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athanasius_n c._n 4._o s_o 3._o by_o the_o council_n there_o s_z 5._o explain_v by_o the_o council_n at_o sardica_n c._n 23._o s_o 4._o the_o original_a copy_n of_o the_o nicene_n faith_n lose_v c._n 4._o s_o 12._o the_o nicene_n faith_n be_v commend_v by_o athanasius_n and_o the_o council_n of_o alexandria_n to_o jovinian_a c._n 22._o s_o 4._o confession_n of_o arius_n his_o faith_n c._n 4._o s_o 4._o the_o arian_n faith_n at_o antioch_n c._n 11._o s_o 4._o another_o by_o their_o delegate_n c._n 12._o s_o 1._o another_o at_o syrmium_fw-la c._n 18._o s_o 1._o another_o at_o seleucia_n c._n 19_o s_o 2._o another_o at_o constantinople_n c._n 20._o s_o 1._o confession_n of_o the_o arian_n faith_n variable_a c._n 18._o s_o 2_o 5._o c._n 20._o s_o 2._o confession_n of_o the_o arian_n faith_n at_o syrmium_fw-la confess_v to_o be_v make_v to_o deceive_v c._n 18._o s_o 5._o impose_v upon_o the_o orthodox_n at_o arminum_fw-la but_o withstand_v c._n 19_o s_o 2_o 3._o constantinople_n in_o a_o 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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 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basil_n bishop_n of_o ancira_n macedonius_n eustacius_n and_o other_o but_o other_o there_o be_v who_o will_v not_o allow_v of_o any_o divine_a substance_n in_o christ_n or_o any_o likeness_n in_o he_o with_o the_o father_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v arian_n by_o way_n of_o emphasis_n and_o of_o this_o number_n be_v acasius_n bishop_n of_o caesaria_n eudoxius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n george_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n ursatius_n bishop_n of_o tyrus_n and_o other_o these_o bishop_n thus_o meet_v at_o seleucia_n 5._o sect._n 5._o first_o be_v at_o variance_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o proceed_n the_o acasians_n will_v first_o proceed_v against_o cyril_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o other_o complain_v of_o as_o criminous_a but_o basil_n and_o other_o insist_v upon_o the_o emperor_n order_n therefore_o will_v begin_v with_o matter_n concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o in_o this_o difference_n the_o council_n be_v so_o divide_v that_o they_o never_o reunite_v 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that_o the_o emperor_n be_v now_o intent_n upon_o a_o expedition_n against_o the_o barbarian_n and_o after_o his_o return_n he_o will_v give_v they_o further_o satisfaction_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o will_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v continue_v sit_v in_o council_n till_o they_o receive_v further_a order_n from_o he_o to_o this_o letter_n the_o council_n return_v answer_v that_o they_o can_v undo_v what_o they_o have_v do_v nor_o disclaim_v their_o principle_n and_o therefore_o again_o beseech_v he_o to_o confirm_v what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o to_o grant_v they_o leave_v to_o depart_v to_o their_o church_n before_o winter_n come_v on_o many_o of_o they_o be_v age_a and_o have_v far_o to_o go_v but_o the_o emperor_n still_o make_v delay_n so_o as_o many_o of_o the_o bishop_n depart_v from_o the_o council_n without_o the_o emperor_n leave_n only_o a_o few_o who_o live_v in_o the_o adjacent_a part_n to_o arminum_fw-la stay_v during_o this_o tergiversation_n 8._o sect._n 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