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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	rome_n	scripture_n	3,077	5	6.0120	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79571	An epitomy of history. Wherein is shewn how severall princes and nations, came to their particular countries and dominions; also many great affaires in Judea, Tartaria, Russsia, Poland, Swethland, Germany Italy, Piedmont, Scotland, England, and many other places throughout the world, from the birth of our Saviour to this present time.	H. C.	1661 (1661)	Wing C39; ESTC R223831	56,492	161

Temples and built Churches discharged sensing before the people supprest whores puld down an Altar the Pagans used to sacrafice on at Fairs being in peace he built Constantinople in Thracia and calld it Nova Roma was baptized in the suburbs of Bithynia fell sick at Nicomedia Constantius Constans and Constantine jun Constantius governed the East the other two the West Constantine was slain after he had governed three years Constans after thirteen years was slain in France by the Tyrant Magnentius who Constantius forcing after to fly Magnen kill'd his Mother Brother and self Constantius was infected with Arianism by a Priest at Court and he sent to slay Athanasius who passed the midd'st of his Army undiscernd but Georgius an Arian Bishop was seated in Alexandria and fourteen Bishops more was banisht and many Christians cruelly tortured by Georgius the Jewes reballed against this Emperor but he leveld Diocesaria to the ground the Germans rebelling his Cousen Julian having subdued them got himself saluted Emperor against whom Constantius going died sorrowing he had chang'd the Nicene Creed Julian was brought up in the Christian Religion but perverted by a Phylosopher he opend the dores of the heathen Gods releiv'd those he had before imprison'd he took away Christians schools laid taxations upon them telling them when they complained that Christ had told them happy are them that suffer for righteousnes sake He was vext to see how patiently they bared all wrong he set up his own Image by the gods that he might charge those that would not bow with irreverence to him he caused victualls to be sprinkled with heathenish holy water some Christians had their bellies ript up one was anointed with Hony and exposed to wasps One that for revenge chawd a peace of liver of a Christians that broke Images in the former Emperors time had his teeth fell out of his mouth and became blind For in hatred of the Christians the Emperor gave leave for the Jewes to build the Temple at Jerusalem to offer daily sacrifice but they was hindred by an earthquake fire mighty wind and tempest This Emperor in Warre with the Persian was shot with a dart saying thou Christ of Galilee hast overcome me Jovinian was chose by the Roman Army he would not accept of the Empire till the Army owned the Christian Religion he made peace with the Persian yeelding some parts of Syria though Julians weakning of his forces reduced the Bishops which was forc'd to lurk in holes followed Athanatius Counsell going to Constantinople died Valentian was a great sufferer in Julians time chose now by the Army he chose his brother Valience to govern in the West favourd the Arians shipped some other Christians away and cruelly caused them to be fired he caused two Captains to have their bodies rent in peeces by bowing down trees to the ground for causing to be delivered their General though a Tyrant that rose up against him his brother refused to help him against the Gothes because of his being an Arian the Samaritans now invaded the Roman empire Gracianus gave the Empire of the West to his brother Valentian he reduced those Bishops that the Arian persecutor Valens had banished he was slain by a usurper his brother was seduced by his Mother to be for the Arians but in the East Theodosius that was chose to assist Gracianus in his time fights with Maximus who was delivered into his hand after with the Tyrant Eugenius but by a mighty Tempest of wind the darts of Eugenius Army were turned upon their own faces upon which Eugenius fell down at Theodosius feet and begged pardon Theodosius was a lover of Christians and made a Law against Hereticks Arcadius governed in the East was a meek and good Emperor but not couragious he was by an Arian Bishop perswaded to banish Christians whom the peoples affection caused him to recall Gaina a private Souldier was made Generall of Arcadius Army who grew insolent and affected the kingdome Honarius the Emperors brother who reigned in the West met with a great deal of trouble by reason of his Lieftenant affecting the kingdome in Affrick and his father in law stirring up the Vandalls and Burgundians to invade France also 200000 Gothes and Hunnes came to Italy but their General was surprised there arose another party of the Gothes which the Emperor made peace with after which the Emperors father-in-law on purpose of ill to the Emperor fell upon them which caused the Gothes to returne again to Rome and the Emperor being without a General he having slain his father in law for Treason they took Rome but in the midst of burning slaying robbing and military outrage they saved such as fled to Christian Churches afterwards they went towards France and Spaine Theodosius the second had the whole Government he collected a great library of good bookes was a meek person in his house was red the Scriptures and prayer the Vandalls who were partly Pagans and partly Arians cruelly persecuted the Christians in Affrick the Hunnes much incumbred the Roman Empire and the Emperor was fain to covenant with the Vandalls and to assign them some places There was a great fight betwixt the Western Gothes and the King of the Hunnes the Hunnes flee the Goths who was now joyned with Valensian pursewing the Hunnes Valensians general hindred them who for it was put to death the Hunnes incouraged came back to Italy but was perswaded by the Bishop to spare Rome Theodosius put a general to fight Tyrant Iohn but the general and Ship was driven into a Town of Johns but the generals Son passing a place never before drie took the Town slew the Tyrant and releeved his father Martianus after the Goths Vandalls and other strangers had much disquieted the Roman Empire was advanc'd by means of Theodosius sister but reigned not long his unkle Leo came next up who interposed his power for the suppressing of the error of the Eutysians which Eutysians were very cruell to many Christian Bishops about this time was an earthquake that destroyed part of Antiocha Zeno us'd to be dead drunk an efeminate irreligious man favourd the aforesaid error restored their Bishops Basiliscus forces the Emperor to flie and not out of love to truth but hatred of him undoes all he had done the King of the Vandalls was an Arian persecuted the Christian faith many Jewes now followed on Moses but was destroyed the King of the Vandalls was tormented with venomous boyles Anastius was a favourer of the Entysians was stured up contrary to his own inclination by an heretical Bishop to slay many Christians the people of Antioch vexed hereat fell upon some Entysian Monks by which means they had an Entysian Bishop put in their place Justinius the elder was a godly Emperor restored good banisht bad Bishops cut out the tongue of an Entysian the King of the Goths killing among other Christians a Roman Senator he imagin'd he saw his face in a Fish-head at dinner