332 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON APPEALS. 2. It is impertinent, because the bishop of Justiniana had then a special dependence upon the Roman see, from whence an universal jurisdiction upon appeal cannot be inferred. 3. It might be an usurpation; nor does the opinion or practice of Pope Gregory suffice to determine a question of right, for good men are liable to prejudiceand its consequences. To these instances produced by Bellarmine some add the appeal of Eutyches to Pope Leo; to which it may be excepted that if he did appeal, it was not to the pope solely, but to him with the other patriarchs: so it is expressly said in the Acts of the Chalcedon synod, " His deposition being read, he appealed to the holy synod of the most holy bishopof Rome, and ofAlexandria, and of Jerusalem, and of Thessalonica;"1which is an argument that he did not apprehend the right of receiving appeals solely or peculiarly belonged to him of Rome. Liberatus says that " Johannes Talaida went to Calendion, patri- arch of Antioch, and taking of him intercessory synodical letters, appealed to Simplicius, bishop of Rome, as St Athanasius had done, and persuaded him to write in his behalf toAcacius, bishop of Con- stantinople."' In regard to any more instances of this kind, we might generally propose these following considerations: - 1. It is no wonder that any bishop, being condemned, especially in causes relating to faith or common interest, should have recourse to the Roman bishop, or to any other bishop of great authority, for refuge or for relief, which they may hope to be procured by them by the influence of their reputation and their power among their dependants. 2. Bad men, being deservedly corrected, will absurdly resort any whither, with mouths full of clamour and calumny, if not with hope Of relief, yet with design of revenge; as did Marcion, as did Felicissi- mus, as did Apiarius to the pope. 3. Good men, being abused, will express some resentment and complain of their wrongs, where they may presume of a fair and favourable hearing: so Athanasius, Flavianus, St Chrysostom, Theo- doret, applied themselves to the same bishops, flourishing in so great reputation and wealth. So did the monks of Egypt, Ammonius and Isidorus, from the persecutions of Theophilus, fly to the protection and succour of St `Avayrvroexateim .r ç xafay eseet, braxaltçaTe T%Y a`y(av OÚv000Y rot a`yrwTár,v lyre. zózou 'PFenç, xai'Axsfavapaiaç, zai `Iapooaa.ú¡.emv, xai ®irraT.ovixvlç.Syn Chalo., Act. i. 2 Ingressus est ad Calendionem Antiochenum patriarcham, et sumptis ab eo inter- cessionis synodicis literis Romanum pontificem Simplicium appellavit, stout B. fecerat Athanasius, et suasit scribere pro se Acacio Constantinopolitano episcopo, cap. aviii. ; Baron., ann. 483, § 1.
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