3. After this, when I was compelled to undertake a
journey into Armenia, knowing the man’s character, and with the
view both of making my own defence before a competent witness, for what
had taken place and of satisfying him, I travelled to Getasa, into the
territory of the very godly bishop Meletius, the aforementioned
Theodotus being with me; and while there, on being accused by him of my
communication with Eustathius, I told him that the result of our
intercourse was my finding Eustathius to be in all things in agreement
with myself. Then he persisted that Eustathius, after leaving me,
had denied this and asseverated to his own disciples that he had never
come to any agreement with me about the faith. I, therefore,
combated this statement; and see, O most excellent man, if the answer I
made was not most fair and most complete. I am convinced, I said,
judging from the character of Eustathius, that he cannot thus lightly
be turning from one direction to another, now confessing now denying
what he said; that a man, shunning a lie, even in any little matter, as
an awful sin, is not likely to choose to run counter to the truth in
matters of such vast importance and so generally notorious: but
if what is reported among you turns out to be true, he must be
confronted with a written statement containing the complete exposition
of the right faith; then, if I find him ready to agree in writing, I
shall continue in communion with him; but, if I find that he shrinks
from the test, I shall renounce all intercourse with him. The
bishop Meletius agreed to these arguments, and the brother Diodorus the
presbyter, who was present, and then the right reverend brother
Theodotus, assented, and invited me to go to Nicopolis, both to visit
the Church there, and to keep him company as far as Satala. But
he left me at Getasa, and, when I reached Nicopolis, forgetting all
that he heard from me, and the agreement he had made with me, dismissed
me, disgraced by the insults and dishonours which I have mentioned.