Daniel Butler and Edward Bickersteth Birks

“ Tillemont supposes Capreolus to have succeeded to the see of Carthage shortly before the death of Augustine (430) , as the letter convoking the council of Ephesus seems to have been addressed to him and to Augustine (xii. 559) . Another object of his letter to Ephesus was to implore the council not to re-open the question of the Pelagian heresy. When his letter was read, Cyril and all the bishops exclaimed, "That is what we all say; that is what we all wish," and they ordered it to be inserted in the Acts of the council (Vinc. Lerin. c. 31; Labbe, Conc. iii. 529) . ”

“ It is instructive to note the importance that he attaches to the descent of the God-man into Hades. Chaps. 5‒12 are taken up with answering the new error. He quotes Ps. xvi. 10; John x. 18; I. Cor. ii. ”