12.07.2015 Views

A Source Book for Ancient Church History - Mirrors

A Source Book for Ancient Church History - Mirrors

A Source Book for Ancient Church History - Mirrors

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

728 A <strong>Source</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Ancient</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>History</strong>[667]against the insane Arius; and the next at Constantinople of theone hundred and fifty God-inspired men against Macedonius, theadversary of the Spirit, and the impious Apollinaris; and alsothe first at Ephesus of two hundred venerable men assembledagainst Nestorius, the Judaizer; and that in Chalcedon of sixhundred and thirty God-inspired Fathers against Eutyches andDioscurus, hated of God; and in addition to these the last, thatis the fifth, holy synod assembled in this place against Theodoreof Mopsuestia, Origen, Didymus, and Evagrius, and the writingsof Theodoret against the twelve chapters of the celebrated Cyril,and the epistle which was said to have been written by Ibas toMaris the Persian—without alteration this synod renews in allpoints the ancient decrees of religion, chasing away the impiousdoctrines of irreligion. And this our holy and ecumenical synod,inspired of God, has set its seal to the creed of the three hundredand eighteen Fathers, and again religiously confirmed by theone hundred and fifty, which also the other holy synods gladlyreceived and ratified <strong>for</strong> the removal of every soul-destroyingheresy.Then follow:The Nicene Creed of the three hundred and eighteen holyFathers. We believe, etc.The Creed of the one hundred and fifty holy Fathers assembledat Constantinople. We believe, etc., but without the filioque.The holy and ecumenical synod further says that this piousand orthodox creed of the divine grace would be sufficient <strong>for</strong>the full knowledge and confirmation of the orthodox faith. Butas the author of evil, who in the beginning availed himself ofthe aid of the serpent, and by it brought the poison of deathupon the human race, has not desisted, but in like manner now,having found suitable instruments <strong>for</strong> the accomplishment of

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!