Letter 10

Pope Innocent I to Unknown. to CLERUM and POPULUM ONSTANTINOPOLITANIIM. Eot from ipsnrummcl sententiti cunsolalus tnnocentius, iniquam alterius of the bishop in locum Joannis vivenlis tubrogationcm deplorat. Tumsolot cauones ISicwnos recipiendos, aliosque who to them adversentur, repudittndos to be dcclaral. Deinuin siqni/ical to himself curai csse ul mcumenica synodus congregetur. INNOCENTIUS episCOpilS presbyleris and diaconis, Ct g 'Ivvoxemoff e7r/o"/0T-oj Trpeo-Svripot; y.ai oiuv.ovot; v.ui universo clero ac populo eoclesiai CoiistaulinnporravTi to zMom zm you 1«w tH; Kwvo-TavTtvovT-o),--.'- litanee, i]ui are under Joanne to the bishop, dileetis to the brothers greeting. 1. to ea qucc puliuntur una is palicnlicc consolatio. from litieris charitatis vcstrse, quas through e Qermaiiuni presbyleruni and Cassianum diaconum misisiis, sceuani malornm, quam ob oculos posuislis, anxia soHiciiiidinc cognovi: quantisque calaiuiiaiibiis and iv.y~t\no-iu;, roi; utto t6v l-rio-.-OTrov Icoayyuv, ayunnroi; uSehpai; -/uipeiv. 'from tmv ypuu.uaro>-j Trjj •jp.eripiu; uyuKn;, araa 5t« Tepp.uto\j toO irpeoSvripov v.ui Kaotavou toO Staxovou urzeo-rui.v.u.re, rra oxvjvrjv twv xaxwv, r)v ttoo twv 0'Jia'l.- piwv eOiixKT", ev.fiepip.-j',> tppovrioi v.uripaQov, ocrat; you v irio-rt; v.up.vzi rulatm>>piui; re v.ui r.bvoi;, inutulnfOeio-n Krumnis fldes laboret, lepelila sacpius leclione ■noXkay.i; rn avayvwo-t xaretSov. ' 'O-rp -Kpu.yp.a p.mn rj perspexi. Qnam indeed rem sola paiieniisc consolairupuvlno-i; n,c vrou.o-jn; iurui. 4h--i yup *v ru/jt 6 tio sanare potesl. Dabil for brevi God nosler rjptJT-poj 6-6j ra.i; rozavra.i; S/.i-f/eo-- rilo;, xai rauTa iinem lantislribulalinnibus,ct Incc juvabit tolerasse. o-vjohei uT-£vr/vo;£evat. 'AX/a yap uxirrrj rnv avayxaiav * in priscis edit. this additur latcs: qnod abest a mss. then himself\ probsc notte rnss. subjiciunt, all Quarc nihil is, cnr when Quesn. substituaiur abstinendi prreler lidem niss. Carihaginensi, qiiod anno ill) Bunifaeio Uoinano ponlifice cclebralum Csl, recilatnm es e ali|iie Clim luox dicta clansula i onlii nialiim. il i.in.i' unciuis inclusa siint, omiitil Quesn. ncque exslant unless in e\einplaribus coll. Dion. Hisp. ei lsid. Mo\ idcin Qucsn. when uno ms. Colb. el altero Piih. prxfert, and if qua are talia, where cxteris in libris lcgilur alia. Felnuarii 20, ann. 405. ApudMerlin. and Quesn. so that in dimbus 111(15, dielis mss. desideralur secuntlo; that in abis recie e\pressum to be adjunctum AnIhemii collcgx name confirmat. Descripta is from Sozonicno, who cam when subsequinli epislqla 12 e Lalino sermone in Gracum conversani nactns, iitranii|iu: lib. vm, c. 20, cdeudam curavit. Inde ambas received pcsiea Biicepliorus C.allisii, and librn xui, c. Ilisloria; sn;c inseruil. through lianc Innocenliiis lilieris to himself ab codeiu clero Gcniiani ati|ue Cassiani opera missis, adeoqnc anno 405 nonniliil jain procedente aceeplis, rescripSil.Qnippc, ul Palladius pag. 26 ct 27 nairal, Itoii.am aiheiicrimt Germanus cl Cassianus posl Palladiiim, Palladins auteiii elapso mcnse poslCyriacnin Syniiadorum episcopnm; quj (inidem nost legem anno 404, Noyen-hris 1S die, Constanlinopoli prn- " mulgatam, from Orienie Itomam cnnfugere cosperai. Apinl Sozomenum and Ejicephorpm inscripiinui iwoxivrio; itrio-v.or.o;, clc, nihil piieiiiillilur. Qioeirc.i liluhis in editionibus conciliuruiii ci pralixus, 111 qno up%apiu; iiomen lnnoceiitio tribuiuir, so that cinni (lesliluiii aucloriiaie, nihil valet, 111 iisilaluni lunc to have been prohetui ap/t-piwrviicaliuluni. [dem dicendum and concerning. epislola 12, iu enjus tiiu'0 concilinrum ediiQres el Innocenliuin apj-t-psa, el Joannein u.pyj.er:io-xo-rov concerning suo appellanl. f, not other videiur to be Germauus isteabeo, cnjus Gbrysoslomus supia cpi?t. 4, n. 5, meminii. nor dubium quin Cassianus may be auctor ci llalionum, in quibus Gerinanus ul socius frequens inierloquilur. Enimvero hanc ipsam necessariani consolaiionem in A nup«y\r,o-tv iv «pyfi xn; i-txicrxolii; xn; np-txsp«; uyurns exorilio lilterarum cliarilalis veslr.u posilam, proy.stp.ivnv, iyy.o>iJ.iu'Covxs; ufiwv xr,v xzp bQso-iv, ETreynwxapo>iium your laudanies, agnovimus inuliislestiptsv ixollu; Trpif to uTroftevEtv p.«pxvpi«; repd-yovo-av. moniis to paiieniiam hortantibus conlirmatam. for Trlv y«p nu.exip«.v mtpieiihtaiv, w wj siXojtsv uu.tv iixtcoiisiilationein, i|uam to you through lilieras nostras deo-tei>.ki, Totf vp.exipoi; ypuu.ii.«o-t jrposyflao-aTS. TauTr,v beliamus, lilleris vestris ipsi prxvenislis. Hanc y«p xoi; xau.vovo-tv 6 npixepo; haixbxn; vr.ou.ovnv txupieniui the Lord nosier patienliam laboranlibus pra> etv stiuSev tv«x«t£v Toif 0>ii]/Eo-iTu-y/«vovT£f EauTouf slare solel: ul f.umili Clnisli eliam in tribulalioni0; T0U Xpto-Tou SoGW 7r«p up.v0 vxut, «vaV/t du.Evot ev Ims semetipsos consolentnr, at sc reputanles, sanctis ea j im antea coniigisse, qiiic ipsi paliunlur. but ei niis from ipsis liitcris vcsiris consolationem nobismuiuari possumus. nor for a doloris vestri consortio sumus alieni; qnippe who affligiinur in voLis. 2. Quam injuste viventi J oaniii bishop es! subroqalus. — who for ferre pussitea qua; ab illis ft dep linquunlur, qims prao ca;teris decebat Iranquillilatis ac of peace and concorilioe to be studiosos? now moreover prjepostero more saeerdotes innoxii e sedibus ecclesiaruin siiiiruin exiurbanliir. that indeed prinius injusie perpessiis cst brother and consaccrdos nnster Joannes episcpus vesler, when no raiione fuisset audilus. Niilluin crimen offerlur, ncc audilur. and »! ii ■ diiiim esl lioc perdiium consilium? so that not may be, am quxralur ulla speeies judicii, in locum vivcnliiim sacerdoium alii substiiuuntur: quasi who ab hnjusmodi lacinore aiispicali sunl, aliquid recli or habere, aui egisse, judicari possint. nor enini talia umquani a palribus nostris gesta to be couiperiinus, but poiiusb prohibila; cuni neiuini licentia daia may be in luciim vivemis aliuin ordiuandi. for reC T«t aysJitrSat tou ispiu;, iiruSrmtp ouSe ixio-y.oixo; proba ordinaiio lionorem sacerdniis auferre not po50v«T«t stvat sxsivof, o; «Sizwf uTrox«6io-T«T«i. test: if indeed is bishop entirely to be nequit, who injuste substiluitur. 3. who canones recipiendi or reputliandi. — that 5. 'Oti xai rrspt xn; twv xavovwv TrapKyuiazfjf, touautein to canonum c observationeni atiinet, solis Totf Setv sirto-B«t yp«yo\>.ev, oitivsc ev Nt/aia eio-iv wpto-- s«\ixoi;, xai xtpbxipov yeyevf,o-Oai xoi; uyiot;, uixzp «0Toi Traa ouct. Kai r]jj.zi; if i\ kutwv twv vp.sxipu>'l ypaii.ij.uxMv Ovvuu.ev« r,aiv rpotreveyxut 7rapax),>jo-'v. 00 yup xov avvulyeiv iu.lv eVptev «klbxpiot, erretSriirep v.ai 2. Tif yup sviyv.ut 3uvrio-£TKt Ta i\uu.upxuvbp.evu utt' E/.civwv, ouo-Ttva? £%S>jv p.«>.t<sxu tou yuknvov, Trjf £tpr,vr,;, v.ui u\>xr,; o*7tou3«o*TKf stvat -rif 6f/.ovoiaf; Nuv ivnO.uyiJ.ivM xponot ur.o xn; ircoeSpiu; xuv tSitov ev.vlntrtwv £ w6ouvT«t a&woi itpti;. "0 Sii /.«t r.pwxo; b u.8s\- epof riu'">v y.ui avWsixovpybi Iwavvnf 6 \>u.ixtpo; Erri-rzorrof ciSizwf 7r£7rc.v8£, fj.nSti>.ia; tu/wv «zpo«o-£Wf. OuSiv eyxknp-a iriyipexui,o\>u" sio-uy.o\>sxui' v.ui xi; n urxnyopsvp.ivn erzivota.; *Iv« p.n ixpbyuo-t; v.pio-ea; yivnxut, n tyixrfin, ei; T07rouf wvtwv iepiwv a).).ot «Troy.aOiaTavTat, tif Suva OtEVWV TWV £Z TOtOUTOU 7r>VJfiU.£>r)fi«T0f 6pflWft£- vwv, bpbio; xt e/eiv n r.eiz puyjtui utto Ttvof •xptO vat. OuSe yup Tzojxzoxe 71 ap« twv itaxipov twv np.exipo>v toi- «so that« xsxo~).u\r,i7Vui 'eyvbiv.uu.ev, «Xl.u f/a).).ov z£-/.w).uoSat, tw fj»§£vi £tf tottov?wvTOf y_si.poxovsiv k)).ov SsSoafiat £|oucri«v. Ou yup yetooxovia a5o/.tf/of T/iv Ttfirjv Ouv«- " Ab Aeacio scil. to the bishop Bene:c, Tlieopliilo Alexandriic, Antioclio l't»leniaidos and Severiano Gabaloriim, quos Constautinopoliiani liiteris siiis ajriimu irum, quas patiebantur, aucteres to be noiiiinaliin significarunt. Roiiiiiiiiini at Baron. to auu. 8CI. Iloc ipsum, that diserte velai syuodiis Sardicensis, proliibiium vidni pnte>t cl Nic.eno canone 9, quo cavetur, lest in una civilale duo of the bishop probentttr exisiere. cilii verha ista snnl: E? Ttf ETricrzo7rof \>ixb o-uvoSou y.uButpeuti;, n TrpierSuTEpof n Stuv.ovo; utto tou ioiou ettier/.07rou, To)ctrio-£ iev Tt npu ut xn; \etxovpyiu;, elc, quas diitn Genlianus Herveius latiue thus cnnvertii, if ijuis episcupus a synodo depositits, or pr.sbyler or ditico ■ nus a prtiprto to the bishop, sncrum celebrate ausus (iteiit, verlia TO fuicmiv Tt rpu ut \etxo\>pyi«; not satis accurale vnleur reddidisse. for diaconi not is sacritnt celebrare: and liquet to the bishop, preshylero and diacono ileiiositis lioe canoue inierdici, noo soIiiiii lest sairiiin celebrent, seil lest quiilquam minislerii, from qno dejerti sunl, allinuanl. Qnieircii TbeoD doreius hb. v ilist. c. 34 tradii adversarios Joannis pcenas ab eo exegisse not jain falsoiiuu criininiiin, Tuin ile canonuin Jnanni objectorum auctoritiile oita is coniroversia, aliis, iuquit Palladius pag. 79, coitlender.libus eos orthodoxorum to be, uliis Arianorunt esic demonslranlibus. Qua occasione Klpidins iiiiil., pag. 8il, lepide dixisse leriur imperatori: Subscribant brothers noslri Acacius el Autiuchtts ejusdem himself csse lidei, ae eos qni cnnoites ediderun!, quos tamquam tib ortliodoxis editos proponnnl, etsolttta controvenin is. Enndem controversiam to himself del.iUm lunoceniiiis now dirimit, ac docet c; nes illos b.crelicoruin to be, not qiiod Antioclieno concilio defuerini entirely oriiiodoxi, but quud AriauOs EPlSTOLiE illis parendum to be dicimus, who Nicaeae definiii are; (|you solos n seciari etngnoscere must the church caiholica. Sin autein a quibusdara alii proferanlur, who a Nicamis canonibus dis-cntiani, and ab haereticis compositi to be arguaniur, hi nb to the bishops eatholicis rcjiciiintur. N.un qu;e ab haereticis sunl excogitata, ea cailiolicis regulis adjungere not licet. Qnippe illi perconiraria and illiciia placita perpetuo id.igunt, so that Nicaenorum palrum sentenliam labelaclent. II<>s therefore canones not solum nou sequeudos, vcruni eiiam una when bsereiicis and scliisniaticis dogmaiibus condemnandos to be dicinius, quemadmodum etiamin Sardicensi synodojam condemnati are b al> to the bishops who we pnccesseiunt. Satius enini may have been ea qu;e c recle f;icla are condemnari, quam ea qusc against canones acia sunl ullam firniiiatem obiinere, fraires ehaiissiuii. Doinini noslri exspeclare. all things, quo iiunc through invidiam diaboli to fidelium probationem conturbata are, pacabunlur. Nihil not dcbemus pcr lirmilatem of the faith a Doniino sperarc. for el we diu muliuinqiie cogitamus, qunnam modo cecuir.enica synodus congreganda sil, so that turbulemi motus Dci nutn tandcm conqtiiescant. Sustineamus therefore aliquantisper; and vallo palicnli.TC communili, cnucia auxilio of God our resliioenda speremus, all things porro, quse you perferre dixislis, jam anlea a coepiscopis nostris, who Honiam licet diversis '' tempoET DECKETA. A /xevoi, ot? ftovotj ofzilzi ii-«xo),o\)Qziv r) z«6o).tx>i Exx/i-jata, xu.i toOtou? •yvw/oiijEtv. and himself Ixzpoi Otto Ttvwvl Ttp oo-f ipovxui, oixivz; utxo twv ev Ntzaia Ota-f wvoOat, zai Ovto aipSTtzwv i\iyovx«i avvTETa Sat, oOtoi 7rap« Twv za8o/\ixwv E7riax67rojv a7ro6a),),ovTat. Ta yu.p Ojto twv uipzxi/MV £0ps9ivTa, TaOTa oOx eVti TOtj xa6o- )>txoi"<: xavoat rr oaa7rT£tv. 'Asi yup t5ta twv evavTtojV xai aSsV/XMV, xf,v twv ev Ntzaia //.EtoOv Sou/rjv £&£).oy<7tv. 00 ftovov oOv t\iyop.-v xovxoi; p.h oziv zc]a.xo).ovQziv, a))a p.aXkov a0-o0? p.zxu aipsTtxwv xat a-yto-u.«xixuv ooyu.aTauv sivui y.uxuy.pixiov;, xaha.Tczp xai Tcooxzpov yiyovzv EV TTJ Sv.pOl/.Yl ailVOdfr) TJ7TO TWV TTOO ri//.WV ETTtazOTTWV. Tt< yup x«\C>; 7r puyjlivxu /«.xuxpivzo-Qai tta).),ov 7rpoor7ix£V, f) uvxv/pv; twv xavovwv yzvopizvu iyjtv Tiva (SsfiatOT-OTa, a5c).yoi TtfuwTaTOt. B 4. °A)),a Tt xara twv TOtouTwv vOv ev tw nupovxt Trot/iaof/.sv; Avayxaia iorTt otayvwatc auvootxri, >jv zat 7ra)at zfnpzv o-vvafjpoio-xiav. Movn yup ir/xiv hxt; Svvu.xut xa; xiv/io-£ttwv toioOtojv xaTaoT£t)at zaTafviuwv. THf tva xvyjiiuvj, y_priijiu.ov iaxi xiw; \nzepxidso-Qai xr,v taxpziu.v xfi ou/\/io"£t toO p.tya).o-j Qtoxi y.ai toO Xfio-Tov auTwv tov y.\>pio\) h'Miv. Wavxa. oau. v\jv xS> (fOovoi tou otaS6)ov Tzpo; xfiv twv 7rt(TTwv Soxio.uaiuv xzxupuy.xui ■Kpa-JvQfimxui |Lab. ■na.puy.-oQniixa.C . OOSev 6tp£i/\o/i£v T>i o-xzppoxnxi xnt iziaxzw; itupu toO xvpio\i a7r£/\7riaat. Kai yu.p fip.il; 7ro).)a axETrTot/.iOa, ov xporcov f] aOvooof otxou/xEvtxii avva S-i/j' ottwj ttj f3ou).iia£t toO QeoO ai TravTa Tii fiorfiziu toO ©eoO »jf/.wv aTroxaTaaTaOiivat. IlavTa §£, 6aa Oftar 0yiaTaa9at E orizaTE, zai xcpoxzpov trvvOpu.- /xovTwv, £t xai piukio-xa. aiuaopot; ypovoi;, xovxicxi \riAthanasii adversarios primas in eo lenuisse in confesso may be: atque lnijus rei lesiis esi prolatus canon, qni con-iilio to oinnem reslilutionis spem Athanasio auferendam editus fuerat. " Praiier illos, inquit Paschas. Qiirsnellus Disscit. 12 a.l calcein nperum Leonis c. "2, eaam Sardicentes recipiebal Innoceniius. but llabitos for Nicwnis, eoruniqne in the name of decoralos ac veslitos. Ll cx eo indeed, that that poniifex concerning Sardiceusi synodo Antioclienos cationes condemnaute pioxime snlijicit, pcrspiciiuni is ab ipso recipi quoe Sardic.e ge ia sunl. SimI ciiin that laudet proiirio Sardicensis synodi iioiuine; Sardicenses cauones nt a Nicsenis tlisiiiictos, uoii ui for Nicwttis liabiios eorumque in the name of vesiuos, ab eo receptos to be uoo niiniis inantfcsiuiu is. Quocirca Innoceniium thus intelligimus solos Nic;enos canones sectandos prsedicare, not so that rejicianlur aul speinautur who cuiu illis consentiant, but ii laiiiinii who dissentiani: since, inquii and Li-o epist. 90, to Pulclieriam, n. 2, cutitra sln ula ciinoimni palernorum, quw tinle longissimcc wtuiis annos in urbe Nicania spiritalibus suni [undata decretis, nihil uinquam audere concedilur; itu so that if t//ii.s dn'1'if.uiu aliquid decernere vctit, himself rather minuat,quam ilta corrumpat. Cerie Nicauia; synodi velut appendix sardicensis ceuseri can, utpote to whom pr.ffmt 0>ios, who Nic;e;e vul piiucep» or inler priinarios pr.tsules consederai, eiin qua eadem fnles sidbilila, eddeiliquc lijercsis piofligata csl. Dauiasd pontifice, so that supia pag. 591, num. 5, secunduni Aihinasiuin, obserVavimus, lest ciiiquani iniponcrent Ari ini, who tiffiia synodorum nomina comminiscebantur, Roiuse alii-que in I 'Cis diversa celebrata siiiii concilia, in quiluis sancilum is, ul nulta diinceps in Ecctesia catliolica nominaretur sytwdus proeler uuum Niccenam. Qiiauium aulein Alhanasii interesset, so that Sardicensis syumli niioinie levaretur aucioriia-i, neiiiiui is iiicompertum. Juiius (tiincecclesutprseerai julius) Constaniis princtputu in cominuiiionem admisil Alhanasium and Itarcettum Gulatum, because of quos and liic canon faclus (uerat. S INNOCENTII I PAP.£ ribns ponfil|Cruol > i'l is Deinetrio, Cyriao, EuA ixmpiw, KuptaxoO, EOWiou xai riaMiaSiou, piiivw (7'JVStO-t (/£&' vjt/.OJV, T£>6ia EjO«T>)0-£( .SptaSljxafiSV. iu lempora sindio srev;c loquacitatis exercet. is eniin nuper proditum (Vid. Pallad. pag. 82 and 83),.ipiid Conslantinopolim sacraiissimo P.ischrc vencrabilis die, when all pene in eumdem locum vicinaruui urliiuin populos roli io, casiigaiiore sul) prrescntia prineipuin ritu celebranda, collegcrai, clausas suliito catliolicas the churches, trusos in cuslndiani »aIysio ei 1'alladio, qtii nouisciim snnt, accurata interrogaiione didicimus.

AD CLERUM ET POPULUM ONSTANTINOPOLITANIIM. Eot ex ipsnrummcl sententiti cunsolalus tnnocentius, iniquam alterius episcopi in locum Joannis vivenlis tubrogationcm deplorat. Tumsolot cauones ISicwnos recipiendos , aliosque qui eis adversentur , repudittndos esse dcclaral. Deinuin siqni/ical sibi curai csse ul mcumenica synodus congregetur. INNOCENTIUS episCOpilS presbyleris et diaconis , Ct g 'Ivvoxemoff e7r/o"/0T-oj Trpeo-Svripot; y.ai oiuv.ovot; v.ui universo clero ac populo eoclesiai Coiistaulinnpo- rravTi to zMom zm tu 1«w tH; Kwvo-TavTtvovT-o),--.'- litanee, i]ui sunt sub Joanne episcopo , dileetis fra- tribus salutem. 1. Ad ea qucc puliuntur una est palicnlicc consola- tio. Ex litieris charitatis vcstrse , quas per e Qerma- iiuni presbyleruni et Cassianum diaconum misisiis , sceuani malornm , quam ob oculos posuislis, anxia soHiciiiidinc cognovi : quantisque calaiuiiaiibiis et iv.y~t\no-iu; , roi; utto t6v l-rio-.-OTrov Icoayyuv, ayunn- roi; uSehpai; -/uipeiv. 'Ex tmv ypuu.uaro>-j Trjj •jp.eripiu; uyuKn; , araa 5t« Tepp.uto\j toO irpeoSvripov v.ui Kaotavou toO Staxovou urzeo-rui.v.u.re, rra oxvjvrjv twv xaxwv, r)v ttoo twv 0'Jia'l.- piwv eOiixKT" , ev.fiepip.-j',> tppovrioi v.uripaQov , ocrat; te v irio-rt; v.up.vzi rulatm>>piui; re v.ui r.bvoi;, inutulnfOeio-n Krumnis fldes laboret , lepelila sacpius leclione ■noXkay.i; rn avayvwo-t xaretSov. ' 'O-r- p -Kpu.yp.a p.mn rj perspexi. Qnam quidem rem sola paiieniisc consola- irupuvlno-i; n,c vrou.o-jn; iurui. 4h--i yup *v ru/jt 6 tio sanare potesl. Dabil enim brevi Deus nosler rjptJT-poj 6-6j ra.i; rozavra.i; S/.i-f/eo-- rilo;, xai rauTa iinem lantislribulalinnibus ,ct Incc juvabit tolerasse. o-vjohei uT-£vr/vo;£evat. 'AX/a yap uxirrrj rnv avayxaiav * In priscis edit. hic additur latcs : qnod abest a mss. Deinde se\ probsc notte rnss. subjiciunt, omnes Quarc nihil est, cnr cum Quesn. substituaiur absti- nendi prreler lidem niss. Carihaginensi , qiiod anno ill) Bunifaeio Uoinano ponlifice cclebralum Csl , recilatnm es^e ali|iie Clim luox dicta clansula i onlii nialiim. il i.in.i' unciuis inclusa siint , omiitil Quesn. ncque exslant nisi in e\einplaribus coll. Dion. Hisp. ei lsid. Mo\ idcin Qucsn. cum uno ms. Colb. el altero Piih. prxfert, et si qua sunt talia, ubi cxteris in libris lcgi- lur alia. 6 Felnuarii 20 , ann. 405. ApudMerlin. et Quesn. ut in dimbus 111(15, dielis mss. desideralur secuntlo ; quod in abis recie e\pressum esse adjunctum An- Ihemii collcgx nomen confirmat. Descripta est ex Sozonicno, qui cam cum subse- quinli epislqla 12 e Lalino sermone in Gracum conversani nactns , iitranii|iu: lib. vm, c. 20, cdeu- dam curavit. Inde ambas accepit pcsiea Biicepliorus C.allisii , et librn xui , c. 52 Ilisloria; sn;c inseruil. Per lianc Innocenliiis lilieris sibi ab codeiu clero Gcniiani ati|ue Cassiani opera missis , adeoqnc anno 405 nonniliil jain procedente aceeplis, rescrip- Sil.Qnippc, ul Palladius pag. 26 ct 27 nairal, Ito- ii.am aiheiicrimt Germanus cl Cassianus posl Palla- diiim , Palladins auteiii elapso mcnse poslCyriacnin Syniiadorum episcopnm; quj (inidem nost legem anno 404, Noyen-hris 1S die, Constanlinopoli prn- " mulgatam, ex Orienie Itomam cnnfugere cosperai. Apinl Sozomenum et Ejicephorpm inscripiinui iwo- xivrio; itrio-v.or.o;, clc, nihil piieiiiillilur. Qioeirc.i liluhis in editionibus conciliuruiii ci pralixus, 111 qno up%apiu; iiomen lnnoceiitio tribuiuir , ut cinni (lesliluiii aucloriiaie, nihil valet , 111 iisilaluni lunc fuisse prohetui ap/t-piwrviicaliuluni. [dem dicendum et de. epislola 12, iu enjus tiiu'0 concilinrum ediiQ- res el Innocenliuin apj-t-psa , el Joannein u.pyj.er:i- o-xo-rov de suo appellanl. f, Non alius videiur esse Germauus isteabeo, cn- jus Gbrysoslomus supia cpi?t. 4, n. 5, meminii. Nec dubium quin Cassianus sit auctor ci llalionum , in quibus Gerinanus ul socius frequens inierloquilur. 505 504 Enimvero hanc ipsam necessariani consolaiionem in A nup«y\r,o-tv iv «pyfi xn; i-txicrxolii; xn; np-txsp«; uyurns exorilio lilterarum cliarilalis veslr.u posilam , pro- y.stp.ivnv, iyy.o>iJ.iu'Covxs; ufiwv xr,v xzp bQso-iv, ETreynwxa- po>iium vestrum laudanies, agnovimus inuliislesti- ptsv ixollu; Trpif to uTroftevEtv p.«pxvpi«; repd-yovo-av. moniis ad paiieniiam hortantibus conlirmatam. Nam Trlv y«p nu.exip«.v mtpieiihtaiv , w wj siXojtsv uu.tv iixt- coiisiilationein, i|uam vobis per lilieras nostras de- o-tei>.ki, Totf vp.exipoi; ypuu.ii.«o-t jrposyflao-aTS. TauTr,v beliamus , lilleris vestris ipsi prxvenislis. Hanc y«p xoi; xau.vovo-tv 6 npixepo; haixbxn; vr.ou.ovnv txupi- eniui Dominus nosier patienliam laboranlibus pra> ^etv stiuSev tv«x«t£v Toif 0>ii]/Eo-iTu-y/«vovT£f EauTouf slare solel : ul f.umili Clnisli eliam in tribulalioni- 0; T0U Xpto-Tou SoGW 7r«p up.v0^vxut , «vaV/t^du.Evot ev Ims semetipsos consolentnr , apud sc reputanles , sanctis ea j im antea coniigisse , qiiic ipsi paliunlur. Sed ei niis ex ipsis liitcris vcsiris consolationem nobismuiuari possumus. Neque enim a doloris ves- tri consortio sumus alieni ; qnippe qui affligiinur in voLis. 2. Quam injuste viventi J oaniii episcopus es! subro- qalus. — Quis enim ferre pussitea qua; ab illis ft de- p linquunlur, qims prao ca;teris decebat Iranquillilatis ac pacis et concorilioe esse studiosos ? Nunc autem prjepostero more saeerdotes innoxii e sedibus eccle- siaruin siiiiruin exiurbanliir. Quod quidem prinius injusie perpessiis cst frater et consaccrdos nnster Joannes episcpus vesler, cum nulla raiione fuisset audilus. Niilluin crimen offerlur , ncc audilur. Et »! ii ■ diiiim esl lioc perdiium consilium ? Ut non sit , am quxralur ulla speeies judicii , in locum vivcn- liiim sacerdoium alii substiiuuntur : quasi qui ab hnjusmodi lacinore aiispicali sunl , aliquid recli aut habere , aui egisse , judicari possint. Neque enini talia umquani a palribus nostris gesta esse couipe- riinus, sed poiiusb prohibila ; cuni neiuini licentia daia sit in luciim vivemis aliuin ordiuandi. Nam re- C T«t aysJitrSat tou ispiu;, iiruSrmtp ouSe ixio-y.oixo; proba ordinaiio lionorem sacerdniis auferre non po- 50v«T«t stvat sxsivof, o; «Sizwf uTrox«6io-T«T«i. test : si quidem is episcopus omnino esse nequit , qui injuste substiluitur. 3. Qui canones recipiendi aut reputliandi. — Quod 5. 'Oti xai rrspt xn; twv xavovwv TrapKyuiazfjf , tou- autein ad canonum c observationeni atiinet , solis Totf Setv sirto-B«t yp«yo\>.ev, oitivsc ev Nt/aia eio-iv wpto-- s«\ixoi; , xai xtpbxipov yeyevf,o-Oai xoi; uyiot; , uixzp «0- Toi Traa^ouct. Kai r]jj.zi; Si i\ kutwv twv vp.sxipu>'l ypaii.ij.uxMv Ovvuu.ev« r,aiv rpotreveyxut 7rapax),>jo-'v. 00 yup xov avvulyeiv iu.lv eVptev «klbxpiot , erretSriirep v.ai 2. Tif yup sviyv.ut 3uvrio-£TKt Ta i\uu.upxuvbp.evu utt' E/.civwv , ouo-Ttva? £%S>jv p.«>.t<sxu tou yuknvov , Trjf £t- pr,vr,;, v.ui u\>xr,; o*7tou3«o*TKf stvat -rif 6f/.ovoiaf ; Nuv ivnO.uyiJ.ivM xponot ur.o xn; ircoeSpiu; xuv tSitov ev.vln- trtwv £^w6ouvT«t a&woi itpti;. "0 Sii /.«t r.pwxo; b u.8s\- epof riu'">v y.ui avWsixovpybi Iwavvnf 6 \>u.ixtpo; Erri-rzo- rrof ciSizwf 7r£7rc.v8£, fj.nSti>.ia; tu/wv «zpo«o-£Wf. OuSiv eyxknp-a iriyipexui,o\>u" sio-uy.o\>sxui' v.ui xi; n urxnyopsv- p.ivn erzivota.; *Iv« p.n ixpbyuo-t; v.pio-ea; yivnxut , n tyixrfin, ei; T07rouf ^wvtwv iepiwv a).).ot «Troy.aOiaTavTat, tif Suva^OtEVWV TWV £Z TOtOUTOU 7r>VJfiU.£>r)fi«T0f 6pflWft£- vwv, bpbio; xt e/eiv n r.eiz puyjtui utto Ttvof •xptO^vat. OuSe yup Tzojxzoxe 71 ap« twv itaxipov twv np.exipo>v toi- «ut« xsxo~).u\r,i7Vui 'eyvbiv.uu.ev , «Xl.u f/a).).ov z£-/.w).uoSat , tw fj»§£vi £tf tottov ?wvTOf y_si.poxovsiv k)).ov SsSoafiat £|oucri«v. Ou yup yetooxovia a5o/.tf/of T/iv Ttfirjv Ouv«- " Ab Aeacio scil. episcopo Bene:c , Tlieopliilo Alexandriic , Antioclio l't»leniaidos et Severiano Gabaloriim , quos Constautinopoliiani liiteris siiis ajriimu irum , quas patiebantur , aucteres esse no- iiiinaliin significarunt. Roiiiiiiiiini apud Baron. ad auu. 8CI. Iloc ipsum , quod diserte velai syuodiis Sardicensis, proliibiium vidni pnte>t cl Nic.eno canone 9 , quo cavetur , ne in una civilale duo episcopi probentttr exisiere. cilii verha ista snnl : E? Ttf ETricrzo7rof \>ixb o-uvoSou y.uButpeuti; , n TrpierSuTEpof n Stuv.ovo; utto tou ioiou etti- er/.07rou, To)ctrio-£ iev Tt npu^ut xn; \etxovpyiu; , elc, quas diitn Genlianus Herveius latiue ita cnnvertii , Si ijuis episcupus a synodo depositits , vel pr.sbyler vel ditico ■ nus a prtiprto episcopo , sncrum celebrate ausus (iteiit, verlia TO^fuicmiv Tt rpu^ut \etxo\>pyi«; non satis ac- curale vnleur reddidisse. Nam diaconi non est sacritnt celebrare : et liquet episcopo , preshylero et diacono ileiiositis lioe canoue inierdici , noo so- Iiiiii ne sairiiin celebrent , seil ne quiilquam minis- lerii , ex qno dejerti sunl , allinuanl. Qnieircii Tbeo- D doreius hb. v ilist. c. 34 tradii adversarios Joannis pcenas ab eo exegisse non jain falsoiiuu criininiiin , Tuin ile canonuin Jnanni objectorum auctoritiile oita est coniroversia , aliis , iuquit Palladius pag. 79, coitlender.libus eos orthodoxorum esse , uliis Aria- norunt esic demonslranlibus. Qua occasione Klpi- dins iiiiil. , pag. 8il, lepide dixisse leriur imperatori : Subscribant fratres noslri Acacius el Autiuchtts ejus- dem se csse lidei , ae eos qni cnnoites ediderun! , quos tamquam tib ortliodoxis editos proponnnl , etsolttta controvenin est. Enndem controversiam ad se de- l.iUm lunoceniiiis nunc dirimit , ac docet c; nes illos b.crelicoruin esse , non qiiod Antioclieno con- cilio defuerini omnino oriiiodoxi , sed quud AriauOs 505 EPlSTOLiE illis parendum esse dicimus , qui Nicaeae definiii sunt ; (|uos solos n seciari etngnoscere debet Eccle- sia caiholica. Sin autein a quibusdara alii proferan- lur, qui a Nicamis canonibus dis-cntiani, et ab hae- reticis compositi esse arguaniur , hi nb episcopis eatholicis rcjiciiintur. N.un qu;e ab haereticis sunl excogitata , ea cailiolicis regulis adjungere non licet. Qnippe illi perconiraria et illiciia placita per- petuo id .igunt, ut Nicaenorum palrum sentenliam labelaclent. II<>s igitur canones non solum nou se- queudos , vcruni eiiam una cum bsereiicis et scliis- niaticis dogmaiibus condemnandos esse dicinius , quemadmodum etiamin Sardicensi synodojam con- demnati sunt b al> episcopis qui nos pnccesseiunt. Satius enini fuerit ea qu;e c recle f;icla sunt con- demnari , quam ea qusc contra canones acia sunl ullam firniiiatem obiinere , fraires ehaiissiuii. Doinini noslri exspeclare. Omnia , quo iiunc per invidiam diaboli ad fidelium probationem contur- bata sunt , pacabunlur. Nihil non dcbemus pcr lir- milatem fidei a Doniino sperarc. Nam el nos diu muliuinqiie cogitamus , qunnam modo cecuir.enica synodus congreganda sil , ut turbulemi motus Dci nutn tandcm conqtiiescant. Sustineamus igitur ali- quantisper ; et vallo palicnli.TC communili , cnucia auxilio Dei nostri resliioenda speremus, Omnia porro , quse vos perferre dixislis , jam anlea a coe- piscopis nostris , qui Honiam licet diversis '' tempo- ET DECKETA. 506 A /xevoi, ot? ftovotj ofzilzi ii-«xo),o\)Qziv r) z«6o).tx>i Exx/i-j- ata , xu.i toOtou? •yvw/oiijEtv. Et Se Ixzpoi Otto Ttvwvl Ttp oo-f ipovxui , oixivz; utxo twv ev Ntzaia Ota-f wvoOat , zai Ovto aipSTtzwv i\iyovx«i avvTETa^Sat , oOtoi 7rap« Twv za8o/\ixwv E7riax67rojv a7ro6a),),ovTat. Ta yu.p Ojto twv uipzxi/MV £0ps9ivTa , TaOTa oOx eVti TOtj xa6o- )>txoi"<: xavoat rr^oaa7rT£tv. 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Wavxa. oau. v\jv xS> (fOovoi tou ota- S6)ov Tzpo; xfiv twv 7rt(TTwv Soxio.uaiuv xzxupuy.xui ■Kpa-JvQfimxui |Lab. ■na.puy.-oQniixa.C^. OOSev 6tp£i/\o/i£v T>i o-xzppoxnxi xnt iziaxzw; itupu toO xvpio\i a7r£/\7riaat. Kai yu.p fip.il; 7ro).)a axETrTot/.iOa , ov xporcov f] aOvooof otxou/xEvtxii avva^S-i/j' ottwj ttj f3ou).iia£t toO QeoO ai TravTa Tii fiorfiziu toO ©eoO »jf/.wv aTroxaTaaTaOiivat. IlavTa §£, 6aa Oftar 0yiaTaa9at E^orizaTE, zai xcpoxzpov trvvOpu.- /xovTwv, £t xai piukio-xa. aiuaopot; ypovoi;, xovxicxi \ri- Athanasii adversarios primas in eo lenuisse in con- fesso sit : atque lnijus rei lesiis esi prolatus canon , qni con-iilio ad oinnem reslilutionis spem Atha- nasio auferendam editus fuerat. " Praiier illos , inquit Paschas. Qiirsnellus Dis- scit. 12 a.l calcein nperum Leonis c. "2, eaam Sar- dicentes recipiebal Innoceniius . sed llabitos pro Ni- cwnis, eoruniqne nomine decoralos ac veslitos. Ll cx eo quidem, quod ille poniifex de Sardiceusi synodo Antioclienos cationes condemnaute pioxime snliji- cit, pcrspiciiuni est ab ipso recipi quoe Sardic.e ge^ia sunl. SimI ciiin illa laudet proiirio Sardicensis synodi iioiuine ; Sardicenses cauones nt a Nicsenis tlisiiiictos , uoii ui pro Nicwttis liabiios eorumque no- mine vesiuos , ab eo receptos esse uoo niiniis inant- fcsiuiu est. Quocirca Innoceniium ita intelligimus solos Nic;enos canones sectandos prsedicare, non ut rejicianlur aul speinautur qui cuiu illis consen- tiant, sed ii laiiiinii qui dissentiani: Quoniam , in- quii et Li-o epist. 90 , ad Pulclieriam , n. 2, cutitra sln ula ciinoimni palernorum , quw tinle longissimcc wtuiis annos in urbe Nicania spiritalibus suni [undata decretis, nihil uinquam audere concedilur ; itu ut si t//ii.s dn'1'if.uiu aliquid decernere vctit , se potius mi- nuat,quam ilta corrumpat. Cerie Nicauia; synodi vel- ut appendix sardicensis ceuseri potest , utpote cui pr.ffmt 0>ios, qui Nic;e;e vul piiucep» vel inler pri- inarios pr.tsules consederai , eiin qua eadem fnles sidbilila , eddeiliquc lijercsis piofligata csl. Dauiasd pontifice, ut supia pag. 591 , num. 5, secunduni Aihinasiuin , obserVavimus, ne ciiiquani iniponc- rent Ari ini , qui tiffiia synodorum nomina comminis- cebantur, Roiuse alii-que in I 'Cis diversa celebrata siiiii concilia , in quiluis sancilum est , ul nulta diin- ceps in Ecctesia catliolica nominaretur sytwdus proeler uuum Niccenam. Qiiauium aulein Alhanasii interes- set , ut Sardicensis syumli niioinie levaretur aucio- riia-i , neiiiiui est iiicompertum. Juiius (tiincecclesut- prseerai julius) Constaniis prin- ctputu in cominuiiionem admisil Alhanasium et Itar- cettum Gulatum , propter quos et liic canon faclus (uerat. 507 S INNOCENTII I PAP.£ 508 ribns ponfil|Cruol > i'l est Deinetrio , Cyriao, Eu- A ixmpiw, KuptaxoO, EOWiou xai riaMiaSiou , piiivw (7'JVStO-t (/£&' vjt/.OJV, T£>6ia EjO«T>)0-£( ^.SptaSljxafiSV. iu lempora sindio srev;c loquacitatis exercet. Est eniin nuper proditum (Vid. Pallad. pag. 82 et 83), .ipiid Conslantinopolim sacraiissimo P.ischrc vencra- bilis die, cum omnes pene in eumdem locum vicina- ruui urliiuin populos roli^io, casiigaiiore sul) prre- scntia prineipuin ritu celebranda, collegcrai, clausas suliito catliolicas ecclesias, trusos in cuslndiani »a- Iysio ei 1'alladio , qtii nouisciim snnt , accurata in- terrogaiione didicimus.