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

§. 1. The Church at Constantinople growing to be the greatest, by the presence of the Court (which was the spring or poise of most of the Bishops courses, and indeed did rule,) it became the envy and jealousy, especially or the two great Patriarchs, Rome and Alexandria. Alexandria being under the same Emperor had more to do with Const. and made the greater Stirs; For when the Empire was divided, Rome being under an Orthodox Emperor, had little trouble at home, and little opportunity for domination in the East: Yet keeping up the pretence of the prime Patriarchate, and the Caput Mundi Romani, the Pope watched his opportunity to lay in his claim, and to keep under the stronger side, and while they did the work in the East against one another, he sent now and then a Letter or a Legate, to tell them that he was somebody still: And indeed the hope of help from the Western Emperor by the countenance of the Pope, made the Eastern Churches still vexed with Heresy and Persecutions and Divisions, to seek oft to Rome and be glad of their approbation, to strengthen them against their adversaries.

§. 1. THe Church at Constantinople growing to be the greatest, by the presence of the Court (which was the spring or poise of most of the Bishops courses, and indeed did rule,) it became the envy and jealousie, especially or the two great Patriarchs, Rome and Alexandria. Alexandria being under the same Emperour had more to do with Const. and made the greater Stirs; For when the Empire was divided, Rome being under an Orthodox Emperour, had little trouble at home, and little opportunity for domination in the East: Yet keeping up the pretence of the prime Patriarchate, and the Caput Mundi Romani, the Pope watch'd his opportunity to lay in his claim, aud to keep under the stronger side, and while they did the work in the East against one another, he sent now and then a Letter or a Legate, to tell them that he was somebody still: And indeed the hope of help from the Western Emperour by the countenance of the Pope, made the Eastern Churches still vexed with Heresie and Persecutions and Divisions, to seek oft to Rome and be glad of their approbation, to strengthen them against their adversaries.

§. 2. When Arsacius was dead, Atticus succeeded him at Constantinople, a wise and pious healing man, who greatly thereby advanced that Church and all the Eastern Churches: He dealt gently with the Novatians and lived in peace with them. He encouraged Heretics by kindness to return to the Communion of the Church. At Synada in Phrygia Pac. was a Church of Macedonians: Theodosius Bishop of the Orthodox Persecuted them with great severity: And when he found that the Magistrates of the place had not power to do as much as he expected, he got him to Constantinople for greater power: