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

And another he mentioneth under Sylvester at Rome, which Binnius hath, where Constantine baptized of Sylvester was present and 284 Bishops. (Whether it be true or a fiction is uncertain.) But if true, it was a very humble Council: For they all professed only patience, renounced giving their judgment at all, but only heard what Sylvester would say, professing none fit to judge but he. But they all with Presbyters and Deacons subscribed what he said (if true.) What he said I do not well understand, supposing much of it to be scarce sense: I am sure it is far from Cicero's Latin. 139 Bishops came, ex Urbe Româ vel non longè ab illâ, Out of the City of Rome, or not far from it: (How big were their Dioceses?) Here, Cap. 2. three men are cursed, (anathematized:) One was a Bishop, Victorinus, that being ignorant of the course of the Moon, contradicted the right time of Easter. It's well the Makers and Approvers of our Imposed English Liturgy fell not under Sylvester's severity, who have (alas, mistakingly) told us, that [Easter-day, on which the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the first full Moon, which happens next after the one and twentieth day of March: And if the full Moon happen on a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after.] This is one of the things that about 2000 Ministers are silenced, for not Declaring Assent, Consent and Approbation of; yea to the use of it, and so to keep Easter at a wrong time. But how Sylvester came to have power to say all, and to banish men, and Constantine sit by and say nothing, I know not: Dedit eis anathema & damnavit eos extra urbes suas.

And another he mentioneth under Sylvester at Rome, which Binnius hath, where Constantine baptized of Sylvester was present and 284 Bishops. (Whether it be true or a fiction is uncertain.) But if true, it was a very humble Council: For they all professed only patience, renounced giving their judgment at all, but only heard what Sylvester would say, professing none fit to judge but he. But they all with Presbyters and Deacons subscribed what he said (if true.) What he said I do not well understand, supposing much of it to be scarce sense: I am sure it is far from Cicero's Latine. 139 Bishops came, ex Vrbe Româ vel non longè ab illâ, Out of the City of Rome, or not far from it: (How big were their Diocesses?) Here, Cap. 2. three men are cursed, (anathematized:) One was a Bishop, Victorinus, that being ignorant of the course of the Moon, contradicted the right time of Easter. It's well the Makers and Approvers of our Imposed English Liturgy fell not under Sylvester's severity, who have (alas, mistakingly) told us, that [Easter-day, on which the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the first full Moon, which happens next after the one and twentieth day of March: And if the full Moon happen on a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after.] This is one of the things that about 2000 Ministers are silenced, for not Declaring Assent, Consent and Approbation of; yea to the use of it, and so to keep Easter at a wrong time. But how Sylvester came to have power to say all, and to banish men, and Constantine sit by and say nothing, I know not: Dedit eis anathema & damnavit eos extra urbes suas.