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

Oh, saith Nicetas, What stupidity, what pravity of a perverse mind was this? What excess of Envy? What study of ambitious Dishonesty? Did thy daily meditation and night-watches, and innumerable Books teach thee this? Did thy frequent reading and disputation, and striving for the praise of learning teach it thee? Did the knowledge of the Old Testament and the New, the sayings of the Wise, the Decrees of the Holy Fathers, teach thee to persecute a poor man, and to vex and kill one of a broken heart and spirit? Did not thy tyrannical ejection of him satiate the implacable fury of thy mind, &c? Thus Nicetas.

Oh, saith Nicetas, What stupidity, what pravity of a perverse mind was this? What excess of Envy? What study of ambitious Dishonesty? Did thy daily meditation and night-watches, and innumerable Books teach thee this? Did thy frequent reading and disputation, and striving for the praise of learning teach it thee? Did the knowledge of the Old Testament and the New, the sayings of the Wise, the Decrees of the Holy Fathers, teach thee to persecute a poor man, and to vex and kill one of a broken heart and spirit? Did not thy tyranical ejection of him satiate the implacable fury of thy mind, &c? Thus Nicetas.

As much as to say, Much learning, and great power and places, are too often separated from Honesty, Charity and Conscience.

Here he mentioneth a terrible Dream of Bardas, and the murder of him by Basilius's order, and the Emperor's consent; and how basely Photius cried him down when he was dead, who was his only Friend and Patron while he lived.

Here he mentioneth a terrible Dream of Bardas, and the murder of him by Basilius's order, and the Emperor's consent; and how basely Photius cryed him down when he was dead, who was his onely Friend and Patron while he lived.