The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things…

The Emperor knew not what to do with them, but requireth each party to send some of their Bishops to him: when they came, he permitted them not long to come nearer than Calcedon, for fear of tumults: while they were there, the people of Constantinople flocked to them, and most of the people being for Nestorius, and most of the Courtiers, Clergy and Monks against him, they fell into dissension to the stoning of some about their Meetings, for Preaching to the People. Theodoret and his Associates prosecuted it against Cyril, as those that declared their resolution to die rather than yield to his Heresies (as they called them) and accused him as if he had been the most proud, unquiet troubler of the world. The other side answerably accused them of dangerous blasphemy and heresy. At last the Emperor thought it the best way for peace, to send Johan. Comes Largitionum with power and commission to depose the Leaders that each Party had deposed, viz. Nestorius, and Cyril and Memnon: But John wrote an Epistle to the Emperor, how furious they were against each other, and how Cyril's Party would not hear the Emperor's Letters, because Nestorius was there, and how they raged and sell to fighting (a doleful ⟨p. 275⟩story.) But at last the Emperor seeing that Cyril had the stronger (and the orthodox) side, and the Court and Clergy being against Nestorius, and yet being loth to divide Joh. Antioch. and the Oriental Bishops from the rest, thought it the most healing way to depose Nestorius alone, and restore Cyril and Memnon, and to charge (magnâ cum severitate jubet, saith Bin. Notes) Joh. Ant. to be reconciled with Cyril; and to unite; so that Joh. and Theodoret, and the Oriental Bishops moved with fear, and desiring peace, sent their Confession to Cyril, and Cyril said, it was the same that he meant; and so they were suddenly made all Orthodox, that had not understood it but by the Rod: But Nestorius returned to his Monastery by Antioch (Chrysostom's place) and there lived four years in great peace and reputation; but then he was no longer to be there endured, but banished into foreign Countries, driven about in sufferings, in which he died. And Theodoret, it seems, was not well reconciled, when, hearing of the death of Cyril, he wrote to Joh. Antioch.

The Emperour knew not what to do with them, but requireth each party to send some of their Bishops to him: when they came, he permitted them not long to come neerer than Calcedon, for fear of tumults: while they were there, the people of Constantinople flocked to them, and most of the people being for Nestorius, and most of the Courtiers, Clergy and Monks against him, they fell into dissention to the stoning of some about their Meetings, for Preaching to the People. Theodoret and his Associates prosecuted it against Cyril, as those that declared their resolution to die rather than yield to his Heresies (as they called them) and accused him as if he had been the most proud, unquiet troubler of the world. The other side answerably accused them of dangerous blasphemy and heresie. At last the Emperour thought it the best way for peace, to send Johan. Comes Largitionum with power and commission to depose the Leaders that each Party had deposed, viz. Nestorius, and Cyril and Memnon: But John wrote an Epistle to the Emperour, how furious they were against each other, and how Cyril's Party would not hear the Emperour's Letters, because Nestorius was there, and how they raged and sell to fighting (a doleful