292 SOME BISHOPS HAVE INTERMEDDLED WITH ORDINATIONS. was the " favourable assent" with which he upbraids Anatolius, having displeased him; and what does this signify ? Again; Pope Leo did not reject Maximus, bishop of Antioch, from communion, nor disclaim his ordination, although liable to exception? What then? is this a confirmation of him? No such matter; it was only, which in such avixenly [qua7relsome] pope was a great favour, a forbearance to quarrel with him as not dulyordained, which any other bishop might have done. If a pope had a flaw in his ordina- tion, another bishop might refuse him. Again; Pope Leo enjoined the bishop of Thessalonica to confirm ordinations. What is that to the purpose? It belonged to that bishop as a "metropolitan," by the canons, to confirm those in his " province," or, as a " primate," to confirm those in his " diocese;" it belonged to him, as the pope's vicar, in those territories to which - the pope had stretched his jurisdiction, to execute the pope's orders. But what is this to universal authority? It is certain that Illyricum was then in a more special manner subjected to the pope's jurisdic- tion than anyof the other eastern churches; what, therefore, he did there cannot be drawn into consequence as to other places. The same may be said in answer to the complaint of PopeGregory, and to any the like instances. Moreover, surreptitious, presumptuous, pragmatical intrusions, or usurpations of power, do not suffice to found a right in this or any other case; to which purpose, and wholly to invalidate any such pleas, these observations may be considered. 1. There occur divers instances of bishops who meddled in ordina- tions of other bishops, so as to bear great stroke in constituting them, whodid not thereby pretend to universal jurisdiction; and it would be extremely ridiculous thence to infer they had any reasonable claim thereto. Thus, it was objected to Athanasius that " he presumed to ordain in cities which did not belong to him."' Eusebius of Constanti- nople obtruded Eusebius Emissenus to be bishop of Alexandria.' Eustathius of Antioch ordained Evagrius bishop of Constantinople.' Euzoius delivered unto Lucius the bishopric of Alexandria.' Lucifer, a Sardinian bishop, ordained Paulinus bishop of Antioch.' They, for a salvo, say, "As the pope's legate;" but upon what ground or Quod nos amore reparandae fidei, et pacis studio retractare cessavimus. P. Leo, Ep. liv., ad Marc.; Conc. Chale., Act. x. 2 'Apréxw ror xai morvmo ïyxT.naa eo ioryov, le iv 9rÓXEer tA4Siv aÚmw 9rpoe7xoÚear: ;Cup'- ,rovsiv kóxtenosv. Soz. iii. 21. 3 'E9r1 7Ó, 'AxsSravlpsias 9reesßxr,Ae Syávov vm'ó ELeißíou r, Kwvomavmrvvvwóxsws ê9rraxáaou. Sea. ii. 6. Socr. iv. 14. 6 'E9ri mä 9reepaMiva, AouxSw ma 'Apsray.r más ix,r7 ixxxnnrhe;. Seer. iv. 21. 'Exarpomávnee ,ÓY rtauxrvov i,r1o, ,,rov. SCCr. iii. 6, vi. 2.
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