Letter 178: I believe that more than anyone else, the most holy and venerable bishop, my lord John [of Antioch], must have been...
Letter 178
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Letter to Alexander of Hierapolis.
I think that more than all the very holy and venerable bishop, my lord John, must have been gratified at my refusing either to give my consent to the condemnation of the very holy and venerable bishop Nestorius or to violate the pledges made at Tarsus, Chalcedon and Ephesus.
He remembers also what was frequently received from us at Antioch after our departure.
Let no one therefore deceive your holiness into the belief that I should ever do this, for God is without doubt on my side and strengthening me.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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