. Works of the Right Reverend George Bull, ... : concerning the Holy Trinity . A DEFENCE 6 F THE MiCENE FAITH. The P i E A M B L E;> i N W H I C H The Occapon^ Defgn^ and DivijJon of thewhole Work is Jet forth, HE firfi cecumeriical Council heldatJVicehas always had, amongft all good Chrifti-ans,the greateft Authority andEftecm,andnot undefervedly : For neVer was therea Synod in the Chriftiari Worlds whichmight more juftly be calld univerfal andfree ,* never an Aflembly of Bilhops and Prelates morevenerable, more facred fince the Death of the Apoftles*There (as Ep/febim ^ tells us) wer
. Works of the Right Reverend George Bull, ... : concerning the Holy Trinity . A DEFENCE 6 F THE MiCENE FAITH. The P i E A M B L E;> i N W H I C H The Occapon^ Defgn^ and DivijJon of thewhole Work is Jet forth, HE firfi cecumeriical Council heldatJVicehas always had, amongft all good Chrifti-ans,the greateft Authority andEftecm,andnot undefervedly : For neVer was therea Synod in the Chriftiari Worlds whichmight more juftly be calld univerfal andfree ,* never an Aflembly of Bilhops and Prelates morevenerable, more facred fince the Death of the Apoftles*There (as Ep/febim ^ tells us) were met together the chief ofthe Minifiers of God out of all the Churches, ivhkh had I De Vit. Conft. I. 3. c. 7, (^c. p. 401. Ed. Valefii* B fled. 2 A DEFENCE of filled all Europe, Africa and Afia, One [acred Honfe^ Mit 7vere inUrged by God, contained in it Syrians, Cilicians*Phenicians and Arabians ; bejides the Paleftines, iEgypti-ans, Thebaeans, Libyans, and others from Mefopota-mia. One BiJJjop came from Perfia, nor was the Scythi-an Bifloop wanting to make up this ^jfembly, Pontus andGalatia, Pamphylia and Cappadocia, Aha and Phrygiafent the choice of theirs. The Thracians, Macedonians,Achaeans and Epirotes, thofe alfo^ who were at a verygreat diflance beyond them, were prejent. From Spain ^ itfelf that celebrated Per fin Hofius, was one of the JSTum-her in Council with them. The Place of the Bijhop ofRome, the Imperial City, who was abfent becaufe of hisold Age^ was pipplisd by his Presbyters. Such a Cro7vnSonnecied and joyned by the bond of Peace, did this one Em-peror Conftantine alone dedicate to Chrifi his Saviour, asa glorious Aionument of Gratitude for the KiUories obtainedever his Enemies, confiituting this Affmbly
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