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

In the third Action many things were read that concerned their proceedings, and among the rest a Law of Theodesius jun. for the confirming of the second Ephesine Council, and the condemnation of Nestorius, ⟨p. 105⟩and of Flavianus, Domnus, Eusebius, and Theodoret, as Nestorian Heretics, deposing all of their mind, forbidding any upon pain of Confiscation to receive them, and commanding that none read the Books of Nestorius or Theodoret, but bring them forth to be burnt, &c. So far could fierce and factious Prelates prevail with a pious and peaceable Prince, by the pretences of opposing Heresy and Schism. Martian made Laws also clean contrary for the justifying of the men before condemned.

In the third Action many things were read that concerned their proceedings, and among the rest a Law of Theodesius jun. for the confirming of the second Ephesine Council, and the condemnation of Nestorius, ⟨p. 105⟩and of Flavianus, Domnus, Eusebius, and Theodoret, as Nestorian Hereticks, deposing all of their mind, forbidding any upon pain of Confiscation to receive them, and commanding that none read the Books of Nestorius or Theodoret, but bring them forth to be burnt, &c. So far could fierce and factious Prelates prevail with a pious and peaceable Prince, by the pretences of opposing Heresie and Schism. Martian made Laws also clean contrary for the justifying of the men before condemned.

§. 24. In the fifth Action the Egyptian Bishops Petition was read (who were accounted Eutychians, adhering to Dioscorus:) They professed their adherence to the Council of Nice and Ephesus 1. and to Athanasius, Theophilus, and Cyril. The Bishops cried out, Why do they not curse the opinion of Eutiches? They offer us their Petition in imposture: They would delude us, and so depart. Let them curse Eutyches and his Opinion, and consent to Leo's Epistle. While they cried out to them to curse Eutyches, they answered (by Hieracus,) If any, whether Eutyches, or any other, hold contrary to the things contained in our Profession (the Nicene and Ephes. Councils) let him be accursed. But for Leo's Epistle, we must not go before the sentence of our Archbishop (of Alexandria;) for we follow him in all things: The Council of Nice ordered that the Bishop of Egypt do nothing without him. Eusebius Doryl. said, They lie. Others bid them prove it. Other Bishops cried out, openly curse the opinion of Eutyches: He that subscribeth not Leo's Epistle to which all the holy Synod consenteth is a Heretic: