Palladius said ; ' Why do you shrink from the name of death?'
Ambrose, Bishop, said; 'Nay, I do not shrink from it, but I confess it in respect of my flesh: for there is One by Whom I arn released from the chains of death.'
Palladius said; 'Death is caused by separation of the spirit (from the flesh), for Christ the Son of God took upon Him flesh, and by means of flesh he died.'
Ambrose, Bishop, said; 'It is written that Christ suffered: He suffered then in respect of His flesh: in respect of His Godhead He has immortality. He who denies this, is a devil.'
Palladius said; 'I know not Arius.'
26. AMBROSE, Bishop, said; 'Then Arius said ill, since the Son of God also has immortality in respect of his Godhead.' And he added, 'Did he then say well or ill?'
Palladius said; 'I do not agree.'
Ambrose, Bishop, said; 'With whom do not you agree? Anathema to him, who does not frankly unfold his faith.'
All the Bishops said; 'Anathema.'
Palladius said; ' Say what you please; His Godhead is immortal.'
Ambrose, Bishop, said; 'Whose? the Father's or the Sons?' And he added: 'Arius heaped together many impieties. But let us pass to other points.' |43
27. Then was recited; "Alone wise."
Palladius said; 'The Father is wise of himself, but the Son is not wise.'
Ambrose, Bishop said; 'Is then the Son not wise, when He Himself is Wisdom? For we also say that the Son is begotten of the Father.'
Eusebius, Bishop, said; 'Is there anything as impious and profane as this which he said, that the Son of God is not wise?'
Palladius said; 'He is called Wisdom, who can deny that he is Wisdom?'
Ambrose, Bishop said; 'Is He wise or not?'
Palladius said; 'He is Wisdom.'
Ambrose, Bishop, said; 'Then He is wise, if He is Wisdom.'
Palladius said; 'We answer you according to the Scriptures.'
Ambrose, Bishop, said; 'Palladius, as far as I can see, has attempted to deny also that the Son of God is wise.'
Eusebius, Bishop, said; 'He who denies that the Son of God is wise, let him be anathema.'
All the Bishops said; 'Anathema.'
28. Eusebius, Bishop, said; 'Let Secundianus also answer to this.'
Secundianus being silent,