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Eustathius, having accused Arius of denying the Son's consubstantiality and numbering the Creator with creation, now addresses the emperor directly with a two-part request.
You could persuade him, Emperor, to change his mind and stop opposing the apostolic teachings.Or, if he remains fixed in the impious acts of false teaching in which he has been caught, may you remove him utterly from the Church, the fold of Christ and of us, so that his muddy sophistry may not make prey of simpler souls.