Theodoret

"We believe that the will of God, and the decree of thy piety staged a general meeting of the bishops of all the western cities of Arimine toyu to ensure that churches and faith kafolicheskoy all explained, and thinking to the contrary surfaced. So, after lengthy discussions, we recognized for the best - faith , come down from antiquity, the prophets preached, the Gospel, the apostles and by our Lord Jesus Christ, faith, guardian of thy kingdom, and patroness of thy power, - this belief constantly and contain, contain, guard it until the end, for us it seemed a matter of reckless and illegal change that a properly defined and clearly described in the Nicene glorious cathedral in the presence of your father and the king Constantine, preached in the ears of all and became a universal teachings and way of thinking. This belief - one set in poboranie and extermination of heresy Arievoy, and it overturned, not only arianstvo but any other heresy. In it, and add something truly is not safe, and take away the fatal, for say one or the other - the enemy at once opened an opportunity to do anything. Therefore, Urzaky and Valent, a long-standing associates and supporters Arian exercises, and were weaned off communication with us, yet for his return, not admitted their errors, did not repent and did not receive forgiveness, as evidenced by their written evidence. The respect for the symbol signs of repentance, they are forgiven and freed from guilt. This is done at a time when the church continued to meet mediolanskogo, in the presence of other elders and the Roman Church. And we know, and after the death of a decent memory of Constantine, who with all care and attention presented a written faith, was baptized in it when Among the people leaving and moving to the cherished inheritance of the world, and therefore considered a matter of reckless beyond to enter something new and prezret исповедников so many saints and martyrs, who expressed in writing and addressed this very doctrine, which are discussed in accordance with the statutes of the ancient church kafolicheskoy and the belief that God has preserved until the times of your reign, through our Lord Jesus Christ, granted the kingdom to you so that you have and live our empire. Despite the unfortunate and miserable people mind again with the criminal boldness to preach the teachings of the wicked and destroy all building of the truth. When, in your order, the meeting of the church began to take place - and they found also the intention of his delusion - have become an insidious and outrageous to introduce something new and, with the help of his accomplices, heresy, Germany, Avksentiya and Gaiya, began to bring hatred and raznomyslie. changing their teaching a superior to all other blasphemy. When they saw the same, thinking that they are not identical and that there is no consent in their wicked opinions, they joined our Board with the intent - doctrines of faith to state otherwise. But to denounce their intentions were, and quite a short time, and that cases are not subject to church regularly to the same dangers, and that confusion and constant anxiety did not result in the disorder, recognized as a boon to maintain the strong and continuing regulation of old, these same people to separate from communicating with us. For this reason, we have mailed to your Mercy Ambassadors, which is known to all of you through a message and declare the view of a cathedral. after the first of all led to assert the truth on the basis of the ancient and loyal definitions: they explain to your piety, that, contrary to what I said Urzakiya Valenta, peace can not be, if that pervert something right, because how can save the world, people who violate the world? This and other cities, and in the Roman Church rather make strife and concern. So, implore thy mercy, to accept the submission of our embassies hearing and benevolent face of light and not popuskat that by insulted the deceased entered any news (live), but let us stay with that defined and legitimized by the ancestors, who can say, all carried out vision, wisdom, and the suggestion of the Holy Spirit, while the current innovations of the people inspire believers disbelief and non-believers - perseverance. povelet implore also to the bishops, living in someone else's party and the oppressed as an old age, and the needs of poverty, were given the means to return home, to church, in the absence of bishops, not to be orphans. But the whole again implore popuskat not that of the previous definitions that a diminish or add to them, but leave irrefrangible and for the future, all observed from the time of your devout father so far. Suppose, finally, we did not suffer and did not stay away from their dioceses, even bishops, together with his people peacefully pray and perform religious services, praying for your salvation, the kingdom and the world, so that God will give you forever. Our ambassadors are in possession of a signature and the names of the bishops, but also convince your piety and as a result of the Holy Scriptures. "

When, after this letter arrived to the king, the courtiers, pokrovitelstvuya heresy, took from them a message and forwarded it to the king, and by him was not allowed, saying that the sovereign is now occupied by public concerns. This they did in the thought that the bishops, long-term expectations and knocked impatiently wishing to return to the flock entrusted to me, forced to be excavated and destroyed the fortress, they arranged against heresy. But such intent is not to succeed, because the courageous champions of faith to the king, and sent another message, beseeching him to take ambassadors and dissolve them. Introduce in its history, and this message.