Chapter LXX.
Hilary, [2691] bishop of the church at Arles, a man learned in Holy Scriptures, was devoted to poverty, and earnestly anxious to live in narrow circumstances, not only in religiousness of mind, but also in labour of body. To secure this estate of poverty, this man of noble race and very differently brought up, engaged in farming, though it was beyond his strength, and yet did not neglect spiritual matters. He was an acceptable teacher also, and without regard to persons administered correction to all. [2692] He published some few things, brief, but showing immortal genius, and indicating an erudite mind, as well as capacity for vigorous speech; among these that work which is of so great practical value to many, his Life of Saint Honoratus, his predecessor. He died during the reign of Valentinianus and Martianus.
[2691] Born about 401, bishop 429, died 449.
[2692] correction to all; Her. adds work of preaching but has the support of no good mss.
Chapter LXXI.
Leo, [2693] bishop [2694] of Rome, wrote a letter to Flavianus, bishop of the church at Constantinople, against Eutyches the presbyter, who at that time, on account of his ambition for the episcopate was trying to introduce novelties into the church. In this he advises Flavianus, if Eutyches confesses his error and promises amendment, to receive him, but if he should persist in the course he had entered on, that he should be condemned together with his heresy. He likewise teaches in this epistle and confirms by divine testimony that as the Lord Jesus Christ is to be considered the true son of the Divine Father, so likewise he is to be considered true man with human nature, that is, that he derived a body of flesh from the flesh of the virgin and not as Eutyches asserted, that he showed a body from heaven. [2695] He died in the reign of Leo and Majorianus.
[2693] Leo the Great, Bishop (Pope) 440, died 461.
[2694] bishop: A 30 31 e have pontiff.
[2695] T and 21 add after heaven "and he addressed another letter on this same subject to the Emperor Leo in whose reign also he died."
Chapter LXXII.
Mochimus, [2696] the Mesopotamian, a presbyter at Antioch, wrote an excellent book Against Eutyches, and is said to be writing others, which I have not yet read.
[2696] Presbyter 457.
Chapter LXXIII.
Timotheus, [2697] [2698] when Proterius [2699] had been put to death by the Alexandrians, in response to popular clamour, willingly or unwillingly allowed himself to be made bishop by a single bishop in the place of him who had been put to death. And lest he, having been illegally appointed, should be deservedly deposed at the will of the people who had hated Proterius, he pronounced all the bishops of his vicinity to be Nestorians, and boldly presuming to wash out the stain on his conscience by hardihood, wrote a very persuasive book to the Emperor Leo, which he attempted to fortify by testimonies of the Fathers, used in a perverted sense, so far as to show, for the sake of deceiving the emperor and establishing his heresy, that Leo of Rome, pontiff of the city, and the synod of Chalcedon, and all the Western bishops were fundamentally Nestorians. But by the grace of God, the enemy of the church was refuted and overthrown at the Council of Chalcedon. He is said to be living in exile, still an heresiarch, and it is most likely so. This book of his for learning's sake, I translated by request of the brethren into Latin and prefixed a caveat.
[2697] Bishop of Alexandria 380, died 385.
[2698] Timotheus 31 e add Bishop of Alexandria.
[2699] Proterius; 25 30 Fabr. Her. add the bishop.
[2700] This book...caveat A T 25 30 31 a e 21 Fabr.; omit Migne. Her.
Chapter LXXIV.
Asclepius, [2701] the African, bishop of a large see [2702] within the borders of Bagais, wrote against the Arians, and is said to be now writing against the Donatists. He is famous for his extemporaneous teaching.
[2701] Bishop of Bagais (Vagen) about 485.
[2702] large see A T 25 30 31 a? e earliest eds.; small village. Fabr. Migne. Her.