Church-Hilóry of Bifloops and Their Pettingup Flavïanus. when Rome fet up Paulinos :) And they give account of the advancement of .Confl. and ,yerufalem and call Jerufalem [The Mother of all other, Churches.] §. i6. A Synod heldat Syda againft the Maffalians, little is knownof. S. 17. LXXVI. A Council at Bourdeaux condemned Infiantius Fi-fcixi. an. who thereupon was (lain at Trevers. $.. 18. LXXVII. An. 386. A Council at Rome under Syricius, repeated fome of the old Canons. 19. LXXVIII. Theognoflus havingexcommunicated Ithacius,and repre- hended the Bifhops; as irregular and bloody for procuring the Death of Prifciilian, a. Council called at Trevers did juftifie and acquit him: Llnjuft_ ly, fay, even Binnius andBaronies: who here repeat out ofSalpitius Mar- tins once communicating with the Bifhops there, to fave twoMens Lives, and the Words ofthe Angel to him [Meritò,. Martine,compangeris:'Sedali_ ter exire nequîffi: Repara virtattem; rtfume Conflantiam, ne jam non perita. lamgloria, fed falutis incurras : Itaqueab i/lo tempore fatis cavit cumau Itha- ciance partis communion mifceri: Caterùm cum tardius quofdam ex ergame_ ris, .gsram folebat, gratin minore curaret ; fubinde nobis cum lachrymis fa- tebatur, fe proper communions illiusmalum, cui fe velpunElo ternporis neceffi- tate, non.fpiritu, mifcuiffet, detrimentum virtutis fentare; fexdecim pòfl vixit annos, nullam Synodumadiit, &c. Is it not grange that Papifts bluth not to recite fuch a Hiftory with ap- probation, which expretfeth a .teltimony from Heaven againft far. lets than their Inquifition, Flames, Murders, Canonsdeheroeticiscomburendis & exterminandis, and Depofing Princes that will not execute them. And which fneweth fuch a Divine jollification for feparation from the Bifhops and Synods of fuch a way, yea, though of the fame Religion with us, and not fo Corrupt as the Reformation found the Roman Papacy and Clergy 7 g. o. LXXIX. The.two Bifhops continuing at Antioch, Evagrius fuc- ceeding Paulinos, and Rome owning him, andthe Eafl Flavianus, a Council iscalled atCapita : Flavian refufeth to come: The Council had more wit than manyothers, and Orderedthat both Congregations (Flavian's and E- vagrius's) being all good Chriftians, Ihould live in loving Communion. (O that others had been as wife, in not believing thofe Prelates that per- fwadedthe World thatitis fo pernicious a thing for two Churches and Bifhops tobe in oneCity, as Peter and Paul arefaid to be at Rome!) And they referredthe Cafe to Theophilus Alex. §. z r. But this Council condemned anew Herefie (Hereticating was in fafhion;) viz. of OneBithop Bonofus, denying Mary to have continued a Virgin to the death. And they condemned Re-baptizing and Re-ordaining, and the Tranflation of Bithops. S. 22. LXXX. Next comes a Provincial Council (or two) at Arles, whichdothbut repeat fome former Canons. S. 23. LXXXI. Next we have a grange thing, a Herefie raifed by one that was no Bilhop : But the belt is, it was but a very littleHeretic ; Hie - . romo
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=