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a_o do._n 351_o &_o continue_a 17._o year_n he_o be_v banish_v by_o constantius_n the_o arian_n emperor_n yet_o restore_v again_o socrat._v li._n 2._o cap._n 27._o 29._o damasus_n in_o pontiâ—_n tom_fw-mi 1._o council_n jerom._n in_o chronic_n &_o cate-log_n eccl_n script_n in_o fortunatianoâ—_n ant._n chro_fw-la part_n 2._o tit_n 9_o cap._n 4._o parag_n 5._o do_v say_v that_o he_o yield_v to_o the_o arian_n subscribe_v unto_o their_o here_o sie_a &_o recover_v his_o bishopric_n again_o antoninus_n say_v he_o exhort_v other_o to_o constancy_n but_o do_v not_o persevere_v himself_o  _fw-fr aëtius_n the_o master_n of_o eunomius_n the_o heretic_n be_v make_v deacon_n by_o leontius_n the_o arian_n b._n of_o antioch_n yet_o say_v epiphanius_n by_o georgius_n the_o arian_n b._n of_o alexandria_n he_o be_v a_o arian_n yet_o fall_v he_o from_o they_o because_o they_o receive_v arius_n into_o the_o communion_n after_o his_o feign_a recantation_n he_o be_v count_v a_o great_a logician_n and_o call_v anâ—_n a_o theiste_n for_o reviling_n the_o ancient_a father_n he_o be_v excommunicacate_v yet_o will_v hâ—_n seem_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n to_o leave_v the_o church_n he_o teach_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n &_o 〈…〉_o the_o son_n be_v not_o like_o one_o the_o other_o socrat._v li_z â–ª_o 2._o cap._n 28._o li._n 3._o cap._n 8._o thâ—_n heretic_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v call_v anâ—mâ—ioi_n epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 7_o â–ª_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr eunomius_n b._n of_o cyzâ—_n cum_fw-la &_o the_o scribe_n of_o aâ—tius_n say_v that_o god_n hâ—_n no_o more_o knowledge_n tâ—…_n man_n he_o term_v 〈…〉_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o 〈…〉_o baptize_v all_o that_o caâ—…_n to_o he_o in_o the_o name_n the_o uncreated_a god_n in_o 〈…〉_o name_n of_o the_o son_n 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sanctifyinge_v spirit_n create_v of_o the_o create_a son_n socrat._v lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o theodor._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 29_o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 76._o 355._o  _fw-fr didymus_n alexandri_fw-la nus_fw-la a_o notable_a clerk_n be_v in_o his_o youthtime_n trouble_v with_o sore_a eye_n &_o become_v blind_a he_o leave_v behind_o he_o many_o notable_a work_n antony_n the_o monk_n come_v out_o of_o the_o desert_n into_o alexandria_n &_o comfort_v he_o socrat_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 20._o a_o council_n hold_v at_o antioch_n decree_v that_o such_o as_o be_v present_a at_o service_n shall_v communicate_v otherwise_o depart_v tom_fw-mi 1._o council_n a_o council_n hold_v at_o sirmium_n in_o the_o time_n of_o constantius_n conden_v photinus_n bishop_n of_o that_o seae_n which_o maintain_v the_o heresy_n of_o sabellius_n and_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la this_o council_n be_v of_o arian_n they_o scourge_v among_o they_o osius_n b._n of_o corduba_n in_o spain_n &_o make_v he_o subscribe_v unto_o arianisme_n socrat._v li._n 2._o cap._n 24._o 26._o hilarius_n leontius_n a_o arian_n succeed_v stephan_n he_o geld_v himself_o to_o avoid_v the_o suspicion_n of_o a_o woman_n who_o company_n he_o keep_v wherefore_o he_o be_v by_o constantius_n make_v b._n of_o antioch_n socrat._v lib._n 2._o cap._n 21._o felix_n be_v b._n of_o rome_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o constantius_n &_o the_o procurement_n of_o the_o arian_n one_o year_n while_o liberius_n be_v in_o exile_n he_o be_v a_o arian_n as_o socrates_n write_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 29._o jeron_n in_o chron_n and_o ruff._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 22._o yet_o antoninus_n say_v he_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n  _fw-fr photinus_n b._n of_o sirmium_n maintain_v the_o heresy_n of_o sabellius_n &_o p._n samosatenus_fw-la that_o christ_n be_v not_o god_n before_o marie_n bear_v he_o he_o say_v the_o word_n be_v at_o the_o begin_n with_o the_o father_n but_o not_o the_o son_n socrat._v lib._n 2._o cap._n 24._o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 71_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr a_o general_a council_n be_v summon_v to_o meet_v at_o mediolanum_n where_o the_o east_n and_o west_n 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in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n i_o hope_v your_o holiness_n will_v signify_v all_o the_o aforesaid_a unto_o our_o most_o holy_a lord_n the_o emperor_n and_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o his_o highness_n may_v decree_v in_o this_o behalf_n such_o thing_n as_o may_v be_v for_o the_o ecclesiastical_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n agreeable_a with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o the_o emperor_n industry_n to_o send_v all_o man_n may_v conform_v themselves_o thereafter_o cap._n xviii_o how_o john_n the_o depose_a bishop_n of_o alexandria_n counsel_v felix_n bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o depose_v acacius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n iohn_n who_o flee_v to_o rome_n after_o zeno_n have_v depose_v he_o certify_v felix_n the_o successor_n of_o simplicius_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n of_o peter_n do_n exhort_v he_o as_o zacharie_n write_v to_o send_v acacius_n a_o deprivation_n because_o he_o have_v communicate_v with_o peter_n the_o which_o act_n of_o felix_n be_v contrary_a to_o 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chalcedon_n partly_o also_o to_o depose_v peter_n of_o his_o byshoprick_n as_o a_o heretic_n and_o last_o of_o all_o to_o send_v acacius_n unto_o he_o for_o to_o render_v a_o account_n and_o to_o purge_v himself_o of_o such_o crime_n as_o john_n of_o who_o we_o make_v often_o mention_v before_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n cap._n xix_n how_o cyrill_n head_n of_o the_o vigilant_a monk_n send_v unto_o felix_n bishop_n of_o rome_n charge_v he_o with_o slackness_n in_o revenge_v such_o injury_n as_o the_o faith_n sustain_v ere_o the_o aforesaid_a vitalius_n and_o misinus_n come_v unto_o the_o emperor_n cyrill_n head_n of_o the_o vigilant_a monk_n charge_v he_o with_o slackness_n of_o duty_n seeinge_v so_o many_o grievous_a practice_n take_v place_n against_o the_o true_a and_o sincere_a faith_n felix_n then_o write_v unto_o misinus_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v nothing_o afore_o he_o have_v confer_v with_o cyrill_n and_o learned_a of_o he_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v cap._n xx._n what_o felix_n write_v unto_o zeno_n the_o emperor_n and_o zeno_n unto_o he_o again_o felix_n write_v not_o only_o unto_o zeno_n but_o also_o unto_o other_o where_o he_o bring_v they_o into_o remembrance_n partly_o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o partly_o also_o of_o the_o persecution_n in_o aphrik_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o theodorichus_fw-la he_o write_v a_o other_o epistle_n unto_o acacius_n but_o zeno_n write_v back_o again_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o fight_v with_o his_o shadow_n in_o geve_v ear_n unto_o johns_n report_n and_o in_o contendinge_v with_o his_o adversary_n for_o he_o be_v the_o man_n that_o bind_v himself_o with_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v never_o be_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n yet_o afterwards_o be_v find_v perjure_a and_o to_o commit_v everye_o kind_n of_o sacrilege_n that_o peter_n be_v advance_v unto_o the_o priestly_a function_n not_o without_o good_a trial_n of_o his_o faith_n that_o he_o subscribe_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o approve_v the_o faith_n 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monk_n as_o come_v to_o felix_n rebuke_v misinus_n and_o vitalis_n because_o that_o until_o their_o come_n to_o constantinople_n the_o name_n of_o peter_n be_v secret_o use_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o holy_a catalogue_n but_o since_o that_o time_n continual_o unto_o this_o present_a hour_n misinus_n and_o vitalis_n communicate_v with_o peter_n the_o epistle_n which_o the_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n write_v signify_v this_o much_o of_o peter_n and_o that_o john_n be_v of_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o consecrate_v accord_v unto_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n that_o peter_n be_v order_v only_o by_o two_o bishop_n infect_v with_o the_o same_o exror_n with_o he_o and_o that_o immediate_o after_o the_o flight_n of_o john_n he_o leave_v no_o punishment_n unpractised_a upon_o the_o true_a professor_n all_o which_o circumstance_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v signify_v unto_o acacius_n and_o that_o acacius_n aid_v peter_n in_o all_o what_o so_o ever_o he_o go_v about_o cap._n xxi_o how_o symeon_n one_o of_o the_o vigilant_a monk_n go_v to_o rome_n accuse_v they_o that_o come_v from_o rome_n to_o constantinople_n that_o they_o have_v communicate_v with_o heretic_n and_o procure_v their_o deprivation_n the_o aforesaid_a accusation_n be_v augment_v at_o the_o report_n of_o symeon_n one_o of_o the_o vigilant_a monk_n who_o cyrill_n have_v send_v unto_o felix_n for_o misinus_n and_o vitalis_n be_v reprehend_v of_o he_o because_o they_o communicate_v with_o heretic_n special_o see_v the_o name_n of_o peter_n the_o heretic_n be_v open_o read_v in_o the_o holy_a catalogue_n and_o that_o in_o so_o do_v many_o simple_a man_n be_v snare_v of_o the_o heretic_n who_o stick_v not_o to_o brag_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n receive_v peter_n into_o the_o communion_n symeon_n say_v moreover_o that_o when_o certain_a interrogatory_n be_v demand_v misinus_n and_o his_o company_n will_v not_o confer_v with_o the_o true_a catholic_n will_v not_o receive_v their_o writinng_n neither_o exquisite_o sift_v out_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v do_v and_o great_o do_v prejudice_n the_o true_a faith_n syluanus_n the_o priest_n who_o accompany_v misinus_n and_o vitalis_n to_o constantinople_n be_v bring_v forth_o and_o he_o avoutch_v that_o the_o monk_n allegation_n be_v true_a they_o read_v moreover_o the_o epistle_n of_o acacius_n where_o he_o give_v simplicius_n to_o understand_v that_o peter_n be_v late_o depose_v and_o pronounce_v the_o child_n of_o darkness_n to_o be_v short_a misinus_n and_o vitalis_n be_v depose_v of_o their_o dignity_n and_o cut_v of_o from_o the_o holy_a and_o undefiled_a communion_n and_o that_o by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o whole_a assembly_n which_o pronounce_v of_o peter_n as_o follow_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o communicate_v with_o peter_n the_o heretic_n â—â—â—xandria_n who_o be_v late_o condemn_v by_o the_o apostolic_a sâ—ae_n excommunicate_v the_o church_n and_o hold_v for_o accurse_a although_o there_o be_v no_o other_o crime_n to_o charge_v he_o with_o all_o yet_o be_v this_o of_o force_n sufficient_a that_o he_o can_v not_o govern_v the_o faithful_a people_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v order_v of_o heretic_n in_o the_o same_o decree_n this_o also_o be_v comprise_v it_o appear_v evident_o that_o acacius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n be_v great_o to_o be_v blame_v because_o for_o all_o he_o write_v unto_o simplicius_n and_o call_v peter_n a_o heretic_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o make_v zeno_n privey_v thereunto_o when_o as_o in_o very_a deed_n if_o he_o have_v bear_v good_a will_n unto_o zeno_n he_o shall_v have_v do_v it_o and_o rather_o he_o shall_v have_v please_v the_o emperor_n then_o provide_v for_o the_o faith_n but_o let_v we_o return_v to_o discourse_v of_o the_o history_n there_o be_v extant_a a_o epistle_n of_o acacius_n unto_o the_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n priest_n monk_n &_o all_o the_o people_n where_o he_o endevore_v to_o bring_v such_o as_o raise_v schism_n
xxxi_n how_o the_o monk_n of_o palaestina_n write_v unto_o alcison_n of_o xenaias_n the_o monk_n and_o other_o the_o monk_n of_o palaestina_n write_v unto_o alcison_n toutch_v macedonius_n and_o flanianus_fw-la in_o such_o sort_n alciâ—â—n_o as_o follow_v when_o peter_n have_v depart_v this_o life_n alexandria_n egypt_n and_o libya_n be_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o &_o other_o country_n of_o the_o east_n contend_v within_o themselves_o for_o the_o west_n church_n will_v in_o no_o wise_n communicate_v with_o they_o save_v under_o this_o condition_n that_o they_o will_v accurse_v nestorius_n eutyches_n dioscorus_n peter_n syrname_v moggus_n and_o acacius_n wherefore_o see_v the_o church_n throughout_o the_o world_n be_v at_o this_o point_n the_o favourer_n of_o dioscorus_n and_o eutyches_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o narrow_a room_n and_o now_o be_v as_o it_o be_v every_o one_o root_v &_o weed_v from_o of_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n one_o xenaias_n after_o the_o etymology_n 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61._o he_o reign_v
a_o noble_a woman_n be_v banish_v for_o the_o faith_n pag._n 47._o flavianus_n b._n of_o constantinople_n be_v murder_v by_o heretic_n pag._n 426._o florinus_n a_o heretic_n pag._n 86._o 90._o 91._o florus_n a_o cruel_a lieutenant_n of_o judaea_n pag._n 35._o frumentius_n a_o bishop_n convert_v the_o middle_a indian_n pag._n 240._o g._n gad_n the_o prophet_n and_o his_o life_n pag._n 521._o gainas_n the_o rebel_n and_o his_o end_n pag._n 364._o 365._o gaius_n b._n of_o rome_n pag._n 35._o 51._o 53._o 108._o 142._o galba_n be_v emperor_n a_o short_a while_n pa._n 37._o 469_o galen_n the_o physician_n be_v worship_v of_o heretic_n pag._n 95._o galienus_n be_v emperor_n after_o valerianus_n and_o restore_v peace_n he_o reign_v fifteen_o year_n pag._n 131._o 139._o galilaeans_n and_o their_o heresy_n pag._n 70._o gallus_n be_v emperor_n after_o decius_n pag._n 121._o his_o end_n pag._n 469._o gallus_z the_o brother_n of_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la rebel_v and_o be_v behead_v pag._n 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