The Preface. · ..begin to think and \Vrite that CyriUus was in the wrong ~~.and Neflorius by his 1neans condemned undefervedly However it iscertain to me, that the Dottrine condemn . ed at Ephefus and Chalcedon as the Doetrine of Niflrwius, \Vas defl:ruchve of the true Perfon of Chrifl: ; and that Cyril, though he miffed it in fundry expreffions, yet aim– ed at the declaration and confirmation of the Truth ; 4S he was long fince_vindicated by Theorianus, 'Dialog. con. Armenios. However; fuch was the watchful care of Chrifl: over the Church as unto the prefervation of this facred fun-. damental Truth, concerning his Divit~e Perfon, and the Union ofhis Natures therein,retaining their difl:inetPro--– perties and Operations, that notwithfl:anding all the fa– Ction and diforder that were in thofe PritnitiveCoMncels,' and fcandalous cohtefl:s of many of the members of them; not\vithfl:anding the Qetermination contrary unto it in great ·and numerous Councels, the Faith of it was prefervecl entire in the hearts of all _that truly believed, and triumphed over the Gates ofHell. I have mentioned thefe fe\V things \vhich belong un-' to the Promife and PrediCtion of our bleffed Saviour, Matth. 16. 18. ·the place infifl:ed on, to fl1e\V that the Church without any difadvantage to the Truth, may be preferved V\7 ithout fi1ch general Affemblies, which in the following Ages proved the moft pernicious Engines for the corruption of the Faith,Woril1ip andManners of c lt. • (
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