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The censures and answers of diuers byshopps, and of holy Symeon vnto the aforesaide letters of the Emperour.
FIrst of all Leo byshopp of olde Rome, wrote in defence of the councell of Chalcedon, and dissa∣lowed* 1.1 the election of Timothee, as an act contrarie to the canon of the Churche: the whiche epistle of Leo, the Emperour sent by one of his trustie messengers vnto Timothee byshop of
Alexandria, to whome Timothee wrote backe againe, reprehending both the councell of Chalce∣don,* 1.2 and the epistle of Leo. The coppie of these epistles is to be seene in the letters which Leo the Emperour wrote generally vnto all men, but I omitted them, lest I shoulde wery the reader with interlacing toe many of suche kinde of workes. Moreouer other byshopps in like sort maintained very earnestly the canons of the councell of Chalcedon, and condemned with one voyce the conse∣cration of Timothee. but Amphilochius byshopp of Sida alone of all the other byshopps wrote an e∣pistle* 1.3 vnto the Emperour, where he inueyed bitterly at the election of Timothee, yet approued not the councell of Chalcedon, the which things are layde downe in writinge by Zacharie Rhetor, to∣gether with the Epistle of Amphilochius. Symeon also a man of worthie memorie, wrote touching the aforesayde controuersies two Epistles, one vnto Leo the Emperour, an other vnto Basilius by∣shopp of Antioch, of both whiche the Epistle vnto Basilius beinge but very briefe, I thinke best to lay downe for the louinge reader, it was as followeth. Vnto the most religious, most holy and dearly beloued of God, my lord Basil, the archebyshop, Symeon an humble sinner sendeth gree∣ting* 1.4 in the Lorde. Now we may very well say, blessed be God, which hath not turned away our petition, neyther withdrawen his mercie from vs miserable sinners. VVhen I had perused the letters which your holinesse sent vnto me, I fell into an admiration of the singuler care and pie∣tie of our most holy Emperour reuealed and made manifest vnto the worlde by the affection he b••re not onely vnto the holy fathers, but also by the zeale he shewed vnto the fayth confirmed by them. but this commeth not of our selues, it is, as the holy Apostle writeth, the gifte of God, who by the meanes of your prayers graunted vnto him so prompt and willing a minde. Againe after a fewe lines he saith. VVherefore I beinge an abiecte and vile creature, as it were the vn∣timely birth of the monkes signified vnto the Emperour what I my selfe thought of the creede layde downe by the sixe hundred and thirtie holy fathers, whiche assembled at Chalcedon, affir∣ming that I helde with that fayth published no doubt by the instinct & motiō of the holy ghost. for if our sauiour be in the middest of two or three gathered together in his name, howe can he chuse but be present at the assembly of so many holy fathers, seing the holy ghost hath bene with them from the beginning? After this againe. VVherefore be of good cheere and defende stout∣ly the true fayth, in such sort as Iesus the sonne of Naue seruant of the Lorde of hostes, gouerned and desended the people of Israell. I beseeche you salute from me all the clergie of your pro∣uince, with the holy and faythfull people.
Leo b. of Rome.
Timotheus ••lu••us the be••et••••••ll byshopp of Alexandria.
Amphilo∣chius b. of Sida.
The epistle of Symeon that dwell•••• in a p••l•••••••• vnto Basilius Archbishop of An••••o••h.