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

§. 6. The Case of Gregory Naz. was thus: A Council at Antioch in the reign of Arianism, sent him, with three more able speakers to go visit the Churches, and draw them from Arianism. He came to Constantinople, and an Arian being in possession, he got into a little empty Church, and there so long Preached, till he had recovered much of the City from Arianism. Hereupon Peter, Bishop of Alexandria, signified by Letters, that he would have him be Bishop of Constantinople (against the Arian Bishop:) The Orthodox Party chose him: One Maximus, that of a Philosopher turned Christian, and insinuated into Gregory's familiarity; by money first, and threats after, gets Peter of Alexander, and the Egyptian Bishops, to make him Bishop of Constant▪ supposing Gregory not yet lawfully settled: Meletius Antioch: being at Const. Ordaineth Gregory Bishop. The Council, when Convened, Confirm him, and cast out Maximus (that never had possession:) Theodosius owneth Gregory, and putteth out the Arian Bishop, and ⟨p. 67⟩possesseth him of the Great Church. The Antiochian Controversy falling in at the death of Meletius, Gregory was against Flavian; The Egyptian Bishops being for him, set against Gregory, and resolved to cast him out and choose another: He seeing their resolution, and offended at their furious carriage in the Council, resigneth to the Emperor, and departeth: some make it, as if his resignation was unconstrained; but his own words show, that he did it but to prevent the deposition which they resolved on: Else he durst not have deserted his Flock that lamented his departure. In his place they chose Nectarius a Praetor, that was no Christian, in foro Ecclesiae, as being not yet baptized; and so was indeed uncapable, and the choice null: But the man was honest; And Nicephorus saith, that they put down his name in a Paper with others, leaving it to the Emperor to choose one of them, and that he chose Nectarius.

§. 6. The Case of Gregory Naz. was thus: A Council at Antioch in the reign of Arianisme, sent him, with three more able speakers to go visit the Churches, and draw them from Arianisme. He came to Constantinople, and an Arian being in possession, he got into a little empty Church, and there so long Preached, till he had recovered much of the City from Arianisme. Hereupon Peter, Bishop of Alexandria, signified by Letters, that he would have him be Bishop of Constantinople (against the Arian Bishop:) The Orthodox Party chose him: One Maximus, that of a Philosopher turned Christian, and insinuated into Gregories familiarity; by money first, and threats after, gets Peter of Alexander, and the Egyptian Bishops, to make him Bishop of Constant supposing Gregory not yet lawfully settled: Meletius Antioch: being at Const. Ordaineth Gregory Bishop. The Council, when Convened, Confirm him, and cast out Maximus (that never had possession:) Theodosius owneth Gregory, and putteth out the Arian Bishop, and