The Authority of the Bishop over the Emperor When have you heard, most gracious Emperor, that laymen gave judgment concerning a bishop in a matter of faith? Are we so prostrate through the flattery of some as to be unmindful of the rights of the priesthood, and do I think that I can entrust to others what God has given me? … But undoubtedly, whether we go through the series […]
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Eusebius: The Bishop and the Church
The Bishop as Architect of the Church The living temple which we all constitute, composed of living stones, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the chief cornerstone being Jesus Christ himself —-this is the greatest and truly divine sanctuary, whose inmost shrines are invisible to the multitude and are a holy of holies. Only the great High Priest of all is permitted to look within the sacred […]
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