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

In the first Act of the Council, as Baronius tells us, John Bishop of Heraclea spake much against the Church of Rome, which he said was the original of all the mischief that had befallen them; to overthrow and and cure which this Council was called. Much also against Pope Nicolas and Hadrian he spake, but for Pope John as being for them. In the 2d. Act was read an epistle of the Patriarch of Alexandria, to the Emperor for abrogating the former 8th. Synod: And Thomas one of the three Legates of the Eastern Patriarchs that consented to the former Synod (the rest being dead) made his penitent recantation. Then the epistles of the Patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch for Photius are read, &c. In the third Act, Pope John's letters were read, as endeavouring the peace of the Eastern Church; which the Council took as a busy pretending to more power than he had, and therefore said that they had peace before his letters came, and that they were superfluous. And whereas he made it his business by this compliance, to get the Bulgarian Diocese; They said this was to controvert the bounds of the Empire, and therefore left it to the Emperor. In the 4th Act the Eastern Patriarchs letters were read, disclaiming their Legates at the last Council, as being not theirs but the Saracens Legates: and condemning that Council. The Papists think Photius forged these. Here also Lords professed repentance, saying that the false Legates deceived them. In the 5th. Act Metrophanes Bishop of Smyrna is accused of Schism, for being against Photius. Three Canons also were made. 1. That those excommunicate by the Bishop of Rome should not be restored by the Bishop of Constantinople. Nor those that were excommunicated by the Bishop of Constantinople be restored by the Bishop of Rome: (and so Rome was shut out from troubling them with pretended jurisdiction.) 2. That those that forsake their Bishoprics shall not return to them. 3. Against Magistrates that enslave and beat Bishops. In ⟨p. 294⟩the 6th. Act the Creed was recited without Filioque. And in the 7th. all those that should add to it or diminish are Anathematized.

In the first Act of the Council, as Baronius tells us, Iohn Bishop of Heraclea spake much against the Church of Rome, which he said was the original of all the mischief that had be•aln them; to overthrow and and cure which this Council was called. Much also against Pope Nicolas and Hadrian he spake, but for Pope Iohn as being for them. In the 2d. Act was read an epistle of the Patriarch of Alexandria, to the Emperor for abrogating the former 8th. Synod: And Thomas one of the three Legates of the Eastern Patriarchs that consented to the former Synod (the rest being dead) made his penitent recantation. Then the epistles of the Patriarchs of Ierusalem and Antioch for Photius are read, &c. In the third Act, Pope Iohn's letters were read, as endeavouring the peace of the Eastern Church; which the Council took as a busy pretending to more power than he had, and therefore said that they had peace before his letters came, and that they were superfluous. And whereas he made it his business by this complyance, to get the Bulgarian Diocess; They said this was to controvert the bounds of the Empire, and therefore left it to the Emperor. In the 4th Act the Eastern Patriarchs letters were read, disclaiming their Legates at the last Council, as being not theirs but the Saracens Legates: and condemning that Council. The Papists think Photius forged these. Here also Lords professed repentance, saying that the false Legates deceived them. In the 5th. Act Metrophanes Bishop of Smyrna is accused of Schism, for being against Photius. Three Canons also were made. 1. That those excommunicate by the Bishop of Rome should not be restored by the Bishop of Constantinople. Nor those that were excommunicated by the Bishop of Constantinople be restored by the Bishop of Rome: (and so Rome was shut out from troubling them with pretended jurisdiction.) 2. That those that forsake their Bishopricks shall not return to them. 3. Against Magistrates that enslave and beat Bishops. In