Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…

§ 148. All these times Images were cast out in the Eastern Empire, even all the Reign of Leo the 5th, and of Michael Balbus, (however he recalled Theodorus Studita from Prison) and of Theophilus that succeeded him; Petavius li. 8. c. 9. saith, that Theophilus followed his Father in persecuting the Worshippers of Images, but yet was a most strict requirer of Justice, and reigning 12 years and three months,¹ died An. 841. the next year after the death of Ludovicus Pius. He left his Son Michael, a Child, Emperor, under the Rule of his Mother Theodora.

§ 148. All these times Images were cast out in the Eastern Empire, even all the Reign of Leo the 5th, and of Michael Balbus, (however he recalled Theodorus Studita from Prison) and of Theophilus that succeeded him; Petavius li. 8. c. 9. saith, that Theophilus followed his Father in persecuting the Worshipers of Images, but yet was a most strict requirer of Justice, and reigning 12 years and three months,¹ died An. 841. the next year after the death of Ludovicus Pius. He left his Son Michael, a Child, Emperor, under the Rule of his Mother Theodora.

1. 1In France Claudius Taurinensis set against Image-worship, and going to Rome, &c. And Jonas Aurel. writeth against him, citing some of his Sentences (too strong for the Answerer,) but in his Preface professeth that he never read or saw his Book: Was not this an excellent Confuter?In France Claudius Taurinensis set against Image-worship, and going to Rome, &c. And Ionas Aurel. writeth against him, citing some of his Sentences (too strong for the Answerer,) but in his Preface professeth that he never read or saw his Book: Was not this an excellent Confuter?

§ 149. And now come up Images again by a Woman, which ever since a Woman's Reign almost had been cast out; she ruled 14 years, just as Irene did, and sped as she; for when her Son came to age, he deposed her. In this time Methodius first, and Ignatius after, were made Patriarchs of Constantinople. And Bardas (made Caesar) deposed Ignatius, because he would not excommunicate Theodora when she was deposed, and set up the learned Photius in his place, that came in as Nectarius had done from the Laity, by sudden Ordination: one honoured even by the Papists for his great learning, but reviled for being against them.