hesurvivedtheCatholictyrantofAlexandria，and，aftersixteenyears\'banishment，thesynodofChalcedonwouldperhapshaverestoredhimtothehonors，oratleasttothecommunion，ofthechurch。ThedeathofNestoriuspreventedhisobediencetotheirwelcomesummons；^55andhisdiseasemightaffordsomecolortothescandalousreport，thathistongue，theorganofblasphemy，hadbeeneatenbytheworms。HewasburiedinacityofUpperEgypt，knownbythenamesofChemnis，orPanopolis，orAkmim；^56
buttheimmortalmaliceoftheJacobiteshasperseveredforagestocaststonesagainsthissepulchre，andtopropagatethefoolishtradition，thatitwasneverwateredbytherainofheaven，whichequallydescendsontherighteousandtheungodly。
^57HumanitymaydropatearonthefateofNestorius；yetjusticemustobserve，thathesufferedthepersecutionwhichhehadapprovedandinflicted。^58
[Footnote52:Evagrius，l。i。c。7。TheoriginallettersintheSynodiconc。15，24，25，26justifytheappearanceofavoluntaryresignation，whichisassertedbyEbed—Jesu，aNestorianwriter，apudAsseman。Bibliot。Oriental。tom。iii。p。
299，302。]