Theoppressionwhichhehadfelt，thedisordersofwhichhewasthespectatorandthevictim，appeased，duringashortinterval，theangrypassionsofhissoul；andinthefollowingpassage，ofwhichIshalltranscribeafewlines，thebishopofPoitiersunwarilydeviatesintothestyleofaChristianphilosopher。\"Itisathing，\"saysHilary，\"equallydeplorableanddangerous，thatthereareasmanycreedsasopinionsamongmen，asmanydoctrinesasinclinations，andasmanysourcesofblasphemyastherearefaultsamongus；becausewemakecreedsarbitrarily，andexplainthemasarbitrarily。TheHomoousionisrejected，andreceived，andexplainedawaybysuccessivesynods。ThepartialortotalresemblanceoftheFatherandoftheSonisasubjectofdisputefortheseunhappytimes。Everyyear，nay，everymoon，wemakenewcreedstodescribeinvisiblemysteries。Werepentofwhatwehavedone，wedefendthosewhorepent，weanathematizethosewhomwedefended。Wecondemneitherthedoctrineofothersinourselves，orourowninthatofothers；andreciprocallytearingoneanothertopieces，wehavebeenthecauseofeachother\'sruin。\"^66
[Footnote63:Athanasius，inhisepistleconcerningtheSynodsofSeleuciaandRimini，tom。i。p。886—905，hasgivenanamplelistofAriancreeds，whichhasbeenenlargedandimprovedbythelaborsoftheindefatigableTillemont，Mem。Eccles。tom。vi。p。
477。]
[Footnote64:Erasmus，withadmirablesenseandfreedom，hasdelineatedthejustcharacterofHilary。Torevisehistext，tocomposetheannalsofhislife，andtojustifyhissentimentsandconduct，istheprovinceoftheBenedictineeditors。]
[Footnote65:AbsqueepiscopoEleusioetpauciscumeo，exmajoreparteAsianaedecemprovinciae，interquasconsisto，vereDeumnesciunt。Atqueutinampenitusnescirent!cumproclivioreenimveniaignorarentquamobtrectarent。Hilar。deSynodis，sivedeFideOrientalium，c。63，p。1186，edit。Benedict。Inthecelebratedparallelbetweenatheismandsuperstition，thebishopofPoitierswouldhavebeensurprisedinthephilosophicsocietyofBayleandPlutarch。]