The Catholique triumph conteyning, a reply to the pretensed answere of B.C. (a masked Iesuite,) lately published against the Tryall of the New Religion. Wherein is euidently prooued, that Poperie and the doctrine now professed in the Romish church, is the new religion: and that the fayth which the Church of England now mayntaineth, is the ancient Romane religion.

The third Section, of the Councell of Constantinople.

The second Generall Councell holden at Constantino∣ple, against Macedoneus & his complices, for denying the Diuinitie of the Holy Ghost; was called by the com∣maundement of the Emperour Theodosius the great, about 384. yeares after Christ. Socrates hath these wordes.* 1.1 Impe∣perator vero nihil cunctatus, Synodum suae fidej. Episcoporū ad hoc conuocat, vt Nicanam fidem confirmantes, Constantinopolitanae Ecclesiae Episcopū ordinent: sperans autem futurū, vt illis et Ma∣cedoniani coadvnarentur, etiam illius haeresis Episcopos conuocat: The Emperour Theodosius with all expedition, calleth a Councell of Byshops imbracing the right Fayth, that as∣well

the Fayth of the Nicene Councell might be confir∣med, as that a Bishop might be appoynted at Constantino∣ple: and because he was in hope to make the Macedonians agree with the Byshops of the right Fayth, he calleth also the Byshops that were of the Macedonian-sect. Sozomenus is consonant to Socrates in one place, and in an other place addeth these words.* 1.2 Theodosius vero Imperator, Paululū post praecedentē Synodū, Episcopos earū haeresum conuoca∣uit: sequitur, cum autem conuenissent, accersito ad se Nectario, Imperator cū eo de futura Synodo cōmunicat; iubet{que} vt quaestiones ex quibus natae fuerant haereses, in disputationē proponat; quo vna fieret in Christū credentiū Ecclesia, et constitueretur dogma consonū, ad quā religio conformaretur: The Emperour not long after the pre∣cedent Synode, calleth the Byshops of those Heresies to∣geather: When they were assembled, the Emperour cal∣leth Nectarius (the Byshop of Constantinople) to him, and consulteth with him concerning the future Synode;* 1.3 and cōmaundeth him to propound in disputation those que∣stions, from whence the Heresies did spring, to the ende that there might be one Church of the faythfull, & a con∣sonant rule of fayth, which might be as a paterne of reli∣gion. Sig••bertus a famous Popish Monke, writeth in this manner.* 1.4 Secunda Synodus vniuersalis 150. Patrū congregatur Constantinopoli, iubente Theodosio, et annuente Damaso Papa; quae Macedoniū negantē spiritū sanctū Deū esse cōdemnans, con∣substantialē patri et filio spiritū sanctū esse docuit: The second generall Councell of an hundred & fiftie Byshops, is as∣sembled at Constantinople, by the commaundement of Theodosius, Damasus the Pope agreeing thereunto: in which Synod••, Macedonius, who denied the Holy Ghost to be God, was condemned; and the consubstantiabilitie of the Holy Ghost with the Father and the Sonne, was confirmed in the same. Theodoretus is consonant,* 1.5 and vt∣tereth many worthy periods.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Socrates, lib. 5. ••ist. cap. 8. et cap. 7. in fine. A.D. 384.
• * 1.2

  Soz▪ hist. lib. 7. cap. 7. et cap. 12.
• * 1.3

  Vbi super cap. 9.
• * 1.4

  Sigeb. in chron. 386.
• * 1.5

  Theod. hist. lib. 5. cap. 6.7.9.