§. 20. For my part, I again say, past doubt, that neither Nestorius nor Cyril were Heretical de re; but that they were of one mind, and that one spake of the concrete, and the other of the abstract; that one spake of Christus qui Deus, and the other of Christus quà Deus. But (pardon truth, or be deceived still) ignorance, pride, and envy, and faction, and desire to please the Court, made Cyril and his Party, by quarrelsome Heretication, to kindle that lamentable flame in the World. But sin serveth the sinners turn but for the present, and becometh afterward his shame. All the Bishops would not follow Cyril. At this day the falsely Hereticated Nestorians (saith Breerwood Enquir. p. 139.) inhabits a great part of the East, for besides the Countries of Babylon, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Parthia, and Media, they are spread far and wide, both Northerly to Cataya, and Southerly to India: Marcus ⟨p. 95⟩Paulus tells us of them and no other Christians in Tartary, as in Caesar, Sarmacham, Carcham, Chinchintalas, Tauguth, Suchir, Ergimul, Tenduc, Caraim, Mangi, &c. so that beyond Tigris there are few other Christians. The Persian Emperors forced the Christians to Nestorianism; Their Patriarch hath his Seat at Musal in Mesopotamia or the Monastery of St. Ermes near it, in which City the Nestorians have 15 Temples: They are falsely accused still to hold two Persons in Christ: They say as Nestorius himself said, You may say that Christ's Mother is the Parent of God, if you will expound it well, but it is improper and dangerous. They take Nestorius, Diodorus Tarsensis and Theodorus Mopsuest, for holy Men; They renounce the Council Ephes. and all that owned it, and detest Cyril. They Communicate in both kinds: They use not auricular Confession: nor Confirmation: nor Crucifixes on their Crosses: Their Priests have liberty for first, second, or third Marriages, &c. Breerwood, ibid. p. 144.
§. 20. For my part, I again say, past doubt, that neither Nestorius nor Cyril were Heretical de re; but that they were of one mind, and that one spake of the concrete, and the other of the abstract; that one spake of Christus qui Deus, and the other of Christus quà Deus. But (pardon truth, or be deceived still) ignorance, pride, and envy, and faction, and desire to please the Court, made Cyril and his Party, by quarrelsome Heretication, to kindle that lamentable flame in the World. But sin serveth the sinners turn but for the present, and becometh afterward his shame. All the Bishops would not follow Cyril. At this day the falsly Hereticated Nestorians (saith Breerwood Enquir. p. 139.) inhabites a great part of the East, for besides the Countries of Babylon, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Parthia, and Media, they are spread far and wide, both Northerly to Cataya, and Southerly to India: Marcus ⟨p. 95⟩Paulus tells us of them and no other Christians in Tartary, as in Cassar, Sarmacham, Carcham, Chinchintalas, Tauguth, Suchir, Ergimul, Tenduc, Caraim, Mangi, &c. so that beyond Tigris there are few other Christians. The Persian Emperours forced the Christians to Nestorianisme; Their Patriarch hath his Seat at Musal in Mesopotamia or the Monastery of St. Ermes near it, in which City the Nestorians have 15 Temples: They are falsly accused still to hold two Persons in Christ: They say as Nestorius himself said, You may say that Christ's Mother is the Parent of God, if you will expound it well, but it is improper and dangerous. They take Nestorius, Diodorus Tarsensis and Theodorus Mopsuest, for holy Men; They renounce the Council Ephes. and all that owned it, and detest Cyril. They Communicate in both kinds: They use not auricular Confession: nor Confirmation: nor Crucifixes on their Crosses: Their Priests have liberty for first, second, or third Marriages, &c. Breerwood, ibid. p. 144.
