The Second Synod of Ephesus; Together with Certain Extracts Relating to It, from Syriac Mss. Preserved in the British Museum (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1881 Excerpt: ... X. DOMNUS. DOCUMENTS BROUGHT UP AGAINST DOMNUS, THE BISHOP OF ANTIOCH. (a) John, Presbyter and Proto-Notary said: --The Venerable Presbyter Cyriacus has remitted Libels to your Holy and (Ecumenical Synod, which I will read, if your Piety command it to be done. Juvenal, the Bishop of Jerusalem, said: --Let the Libels be received and read. (6) John, Presbyter and Proto-Notary, read: --To the Holy, and God-loving, (Ecumenical, Synod, assembled by the Grace of God at Ephesus, the Metropolis, from Cyriacus the Presbyter. We have learnt from your Holiness to receive those who glorify God, and to repudiate those who blaspheme Him. This, therefore, we now pray of your Piety--that you would repress Blasphemy and uphold the Doctrine of those who love at all times to glorify Christ. Now the circumstances relating to the case in hand (we will) with all brevity (subjoin). Domnus, the Bishop of Antioch, by strenuously advocatingt the Tenet of him, has, from the begin Or, " Procedure directed against Domnus, the Bishop of Antioch." The word used in the text is the usual Greek term Syrianized--viz., f It is no easy matter to give a satisfactory translation of line 16 on p. 173. Martin suggests that there may be an allusion to the sentence of Domnus despatched to the Synod by the Notaries (comp. p. 264) and renders it--Domnus combat son propre sentiment. ning, manifested the fruit of his partiality for Theodoret, the Bishop of the city of Cyrus, in that he has continually lived with him, and he encouraged him so far as to assist his Impiety, openly, instead of revering God; and, what is worse than all, whilst seated on the (Episcopal) Throne, he is continually clappingt his hands in Church at the Blasphemies (uttered by Theodoret) against the Lord of all, CHRIST. And, by fuls...