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

§. 5. No credible History telleth us, that either Theophilus or Cyril did repent of this; (Though the Papists say, that the Pope Excommunicated Theophilus for it; yet they are now honoured, because the Pope did own the Cause against Nestorius.) Theodoret's Epistle to Joh. Antioch. upon the death of Cyril, taking his death for the Churches deliverance from a turbulent enemy of Peace, intimates, that he repented not: But (God only knoweth:) Nicephorus out of Nicetas the Philosopher, tells us a report, that after all this, before he dyed, a dream did cure him; viz. That he saw Chrysostom drive him out of his own house, having a Divine company with him; and that the Virgin Mary entreated for him, &c. And that upon this Cyril changed his mind and admired Chrysostom, and repented of his imprudence and wrath, and hereupon called another Provincial Synod to honour him, and restore his name. (O ductile Synods! And O unhappy Churches, whose Pastors must grow wise, and cease destroying, after so long sinning, and by an experience which costeth the Church so dear!) And Nicephorus saith, that Isidore Pelusiota's reproof conduced much hereto, Niceph. lib. 14. cap. 28.

§. 5. No credible History telleth us, that either Theophilus or Cyril did repent of this; (Though the Papists say, that the Pope Excommunicated Theophilus for it; yet they are now honoured, because the Pope did own the Cause against Nestorius.) Theodoret's Epistle to Ioh. Antioch. upon the death of Cyril, taking his death for the Churches deliverance from a turbulent enemy of Peace, intimates, that he repented not: But (God only knoweth:) Nicephorus out of Nicetas the Philosopher, tells us a report, that after all this, before he dyed, a dream did cure him; viz. That he saw Chrysostome drive him out of his own house, having a Divine company with him; and that the Virgin Mary intreated for him, &c. And that upon this Cyril changed his mind and admired Chrysostome, and repented of his imprudence and wrath, and hereupon called another Provincial Synod to honour him, and restore his name. (O ductile Synods! And O unhappy Churches, whose Pastors must grow wise, and cease destroying, after so long sinning, and by an experience which costeth the Church so dear!) And Nicephorus saith, that Isidore Pelusiota's reproof conduced much hereto, Niceph. lib. 14. cap. 28.