_Vercelli_, and _Lucifer_ of _Cagliari_, to assist at that Council with the Character of his Legates. Such wild and extravagant Suppositions require a very strong Proof to support them, some plausible Conjectures at least to give them an Appearance of Truth. But that we must not expect of _Baronius_. The only Argument, if it may be so called, which he pretends to offer on this Occasion, is, that he cannot conceive _Athanasius_, and the other holy Confessors, would have taken upon them to act as they did, and enact a Decree extending to the whole Church, had they not received such a Power from him, to whom all Power was given[976], meaning the Pope. The other Pieces, falsly ascribed to _Liberius_, are another Letter to _Athanasius_, and one to all the Catholic Bishops; which are both reputed supposititious, being dated by Consuls who never existed. ----- Footnote 717: Buch. cycl. p. 273. Footnote 718: Hil. frag. 2. p. 41. Footnote 719: Ath. ad Solit. p. 828. & Apol. 2. p. 674. Theod. l. 2. c. 10. Footnote 720: Hil. frag. 1. p. 36. 40. Footnote 721: Idem ib. Footnote 722: Idem ib. Footnote 723: Idem ib. Footnote 724: Bar. ad ann. 352. n. 12-20. Footnote 725: Hil. p. 1327. & Athan. vit. p. 51. Footnote 726: Ath. ad Solit. p. 829. Sulp. Sever. l. 2. p. 159. Hil. frag. 2. p. 41. 47. Footnote 727: Sulp. Sever. l. 2. p. 159. Footnote 728: Hil. frag. 2. p. 42. Ath. ap. 1. p. 691. Theod. l. 2. c. 17. Footnote 729: Hil. frag. 1. p. 6. & in Cons. l. 2. p. 119. Sulp. Sever. p. 157. Ath. in Ar. or. 1. p. 291. ad Solit. p. 831. de fug. 703. Footnote 730: Sulp. Sever. p. 469. Hier. chron. Footnote 731: Bar. in martyr. 31. Aug. Footnote 732: Hil. frag. 47. Footnote 733: Id. ib. Footnote 734: Id. ib. p. 39. 43. Footnote 735: Sulp. Sever. l. 2. p. 159. Hil. frag. 2. p. 43. Athan. ad Solit. p. 846. Footnote 736: Soz. p. 546, 547. Socr. l. 2. c. 36. Footnote 737: Athan. ad Sol. p. 838. Footnote 738: Ruff. l. 1. c. 20. Footnote 739: Athan. ad Solit. p. 834, 835. Ammian. l. 15. p. 47. Theod. l. 2. c. 13. & l. 15. p. 38. 41. 47. Footnote 740: Athan. & Theod. ib. Footnote 741: Athan. in Ar. or. 1. p. 290. Marcell. & Faustin. lib. prec. ad Theod. p. 30. Footnote 742: Theod. l. 2. c. 13. Footnote 743: Id. ib. Footnote 744: Theod. l. 1. c. 13. Footnote 745: Id. ib. Footnote 746: Id. ib & Athan. ad Solit. p. 835. Footnote 747: Theod. l. 2. c. 13. Soz. l. 4. c. 11. Footnote 748: Marc. & Faust. &c. p. 3. Hier. chron. Footnote 749: Athan. ad Solit. p. 861. Ruff. l. 1. c. 22. Footnote 750: Ath. ib. Hier. ep. 98. Soz. l. 4. c. 24. Socr. l. 2. c. 37. Footnote 751: Soz. l. 4. c. 15. Footnote 752: Hier. chron. Marc. & Faust. p. 3. Footnote 753: Athan. ib. Theod. l. 2. c. 14. Ammian. l. 16. p. 72. Footnote 754: Ammian. l. 16. p. 69. 72. Idat. chron. Alex. Footnote 755: Theod. l. 2. c. 14. Soz. l. 4. c. 15.