the death of Anastasius, may be found in the Breviary of Liberatus, (c.
14--19,) the iid and iiid books of Evagrius, the abstract of the two
books of Theodore the Reader, the Acts of the Synods, and the Epistles
of the Pope, (Concil. tom. v.) The series is continued with some
disorder in the xvth and xvith tomes of the Memoires Ecclesiastiques
of Tillemont. And here I must take leave forever of that incomparable
guide--whose bigotry is overbalanced by the merits of erudition,
diligence, veracity, and scrupulous minuteness. He was prevented by
death from completing, as he designed, the vith century of the church
and empire.]

Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord.--Part IV.

Justinian has been already seen in the various lights of a prince, a
conqueror, and a lawgiver: the theologian [80] still remains, and it
affords an unfavorable prejudice, that his theology should form a very
prominent feature of his portrait. The sovereign sympathized with
his subjects in their superstitious reverence for living and departed
saints: his Code, and more especially his Novels, confirm and enlarge
the privileges of the clergy; and in every dispute between a monk and
a layman, the partial judge was inclined to pronounce, that truth, and
innocence, and justice, were always on the side of the church. In his
public and private devotions, the emperor was assiduous and exemplary;
his prayers, vigils, and fasts, displayed the austere penance of a monk;
his fancy was amused by the hope, or belief, of personal inspiration; he
had secured the patronage of the Virgin and St. Michael the archangel;
and his recovery from a dangerous disease was ascribed to the miraculous
succor of the holy martyrs Cosmas and Damian. The capital and the
provinces of the East were decorated with the monuments of his religion;
[81] and though the far greater part of these costly structures may be
attributed to his taste or ostentation, the zeal of the royal architect
was probably quickened by a genuine sense of love and gratitude towards
his invisible benefactors. Among the titles of Imperial greatness, the
name of Pious was most pleasing to his ear; to promote the temporal and
spiritual interest of the church was the serious business of his life;
and the duty of father of his country was often sacrificed to that of
defender of the faith. The controversies of the times were congenial
to his temper and understanding and the theological professors must
inwardl