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A53763 The Oxford-antiquity examined wherein is briefly shewn the notorious falshoods in the Greek manuscript, said to be translated by Humphrey Hody, B.D. of Wadham College, Oxon., which the better to recommend to the world, he entitles The unreasonableness of a separation from the bishops &c. 1691 (1691) Wing O849; ESTC R31774 11,522 15

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THE Oxford-Antiquity EXAMINED WHEREIN Is briefly shewn the Notorious Falshoods in the Greek Manuscript said to be Translated by Humphry Hody B. D. of Wadham College Oxon. Which the better to recommend to the World he Entitles The Vnreasonableness of a Separation from the New Bishops c. LONDON Printed in the Year MDCXCI THE Oxford-Antiquity EXAMINED THE Authour of the Pamphlet entituled The Vnreasonableness of a Separation from the New Bishops c. would have the World take notice what a fortuitous Hit or rather singular Providence it is that the Greek Manuscript of which he is the lucky Translator should lie so long unregarded in the publick Library at Oxford none hitherto having Brains or Sagacity enough to discern and discover the worth of it and at this very Juncture be taken notice of and so opportunely be brought to Light by this diligent and zealous Searcher into Antiquity Who very gravely and charitably prays That it may have that good Effect upon those dissatisfied Persons of the Church of England which so many Examples and Authorities of Antiquity may give him reason to expect And could it boast as much Truth-as Antiquity I know not what it might doe But it seems there 's no name prefixt before it which I the less wonder at for the Authour pleading for Injustice and the Succession of Usurping Bishops in the Sees of those who he confesses were unjustly deprived and being an Assistant as his Translator thinks at the Consecration of the Usurper and therefore so vehemently pressing Obedience to and Communion with him thought fit perhaps being ashamed of it to conceal his Name to which therefore being of no great Credit and Authority it cannot be expected that those unsatisfied Persons of the Church of England as he calls them should pay any greater R spect or Veneration merely because he can write Greek than to the Confident Pamphletier because he can translate it But though the Authority is Anonymous yet the Translator has taken effectual Care to discover his own Name which not onely the Title Page of his Book but the Gazette too must publish to the World making a reverent Leg to the New A. B. bespeaking the next Preferment that falls in his Gift for though the Authour did not like a Time-server court or write for Preferment yet I hope his Translator may for which he may as readily expect the Archiepiscopal Fiat as the pert supercilious Chaplain's Imprimatur In hopes and prospect of which he will give his Word or if you please his Oath not to be guilty of a Separation from the new Bishops But perhaps it will be said 't is no matter for the Author's Name provided that what he speaks is true and may be made out as the Translator says it easily can from approved and authentick Historians Now that my Reader may the better judge of this I will give him a Taste or too of the Truth of his Book in a few Observations upon some remarkable Passages in it And for the Authorities which I quote that the most unlearned Reader may not be at a loss or puzzled by sending him to the Greek Historians as Socrates Sozomen Theodoret Zonaras c. I shall onely refer him to an English Historian of good Credit and Authority who has taken the great and worthy Pains to write the Lives of the Fathers Dr. Cave making his Collections out of approved and Authentick Historians referring the curious learned Reader to the Book Chapter and Page out of which as Occasion offers I must beg leave to transcribe some remarkable Passages which may not be unacceptable to the Reader who has not the Book And here first of all I cannot but observe what a learned Historian and exact Chronologer the Author of the Greek Manuscript or his Translatour is for I cannot well tell not having seen the Greek Manuscript to which the Abstract pag. 23. is to be attributed who tells his Reader pag. 24. That in the Reign of Constantine the Great Maximus Bishop of Jerusalem was deposed by the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine his Successor was Cyril Now 't is notorious that St. Cyril was not made Bishop of Jerusalem till 12 or 14 Years after the Death of Constantine the Great who dyed at Nicomedia a Vide Cave's Lives of the Fathers vol. 2. p. 94. Anno Christi 337. And St. Cyril entred upon the See of Jerusalem not upon the Deposition but the Death of Maximus as I shall shew by and by b Ib. p. 343. Anno Christi 349. according to Saint Jerom Anno 351. according to Baronius's Computation And c Who is mention'd by Name p. 8. which I desire the Reader to take notice of lest the Translator to excuse the Inconsistency in the Abstract should pretend that 't was another Bishop of Caesarea Acacius Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine who he says deposed Maximus succeeded Eusebius whose Scholar he was in that See e Cave 's Lives Vol. 2. p. 28. Anno 340. which was three years after the Death of Constantine the Great So that what the Greek Author or his Translator affirms in the Abstract before mentioned I know not whether I may call a Horrid Blunder or an Impudent and notorious Lye But let us look into the Body of the Manuscript and see what Prints and Footsteps of Truth we can find and trace out there And first of all though he begins with an Account of St. Chrysostom I shall rather chuse to examine what he says p. 9. is delivered in the Life of the Great Athanasius who was before St. Chrysostom He tells us p. 8. That Athanasius being condemned and deposed by the Synod at Tyre fled to Maximus at Jerusalem who thereupon he says called a Private Synod and repealed what was done by the Synod of Tyre against Athanasius and restored him to his See which is very false as to matter of Fact For Athanasius being condemned and deposed by the Synod at Tyre where f Ibid. p. 100. Maximus himself was prevailed with to subscribe the Depostion and therefore 't was unlikely that Athanasius would fly to him finding the Malice of his Enemies inflexible h Ibid. p. 89. to use the words of Dr. Cave who takes his Account from i Ath. Apol. 11. p 568. Athanasius himself upon his Retreat from Tyre made his Address at Court where he met the Emperour on Horse-back entring into Constantinople where after several unsuccessfull Addresses he took the Confidence freely to tell him k p. 90. That he desired no more than that he would not suffer him to be ruined by Malice and Violence that his Cause might ' be debated in a lawful and impartial Synod at least that his Judges at Tyre might be brought Face to Face and he have the Liberty to exhibit his Complaints against them Which the Emperour looking upon as a piece of Common Justice dispatched away a Letter to the Synod at Jerusalem whither he had l