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St. Athanasius the Great
2. Arians sacrifice morality and integrity to party. And hence also you may discern its character, and be able to condemn it more confidently.
§2–7 (¶1)
8. Restoration of the Catholics. Perceiving this to be the case, the three brothers, Constantine, Constantius, and Constans, caused all after the death of their father to return to their own country and Church; and…
§8 (¶2)
9. Eusebius and his fellows, however, seeing the declension of their heresy, wrote to Rome, as well as to the Emperors Constantine and Constans, to accuse Athanasius: but when the persons who were sent by Athanasius…
15. While they were proceeding in like measures towards all, at Rome about fifty Bishops assembled1555, and denounced Eusebius and his fellows as persons suspected, afraid to come, and also condemned as unworthy of…
§15–20 (¶1)
21. Constantius’ change of mind. And now the Emperor Constantius, feeling some compunctions, returned to himself; and concluding from their conduct towards Euphrates, that their attacks upon the others were of the same…
§21–26 (¶2)
27. Triumph of Athanasius. Now who was not filled with admiration at witnessing these things, and the great peace that prevailed in the Churches? who did not rejoice to see the concord of so many Bishops?
§27 (¶3)
28. But the inheritors of the opinions and impiety of Eusebius and his fellows, the eunuch Leontius1599, who ought not to remain in communion even as a layman1600, because he mutilated himself that he might henceforward…
§28–33 (¶1)
34. Banishment of the Western Bishops spread the knowledge of the truth. When the Bishops heard this they were utterly amazed, and stretching forth their hands to God, they used great boldness of speech against him…
§34 (¶2)