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theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.02
To the Monks of Euphratensis, Osrhoene, Syria, Phoenicia, and Cilicia, When I contemplate the state of the Church at this present crisis -- the tempest that has struck the holy ship, the furious blasts, the beating waves, the deep darkness of the night, and beyond all this the strife of the sailors, the struggle among …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.02
To Bishop Florentius, Truly the grace of our God and Savior has not yet abandoned the human race. He has left us a "seed" in your holiness, lest we become like Sodom and Gomorrah [Isaiah 1:9]. This seed keeps us from losing heart entirely and gives us reason to wait for the passing of this terrible storm. We have there …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.02
I have entrusted this message to the reverend and godly presbyters Hypatius and Abramius, chorepiscopi [rural bishops], and Alypius, head of our monks. I would come to you myself, but I am held back by the chains of the imperial order. Treat my messengers, I beg you, as a father treats his sons. Give them a kind and im …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.02
To Anatolius the Patrician, Your excellency is fully aware of the acts of the "most righteous" judges at Ephesus. Their fame has spread to every land, and their "most just" verdict has reached the ends of the earth. What church has not felt this storm? One side inflicted the wrong; the other suffered it. But even those …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.02
God knew perfectly well the wickedness of those men, yet He said, "I will go down and see" -- teaching us to wait for the proof of facts. But these judges never summoned me to trial. They never heard the sound of my voice. They refused to let me state my beliefs. They handed me over, like a victim for slaughter, to the …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.02
Even murderers, grave-robbers, and adulterers are not condemned by their judges until they have either confessed or been clearly convicted by testimony. Yet I, raised as I have been in the divine laws, was condemned at his pleasure while I was thirty-five days' journey away. Nor is this all. Just last year, when two me …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To Renatus the Presbyter, We have heard of the warm and righteous zeal of your holiness -- the just and outspoken boldness you displayed in condemning the outrageous proceedings at Ephesus [the "Robber Synod" of 449 AD]. This is not known to us alone. The fame of your orthodoxy has spread everywhere, and people on all …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
Nevertheless, as long as I am here, I will not cease to serve the interests of this father of ours, knowing that the impious have wronged him. My wish is that both your piety and I could be done with all of this. There is nothing good to hope for, since all the judges put their trust in gold, and they all maintain that …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
Command me to come to you, and let me prove that my teaching follows in the footsteps of the apostles. I have in my possession writings from twenty years ago, from eighteen, fifteen, twelve years ago -- works against Arians and Eunomians, against Jews and pagans, against the Persian magi, on divine Providence, on theol …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
Your recent writings, too, show your apostolic character. We have read what your holiness wrote concerning the incarnation of our God and Savior [Leo's famous "Tome"], and we marveled at the precision of your language. For both documents set forth both the everlasting Godhead of the Only-begotten, derived from the ever …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To the Monks of Constantinople, There is nothing new or surprising in the fact that men who have sharpened their tongues against our God and Savior should also aim their arrows of falsehood at His faithful servants. The servants who grieve deeply at the outrage to their Master must expect to share in it. The Lord Himse …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
I have authored more than thirty books -- against Arius and Eunomius, against Marcion, against Macedonius, against pagans and against Jews. I have interpreted the holy Scriptures, and anyone who wishes can easily verify that I have followed in the apostles' footsteps, proclaiming one Son, one Father, and one Holy Spiri …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To John the Oeconomus, Rest and a life free from cares are deeply welcome to me. I have shut the door of my monastery and have declined social contact with my friends. But I have received reports that fresh attacks are being made against the faith of the Gospels, and I conclude there may be danger in my silence. When a …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To Count Sporacius. Your Excellency's letter has given me great delight. My pleasure has been further increased by the devout presbyter and monk Iamblichus, who has told me of your warm zeal, your earnestness in the faith, and your genuine goodwill toward me. On hearing of this — and of the efforts on my behalf of the …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To the Prefect Eutrechius, I have been greatly astonished that your lordship sent me no warning of the plots against me. Counteracting them would admittedly have been difficult for anyone who lacked the means to expose the plotters' lies. But simply giving information about what was happening required not so much power …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
Second Petition of the Eastern Commissioners to the Emperor, Your piety has been informed on several occasions, both by ourselves and by our emissaries, that the doctrine of the true faith is in danger of being corrupted, and that the body of the Church is being torn apart by men who are turning everything upside down, …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To Jacobus, Presbyter and Monk. Those who have adorned the vigor of their youth with virtuous labor come happily to old age, gladdened by the memory of their past victories, and freed from further struggle by the arrival of those years. I think your piety possesses this joy, and that you carry your old age the more lig …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
As usual, these inveterate mockers transgressed this law too. After hearing the letter they did not change their behavior. They held communion with the deposed, addressed them as bishops, and refused to allow the Chapters -- the source of all the turmoil -- to be examined. We do not understand how they can claim to be …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
He remained what He was and became what He was not. In Christ we recognize two natures united without confusion in one Person -- the divine nature, which is impassible, and the human nature, which truly suffered. It was the body that was nailed to the cross. It was the body that was buried. It was the body that rose. T …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To the Consul Nomus. I had only a brief part of a day to enjoy your lordship's company, for unavoidable circumstances robbed me of what I had so earnestly hoped for. I had expected that our short meeting would kindle goodwill and the beginning of a genuine friendship, but I was disappointed. I have since written you tw …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To the Archimandrite John, The blessed David fell into several errors, which God in His wisdom has caused to be recorded for the benefit of those who came after. But it was not because of David's sins that Absalom -- parricide, murderer, and altogether vile -- launched his wild war against his father. Absalom's true mo …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
First Letter of the Eastern Commissioners from Chalcedon, On our arrival at Chalcedon -- for neither we nor our opponents were permitted to enter Constantinople, on account of the riots by the monks -- we learned that eight days before our arrival (such is the justice of our most pious prince!) the lord Nestorius was d …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To Andreas, Monk of Constantinople, "God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear, but with the temptation will also provide a way of escape, so that you may be able to endure it" [1 Corinthians 10:13]. He has exposed falsehood -- though even now the refuted falsehood is still approved …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To the Learned Eusebius. Those who spread this news imagined it would be deeply distasteful to me, and thought they could cause me pain by it. But by God's grace I welcomed it and await what comes with pleasure. Any trouble that is brought on me for the sake of the divine teachings is welcome to me. For if we truly tru …
theodoret_cyrrhus · c. 440 · score 0.01
To Urbanus, Our generous Lord has granted us once again to enjoy the feast and to send your excellency the festal greeting. We pray that you may be well and prosperous, and that you may share in the unspeakable, divine gift which supplies to those who approach it the seeds of the blessings we hope for, and gives us the …