The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The second Conclusion.

The second generall councell of Constantinople, holden a∣gainst Macedonius and his complices, for denying the diuinity of the holy ghost, was called by the commandement of the em∣perour Theodosius the first, about the yeare of our Lord 389.

Socrates hath these words, Imperator nulla mora interposita; concilium episcoporum ipsius fidem amplectentium conuocat; quo tum fides concilii Nicaeni corroboraretur, &c (The emperor Theodosius) with al expedition calleth a councel of bishops em∣bracing the right faith, that aswel the faith of the Nicene coun∣cell might be confirmed, as that a bishop might be appointed at Constantinople, & because he was in hope to make the Ma∣cedonians, to agree with the bishops that held the right faith, he sent forthe bishops that were of the Macedonian sect.

Sozomenus hath these words; Breui deinde concilium episco∣porum sibi consententium cōuocauit partim vt Nicaeni concilii decreta confirmarentur, patrim vt ordinaretur aliquis qui Con∣stantinopolitanae sedis episcopatum administraret. Then shortly after (Theodosius) called a councel of Bishoppes that agreed with him, partly that the decrees of the Nicene councell might be confirmed, & partly that one might be appointed B. at Con∣stantinople.

Sigebertus writeth in this maner; Secunda synodus vniuersa∣lis 150. patrum congregatur Constantinopoli, iubente Theo∣sio & annuente Damaso papa, quae Macedonium negantem spi∣ritum sanctum Deum esse condemnans, consubstantialem patri & filio spiritum sanctum esse docuit. The second general sy∣node of an hundred and fifty bishops is assembled at Constan∣nople, by the commandement of Theodosius, Damasus agree∣ing thereunto; in which councell Macedonius, who denied that the holy ghost was God, was condemned, & the consubstan∣tialitie of the holy ghost with the father and the sonne was con∣firmed in the same.

Nicephorus, Theodoretus and Prosper, teach the same doc∣trine, whose words for breuitie sake I here omit.

Notes

• Ann. Dom. 389
• Socrat. li. 5. cap. 8
• Sozom. lib. 7. cap. 7.
• Sigeb. in chron. anno 386.
• Vide Niceph. lib. 12. ca. 10. Tripart. hist. lib. 9. c. 12.