A History of the Councils of the Church, From the Original Documents
A History of the Councils of the Church, From the Original Documents
E H Edward Hayes Plumptre
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He rejoices that Theodosius has not only the heart of an emperor, but also that of a priest, and is rightly anxious that no discord should arise. For then is the empire best established when the Holy Trinity is served in unity. Further on he comes to speak of the letter of Eutyches, and of the accusa- tion of Eusebius of Dorylseum which Eutyches had trans- mitted to him, and remarks that these two documents do not represent the matter with sufficient completeness. He had therefore written to Fl...avian, and had censured him for his silence.* To this Flavian replied in his second letter to Leo (No. 26), in which he explains somewhat more fully the heresy of Eutyches, and shows how his doctrine of one nature is in opposition to a dear utterance of the Synod of Ephesus.* Eutyches had therefore been deposed by the Synod, as the Pope would perceive from the Acts attached to this letter. The Pope should know that Eutyches, after his righteous deposition, instead of repenting and amending, was, on the * In Bailer.
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