes
;
hee
had
likewise
inserted
their
names
in
the
catalogue
of
Heretikes
:
but
seeing
he
hath
not
so
done
,
the
Councell
of
Nice
had
no
just
cause
to
triumph
so
much
in
this
friuolous
argument
,
which
maketh
more
against
them
,
than
it
maketh
for
them
.
More-ouer
,
in
the
Councell
of
Frankford
,
the
Epistle
of
Epiphanius
,
written
to
Ihonne
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
,
was
read
;
wherein
hee
disalloweth
the
verie
bringing
in
of
images
into
Churches
:
and
this
Epistle
was
translated
out
of
the
Greeke
into
Latine
language
,
by
Ierom.
The
Epistle
is
worthie
to
be
read
.
Reade
it
in
the
Magdeburg
Historie
,
Cent.
8.
Chap.
9.
CENTVRIE
IX
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
813.
by
the
commandement
of
Carolus
Magnus
,
in
the
Towne
of
Mentz
,
were
assembled
30.
Bishops
25.
Abbots
,
The
1.2
.
and
3.
Canons
of
this
Councell
,
intreat
concerning
,
Faith
,
Hope
,
and
Charitie
.
4.
Concerning
the
Sacraments
,
to
be
ministred
chiefly
at
Easter
and
Whitsonday
,
except
necessitie
&
feare
of
death
require
preuening
of
these
times
.
5.
That
vnitie
and
concord
should
bee
kept
in
the
Church
,
because
we
haue
one
common
Father
in
heauen
:
one
Mother
,
to
wit
,
the
Church
in
earth
:
one
Faith
,
one
Baptisme
,
and
one
Celestiall
inheritance
prepared
for
vs
:
Yea
,
and
God
is
not
the
God
of
dissention
,
but
of
peace
,
according
as
it
is
said
,
Blessed
be
the
peace-makers
,
for
they
shall
be
called
the
children
of
God
.
The
sixt
and
seuenth
Canons
,
intreat
of
Orphanes
,
and
poore
people
,
whose
weaknesse
is
to
be
supported
:
but
no
man
should
take
vantage
of
their
poore
and
desolate
estate
.
The
eight
Canon
recommendeth
vnitie
to
be
kept
betwixt
men
in
spirituall
offices
,
and
ciuill
Iudges
:
a
Canon
indeede
,
if
it
had
beene
obserued
,
verie
necessarie
for
the
estate
of
this
time
.
The
ninth
&
tenth
Canon
,
prescribeth
to
the
Clergie
,
Preceptes
of
a
modest
and
sober
life
,
with
abstinence
from
the
delicate
pleasures
of
the
world
,
and
from
Theatricall
Spectacles
,
from
pompes
,
and
vnhonest
banquets
:
and
to
bee
more
readie
to
goe
to
the
house
of
mourning
,
to
comfort
them
who
are
heauie
hearted
,
than
to
the
house
of
banquetting
.
Vsurie
,
auarice
,
ambition
,
and
taking
of
rewardes
,
for
the
benefites
of
God
,
such
as
vse
to
be
taken
for
medicinall
cures
,
is
forbidden
.
To
beware
of
deceit
and
conjurations
:
to
flee
hatred
,
emulation
,
backe-biting
,
and
enuying
,
wandering
eyes
,
and
an
vnbridled
tongue
:
a
petulant
,
and
proude
gesture
are
forbidden
:
filthie
words
,
and
workes
,
are
altogether
abhorred
:
chastitie
is
recommended
:
the
frequent
visitations
of
the
houses
of
Widowes
,
and
Virgines
,
is
prohibited
:
due
obedience
is
to
bee
giuen
to
Seniors
:
to
take
heede
to
doctrine
,
reading
,
and
spirituall
songes
;
as
it
becommeth
men
,
who
haue
addicted
themselues
vnto
diuine
seruice
.
Precepts
,
concerning
the
behauiour
of
Monkes
&
Nunnes
,
and
the
fabricke
of
their
dwelling
places
,
I
ouer-passe
with
silence
,
left
I
should
ouercharge
a
short
Compend
with
an
heape
of
vnnecessarie
thinges
.
In
the
32.
Canon
,
the
difference
betwixt
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
is
set
downe
.
33.
The
great
Litanie
or
Rogations
,
to
bee
obserued
three
dayes
,
by
all
Christians
,
with
fasting
,
fackecloath
,
ashes
,
walking
barefooted
,
and
all
kinde
of
humble
carriage
.
34.35
.
and
36.
Publicke
Fastings
,
and
keeping
of
Festiuall
dayes
is
commanded
.
37.
The
Sabboth
day
is
to
be
kept
holy
.
In
it
no
Merchant
Wares
to
be
sold
,
and
no
criminall
cause
to
be
judged
.
38.
and
39.
Tythes
are
precisely
to
be
payed
.
And
men
,
fleeing
to
Churches
for
safeguard
,
are
not
to
be
violentlie
drawne
out
of
their
refuge
.
40.
In
Churches
,
and
the
portches
thereof
,
let
no
secular
judgements
be
exercised
.
41.
Let
no
ancient
Church
be
spoyled
of
tythes
and
possessions
,
for
the
building
of
new
Oratories
.
42.
Concerning
Church-rentes
bestowed
for
reparation
and
vpholding
of
Churches
.
43.
and
44.
That
no
Priest
say
Masse
himselfe
alone
:
for
if
hee
haue
no
person
present
except
himselfe
,
how
can
hee
say
,
Dominus
vobiscum
,
or
Sursum
corda
,
or
such
other
passages
?
Also
frequent
offering
of
the
Sacrifice
of
the
Masse
,
and
presenting
of
the
Paxe
,
is
recommended
to
Christian
people
.
45.
That
euery
person
bee
acquainted
with
the
Lords
Prayer
,
and
the
Beliefe
:
and
they
who
can
no
otherwise
comprehend
these
things
,
let
them
learne
them
in
their
owne
vulgar
language
.
46.
Drunkennesse
is
detested
:
and
they
who
continue
in
this
sinne
,
without
amendement
,
are
ordained
to
be
excommunicated
.
57.
God-fathers
shall
attend
,
that
their
spirituall
children
bee
brought
vp
in
the
true
Faith
.
48.
Filthie
,
libidinous
,
songes
are
not
to
bee
sung
about
Churches
.
49.
The
cohabitation
with
women
is
forbidden
to
all
the
members
of
the
Clergie
.
50.
Let
all
Bishops
,
Abbots
,
and
Church
men
,
haue
such
Aduocates
and
Agentes
in
their
affaires
,
who
are
men
that
feare
God
,
and
are
haters
of
all
vnrighteous
dealing
51.
Let
not
the
dead
bodies
of
the
Saincts
be
transported
from
place
to
place
,
without
the
aduice
of
the
Princes
of
the
countrey
,
or
the
Bishop
,
and
Synode
.
52.
No
dead
bodie
shall
bee
buried
within
the
Church
,
except
the
bodie
of
a
Bishop
,
or
of
an
Abbot
,
or
of
a
worthie
Presbyter
,
or
of
a
faithfull
Laicke
person
.
53.
Incestuous
persons
are
to
bee
searched
out
,
and
separated
from
the
fellowship
of
the
Church
,
except
they
bee
penitent
.
54.55
.
and
56.
Marriage
,
in
the
fourth
degree
of
consanguinitie
,
is
forbidden
:
and
that
no
man
shall
marrie
his
spirituall
daughter
,
or
sister
,
neither
the
woman
,
whose
sonne
or
daughter
hee
hath
led
to
the
Sacrament
of
Confirmation
:
and
,
in
case
they
be
found
to
be
married
,
they
shall
be
separated
againe
.
And
no
man
shall
take
in
marriage
his
wiues
sister
:
neither
shall
a
woman
marrie
her
husbands
brother
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
813.
a
Councell
was
assembled
at
Rhemes
,
In
the
1.
Can.
it
was
concluded
,
That
euery
man
should
diligently
acquaint
himself
with
the
Articles
of
his
faith
.
2.
That
euery
man
shuld
learn
the
Lords
Praier
,
&
comprehend
the
meaning
thereof
.
3.
That
euery
man
,
promoted
to
Ecclesiasticall
orders
,
shal
walke
worthily
,
conforme
to
his
calling
.
4.
The
Epistles
of
Paul
were
read
,
to
giue
instructions
to
sub-deacons
,
how
they
shuld
behaue
themselues
.
Yet
is
there
not
one
word
in
all
the
Epistles
of
Paul
of
a
sub-deacon
.
5.
The
Gospell
was
read
to
giue
instruction
to
Deacons
,
to
minister
condingly
in
their
office
.
6.
Ignorant
Priests
are
instructed
to
celebrate
the
Seruice
with
great
vnderstanding
.
7.
In
like
manner
,
they
are
instructed
how
to
prepare
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
to
the
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
.
8.
The
holy
Canons
were
read
out
of
the
Decretall
of
Innocentius
,
for
ordering
the
life
of
Chanons
.
9.
The
rule
of
Saint
Benedict
was
read
,
to
reduce
Abbots
,
and
their
Conuents
,
to
a
remembrance
of
their
order
.
10.
The
Pastorall
booke
of
Gregorius
was
read
,
to
admonish
Pastors
of
their
dutie
.
11.
Sentences
of
diuers
ancient
Fathers
were
read
,
to
admonish
men
of
all
rankes
,
both
Prelates
and
subiects
,
to
bring
forth
the
fruit
of
a
good
conversation
.
12.
These
things
being
done
,
they
set
downe
a
forme
of
receiuing
of
confessions
,
and
prescribing
of
penance
,
according
to
the
Canonicall
institutions
.
13.
They
reasoned
about
the
eight
principall
vices
,
to
the
end
,
their
diuersitie
being
distinguished
,
every
man
might
know
what
vices
he
should
eschew
,
and
teach
others
to
beware
of
the
same
.
14.
That
Bishops
should
take
heed
of
the
reading
of
the
bookes
of
the
Canonicke
Scripture
,
and
the
bookes
of
Fathers
:
and
should
attend
vpon
the
preaching
of
the
Word
of
God
.
15.
That
Bishops
should
preach
the
Sermons
and
Homilies
of
holy
Fathers
,
in
such
sort
as
all
the
people
might
vnderstand
them
.
The
16.
Canon
is
coincident
with
the
12.
17.
That
Bishops
,
and
Abbots
,
permit
no
man
to
solace
the
company
with
filthy
gesting
in
their
presence
:
but
let
poore
and
indigent
people
be
refreshed
at
their
tables
with
lectures
of
divine
Scripture
,
and
praising
of
God
,
according
to
the
Precept
of
the
Apostle
,
that
whether
wee
eate
or
drinke
,
let
all
things
be
done
to
the
glory
of
God
.
18.
Gluttony
and
Drunkennesse
forbidden
to
Bishops
,
and
the
Ministers
of
God
.
19.
Let
not
Bishops
bee
rash
to
iudge
in
things
secret
,
which
are
to
bee
referred
to
the
iudgement
of
God
,
who
can
manifest
things
hid
vp
in
darknesse
,
and
discouer
the
secrets
of
the
heart
.
20.
Presbyters
shall
not
transport
themselues
from
a
low
place
to
a
greater
.
21.
Whosoever
by
paying
money
,
procureth
a
preferment
in
the
Church
,
shall
be
deposed
.
22.
No
Church-man
shall
cohabite
with
a
woman
,
except
it
be
with
his
mother
or
sister
,
or
such
like
persons
,
by
whose
company
no
suspition
of
vncleannesse
can
arise
.
Precepts
given
to
Monkes
,
and
Nunnes
,
I
passe
by
,
as
I
did
in
the
former
Councell
.
Canon
35.
The
Sabbath
day
shall
be
kept
holy
,
and
in
it
no
servile
worke
shall
bee
done
,
according
to
the
Lords
commandement
.
36.
Let
no
man
bestow
vpon
the
Church
that
thing
which
by
vnlawfull
meanes
hee
hath
fraudulently
with-drawne
from
others
.
37.
Nor
yet
by
lies
and
deceitfull
meanes
,
with-draw
any
thing
duly
belonging
to
the
Church
.
38.
Let
tythes
be
precisely
payed
.
39.
Let
no
man
presume
to
receiue
rewards
for
his
decreet
and
sentence
.
40.
Let
prayers
and
oblations
be
made
for
the
Emperour
,
and
his
noble
race
,
that
it
would
please
God
to
preserue
them
in
all
happines
,
in
this
present
life
,
and
vouchsafe
vnto
them
celestiall
ioyes
in
company
of
the
Angels
,
in
the
life
to
come
.
In
the
41.
Canon
,
mention
is
made
of
a
certaine
rent
,
left
by
King
Pipinus
of
Good
memory
;
which
they
wish
the
Emperour
Charles
,
Pipinus
sonne
,
should
not
alter
,
nor
transferre
into
another
summe
,
in
respect
,
that
by
so
doing
,
many
periuries
and
false
testimonies
might
ensue
.
42.
And
that
no
man
should
be
remoued
from
his
mansion
,
to
whom
the
Emperours
almes
is
distributed
.
43.
And
that
the
statute
may
bee
confirmed
by
his
Highnesse
allowance
,
whereby
all
contentions
and
strifes
are
ordained
to
haue
a
decision
,
and
end
.
44.
And
that
the
statute
made
in
Bononia
,
concerning
false
witnesses
,
may
be
ratified
and
confirmed
:
with
augmentation
,
if
neede
require
,
for
eschewing
of
periuries
,
false
testimonies
,
and
many
other
inconueniences
.
Carolus
Magnus
,
a
Councell
of
many
Bishops
and
Abbots
,
was
assembled
,
about
establishing
of
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
,
in
the
towne
of
Towers
.
In
the
first
Canon
,
all
men
are
admonished
to
be
obedient
to
the
Emperour
Charles
the
Great
,
and
to
keepe
the
oath
of
allegeance
made
vnto
him
,
and
to
make
prayers
,
and
supplications
for
his
prosperity
and
wel-fare
.
2.
All
Bishoppes
shall
diligently
reade
,
and
frequently
peruse
,
the
bookes
of
holy
Scripture
,
the
histories
of
the
Euangels
,
and
the
Epistles
of
Paul
,
together
with
the
bookes
of
ancient
Fathers
written
thereupon
.
3.
It
is
not
lawfull
for
any
Bishop
to
bee
ignorant
of
the
Canons
of
the
Church
,
and
of
the
Pastorall
booke
of
Gregorius
,
in
the
which
every
man
,
as
in
a
liuely
mirrour
might
see
himselfe
.
4.
Let
every
Bishop
feede
the
flocke
committed
vnto
him
,
not
onely
with
doctrine
,
but
also
with
examples
of
good
conversation
.
5.
A
Bishop
must
not
be
giuen
to
sumptuous
banquets
,
but
be
content
with
a
moderate
diet
,
lest
hee
should
seeme
to
abuse
the
counsell
of
our
Lord
,
saying
;
Take
heed
,
that
your
hearts
be
not
surfeited
with
gluttony
,
or
drunkennesse
:
but
let
holy
lecture
be
at
his
table
,
rather
then
the
idle
wordes
of
flattering
fellowes
.
6.
Let
strangers
and
indigent
people
bee
at
Bishops
tables
:
whom
they
may
refresh
,
both
with
corporall
and
spirituall
repast
.
7.
The
delicate
pleasure
of
the
eare
and
eyes
,
are
to
bee
eschewed
,
left
by
such
pleasures
,
the
minde
be
effeminate
,
and
inchanted
.
8.
Let
not
the
Lords
servants
delight
in
vaine
gesting
,
nor
in
hunting
,
nor
hawking
.
9.
Let
Presbyters
and
Deacons
follow
the
foot-steps
of
their
Bishops
,
assuring
themselues
,
that
the
good
conuersation
enioyned
vnto
their
Bishops
,
is
also
enioyned
vnto
them
.
10.
Let
Bishops
haue
a
great
sollicitude
and
care
towards
the
poore
:
and
be
faithfull
dispensators
of
Ecclesiasticall
goods
,
as
the
Ministers
of
God
,
and
not
as
hunters
after
filthy
lucre
.
11.
It
is
lawfull
for
Bishops
,
with
consent
of
Presbyters
and
Deacons
,
to
bestow
out
of
the
Church
treasure
,
to
support
indigent
people
of
that
same
Church
.
12.
A
Presbyter
is
not
to
be
ordained
vntill
hee
bee
thirtie
yeere
old
.
13.
Let
the
Bishop
make
diligent
inquisition
in
his
owne
parish
Church
,
that
no
Presbyter
,
comming
from
any
other
parts
,
make
seruice
in
his
Church
,
without
letters
of
recommendation
.
14.
Let
a
Presbyter
,
leaving
a
low
place
,
and
presuming
to
an
higher
,
incurre
that
same
punishment
,
which
a
Bishop
,
deprehended
in
the
like
fault
,
should
incurre
.
15.
A
Presbyter
,
who
attaineth
to
a
Church
,
by
giving
money
for
it
,
let
him
bee
deposed
.
16.
Let
tythes
bestowed
vpon
Churches
,
by
advice
of
Bishops
,
be
faithfully
distributed
to
the
poore
,
by
the
Presbyters
.
17.
The
families
of
Bishops
shall
be
instructed
in
the
summe
of
the
true
faith
.
In
the
knowledge
of
the
retribution
to
be
given
to
good
men
,
and
the
condemnation
of
people
,
and
of
the
resurrection
and
last
iudgement
,
and
by
what
kinde
of
workes
eternall
life
may
be
promerited
:
and
that
the
Homilies
,
containing
these
instructions
,
shall
bee
translated
into
Rusticke-Latine-language
:
to
the
end
that
every
person
may
vnderstand
them
.
Marke
in
what
estimation
the
Latine
language
hath
beene
at
this
time
:
that
instructions
in
Rusticke
and
barbarous
Latine
,
are
counted
better
then
instructions
in
good
French
language
.
18.
It
is
the
dutie
of
the
Bishop
,
to
instruct
his
Presbyter
concerning
the
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
,
what
it
is
that
they
should
desire
the
people
baptized
to
renounce
:
namely
,
that
they
should
renounce
the
divell
,
and
all
his
workes
,
and
his
pomps
.
Now
the
workes
of
the
Diuell
,
are
murther
,
fornication
,
adulterie
,
drunkennesse
,
and
other
such
like
faults
.
But
the
pompes
of
the
Divell
,
are
pride
,
ostentation
,
swelling
conceits
,
vaine-glory
,
loftinesse
,
and
such
other
faults
,
as
spring
vp
from
such
grounds
.
19.
Presbyters
are
precisely
to
be
admonished
,
that
when
they
say
the
masse
,
and
do
communicate
,
they
doe
not
distribute
the
Lords
bodie
indiscreetly
,
to
children
,
and
to
all
persons
,
who
happen
to
be
present
,
who
if
they
be
entangled
with
great
sinnes
,
they
procure
vnto
themselues
rather
damnation
,
then
any
remedie
to
their
soules
,
according
to
the
saying
of
the
Apostle
,
Whosoeuer
eateth
this
Bread
,
and
drinketh
this
Cup
unworthily
,
hee
shall
be
guilty
of
the
bodie
and
blood
of
the
Lord
:
Let
a
man
therefore
try
himselfe
,
and
so
let
him
eate
of
this
Bread
,
and
drinke
of
this
Cup.
Carolus
Magnus
,
priuate
masses
had
no
place
:
but
they
who
were
duly
prepared
,
did
communicate
with
the
Priest
.
20.
Presbyters
shall
not
suffer
the
holy
Chrisme
to
be
touched
by
every
man
.
21.
Presbyters
shall
not
resort
to
Tavernes
,
to
eate
or
drinke
.
22.
Bishops
and
Presbyters
,
shall
prescribe
to
sinners
,
who
haue
confessed
their
sinnes
,
penance
,
discreetly
,
according
to
the
waightinesse
of
their
fault
.
23.
Chanons
,
who
dwell
in
Cities
,
let
them
eate
in
one
Cloyster
,
and
sleepe
vnder
one
roofe
,
to
the
end
they
may
bee
ready
to
celebrate
their
Canonicall
houres
.
From
the
24.
Canon
vnto
the
32.
are
contained
constitutions
concerning
Monkes
and
Nunnes
,
which
I
ouer-passe
with
silence
,
fearing
to
be
prolix
.
Canon
32.
All
men
should
studie
to
peace
and
concord
,
but
especially
Christians
:
forsaking
hatred
,
discord
,
and
envie
.
33.
Lords
and
Iudges
should
be
obedient
to
the
wholsome
admonitions
of
their
Bishops
:
and
Bishops
on
the
other
part
,
should
reverently
regard
them
,
to
the
end
they
may
be
mutually
supported
,
every
one
with
the
consolations
one
of
another
.
34.
Lords
and
Iudges
are
to
bee
admonished
,
that
they
admit
not
vile
and
naughty
persons
to
beare
witnesse
in
their
iudicatories
,
because
there
are
many
,
who
for
a
contemptible
price
,
are
ready
to
make
shipwracke
of
a
good
conscience
.
35.
Let
no
man
for
his
decreet
,
receiue
a
reward
:
For
divine
Scripture
in
many
places
forbiddeth
this
,
as
a
thing
that
blindeth
the
eyes
of
the
blind
.
36.
Let
euery
man
be
carefull
to
support
indigent
persons
of
his
owne
family
and
kindred
:
for
it
is
an
impious
and
abominable
thing
in
the
sight
of
God
,
that
men
abounding
in
riches
,
should
neglect
their
owne
.
37.
Christians
when
they
make
supplications
to
God
,
let
them
in
humble
manner
bow
downe
their
knees
,
following
the
example
of
the
Martyr
Steven
,
and
of
the
Apostle
Paul
:
Except
vpon
the
Lords
day
,
and
other
solemne
dayes
,
on
the
which
the
vniversall
Church
keepeth
a
memoriall
of
the
Lords
resurrection
:
and
at
such
times
they
are
accustomed
to
stand
and
pray
.
38.
Faithfull
people
must
be
admonished
,
not
to
enter
into
the
Church
,
with
tumult
and
noyse
:
and
in
time
of
prayer
,
and
celebration
of
the
masse
,
not
to
be
occupied
in
vaine
confabulations
,
and
idle
speeches
:
but
even
to
abstain
from
wicked
cogitations
.
39.
Let
not
the
Consistories
and
Iudgement-seates
of
secular
Iudges
be
in
the
Church
,
or
portches
thereof
,
in
any
time
to
come
:
because
the
house
of
God
should
bee
an
house
of
Prayer
,
as
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
saith
.
40.
Let
it
be
forbidden
,
that
Merchandize
be
vsed
vpon
the
Lords
day
,
or
Iustice-Courts
,
because
all
men
should
abstaine
from
servile
labours
,
to
the
end
this
day
may
be
spent
in
praising
and
thanking
God
,
from
morning
till
evening
.
41.
Incestuous
persons
,
parracides
,
and
murtherers
,
are
found
,
who
will
not
hearken
to
the
wholsome
admonitions
of
Church-men
,
but
persevere
in
their
vitious
conversation
,
who
must
be
reduced
to
order
by
the
discipline
of
the
secular
power
.
42.
Let
the
people
be
admonished
to
abstaine
from
Magicall
Arts
,
which
can
bring
no
support
and
helpe
to
the
infirmities
of
men
,
and
beasts
:
but
they
are
the
deceitfull
snares
of
the
Divell
,
whereby
he
deceiveth
man-kinde
.
43.
A
frequent
custome
of
swearing
is
forbidden
,
wherein
men
,
vpon
euery
light
occasion
willing
to
purchase
credit
to
that
which
they
speake
,
they
take
God
to
be
witnesse
of
the
verity
of
their
speeches
.
44.
Many
free
subiects
,
by
the
oppression
of
their
Masters
,
are
redacted
to
extreame
pouerty
;
whose
causes
,
if
our
element
Soveraigne
please
to
examine
,
hee
shall
finde
,
that
they
are
vniustly
redacted
to
extreame
indigence
.
45.
A
false
measure
,
and
a
false
ballance
,
is
an
abomination
vnto
the
Lord
,
as
Salomon
recordeth
.
The
46.
Canon
containeth
a
regrate
,
that
tythes
were
not
duly
payed
to
the
Church
:
notwithstanding
,
that
the
Church
had
giuen
in
,
their
complaint
to
the
civil
Magistrate
:
whereby
it
came
to
passe
,
that
not
only
lights
in
the
Church
,
and
stipends
to
the
Clergie
,
began
to
inlacke
,
but
also
the
very
parish
Churches
became
ruinous
.
47.
When
generall
Fastings
are
appointed
,
for
any
impendent
calamity
,
let
man
neglect
the
fellowship
of
the
humble
Church
,
for
desire
to
feed
his
belly
with
delicate
foode
.
48.
Drunkennes
and
surfeiting
are
forbidden
,
as
offensiue
both
to
soule
and
bodie
,
and
the
ground
of
many
other
sinnes
.
49.
Lords
and
Masters
are
to
be
admonished
,
not
to
deale
cruelly
and
vnmercifully
with
their
subiects
:
yea
,
and
not
to
seeke
that
which
is
due
vnto
themselues
,
with
excessiue
rigour
.
50.
Let
Laicke
people
communicate
at
least
thrise
in
a
yeere
,
vnlesse
they
be
hindred
by
some
grivous
sinnes
committed
by
them
.
51.
In
the
last
Canon
mention
is
made
,
that
they
diligently
examined
the
cause
of
them
who
complained
to
the
Emperour
,
that
they
were
dis-inherited
by
th●
donation
of
lands
,
which
their
Fathers
and
friends
had
bestowed
vpon
the
Church
:
and
in
their
bounds
they
found
no
man
who
did
complaine
.
Alwaies
,
in
that
matter
,
if
any
thing
was
done
amisse
,
they
humbly
submitted
themselues
to
be
corrected
by
their
Soveraigne
Lord
and
King
.
THe
Councell
of
Chalons
was
the
fourth
Councell
,
1.
That
Bishops
acquaint
themselues
diligently
with
reading
the
bookes
of
holy
Scripture
,
and
the
Bookes
of
ancient
Fathers
,
together
with
the
Pastorall
bookes
of
Gregorius
.
2.
Let
Bishops
practice
in
their
workes
,
the
knowledge
which
they
haue
attained
vnto
by
by
reading
.
3.
Let
them
also
constitute
Schooles
,
wherein
learning
may
be
increased
,
and
men
brought
vp
in
them
,
that
may
be
like
to
the
salt
of
the
earth
,
to
season
the
corrupt
manners
of
the
people
,
and
to
stop
the
mouthes
of
Heretiques
,
according
as
it
is
said
,
to
the
commendation
of
the
Church
,
A
thousand
Targes
are
hung
vp
in
it
,
even
all
the
Armour
of
the
strong
,
Cant.
chap.
4
vers.
4.
●
4.
Let
Church-men
shew
humility
,
in
word
,
deed
,
countenance
,
and
habite
.
5.
Let
Priests
bee
vnreproueable
,
adorned
with
good
manners
,
and
not
given
to
filthy
lucre
.
6.
The
blame
of
filthy
lucre
,
wherewith
many
Church-men
were
charged
,
for
this
,
that
they
allured
secular
men
to
renounce
the
world
,
and
to
bring
their
goods
to
the
Church
,
they
endeuour
,
with
multiplyed
number
of
words
,
to
remoue
.
7.
Bishops
,
and
Abbots
,
who
with
deceitfull
speeches
,
haue
circumvened
simple
men
,
and
shauen
their
heads
,
and
by
such
meanes
doe
possesse
their
goods
,
in
respect
of
their
covetous
desire
of
filthy
lucre
,
let
them
be
subiect
to
Canonicall
,
or
regular
repentance
.
But
let
those
simple
men
,
who
have
layd
downe
their
haire
,
as
men
destitute
of
vnderstanding
,
who
cannot
gouerne
their
owne
affaires
,
let
them
remaine
in
that
estate
,
which
they
haue
once
vndertaken
:
but
let
the
goods
given
by
negligent
Parents
,
and
received
,
or
rather
reaved
by
avaritious
Church-men
,
be
restored
againe
to
their
children
&
heires
.
8.
If
Church
men
lay
vp
provision
of
come
in
Victuall-houses
,
let
it
not
be
to
keepe
them
to
a
dearth
,
but
to
support
the
poore
in
time
of
need
,
therewith
.
9.
Hunting
and
hawking
,
and
the
insolency
of
foolish
and
filthy
iests
,
are
to
bee
forsaken
of
Church-men
.
10.
Gluttony
and
drunkennesse
is
forbidden
.
11.
The
Bishop
or
Abbot
,
must
not
resort
to
civill
iudicators
,
to
plead
their
owne
cause
,
except
it
be
to
support
the
poore
and
oppressed
.
Presbyters
,
Deacons
,
and
Monkes
,
having
obtained
licence
from
the
Bishop
,
may
compeare
in
Civill
iudgement-seats
,
accompanied
with
their
Advocate
.
12.
Let
not
Presbyters
,
Deacons
,
or
Monkes
,
bee
farmers
or
labourers
of
the
ground
.
13.
It
is
reported
of
some
brethren
,
that
they
compell
the
persons
who
are
to
be
admitted
,
in
time
of
their
ordination
to
sweare
,
that
they
are
worthy
:
and
that
they
shall
do
nothing
repugnant
to
the
Canons
:
I
will
confesse
against
my selfe
my
wickednesse
vnto
the
Lord
,
and
thou
forgauest
the
punishment
of
my
sinne
,
Psal.
32.
vers
.
5.
But
also
wee
should
confesse
our
sinnes
to
our
Father-Confessor
,
according
to
the
precept
of
the
Apostle
,
Acknowledge
your
faultes
one
to
another
and
pray
one
for
another
,
that
yee
may
bee
healed
,
I
at
.
5.16.34
.
In
pre●●●ibing
of
penance
,
let
fauour
and
hatred
of
any
person
be
laide
aside
,
and
let
the
injunctions
be
giuen
according
to
the
rule
of
holy
Scripture
,
and
according
to
the
Canons
and
custome
of
the
Church
,
following
the
example
of
the
Physitions
of
the
body
,
who
without
exception
of
persons
doe
adhibit
cuttings
,
burnings
,
and
vehement
remedies
,
to
perilous
diseases
.
35.
Many
in
doing
of
penance
,
are
not
so
desirous
of
remission
of
sinnes
,
as
of
the
accomplishment
of
the
prescribed
time
of
their
humiliaon
:
and
beeing
forbidden
to
eate
flesh
,
or
drinke
wine
,
they
haue
the
greater
desire
of
other
delicate
meates
and
drinkes
:
but
spirituall
abstinence
,
which
should
bee
in
penitent
persons
,
excludeth
all
bodily
delightes
.
36.
Let
no
man
sinne
of
purpose
,
to
the
ende
hee
may
abolishe
his
sinnes
by
Almes-deedes
:
for
that
is
all
one
as
if
a
man
should
hyre
God
to
grant
vnto
him
a
libertie
to
sinne
.
37.
Seeing
all
Canons
of
Councels
are
to
be
diligently
read
,
in
speciall
such
as
appertaine
vnto
faith
,
and
reformation
of
manners
,
should
bee
most
frequently
perused
.
38.
Bookes
,
called
Libelli
Poenitentiales
,
are
to
abolished
,
because
the
erroures
of
these
Bookes
are
certaine
,
howbeit
the
authors
of
them
be
vncertaine
:
and
they
prepare
pillowes
to
lay
vnder
the
heads
of
them
,
who
are
sleeping
in
sinne
.
39.
In
the
solemnities
of
the
Masse
,
Prayers
are
to
bee
made
for
the
soules
of
them
who
are
departed
,
as
well
as
for
them
who
are
aliue
.
40.
Presbyters
,
who
are
degraded
,
&
liue
like
seculare
men
,
neglecting
repentance
,
whereby
they
might
procure
restitution
to
their
office
,
let
them
be
excommunicated
.
41.
A
Presbyter
,
who
transporteth
himselfe
from
his
owne
place
,
shall
not
be
receiued
in
any
other
Church
,
except
hee
prooue
,
both
with
witnesses
and
letters
sealed
with
lead
,
&
containing
the
name
of
the
Bishop
,
and
of
the
Citie
which
he
liued
in
,
that
he
hath
liued
innocently
in
his
own
Church
,
and
had
a
just
cause
of
transportation
.
42.
Let
no
Church
bee
committed
to
a
Presbyter
,
without
consent
of
the
Bishop
.
43.
In
some
places
are
found
Scots-men
,
who
call
themselues
Bishops
,
&
they
ordaine
Presbyters
&
Deacons
,
whose
ordination
we
altogether
disallowe
.
44.
Presbyters
must
not
drinke
in
Tavernes
,
wander
in
Markets
,
nor
goe
to
visite
Cities
,
without
aduise
of
their
Bishop
.
45.
Many
both
of
the
Clergie
&
Laickes
,
go●
to
holy
places
,
such
as
Rome
,
&
Turon
:
imagining
,
that
by
the
sight
of
these
places
,
their
sins
are
remitted
:
and
not
attending
to
the
sentence
of
Ierome
,
It
is
a
more
commendable
thing
to
liue
well
in
Hierusalem
,
than
to
haue
seene
Hierusalem
.
46.
In
receiuing
the
Sacrament
of
the
bodie
and
blood
of
Christ
,
great
discretion
is
to
be
vsed
:
Neither
let
the
taking
of
it
be
long
differred
,
because
Christ
saith
,
Except
yee
eate
the
flesh
of
the
sonne
of
man
,
and
drinke
his
bloud
,
yee
haue
no
life
in
you
:
Neither
let
vs
come
without
due
preparation
,
because
the
Apostle
saith
,
He
who
eateth
and
dri●keth
vnworthily
,
eateth
and
drinketh
his
owne
damnation
.
47.
The
Sacrament
of
the
body
&
blood
of
Christ
which
in
one
day
is
accustomed
to
be
receiued
of
all
Christians
:
let
no
man
neglect
to
receiue
it
,
except
some
grieuous
crime
doe
hinder
him
from
receiuing
of
it
.
48.
According
to
the
precept
of
the
Apostle
Iames
,
Weake
persons
should
be
annointed
with
oyle
by
the
Elders
,
(
which
oyle
is
blessed
by
the
Bishop
)
these
words
inclosed
in
a
parenthesis
are
added
to
the
Text
:
for
he
saith
,
Is
any
man
sicke
amongst
you
,
let
him
call
for
the
Elders
of
the
Church
,
and
let
them
pray
for
him
,
and
annoint
him
with
oyle
,
in
the
Name
of
the
Lord
:
And
the
prayer
of
faith
shal
saue
the
sicke
,
and
the
Lord
shall
raise
him
vp
:
And
if
he
haue
committed
sin
,
it
shal
be
forgiuen
him
,
I
am
.
cap.
5.
vers.
14.15
.
Such
a
medicine
as
cureth
both
bodily
&
spirituall
maledies
is
not
to
be
neglected
.
49.
In
the
Councell
of
Laodicea
it
was
forbidden
,
that
Masses
should
bee
said
,
and
Oblations
offered
by
Bishops
,
or
Presbyters
,
in
priuate
houses
.
This
question
also
was
disputed
in
this
Councell
.
50.
The
authoritie
of
the
Emperour
,
is
to
be
interponed
for
reuerent
keeping
of
the
Lords
day
.
51.
Because
the
Church
is
constituted
of
persons
of
diuerse
conditions
,
some
are
Noble
,
others
are
ignoble
,
some
are
seruants
,
vassalles
,
strangers
,
&c.
It
becommeth
them
who
are
in
eminent
rowmes
,
to
deale
mercifully
with
their
inferiours
,
knowing
that
they
are
their
brethren
,
because
God
is
one
common
Father
to
both
,
and
the
Church
is
one
common
mother
to
both
.
From
the
52.
Canon
vnto
the
66.
are
contained
precepts
of
chaste
and
honest
liuing
prescribed
to
Prioresses
and
Nunnes
.
which
I
ouer-passe
,
as
I
haue
done
in
the
preceeding
Councels
.
66.
It
is
ordained
,
that
prayers
and
supplications
shall
be
made
for
the
Emperour
and
his
children
,
and
for
their
well-fare
both
in
soule
and
bodie
.
67.
These
things
haue
we
touched
shortly
,
to
be
exhibited
to
our
Soueraigne
Lord
the
Emperour
.
Hee
who
desireth
a
more
ample
declaration
of
all
vertues
to
be
followed
,
and
vices
to
be
eschewed
,
let
him
read
the
volume
of
the
holy
Scriptures
of
God
.
IN
the
same
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
1.
They
set
downe
a
Confession
of
their
Faith
.
2.
They
ordaine
,
That
Prayers
shall
bee
made
for
the
Emperour
,
and
his
children
.
3.
They
admonish
Bishops
and
Pastors
diligently
to
reade
the
bookes
of
holy
Scripture
:
To
teach
the
Lords
people
in
all
truth
:
and
,
To
administrate
the
Sacraments
rightly
.
4.
Laick
people
are
admonished
,
not
to
remooue
their
Presbyters
from
their
Churches
,
without
consent
of
their
Bishops
.
5.
That
Presbyters
be
not
admitted
for
rewards
.
6.
It
is
ordained
,
That
Bishops
shall
attend
,
that
euery
person
liue
ordinately
:
that
is
,
according
to
a
prescribed
rule
.
The
7.
and
8.
Canons
belong
to
the
ordering
of
Monkes
and
Nunnes
.
The
9.
Canon
pertaineth
to
the
payment
of
Tythes
,
and
first
fruits
.
10.
It
is
ordained
,
That
Presbyters
shall
preach
the
word
of
God
,
not
only
in
Cities
,
but
also
in
euery
Parochin
.
11.
Incestuous
copulations
are
to
be
v●terly
abhor●ed
.
12.
Peace
is
to
blee●
kep●
with
all
men
,
according
to
the
words
of
the
Apostle
,
Follow
peace
,
and
sanctification
,
without
the●
which
no
man
shall
see
God
,
Heb.
cap.
12.
vers.
14
.
1●
.
Let
Lords
,
Iudges
,
and
the
rest
of
the
people
,
be
obedient
to
their
Bishop
:
&
let
〈…〉
judg●ment
be
vsed
:
and
no
bribes
receiued
,
nor
false
testimonie
be
admitted
.
14.
In
time
of
Famine
,
let
euery
man
support
the
necessitie
of
his
owne
.
15.
Let
all
weightes
and
measures
be
equall
and
just
.
16.
Let
the
Sabboth
day
be
kept
holy
,
without
Markets
,
Iustice
Courtes
,
and
seruile
labour
.
17.
Let
euery
Bishop
visite
his
boundes
once
in
the
yeere
:
&
if
he
finde
the
poore
to
be
oppressed
by
the
violence
of
the
mightie
,
then
let
the
Bishop
with
wholesome
admonitions
,
exhort
them
to
desist
from
such
oppression
:
and
in
case
they
will
not
desist
from
their
violence
,
then
let
the
Bishop
bring
the
cause
to
the
eares
of
the
Prince
.
18.
Let
Presbyters
keepe
the
Chrisme
,
In
this
Councel
also
the
Ambassadoures
of
Adrian
,
magnifying
the
authoritie
of
the
Pope
,
affirmed
,
that
the
Bishop
of
Rome
might
judge
of
the
actions
of
all
other
Bishops
:
but
no
man
might
judge
of
him
.
And
albeit
the
Orientall
Bishops
in
the
sixt
Generall
Councell
,
cursed
Pope
Honorius
after
his
death
:
yet
it
is
to
be
marked
(
say
they
)
that
hee
was
accused
of
heresie
:
And
in
this
case
onely
it
is
lawfull
for
inferiours
to
resist
their
superiours
,
and
to
disclaime
their
peruerse
opinions
.
In
this
point
,
also
they
said
,
That
none
of
the
Patriarches
and
Bishops
proceeded
against
the
defunct
Bishop
of
Rome
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
9
cap.
9.
Cara●za
de
Co●cil●●s
.
without
the
consent
of
the
Roman
Chaire
going
before
them
.
Now
obserue
(
good
Reader
)
with
what
fidelitie
Onuphrius
defendeth
the
name
of
Honorius
the
first
:
as
free
of
all
suspition
of
heresie
:
when
as
the
Ambassadours
of
Adrian
the
second
,
for
verie
shame
durst
not
presume
to
doe
it
.
More-ouer
,
the
worshipping
of
Images
in
this
Councell
got
a
new
allowance
againe
,
and
it
was
commanded
,
That
the
image
of
Christ
should
be
holden
in
no
lesse
reuerence
than
the
bookes
of
the
Gospell
.
The
Bulgarians
also
were
made
subject
to
the
Romane
Bishop
.
And
Ignatius
Patriarch
of
Constantinople
,
in
regarde
he
was
restored
to
his
place
againe
by
the
meanes
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
hee
made
no
opposition
to
the
contrarie
.
Neuerthelesse
,
this
alteration
continued
but
short
time
:
for
the
Bulgarians
droue
out
of
their
bounds
the
Latine
Priests
,
and
were
serued
with
Greeke
Priests
againe
.
Diuers
Canons
were
constituted
in
this
Councell
,
but
so
coincident
with
the
Canons
of
other
Councels
,
that
it
is
a
superfluous
thing
to
make
a
rehearsall
of
them
.
In
the
subscription
of
the
Actes
of
the
Councel
,
great
controuersie
fell
out
:
for
the
Grecians
could
not
abide
the
name
of
Ludouicke
,
Emp.
of
the
We●
,
because
they
thought
,
that
the
honourable
name
of
an
Emp.
only
belonged
to
their
owne
Soueraigne
Lord
,
who
was
Emp.
of
Constantinople
.
More
▪
ouer
,
a
number
of
them
came
to
the
Emp.
Basilius
,
and
requested
him
,
that
their
subscriptions
might
be
redeliuered
vnto
them
againe
,
wherein
they
had
subscribed
to
the
supremacie
of
the
Romane
Bishop
,
or
else
the
Church
of
Constantinople
would
be
in
perpetuall
subiection
to
the
chaire
of
Rome
.
These
subscriptions
afore-sayd
were
restored
againe
,
but
with
great
difficulty
.
CAarolus
Caluus
convocated
a
Councell
in
France
,
Carolus
Crassus
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
9.
cap.
9.
restored
him
to
his
office
againe
,
being
the
more
affectioned
vnto
him
,
because
hee
had
appealed
from
his
owne
Bishop
,
and
from
the
decreet
of
a
Synode
in
his
owne
countrey
,
to
be
iudged
by
the
chaire
of
Rome
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
First
,
it
was
concluded
in
this
Councell
,
that
excommunicate
persons
,
if
they
repent
not
,
are
to
be
subdued
by
the
Emperour
.
Canon
10.
That
a
Bishop
shall
not
bee
deposed
,
before
his
cause
bee
iudged
by
twelue
Bishops
:
and
a
Presbyter
by
sixe
Bishoppes
:
and
a
Deacon
by
three
Bishops
.
11.
A
Church-man
,
who
committeth
slaughter
,
shall
bee
deposed
,
albeit
hee
hath
beene
enforced
vnto
it
.
12.
Baptisme
shall
not
bee
ministred
,
except
at
Easter
and
Whitsunday
,
without
necessity
require
.
13.
Tythes
are
to
be
paid
for
the
sustentation
of
the
Ministery
,
the
support
of
the
poore
,
and
the
fabricke
of
the
Church
.
15.
Let
mens
bodies
be
buried
in
that
Parish
,
vnto
the
which
they
payed
their
tythes
.
16.
No
buriall
place
shall
be
sold
for
mony
.
17.
Let
Laicke
people
be
buried
in
the
Church-yard
,
not
in
the
Church
:
but
if
they
be
buried
already
,
let
not
their
bodies
be
remooved
.
18.
The
vessels
wherein
holy
mysteries
are
celebrated
,
are
Challices
and
Platters
:
whereof
Saint
Bonifacius
,
a
Bishop
and
Martyr
,
being
demanded
,
if
it
was
lawfull
to
celebrate
the
Sacrament
in
vessels
of
wood
?
Hee
answered
,
that
of
old
there
were
golden
Bishops
,
and
woodden
vessels
:
but
now
by
the
contrary
,
saith
hee
;
the
Bishops
are
wooden
Bishops
,
and
the
vessels
are
vessels
of
gold
.
And
Sepherinus
ministred
the
Sacrament
in
vessels
of
glasse
.
Neverthelesse
,
this
Councell
straitly
inhibiteth
the
Sacrament
to
be
consecrated
in
vessels
of
wood
.
19.
Let
not
wine
without
water
be
offered
in
the
holy
Challic●
,
because
both
blood
and
water
flowed
out
of
the
side
of
Christ
.
20.
Priests
are
shaven
,
to
the
end
they
may
carry
vpon
their
heads
a
similitude
of
the
crowne
(
to
wit
,
of
thornes
,
wherewith
the
Lord
was
crowned
)
who
is
their
lot
and
portion
.
21.
Let
not
Presbyters
,
who
are
called
before
Iustice-seats
,
be
compelled
to
sweare
,
but
let
them
bee
put
in
rememberance
of
their
holy
consecration
,
in
stead
of
an
oath
.
22.
The
tryall
of
persons
defamed
,
by
the
burning
iron
is
ceased
:
but
let
no
man
giue
out
rash
iudgement
in
secret
matters
.
27.
They
who
haue
vndertaken
a
spirituall
office
,
should
not
goe
to
war-fare
,
nor
accept
vpon
them
ciuill
offices
,
according
to
the
seventh
Canon
,
of
the
Councell
of
Chalcedon
.
31.
A
theese
,
or
a
robber
,
who
is
slaine
in
the
perpetration
of
his
diabolicall
fact
,
let
no
man
pray
for
his
soule
,
nor
distribute
almes
for
his
reliefe
.
35.
Let
no
iustice-Courts
be
holden
on
the
Lords
day
,
neither
of
Festivall
nor
Fasting
dayes
.
39.
A
man
who
marrieth
a
woman
of
a
strange
countrey
,
but
not
of
a
strange
religion
,
shall
bee
compelled
to
cohabite
with
her
.
40.
It
shall
not
bee
lawfull
for
a
man
to
marrie
a
woman
whom
hee
hath
polluted
in
adultery
,
during
her
husbands
life-time
.
45.
Hee
who
hath
defiled
two
sisters
,
let
him
be
subiect
to
penance
all
his
dayes
,
and
remaine
continent
.
46.
A
woman
that
hath
committed
adultery
,
and
for
feare
of
her
husband
,
who
pursueth
her
vnto
the
death
,
shee
fleeth
vnto
Bishoppes
to
seeke
reliefe
:
let
them
travell
seriously
for
the
safety
of
her
her
life
:
and
if
that
can
be
obtained
,
let
her
bee
restored
to
her
husband
againe
:
but
if
that
cannot
be
obtained
,
let
her
not
bee
restored
:
but
her
husband
during
his
life-time
,
shall
not
marrie
another
.
54.
A
forme
of
externall
repentance
is
prescribed
to
them
,
who
of
precogitate
malice
,
and
of
purpose
,
haue
committed
slaughter
.
CENTVRIE
X.
Carolus
Simplex
,
the
King
of
France
.
In
this
Councell
the
acts
of
Pope
Formosus
had
allowance
,
and
the
Decrees
of
Stephanus
the
sixt
were
condemned
and
burnt
.
Carolus
Simplex
,
King
of
France
,
a
Councell
was
gathered
at
Rhemes
apparantly
(
for
the
place
is
not
certaine
)
for
correcting
the
abuse
of
Church-rents
.
Noblemen
in
Court
,
such
as
Hugo
,
and
his
brother
Robert
,
Master
of
the
Kings
horses
,
and
Vinemarus
,
with
diverse
others
,
vnder
pretence
of
sustayning
the
Kinges
honourable
estate
,
and
paying
wages
to
souldiers
,
had
converted
to
their
owne
vse
,
a
great
part
of
Church-rents
,
especially
,
belonging
to
Abbies
.
Fulco
Archbishop
of
Rhemes
,
vttered
his
minde
freely
in
the
Councell
.
Vinemarus
one
of
the
notable
oppressors
in
the
Court
,
defiled
the
Councell
with
blood
,
and
killed
Fulco
Bishop
of
Rhemes
.
The
Fathers
of
the
Councell
returned
vnto
their
owne
Churches
with
great
feare
:
for
the
like
of
this
was
not
heard
,
since
the
second
Councell
of
Ephesus
,
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
a
Councell
of
briggandrie
,
because
in
it
,
Flavianus
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
was
slaine
.
-
1.
Peter
a
Cardinall
Presbyter
,
affirmed
hee
saw
him
say
masse
,
and
communicated
not
himselfe
.
-
2.
Iohn
Bishoppe
Narrien
,
and
Iohn
a
Cardinall
Deacon
,
affirmed
they
saw
him
ordaine
a
Deacon
in
an
horse-stable
.
-
3.
Benedictus
with
the
rest
of
Deacons
,
and
Presbyters
,
affirmed
he
received
money
for
the
ordination
of
Bishoppes
.
-
4.
Likewise
they
sayd
,
albeit
they
saw
it
not
with
their
eyes
,
yet
they
were
fully
perswaded
,
that
hee
accompanied
with
the
widow
of
Rainer
,
and
with
Stephana
his
Fathers
Concubine
:
and
that
he
made
the
sacred
Pallace
like
vnto
a
bawdy-house
.
-
5.
That
he
was
an
open
hunter
.
-
6.
That
he
thrust
out
the
eyes
of
Benedict
his
spirituall
Father
,
and
by
so
doing
procured
his
death
.
-
7.
That
he
had
gelded
Iohn
an
Archdeacon
,
raised
fire
,
and
cloathed
himselfe
with
armour
in
military
manner
.
-
8.
That
he
did
drinke
to
the
divell
,
all
the
Clergie
bare
witnesse
.
-
9.
And
that
in
playing
at
dice
,
hee
craved
the
helpe
of
Iupiter
,
and
Venus
,
and
the
rest
of
the
gods
of
the
Gentiles
,
whom
the
Apostle
Paul
calleth
divels
.
-
10.
That
hee
sayd
not
Mattins
,
nor
kept
his
Canonicke
houres
,
nor
signed
himselfe
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse.
-
11.
That
he
distributed
the
golden
crosses
and
chalices
of
the
Church
,
to
his
harlots
.
-
12.
That
hee
had
consecrated
one
Zacheus
a
wicked
man
,
and
vnlearned
,
to
be
Bishop
to
the
Hungars
:
to
the
end
,
Luitprond
.
hist.
l.
6.
c.
6
,
&
7.
that
by
his
seditious
Sermons
he
might
concitate
them
against
the
Emperour
.
Concerning
the
letter
written
to
Pope
Iohn
,
by
advice
of
the
Emperour
Otto
,
and
his
proud
answer
sent
backe
againe
to
the
Councell
,
together
with
their
last
good
night
to
him
,
granting
to
him
such
power
of
binding
as
Iudas
had
,
that
is
,
to
binde
his
owne
necke
to
the
Gallowes
.
Of
these
things
I
haue
spoken
in
the
Treatise
of
Succession
.
This
lying
miracle
so
dashed
the
multitude
of
simple
and
ignorant
Priestes
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
10.
cap.
9.
that
they
thought
it
to
bee
the
Oracle
of
God
;
but
in
their
next
meeting
Falthodus
,
whom
others
call
Ethelredus
,
a
learned
man
of
Scotland
,
so
evidently
by
testimonies
of
Scriptures
,
and
Fathers
,
prooved
that
marriage
was
a
thing
lawfull
to
men
in
spirituall
offices
,
that
the
answer
which
came
from
the
Crucifix
,
was
counted
the
answer
of
the
Divell
,
whom
Dunstanus
served
,
because
Christ
would
speake
nothing
repugnant
to
his
owne
Word
.
Nicephorus
Phocas
,
Emperor
of
Constantinople
,
and
when
Polyeuchus
was
Patriarch
,
the
Emperour
assembled
a
Councell
at
Constantinople
.
The
question
disputed
in
the
Councell
,
was
this
.
Nicephorus
having
obtained
the
dominion
of
the
East
,
tooke
to
wife
Theophania
,
the
relict
of
Romanus
his
predecessor
.
This
matter
so
displeased
the
Patriarch
Polyeuchus
,
that
hee
debarred
the
Emperour
Nicephorus
from
holy
things
,
pretending
these
two
causes
:
First
,
because
the
Emperour
had
celebrated
the
second
marriage
.
Secondly
,
because
Nicephorus
had
beene
witnesse
in
Baptisme
,
to
the
children
of
Theophania
.
This
question
being
discussed
in
the
Councell
,
in
presence
both
of
Prelats
and
Counsellers
,
the
Emperours
marriage
was
allowed
,
and
the
acts
alledged
by
Polyeuchus
was
counted
impious
,
&
made
by
Capronimus
,
and
that
they
had
no
force
to
hinder
the
marriage
.
The
proud
Patriarch
when
he
was
overthrowne
by
reason
,
armed
himselfe
with
obstinacie
and
stiffe
neckednesse
,
vntill
Bardas
the
Emperours
father
came
to
him
,
and
affirmed
by
an
oath
,
that
Nicephorus
the
Emperour
was
not
witnesse
in
Baptisme
to
the
children
of
Theophania
.
Thus
were
the
Patriarches
of
the
East
,
serious
in
observing
the
traditions
of
men
,
but
remisse
and
negligent
in
observing
the
ordinances
of
God
.
And
this
is
a
sure
testimony
,
that
defection
from
the
faith
had
now
prevayled
,
both
in
the
west
and
East
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Hugo
Capeto
,
King
of
France
,
a
Councel
was
gathered
at
Rhemes
,
against
Arnulphus
Bishop
of
Rhemes
.
His
hand-writing
was
produced
,
wherein
hee
did
binde
himselfe
to
bee
obedient
to
Hugo
Capeto
,
King
of
France
;
and
never
to
come
in
the
contrary
,
vnder
paine
of
infamy
,
and
perpetuall
malediction
.
Notwithstanding
,
he
had
countenanced
Duke
Charles
,
who
claimed
the
right
of
the
kingdome
,
as
nearest
heire
thereto
,
being
the
brother
of
Lotharius
.
To
Duke
Charles
,
Arnulphus
had
opened
the
ports
of
the
towne
of
Rhemes
,
and
made
him
Commander
of
the
citie
.
Great
disputation
was
in
the
Councell
concerning
Arnulphus
.
His
friends
would
haue
had
this
cause
remitted
to
the
iudgement
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
.
But
many
of
the
Bishops
of
France
,
mightily
opponed
to
the
contrary
.
The
discourse
is
very
prolix
,
but
the
paines
of
reading
is
well
recompenced
with
the
fruitfulnesse
of
the
disputation
.
This
Councell
toke
this
end
,
Arnulphus
confessed
his
fault
,
denuded
himselfe
of
his
Episcopall
honour
,
and
Gilbertus
,
who
had
beene
instructor
of
Robert
the
Kings
sonne
,
was
placed
in
his
roome
.
Likewise
,
Arnulphus
was
sent
to
Orlience
to
be
imprisoned
there
,
together
with
Siguinus
Archbishop
of
Senon
,
because
hee
consented
not
freely
to
the
deposition
of
Arnulphus
,
but
thought
that
this
matter
was
overswayed
by
the
tyranny
of
Courtiers
,
and
vsurpers
of
the
kingdome
vnlawfully
.
Hugo
Capeto
,
should
be
offended
,
Gilbertus
was
promoted
to
be
Bishop
of
Ravenna
.
CENTVRIE
XI
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1026.
and
vnder
the
raigne
of
the
Emp.
Henry
the
second
,
a
Councell
was
assembled
at
Aken
,
by
the
authority
of
the
Emperour
;
who
seeing
the
wrath
of
God
kindled
against
the
word
,
&
manifold
tokens
of
the
anger
of
God
manifested
in
the
Calamities
hanging
vpon
the
head
of
all
people
and
nations
,
he
gathered
this
Councel
:
By
the
authoritie
whereof
Priests
were
commanded
to
pacifie
the
wrath
of
God
by
frequent
saying
of
masse
;
the
people
,
by
fasting
&
abstinence
;
&
Princes
by
distributing
of
almes
to
reconcile
themselues
to
God
.
The
Doctrine
of
repetance
and
amendement
of
life
,
was
forgotten
in
this
time
of
horrible
ignorance
;
and
all
religion
was
turned
into
outward
exercises
of
fasting
;
of
distributing
of
almes
;
and
of
saying
of
Masses
.
Also
new
fasting
daies
were
inioyned
to
be
kept
in
most
solemne
manner
to
the
honour
of
Iohn
the
Baptist
&
S.
Laurence
;
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
-
-
2.
That
no
man
should
seeke
restitution
of
things
taken
from
him
.
-
3.
That
no
man
should
reuenge
the
wrongs
,
done
to
his
blood
and
kindred
.
-
4.
That
men
should
be
compelled
,
to
pardon
them
who
smote
them
.
-
5.
That
euery
Friday
,
a
fasting
shall
bee
kept
with
bread
and
water
.
-
6.
That
on
Saturday
,
there
should
be
an
abstinence
from
flesh
and
fat
things
.
-
7.
That
men
should
content
themselues
with
this
kinde
of
fasting
for
remission
of
all
their
sinnes
,
so
that
they
neede
none
other
kind
of
repentance
.
That
all
men
should
be
bound
by
an
oath
to
obserue
these
new
lawes
,
&
they
who
refused
to
sweare
obedience
to
these
ordinances
should
be
separated
from
the
Church
,
and
they
should
neither
be
visited
when
they
were
sicke
,
Hist.
Magd.
cent.
11
cap.
9.
nor
buried
when
they
were
dead
.
These
new
lawes
which
came
not
from
heauen
,
but
from
the
instinct
of
an
euill
spirit
,
many
were
content
to
receaue
.
Others
who
were
of
more
sound
iudgement
specially
the
B.
of
Cambry
,
reiected
them
as
repugnant
,
most
part
,
to
the
word
of
God
,
to
the
constitutions
of
the
Church
,
to
the
peace
of
wel-ordered
common-wealths
,
&
to
charitie
.
Alwayes
consider
that
this
was
a
time
of
horrible
darknesse
and
ignorance
,
wherein
any
durst
affirme
in
face
of
a
Councell
,
that
such
lawes
came
from
heauen
,
as
were
flatlie
repugnant
to
the
written
word
of
God
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
ABout
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Ioannes
Scotus
,
about
the
Sacrament
of
the
supper
.
He
writ
also
letters
to
Lanfrancus
B.
of
Canterbury
about
this
question
.
The
Messenger
who
carried
the
letters
did
not
find
Lanfrancus
in
Normandie
whether
he
was
directed
.
Therefore
he
deliuethe
letters
to
some
of
the
Clergie
,
who
opened
the
letters
of
Berengarius
and
sent
them
to
Pope
Leo
the
ninth
.
After
the
sight
whereof
he
assembled
a
Councell
at
Rome
,
and
read
the
letters
of
Berengarius
,
and
condemned
him
(
though
absent
)
as
an
heretike
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1060.
as
appeareth
,
Petrus
Damianus
to
hold
a
Councell
in
his
name
at
Millan
.
The
questions
disputed
in
the
Councell
were
two
chiefly
,
to
wit
,
about
Simonie
,
and
the
errour
of
the
Nicolaitans
.
It
was
accounted
Simonie
to
receiue
investment
by
staffe
and
ringe
from
a
secular
man
.
It
was
counted
the
errour
of
the
Nicolaitans
when
Priests
married
wiues
.
And
Damianus
to
bring
such
mariages
vnder
the
Compasse
of
Heresie
,
hee
said
that
faults
in
manners
,
if
they
were
obstinatlie
de●●nded
they
became
Heresies
.
But
suppose
this
was
true
(
as
it
is
a
false
definition
)
how
can
it
bee
called
the
heresie
of
the
Nicolaitans
,
seeing
that
Nicolaitans
were
not
called
Heretikes
in
respect
they
had
wiues
,
but
in
respect
they
made
their
wiues
common
,
as
I
haue
declared
in
the
first
Centurie
.
The
issue
of
this
Councell
was
,
that
the
whole
Towne
of
Millan
both
Clergie
and
people
,
was
in
an
vprore
,
complaining
that
the
Towne
wherein
Ambrose
was
Bishop
should
be
brought
in
subiection
to
the
Ordinances
,
of
any
other
Church
.
Damianus
was
in
great
feare
to
bee
rent
in
pieces
,
albeit
the
Archbishop
of
Millan
was
sitting
at
his
one
side
,
and
the
Bishoppe
of
Luca
at
his
other
.
After
that
the
tumult
was
pacified
Damianus
did
speake
vnto
the
Clergie
and
people
,
manie
things
concerning
the
prerogatiue
of
the
Chaire
of
Rome
,
and
the
Bishop
of
Millan
standing
before
the
Altar
,
did
sweare
that
hee
should
bee
obedient
to
the
ordinances
of
the
Roman
Church
,
in
extirping
the
heresie
of
Simonie
and
of
the
Nicolaitans
,
and
many
of
the
Clergie
following
his
example
did
the
like
,
and
were
content
like
inconstant
fooles
to
receaue
penance
for
cohabitation
with
their
owne
lawfull
wifes
.
-
1.
In
this
Councell
,
it
was
ordained
that
no
man
should
heare
Masse
sayd
by
a
Priest
who
had
a
concubine
.
-
2.
The
sonnes
of
Priests
may
be
accepted
to
Church
orders
;
prouiding
the
authoritie
of
the
Pope
be
interponed
to
giue
allowance
thereto
.
-
3.
He
who
is
admitted
to
a
Church-office
,
willingly
and
wittingly
,
by
a
Simoniake
person
;
shal
be
remoued
from
his
Order
.
-
4.
Monks
destinat
for
monasterie
,
shall
not
be
admitted
to
offices
in
the
Clergie
.
-
5.
Members
of
the
Clergie
shall
not
accept
Ecclesiasticall
benefices
from
Laicke
persons
.
-
6.
No
Ecclesiasticall
office
or
benefice
shall
be
sold
for
money
,
but
freelie
giuen
to
them
who
are
learned
and
godly
.
-
7.
No
person
excommunicat
,
shall
haue
power
to
excommunicate
others
.
POpe
Alexander
the
second
sent
two
Cardinals
to
England
to
pacifie
the
troubled
estate
of
the
Church
:
THe
Emperour
Henry
the
fourth
was
young
when
his
father
died
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1069.
a
Councell
was
assembled
at
Mentz
vpon
this
occasion
.
Petrus
Damianus
came
Ambassador
from
the
Pope
,
and
by
many
arguments
disswaded
the
Emperour
from
the
intended
diuorcement
.
It
agreed
not
with
human
lawes
,
not
with
the
constitutions
of
the
Church
,
nor
with
the
Emperours
honour
,
and
it
would
raise
a
great
scandal
in
the
Church
.
And
it
was
the
Emperours
dutie
to
punish
such
faults
in
others
,
but
not
to
giue
them
example
of
sin
in
his
owne
person
.
Finallie
if
the
Emp.
would
not
obey
wholsome
admonition
,
he
had
power
to
vse
the
Censurs
of
the
Church
against
him
,
and
to
withhold
him
from
the
honour
of
his
coronation
.
The
issue
of
the
Councell
was
this
,
the
Emp.
desisted
from
his
purpose
of
diuorcement
,
&
honoured
his
Lady
with
ornaments
agreeing
to
her
Princely
estate
,
but
cohabited
not
louingly
with
her
.
This
Councell
began
with
pride
,
and
ended
with
fury
and
tumult
.
The
Bishop
of
Mentz
in
great
wrath
departed
to
Helegenstad
,
because
he
could
hardly
digest
the
repulse
which
he
gat
in
the
Councell
.
Hugo
Blancus
,
a
Cardinall
came
from
Rome
,
with
letters
from
the
Popes
enemies
,
with
many
accusations
against
him
.
These
were
read
openly
in
the
Councell
,
Hildebrand
was
accused
of
periury
,
and
ambition
,
of
avarice
,
and
of
pride
:
and
they
desired
that
Hildebrand
might
bee
displaced
,
and
another
seated
in
his
roome
.
The
determination
of
the
Councell
was
this
,
that
Hildebrand
,
who
called
himselfe
Gregorie
the
seventh
,
a
forclopen
Monke
,
an
vsurper
of
the
Popedome
,
without
consent
of
the
Emperour
,
and
against
his
oath
,
a
false
interpreter
and
wrester
of
holy
Scripture
,
a
renter
of
vnity
,
a
man
who
mixed
all
divine
and
humane
things
so
together
,
that
he
polluted
them
both
,
a
man
who
heard
the
false
accusations
of
vngodly
people
,
who
in
one
cause
would
be
an
accuser
,
a
witnesse
,
a
Iudge
,
and
an
enemy
:
who
separated
husbands
from
their
wiues
,
and
preferred
whoredome
to
lawfull
marriage
:
who
stirred
vp
the
people
against
their
Bishops
,
and
teachers
:
who
counted
no
man
consecrated
lawfully
,
except
hee
had
bought
his
Prelacie
from
his
dependers
,
and
begged
it
from
himselfe
,
a
seeker
of
popular
applause
,
and
a
deceiver
of
the
people
,
vnder
colour
of
religion
●
a
man
who
like
to
Decius
,
and
the
rest
of
the
persecuting
Emperours
,
and
worshippers
of
false
gods
,
vsurped
both
Empire
and
the
Priesthood
.
For
all
these
forementioned
causes
,
the
holy
Emperour
,
the
Bishops
,
and
Senators
,
and
Christian
people
assembled
with
them
,
decerned
that
Hildebrand
should
bee
remooued
from
the
Popedome
,
and
that
the
sheepe
of
Christ
should
not
be
committed
to
a
Wolfe
.
This
decreet
was
subscribed
by
all
the
Bishops
,
who
were
present
at
the
Councell
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
THe
Pope
had
appointed
a
day
of
compearance
to
the
Emperour
to
be
iudged
in
Lent
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
AFter
the
death
of
Gregory
the
7.
the
Romans
had
no
regard
to
Gilbertus
,
CENTVRIE
XII
.
THe
multitude
of
Councels
assembled
in
this
Centurie
,
if
they
should
all
be
particularly
rehearsed
,
I
doubt
not
but
the
Reader
would
bee
wearied
in
reading
them
,
for
they
exceede
the
number
of
an
hundred
and
fifteene
Councels
.
So
that
I
am
compelled
to
reduce
them
vnto
certaine
principall
heads
,
and
to
produce
examples
of
every
head
;
so
shall
the
intention
and
designe
of
them
,
who
assembled
Councels
in
this
time
,
be
cleerly
knowne
.
Some
Councels
were
assembled
for
prohibition
of
Priests
marriages
,
others
for
excommunication
of
the
Emperour
;
some
for
the
question
of
investment
of
Bishops
,
being
most
willing
to
extort
this
priviledge
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Emperour
,
and
to
conferre
it
to
the
Bishops
of
Rome
:
Some
were
gathered
for
deciding
the
question
which
arose
by
plurality
of
Popes
,
contending
hotly
one
against
another
,
for
the
Popedome
.
Many
Councels
also
were
assembled
for
advancing
of
the
warre
,
called
Bellum
sacrum
,
and
setting
forward
Christians
,
to
fight
against
the
Saracens
,
for
conquering
the
holy
Land
out
of
their
hands
.
Some
few
were
assembled
against
men
,
whom
they
supposed
to
bee
Heretiques
,
such
as
Abelardus
,
and
his
disciple
Gilbertus
,
and
Vualdenses
.
When
a
few
examples
of
every
one
of
these
heads
shall
be
commemorated
,
the
luxriant
superfluity
of
the
Councels
of
this
Centurie
,
shall
not
be
found
inconvenienly
abridged
.
ALexius
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
1110.
the
Bishop
of
Florence
openly
preached
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
If
the
blinde
leade
the
blind
,
both
shall
fall
in
the
ditch
.
The
subiect
intreated
in
the
Councell
was
about
the
investment
of
Bishops
,
by
all
meanes
possible
they
endevored
to
spoile
all
Laicke
persons
of
this
priuiledge
;
affirming
that
the
election
of
Pastors
should
be
free
,
and
that
the
presumption
of
Laicke
persons
,
in
conferring
of
Ecclesiasticall
dignities
,
must
be
cut
off
.
Therefore
hee
promulgated
the
like
mandars
,
as
his
Predecessours
had
done
before
him
,
adding
also
against
the
contraveners
of
his
mandats
the
like
cursings
,
as
his
Predecessours
had
done
before
him
.
The
Emperour
Henry
the
fift
,
with
aduise
of
the
Nobles
and
Bishops
,
who
were
about
him
,
sent
Ambassadours
to
the
Pope
,
and
the
Councell
calling
to
their
remembrance
that
the
right
of
investment
of
the
Bishops
was
conferred
to
the
Emperour
Charles
the
Great
,
and
that
his
successors
had
continued
in
possession
of
that
right
vntill
his
time
.
Therefore
he
requested
that
the
Pope
and
Councell
would
doe
nothing
preiudiciall
to
his
right
.
This
Message
perturbed
the
cogitations
of
the
Pope
,
and
the
fathers
of
the
Councell
,
but
this
means
was
found
out
,
that
this
question
should
rest
for
the
space
of
a
yeere
,
after
the
issue
whereof
it
should
be
reasoned
at
Rome
.
And
in
the
meane
time
,
no
investment
should
bee
receiued
from
any
Laicke
person
.
This
interim
,
together
with
the
place
appointed
for
determination
of
the
question
,
are
manifest
presages
of
the
euent
:
to
wit
,
that
the
Pope
would
not
be
at
rest
vntil
hee
had
trampled
vnder
foote
all
ciuill
domination
,
&
vntill
he
had
remoued
out
of
the
way
that
authoritie
,
which
was
a
let
to
his
vsurped
preheminence
,
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
:
PEtrus
Abelardus
,
was
counted
an
Heretike
in
the
Councell
of
Soysson
,
and
was
compelled
to
burne
his
owne
bookes
.
Abelardus
.
Lewes
king
of
France
the
son
of
old
Lewis
was
present
at
the
Councell
,
and
Theobald
Count
Palatine
,
and
Bernard
Abbot
of
Clarauall
,
and
innumerable
people
desiring
to
heare
disputation
.
Abelardus
fearing
popular
sedition
declined
their
iudgement
and
was
willing
to
be
iudged
by
Innocentius
the
second
who
was
Pope
at
that
time
.
Pope
Innocentius
after
hee
had
read
the
letters
sent
from
the
councell
,
damned
Abe
lardus
,
and
ordained
his
followers
to
be
excommunicat
.
Abelardus
destitute
of
Patrons
&
Protectors
,
entered
into
the
Monasterie
of
Cluniake
.
Concerning
his
opinions
I
haue
spoken
of
them
in
the
head
of
Heretikes
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Constantinus
,
Theodosius
,
Iustinianus
,
had
done
before
him
;
and
of
latter
time
,
Carolus
Magnus
,
and
the
Emperour
Otto
.
Notwithstanding
since
that
matters
pertaining
to
diuine
worship
ought
to
be
iudged
by
Bishops
;
hee
remitted
the
iudgement
of
this
present
controuersie
to
the
fathers
met
together
in
the
assemblie
.
And
he
so
departed
out
of
the
Councell
.
Pope
Alexander
the
third
refused
to
appeare
before
the
Councel
of
Papia
,
for
hee
would
be
iudged
by
no
man
.
Pope
Victor
the
fourth
appeared
,
and
was
content
that
his
cause
should
be
examined
,
and
iudged
by
the
Councell
.
The
Councell
tooke
this
effect
that
Victor
the
fourth
,
was
declared
to
bee
Pope
.
Alexander
the
third
on
the
other
part
beeing
full
of
indignation
,
cursed
the
Emp.
and
Pope
Victor
and
their
adherents
;
and
gathered
a
Councell
of
his
fauourers
at
Clermount
wherein
hee
openly
deliuered
to
Sathan
the
Emp.
Fredericke
and
Pope
Victor
,
and
Count
Palatine
,
and
all
other
principall
fauourers
of
Victor
,
so
great
patience
was
in
Pope
Alexander
,
when
his
papall
dignitie
was
called
in
question
.
Hee
mixed
as
it
were
Heauen
and
Eartth
together
,
not
for
zeale
to
the
glorie
of
God
;
but
for
zeale
to
keepe
his
papall
preheminence
.
For
beside
the
Councell
which
he
assembled
at
Clermont
,
hee
gathered
another
at
Towrs
,
Anno
,
1164.
and
was
no
lesse
prodigall
in
his
cursings
,
then
hee
had
beene
before
in
the
Councell
of
Clermont
against
the
Emperour
and
his
Competitor
Victor
:
yea
and
hee
sent
an
Ambassadour
to
Ierusalem
and
Antiochia
,
and
to
the
Princes
and
Patriarchs
,
Tyrius
lib.
18.
cap.
29.
of
the
East
,
for
propagation
of
his
owne
authoritie
.
If
a
Bishop
admit
any
man
to
bee
a
Presbyter
or
Deacon
without
the
title
of
a
place
that
may
affoorde
vnto
him
,
That
no
man
shall
be
excomunicat
or
suspended
from
his
office
,
That
no
reward
be
taken
for
admitting
men
to
spirituall
offices
,
That
no
Ecclesiastical
office
be
promised
to
any
man
before
it
be
vacant
,
That
the
Brethren
called
Templarij
or
hospitales
shall
not
abuse
the
priuiledges
granted
by
them
to
the
Chaire
of
Rome
,
Church-men
who
haue
accquired
riches
by
Church-rents
,
howsoever
they
die
,
Let
not
the
votes
of
a
few
persons
in
the
Church
,
If
a
question
arise
,
Seeing
that
the
Church
as
a
provident
mother
,
Diuers
Churches
are
so
heauily
over-loadned
with
tribute
and
taxations
by
Consuls
,
CENTVRIE
XIII
.
Concilium
Lateranense
.
ABout
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
1215.
Pope
Innocentius
the
third
,
gathered
a
generall
Councell
at
Rome
,
wherein
the
doctrine
of
Transubstantiation
was
ratified
.
Also
the
Grecians
were
ordayned
to
turne
to
the
obedience
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
Concilium
Lugdunense
.
LIkewise
in
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
1273.
Gregorius
the
tenth
,
gathered
a
generall
Councell
at
Lions
;
where
Michael
Paleologus
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
was
present
,
who
by
the
slaughter
of
Theodorus
Luscaris
sonne
,
committed
to
his
custody
,
In
this
Councell
also
was
concluded
,
that
the
tenth
part
of
all
Ecclesiasticall
rents
for
the
space
of
six
yeeres
,
should
be
payed
,
to
furnish
out
an
army
to
fight
against
the
Infidels
,
for
recovering
of
the
holy
Land
;
and
a
full
remission
of
sinnes
,
was
promised
to
all
them
who
would
vndertake
a
part
of
this
war-fare
.
CENTVRIE
XIIII
.
Corpus
Christi
should
be
kept
,
with
many
indulgences
granted
vnto
them
,
who
should
celebrate
this
feast
.
Likewise
it
was
Decreed
,
that
the
way
to
reduce
Infidels
to
the
true
faith
,
was
not
by
armour
and
shedding
of
blood
,
CENTVRIE
XV.
Iohn
Wickliffe
,
Iohn
Wickliffe
.
Against
the
Communion
in
both
kinds
.
and
for
the
hatred
of
his
memorie
,
his
bones
ordained
to
be
raysed
out
of
his
sepulchre
,
and
to
be
burnt
.
In
the
thirteenth
Session
it
was
ordayned
,
that
no
Priest
vnder
paine
of
excommunication
,
should
communicate
vnto
the
people
vnder
both
kindes
of
bread
and
wine
.
Iohn
Husse
condemned
.
In
the
15.
Session
the
Sentence
of
Iohn
Husse
his
condemnation
was
read
and
published
,
and
he
was
deliuered
to
the
secular
power
to
be
burned
.
In
the
19.
Session
it
was
decreed
that
notwithstanding
the
safe
conduct
giuen
by
the
Emperour
and
kings
;
inquirie
may
be
made
against
a
man
for
heresie
,
by
a
sufficient
iudge
,
and
processe
to
be
made
according
to
Law
.
In
the
21.
Session
a
sentence
of
condemnation
was
pronounced
against
Ierom
of
Prague
;
Ioannes
Gerson
Chaunceller
of
the
vniuersitie
of
Paris
himselfe
gaue
in
75.
abuses
which
hee
willed
to
bee
corrected
and
amended
,
no
reformation
was
obtained
;
because
the
chiefe
gouernors
of
the
Councell
themselues
being
men
of
corrupt
and
filthie
conversation
,
hated
aboue
all
things
the
Articles
of
reformation
.
But
on
the
other
part
this
new
Pope
Martine
,
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Aeneas
Syluius
changeth
his
opinion
with
his
state
of
life
.
The
Historie
of
this
Councell
was
written
by
Aeneas
Syluius
who
was
present
at
the
same
,
and
liked
well
of
the
proceedings
and
determinations
thereof
,
as
may
appeare
by
his
owne
writings
;
and
namely
by
a
certaine
Epistle
of
his
written
to
the
Rector
of
the
vniuersitie
of
Colen
,
wherein
he
reioyceth
for
a
certaine
treatise
of
the
said
rectors
which
came
into
his
hands
:
reprouing
the
rudenesse
and
rashnesse
of
such
as
deny
the
Bishop
of
Rome
and
his
consistory
,
to
be
subiect
to
the
Generall
Councell
,
and
that
the
supreme
tribunall
seat
of
iudgement
standeth
in
the
Church
,
and
not
in
one
Bishop
.
Notwithstanding
the
same
Syluius
who
by
his
learned
writings
advanced
the
decrees
of
the
Councell
of
Basil
,
yet
afterward
being
promoted
to
that
papall
dignitie
himselfe
,
turned
his
coat
;
and
returned
againe
to
the
old
filthy
pride
of
the
Chaire
of
Rome
,
which
magnifieth
it selfe
not
onely
aboue
the
Church
,
but
also
maketh
it selfe
companion
to
God
himselfe
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
It
is
to
be
noted
in
this
Councell
,
that
the
Grecians
who
agreed
to
other
opinions
of
the
Roman
Church
,
yet
could
neuer
be
induced
to
beleeue
their
doctrine
of
transubstantiation
.
Notwithstanding
they
were
content
to
set
forth
vnto
Bulla
Consensus
,
and
the
difference
of
opinions
in
that
point
of
doccrine
was
not
thought
a
sufficient
impediment
to
stay
the
promulgation
of
this
agreement
.
Howbeit
afterward
as
it
were
forgetting
what
they
had
done
themselues
in
the
Councels
of
Florence
&
their
Bulla
Consensus
,
they
cry
out
that
there
is
no
agreement
&
vnitie
amongst
the
Protestants
,
because
there
is
some
difference
of
opinions
about
the
Sacrament
among
them
.
In
the
time
of
this
Councell
,
Iosephus
Patriarch
of
Constantinople
died
,
&
Eugenius
required
that
presently
before
the
dissolution
of
the
Councell
another
should
be
chosen
;
but
to
this
the
Grecians
would
not
agree
,
affirming
that
it
was
not
lawfull
to
choose
a
Patriarch
of
Constantinople
,
but
onely
in
their
owne
Church
there
.
The
Emperour
Paleologus
after
his
returning
liued
not
long
.
CENTVRIE
XVI
.
THis
Councell
of
Trent
begun
in
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
,
Concilium
Tridentinum
.
1546.
the
fourth
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
Popedome
of
Paulus
the
third
.
In
the
first
session
thereof
an
oration
was
made
by
the
Popes
Legat
,
Sessio
quart●
.
the
fourth
Session
was
kept
the
17.
day
of
Iune
,
where
it
was
decreed
that
all
men
should
beleeue
that
originall
sinne
was
vtterly
taken
away
in
Baptisme
,
I
had
not
knowne
concupiscence
to
haue
beene
a
sinne
,
except
the
Law
had
sayd
thou
shalt
not
covet
;
lest
they
should
seeme
to
Proclame
to
the
world
their
manifest
contradiction
to
the
Scriptures
:
they
lenifie
their
decree
againe
with
this
distinction
that
the
Apostle
calleth
it
a
sin
,
not
because
it
is
a
sin
properlie
and
indeede
,
but
because
it
commeth
of
sin
,
&
tendeth
also
thereto
.
Howbeit
(
with
those
fathers
licence
)
the
Apostle
Paul
declareth
his
owne
sense
and
meaning
,
that
hee
calleth
concupiscence
sinne
,
because
it
is
a
transgression
of
the
Law
,
so
that
he
accounteth
it
a
sinne
properly
and
indeed
.
Also
in
this
Session
they
decerne
,
that
the
mother
of
our
Lord
was
not
conceived
in
originall
sinne
.
And
this
being
obtained
of
the
States
of
Germany
,
the
Emperour
sent
the
Cardinall
of
Trent
,
together
with
his
Ambassadour
Mendoza
,
desiring
that
the
Pope
would
cause
the
Bishoppes
that
were
retyred
to
Bononia
,
to
come
backe
againe
to
Trent
.
The
second
meeting
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
.
THe
second
meeting
of
Bishoppes
in
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
was
in
the
dayes
of
Pope
Iulius
the
third
,
in
the
month
of
September
,
anno
,
1551.
In
the
first
Session
of
the
Councell
,
Abbas
Bollosanus
,
Ambassadour
of
the
King
of
France
,
The
second
Session
was
kept
the
eleventh
day
of
October
,
The
third
meeting
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
.
THe
Bishops
of
Spaine
supposed
,
that
the
Councell
should
haue
met
againe
within
two
yeeres
.
Neverthelesse
,
there
intervened
nine
yeeres
before
it
could
be
gathered
againe
.
For
after
the
death
of
Iulius
the
third
,
vnder
whom
the
second
meeting
was
,
succeeded
Marcellus
,
who
lived
not
aboue
the
space
of
20.
dayes
in
his
Popedome
:
and
after
him
Paulus
the
fourth
,
who
governed
foure
yeeres
,
two
moneths
,
and
27.
dayes
.
And
after
him
Pius
the
fourth
,
in
whose
time
this
last
meeting
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
was
appointed
.
The
second
Session
was
kept
the
26.
In
the
third
and
fourth
Session
nothing
was
done
,
Sesso
tertta
,
&
quarta
.
but
the
time
of
keeping
the
next
Session
was
appointed
.
In
the
fift
Session
kept
the
26.
The
sixt
Session
was
kept
the
17.
day
of
September
,
The
seventh
Session
was
kept
the
15.
day
of
the
moneth
In
the
eight
Session
,
FINIS
.