Thefirstbloodwhichstainedthenewcapitalwasspiltinthisecclesiasticalcontest；andmanypersonswereslainonbothsides，inthefuriousandobstinateseditionsofthepeople。ThecommissionofenforcingasentenceofbanishmentagainstPaulhadbeenintrustedtoHermogenes，themaster—generalofthecavalry；

　　buttheexecutionofitwasfataltohimself。TheCatholicsroseinthedefenceoftheirbishop；thepalaceofHermogeneswasconsumed；thefirstmilitaryofficeroftheempirewasdraggedbytheheelsthroughthestreetsofConstantinople，and，afterheexpired，hislifelesscorpsewasexposedtotheirwantoninsults。

　　^152ThefateofHermogenesinstructedPhilip，thePraetorianpraefect，toactwithmoreprecautiononasimilaroccasion。Inthemostgentleandhonorableterms，herequiredtheattendanceofPaulinthebathsofXeuxippus，whichhadaprivatecommunicationwiththepalaceandthesea。Avessel，whichlayreadyatthegardenstairs，immediatelyhoistedsail；and，whilethepeoplewerestillignorantofthemeditatedsacrilege，theirbishopwasalreadyembarkedonhisvoyagetoThessalonica。Theysoonbeheld，withsurpriseandindignation，thegatesofthepalacethrownopen，andtheusurperMacedoniusseatedbythesideofthepraefectonaloftychariot，whichwassurroundedbytroopsofguardswithdrawnswords。Themilitaryprocessionadvancedtowardsthecathedral；theAriansandtheCatholicseagerlyrushedtooccupythatimportantpost；andthreethousandonehundredandfiftypersonslosttheirlivesintheconfusionofthetumult。Macedonius，whowassupportedbyaregularforce，obtainedadecisivevictory；buthisreignwasdisturbedbyclamorandsedition；andthecauseswhichappearedtheleastconnectedwiththesubjectofdispute，weresufficienttonourishandtokindletheflameofcivildiscord。AsthechapelinwhichthebodyofthegreatConstantinehadbeendepositedwasinaruinouscondition，thebishoptransportedthosevenerableremainsintothechurchofSt。Acacius。ThisprudentandevenpiousmeasurewasrepresentedasawickedprofanationbythewholepartywhichadheredtotheHomoousiandoctrine。Thefactionsimmediatelyflewtoarms，theconsecratedgroundwasusedastheirfieldofbattle；andoneoftheecclesiasticalhistorianshasobserved，asarealfact，notasafigureofrhetoric，thatthewellbeforethechurchoverflowedwithastreamofblood，whichfilledtheporticosandtheadjacentcourts。Thewriterwhoshouldimputethesetumultssolelytoareligiousprinciple，wouldbetrayaveryimperfectknowledgeofhumannature；yetitmustbeconfessedthatthemotivewhichmisledthesincerityofzeal，andthepretencewhichdisguisedthelicentiousnessofpassion，suppressedtheremorsewhich，inanothercause，wouldhavesucceededtotherageoftheChristiansatConstantinople。

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　　[Footnote150:Cucususwasthelaststageofhislifeandsufferings。Thesituationofthatlonelytown，ontheconfinesofCappadocia，Cilicia，andtheLesserArmenia，hasoccasionedsomegeographicalperplexity；butwearedirectedtothetruespotbythecourseoftheRomanroadfromCaesareatoAnazarbus。

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