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synodical_a determination_n 20._o sozom._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 20._o from_o he_o to_o who_o the_o same_o be_v commit_v by_o the_o emperor_n to_o be_v safe_o keep_v and_o have_v deface_v their_o subscription_n dispose_v of_o the_o same_o in_o that_o manner_n in_o the_o conclusion_n that_o it_o become_v utter_o lose_v from_o the_o view_n of_o the_o church_n in_o future_a time_n these_o gild_a arian_n now_o think_v themselves_o at_o liberty_n from_o engagement_n cast_v off_o their_o veil_n and_o by_o their_o tongue_n and_o pen_n appear_v plain_a arian_n and_o enter_v into_o open_a defiance_n against_o the_o nicene_n faith_n which_o break_v forth_o into_o tumult_n against_o the_o catholic_n church_n force_v and_o feign_a retractation_n and_o subscription_n do_v not_o only_o not_o bind_v the_o will_v thereto_o but_o contrary_o enrage_v the_o athanasius_n but_o that_o as_o smoke_v also_o vanish_v away_o when_o athanasius_n come_v to_o answer_v for_o himself_o nor_o can_v athanasius_n rational_o submit_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o election_n in_o those_o time_n especial_o when_o as_o it_o can_v be_v neither_o honourable_a for_o he_o nor_o safe_a so_o to_o do_v if_o he_o have_v intend_v to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n but_o i_o shall_v let_v that_o pass_v for_o if_o the_o election_n be_v once_o question_v it_o become_v unquestionable_a by_o be_v question_v and_o shall_v take_v it_o for_o a_o conclude_v case_n that_o athanasius_n after_o he_o have_v pass_v through_o all_o ecclesiastical_a degree_n encom_n nazian_n encom_n be_v legal_o become_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o thereby_o and_o by_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n at_o nice_a 6._o conc._n nicen_n can_v 6._o have_v power_n in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a canon_n athanasius_n his_o age_n at_o this_o time_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o any_o writer_n unless_o conjecture_v by_o baronius_n but_o it_o be_v agree_v by_o all_o that_o it_o be_v within_o six_o month_n after_o his_o return_n from_o the_o council_n at_o nice_a 14._o euseb_n vit._n const_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 14._o which_o as_o eusebius_n say_v be_v hold_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o constantine_n empire_n and_o hierome_n say_v that_o athanasius_n be_v elect_v in_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o his_o reign_n and_o then_o the_o council_n must_v continue_v three_o year_n or_o there_o be_v a_o mistake_n among_o writer_n no_o soon_o be_v this_o great_a trumpet_n of_o truth_n as_o nazianzen_n call_v athanasius_n settle_v in_o his_o place_n at_o alexandria_n 3_o sect._n 3_o but_o eusebius_n at_o nicomedia_n now_o in_o favour_n with_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o great_a courtier_n of_o the_o time_n strain_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o unsettle_v athaniasius_n he_o often_o tell_v the_o emperor_n how_o unfitting_a a_o man_n athanasius_n be_v for_o such_o a_o place_n 18._o soc_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 18._o but_o the_o emperor_n listen_v not_o thereto_o then_o he_o resolve_v to_o try_v athanasius_n his_o mettle_n and_o as_o if_o himself_o have_v be_v the_o primate_n of_o the_o world_n he_o write_v to_o athanasius_n to_o admit_v arius_n and_o his_o associate_n into_o their_o place_n and_o into_o communion_n with_o the_o alexandrian_a church_n again_o or_o otherwise_o he_o must_v expect_v what_o will_v follow_v 17._o sozom._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o but_o athanasius_n neither_o persuade_v by_o request_n nor_o scare_v by_o threat_n return_v answer_v that_o he_o can_v not_o admit_v into_o communion_n such_o as_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o council_n and_o hereupon_o ensue_v a_o public_a defiance_n by_o eusebius_n against_o athanasius_n he_o will_v neither_o endure_v athanasius_n nor_o his_o doctrine_n public_a dispute_n and_o preach_n be_v by_o he_o own_a and_o patronise_v against_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o council_n and_o thus_o the_o arian_n schism_n revive_v again_o and_o eusebius_n fear_v that_o athanasius_n will_v make_v some_o sudden_a address_n after_o his_o election_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o so_o win_v the_o emperor_n favour_n he_o together_o with_o theognis_n and_o other_o of_o the_o arian_n party_n repair_v to_o the_o emperor_n with_o article_n against_o the_o election_n of_o athanasius_n as_o be_v undue_o gain_v by_o combination_n among_o a_o few_o and_o in_o particular_a that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n fifty_o and_o four_o of_o the_o egyptian_a bishop_n assemble_v for_o a_o election_n to_o be_v make_v of_o his_o successor_n 16._o sozom._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o and_o when_o they_o have_v upon_o their_o oath_n give_v their_o vote_n for_o one_o person_n nevertheless_o seven_o of_o that_o number_n contrary_a to_o their_o oath_n separate_v from_o the_o rest_n and_o elect_a athanasius_n and_o ordain_v he_o and_o that_o thereupon_o many_o of_o the_o egyptian_a church_n as_o well_o minister_n as_o people_n refuse_v communion_n with_o athanasius_n they_o further_o more_o inform_v that_o athanasius_n be_v a_o
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