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§. 32. X. The next lamentable Schism and Cursing arose from the Decree of the Constantinopolitan Council de tribus capitulis. The Cursing one another for owning or not owning the Council of Chalcedon still continuing; and Learned Theodoret with Theodore of Mopsuest and Ibas having been formerly by Dioscorus Ephesine Council condemned and deposed as Nestorian heretics, and the Council of Chalcedon having restored them upon their just subscriptions, a crafty Eutychian persuaded the Emperor, that he might reconcile all the Eutychians to the Council of Chalcedon, if he would but condemn some ill words in the writings of these three Bishops; which the Emperor called a General Council together presently to do. The one half the Bishops ⟨p. 194⟩absent thought this was a condemning in part of the Chalcedon Council; And Vigilius Bishop of Rome being then at Constantinople refused to subscribe, and after excommunicated Menna the Patriarch; The Emperor caused him to be dragged through the streets by a rope, to reconcile him: The flames of the Church were by this Council much increased, and by condemning three dead mens writings, the living were more engaged in a doleful war. At last Pope Vigilius consented to the Council; whereupon a great part even of the Western Churches and Italy separated from and renounced the Pope, and chose them another Patriarch (at Aquileia) to be their chief Church-Ruler in his stead. And this continued about an hundred years, till Sergius reconciled them: so far was the universal Church even then from taking the Pope or Church of Rome for the Head, or any essential part of the Church-Universal. And all this was about the Exposition of some doubtful words in three mens writings: And can any sober man now think that the right or wrong Exposition of every mans, or those three mens writings, was a thing that salvation lieth on? or that these are the terms of Christianity and Church-membership?

§. 32. X. The next lamentable Schism and Cursing arose from the Decree of the Constantinopolitan Council de tribus capitulis. The Cursing one another for owning or not owning the Council of Chalcedon still continuing; and Learned Theodoret with Theodore of Mopsuest and Ibas having been formerly by Dioscorus Ephesine Council condemned and deposed as Nestorian hereticks, and the Council of Chalcedon having restored them upon their just subscriptions, a crafty Eutychian perswaded the Emperour, that he might reconcile all the Eutychians to the Council of Chalcedon, if he would but condemn some ill words in the writings of these three Bishops; which the Emperour called a General Council together presently to do. The one half the Bishops