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

§. 69. CXLVI. A Council at Sidon of 80 Bishops, was called by the Emperor Anastasius, where they agreed to curse the Council of Calcedon, ⟨p. 125⟩and Flavianus Antioch, and Johan. Paltens. were banished for refusing. This was about the time when the foresaid Fight was between the Monks and the Antiochians, when the Carcasses of the Eutychian Monks were cast into the River.

§. 69. CXLVI. A Council at Sidon of 80 Bishops, was called by the Emperour Anastasius, where they agreed to curse the Council of Calcedon, ⟨p. 125⟩and Flavianus Antioch, and Iohan. Paltens. were banished for refusing. This was about the time when the foresaid Fight was between the Monks and the Antiochians, when the Carkasses of the Eutychian Monks were cast into the River.

§. 70. About this time was the fall and rise of the Papacy. The fall, in that the Eastern Empire made little use of Popes, but did their Church work without them. Their rise, in that the Western Empire and Africa being divided between many late conquering Kings, they all labour to settle themselves in a peaceable possession by pleasing the Clergy, who, as they found, had no small interest in the People.

§. 71. CXLVII. Hincmazus in the life of Remigius, tells us of a strange thing done at a Council at Rhemes; that one Arian Bishop challenged all the rest to dispute, and when Rhemigius came in would not rise to him, but upon the shadow of Remigius passing by him, he was struck dumb, and falling at Rhemigius feet, by signs asked pardon, and was suddenly cured of his dumbness and Heresy, confessing the Deity of Christ.