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A00440 The auncient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, wrytten in the Greeke tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Cæsarea in Palæstina vvrote 10 bookes. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople vvrote 7 bookes. Euagrius Scholasticus of Antioch vvrote 6 bookes. VVhereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the liues of the prophetes, apostles and 70 disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greeke tongue by Meredith Hanmer, Maister of Arte and student in diuinitie. Last of all herein is contayned a profitable chronographie collected by the sayd translator, the title whereof is to be seene in the ende of this volume, with a copious index of the principall matters throughout all the histories; Ecclesiastical history. English Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.; Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604.; Socrates, Scholasticus, ca. 379-ca. 440. Ecclesiastical history. English. aut; Evagrius, Scholasticus, b. 536? Ecclesiastical history. English. aut; Dorotheus, Saint, 255-362, attributed name. aut 1577 (1577) STC 10572; ESTC S121374 989,961 618

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demaunded of him the like he sayd It is no hard matter to bereaue a man of his life but when he is gone there is no man be he neuer so sory for him that can restore him to life againe saue God alone He was alwaies of y ● mind that if any cōmitted treason he would not suffer him to go as farre as the gates of the citie towardes the place of execution but of his clemencie he called him backe againe The same man againe when he published spectacles on a certaine time at Constantinople w t the bickering and fighting of beasts in cōpasse of the theatre and the people shouted vnto him requiring that one of the strōgest men should be turned vnto the sauadge beast which rainged about his answere was in this sort Doe not you know that we can not away with cruell spectacles When the people hearde this they learned thenceforth to refraine from cruell showes Moreouer he was so religious that he honored all the priests of God but specially such as he knew did excell in godlenesse The report goeth that he made searche for the sackcloth which the bishop of Chebrū wore that died at Constantinople aud being found they say he more it how homely soeuer it was thinking verely to gett vnto him selfe thereby some of the deade mans holinesse As he soleminzed on a certaine tempestuous and stormie tyme of the yeare the people requiringe the same the vsuall and wonted spectacles and showes in the place called Circus enuironed with a wall and galeries round about when the rowme was full of people and the tempest waxed sore there fell vpon them sodainly a great cloude of snow then the Emperour renealed vnto the worlde what affection and zeale he bare towards God he willed the bedells in his name to say thus vnto the people It is far better for vs to lay aside these sowes and pastime and with one voyce to fall a praying vnto God that he will deliuer vs out of this present storme The words were no sooner spokē but all ioyntly fell downe to the ground and poured out earnest zealous praiers vnto God so y ● the whole citie was become like one church The Emperour him selfe in the middest of the assembly arrayed in cōmon vsuall attire began the hymnes neither failed he of his purpose For the wether became faire againe the great derth and scarsitie was turned by the goodnes of God into plenty and abūdance of all things If warres at any time were proclaimed he followed the example of Dauid he made God his refuge perswading him self for certaine that God ruled and gouerned all battails and by the meanes of prayer he obtayned euer a prosperous successe CAP. XXIII Of Iohn who after the desease of the Emperour Honorius playd the tyrant at Rome how God deliuered him through the prayers of Theodosius into the hands of the Romaine souldiers OCcasion is presently ministred to discourse howe Theodosius being ayded frō aboue foyled the rebell and tyrant Iohn immediatly after the Persian battaile the desease of Honoritu in y ● cōsulship of Asclepiodotus Marianus y ● 15. of August In mine opiniō y ● acts of those dayes are worthy y ● writig such they are as of right should be recorded to y ● knowledge of the posterity in time to come For the like thigs which hapned vnto the Hebrewes vnder Moses as they passed through the red sea new befell vnto the emperours captaines being set against y ● tyrāt the which I mind briefly to rūne ouer leauīg y ● large discourse because it requireth a seuerall volume vnto others Although Theodosius knew that Honorius y ● Emperour had departed this life yet cōcealed he his death frō others so y ● an other deuise which hereafter shal be spokē of begutled many therin He sent priuely a souldier vnto Salonae a city of Dalmatia to geue warnig y ● if any nouelty were attēpted in y ● west parts of the world there should be such preparatiò as might quickly suppresse y ● authors therof Whē he had brought y ● about he opened vnto all men y ● death of his vncle In y ● meane while Iohānes one of y ● Emperours chiefe secretaries being not of setled disposition to beare y ● saile bāner of prosperity chalēged the empire sēt embassabours vnto y ● emperour Theodosius requiring him to proclaime him emperour Theodosius tooke his legats layd thē in hold sēt vnto Iohn Ardaburius y ● captaine who of late had behaued him self valiātly in y ● battaile agaīst the Persians he cōming to Salonae sailed into Aquileia whence as it is thought he tooke a wrōg course the chaunce was as followeth Being in the surging waues of y ● maine seae y ● winde blewe against him brought him ere he was ware into y ● tyrāts clawes The tyrant laying hand on him was now in good hope y ● Theodosius would be brought of necessitie if he tendered y ● life of his captaine Ardaburius to create proclaime him Emperour whē these thīgs came to light both Theodosius him selfe his army also which marched forwardes against y ● rebell were wonderfull sory lest Ardaburius should take any harme at y ● tyrāts hāds Aspar also y ● sōne of Ardaburius seing both his father taken captiue also hearing for certainty y ● an infinite power of Barbariās wēt to ayde the rebell knewe not what to doe he was at his wittes ende To be short y ● prayers of y ● godly Emperour thē also proued thē selues againe to be very effectuall for an Angell of God in y ● forme of a shepherd guided Aspar on his iourney led his army by a lake adioyning vnto Rauēna for there it was that the tyrant kept captaine Ardaburius in hold which way as fame goeth there was neuer man y ● found passage But God opened a way vnto Aspar where as it is thought others coulde not goe He led then his armie through the lake which then as it fell out was dryed vp by the handy worke of God he rushed in at the gates of the citie which lay wide open dispatched the tyrāt At what time the most godly Emperour vnderstanding of the tyrāts death as he celebrated those showes and spectacles in Circus made manifest his singular zeale pietie godwards for thus he spake vnto the people Let vs geue ouer this vaine pastime and pleasure let vs rather repaire vnto the church and serue God deuoutly pouring vnto God zealous prayers yelding vnto him harty thankes who with his owne hande hath bereaued the tyrant of his life He had no sooner made an end of speaking but ther gaue ouer their spectacles and showes they set all at nought they passed throughout the theater sounding out thanks geuing with one voyce together with the Emperour they went straight to the church and spent there the whole day so that
of Alexandria Eusebius Bishop of Dorilaeum Peter Bishop of Alexandria Gregorie B. of Antioch Of Gaius Cornn●ius Iulius Liberius Bishops of Rome Of the Councels as the Synode in Palaestina and Antioch the Councel of Nice Ariminum Ephesus Chalcedon and Constantinople Of learned vvriters as Quadratus Rhodon Africanus Miltiades Apollonius Maximus Macarius Origen Euagrius and Symeon If vve be disposed to see the Emperours their Decrees Epistles Constitutions and Edicts vve may soone finde them euen fro● Iulius Caesar the first vnto Mauricius the last vvithin the first sixe hundred yeres namely Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero Galba Otho Vitellius Vespasia● Titus Domitian Nerua Traian Adrianus Antoninus Pius Verus Comodus Pertinax Didius Iulianus Seuerus Caracalla Macrinus Heliogabalus Alexander Maximinus Gordianus Philip Decius Gallus Aemilianus Valerianus Claudius Quintilius Aurelianus Tacitus Florianus Carus Diocletian and Maximianus Cōstantius and Maximinus Constantinus Magnus and Licinius Constantinus the yonger Constantius and Constans Iulian the Apostata Iouian Valentinianus and Valens Gratian Valentinianus the yonger and Theodosius Magnus Arcadius and Honorius Theodosius iunior Martianus Leo Zeno Anastasius Iustinus Iustinianus Iustinus the 2. Tiberius and Mauricius VVe may see the Bishops hovve they gouerned Ministers hovv they taught Synodes vvhat they decreed Ceremonies hovv they crept into the Church Heresies hovv they rose and vvere rooted out If vve stande vpon the Theater of Martyrs and there beholde the valiant vvrastlers and inuincible champions of Christ Iesu hovv can vve chuse but be rauished vvith zeale vvhen vve see the professors of the truth torne in peeces of vvilde beastes crucified beheaded stoned stifled beaten to death vvith cudgels fried to the bones slaine aliue burned to ashes hanged on gibbettes drovvned brained scurged maimed quartered their neckes broken their legges savved of their tongues cutte their eyes pulled out and the emptie place seared vvith scalding iron the vvrapping of them in oxe hides vvith dogges and snakes and drovvned in the sea the inioyning of them to kill one an other the gelding of Christians the paring of their flesh vvith sharpe rasors the renting of their sides vvith the lashe of the vvhip the pricking of their vaines vvith bodkins and famishing of them to death in deepe and noysome dungeons It is a vvonder to see the zeale of their prayers their charitie tovvards all men their constancie in torment and their confidence in Christ Iesus These be they vvhome S. Iohn in his Apocalypse savve in a vision vnder the altare that vvere Martyred for the vvord of God and the testimonie of Christ Iesus vvhich cried vvith a loud voyce saying Hovve long tariest thou Lord holy and true to iudge and to auēge our bloude on them that dvvell on the earth And long vvhite garments vvere geuen vnto euery one of them and it vvas sayd vnto them that they should rest yet for a litle season vntill their felovve seruaunts and their brethern that should be killed as they vvere vvere fulfilled The Angell telleth him vvho they vvere that vvere arayed in long vvhite garmentes and vvhence they came saying these are they vvhich came out of great tribulation and haue vvashed their long robes and made them vvhite by the bloude of the Lambe therfore are they in the presence of the throne of God and serue him day and night in his temple and he that sitteth in the throne vvill dvvell among them They shall hunger no more neither thurst and God shall vvipe avvay all teares from their eyes Very comfortable vvordes But the executioners the tyrantes and tormentours hearts vvere so hardened that neither voyces from aboue nor signes in the ●er threatning vengeance and the vvrath of God to light vpō them neither the svvetting of stones nor the monsters that the earth brought forth could mollifie their stonie mindes The sea ouerflovved the land the earth opened and left daungerous gulphes Earthquakes ouerthrevve their Tovvnes and Cities fire burned their houses yet vvoulde they not leaue of their furie They vvere as S. Paul sayeth turned into a reprobate sense they left no villanie vnpractised in the ende many of them fell into frensie and madnes they ranne them selues vpon naked svvordes they brake their ovvne neckes they hanged them selues they tumbled them selues headlong into riuers they cutte their ovvne throtes and diuersly dispatched them selues This is the viall full of the vvrathe of God vvhich the Angell in the reuelation povvred vpon the vvaters and the voyce that folovved after may very vvell be spoken of them O Lord vvhich art and vvast thou art righteous and holy because thou hast geuen such iudgements for they haue shed out the bloud of Saincts and Prophets and therefore hast thou geuen them bloud to drinke for they haue deserued it The aforesaid Martyrs gaue forth godly sayings diuine precepts for the posteritie they sealed their doctrine vvith their ovvne bloude they spared not their liues vnto the death they are gone before they shevved vs the vvay to follovv after these good Christian reader vvith other things are to be seene throughout these Histories The Chapiters in the Greeke vvere in many places very small if I shoulde haue follovved the Greeke diuision then had I left much vvast paper I haue sometimes ioyned tvvo or three together some other times taken them as they lay yet vvhere I altered the diuision I noted in the marge the number of the Greeke Chapiters There is no raigne of any Emperour no storie almost vvorthie the noting but thou hast in the marge the yeare of the Lord for the better vnderstanding therof VVhatsoeuer I found in the Greeke vvere it good or bad that haue I faithfullie vvithout any parcialitie at all laide dovvne in English VVherfore if ought be vvell done geue the praise vnto God let the paines be mine and the profit the Readers PSAL. 113. Non nobis Domine non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam The life of Eusebius Pamphilus out of Sainct Ierome EVSEBIVS Bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina one that was very studious in holy scripture and a diligent searcher together with Pamphilus martyr of the diuine librarie wrote infinite volumes and amongest others these which followe Of Euangelicall preparation 15 bookes as preparatiues for such as were to learne the doctrine of the Gospel Of Euangelical demonstration 20 bookes where he proueth and confirmeth the doctrine of the newe Testament with a confutation of the aduersarie Of diuine apparition 5 bookes Of the Ecclesiasticall historie 10 bookes Of Chronicall Canons a generall recitall with an Epitome thereof Of the disagreeing of the Euangelists tenne bookes vpon the Prophet Esay against Porphyrius who wrote then in Sicilia as some doe thinke 30 bookes whereof onely twentie came to my handes One booke of Topiks An Apologie or defence of Origen in 6 books The life of Pamphilus in three books Of martyres certaine other books Vpon the 150 Psalmes very learned commentaries with sundry other workes He florished chiefly vnder the Emperour Constantinus Magnus and Constantius
Alexandria in his seconde booke after he had remembred the reuelation of Sainct Iohn receaued by tradition of olde he reporteth of this man thus Cerinthus vvhiche founde the Cerinthian heresie ▪ gaue his figment a name for the further creditt thereof his kinde of doctrine vvas this ●he dreamed the kingdome of Christ shoulde become earthly and sett vppon those thinges vvhich he lusted after novv being couered vvith his fleshe and compassed in his skinne that is the satisfying of the belly and the thinges vnder the belly vvith meate vvith drinke vvith mariage and that he might the more colerably bring his deuelish deuices to passe he dedicated thereunto holy dayes oblations and slaughter for sacrifices so farre Dionysius but Irenaus in his first booke against the heresies layeth downe certayne more detestable opinions of his And in his thirde booke he reporteth a historye worthy the memorye as receaued by tradition of Polycarpus saying that Iohn the Apostle on a certayne time to bayne him selfe entred into a bathe and vnderstandinge that Cerinthus there vvithin bayned him selfe also started a side and departed forthe not abiding any tariance vvith him vnder the same ●ouffe signifying the same to his company and saying let vs speedely goe hence lest that the bathe come to ruyne vvherein Cerinthus the enemy of the truth baineth him selfe CAP. XXVI Of Nicolas and such as of him are called Nicolaïtes AT the same time the heresie of the Nicolaïtes spronge whiche lasted not longe after wherof the reuelation of S. Iohn made mention they boast that he was one of the Deacons ordayned together with Stephen of the Apostles to minister vnto the poore Clemens Alexandrinus in his thirde booke of stromatôn reporteth thus of him This Nicolas sayth he hauing a beautifull vvoman to his vvife after the ascention of our Sauiour vvas accused of ielousie and to cleare him selfe of that cryme brought forth his vvife and permitted him that lysted to marye her but his follovvers say that their doing is agreable vvith that saying that is the fleshe is to be brydled and so follovving that doing and saying vvithout all discretion they sinne vvithout all shame in silthy fornication but I heare that Nicolas accompanied with none other then his proper wife allotted vnto him by wedlocke and of his children his Daughters to haue endured virginity his sonne to haue remained vncorrupt the case being thus in y ● he brought forth his wife for ielousie ouer the which he was accused into the middest of the Apostles it was to cleare him o● the ●●●me layde to his charge and to teache the brydling of the fleshe by contayning and refrayning voluptuous lust and pleasure He woulde not as I suppose accordinge vnto the precept serue two masters lust and the Lorde they say that Mathias after this maner commaunded by instruction the fleshe to be ouercome and tamed yelding vnto it not one iote which might tende vnto pleasure and that the soule hereby shoulde take encrease by fayth and knowledge Thus much shall seeme sufficiently spoken toutching them which then depraued the truth and sodainely came to naught CAP. XXVII Of the Apostles which liued in wedlocke CLemens whose wordes lately we alleadged after the premises against them which relece and rebuke mariage reciteth the Apostles which liued in wedlocke saying VVhat doe they condemne the Apostles for Peter and Philip employed their industry to the bringing vp of their children Philip also gaue his Daughters to mariage And Paul in a certaine epistle sticked not to salute his vvife vvhiche therefore he ledd not aboute that he might be the redier vnto the ministation In so much then that we haue made mention hereof it will not seeme tedious if we alleadge an other historye worthy the notinge which he wrote in his seuenth booke after this manner they say that Sainct Peter going to his house and seeing his vvife ledd to be executed reioyced greatly because of the calling and cryed out vnto her vehemently exhorting and comforting her calling her by her name and saying O vvoman remember the Lorde such vvas the mariage of the godly and the entire affection of faithfull friendes And thus muche as pertinent to my purpose hereof I thought good here to alleadge CAP. XXVIII Of the death of Iohn and Philip the Apostles OF the deathe of Paule and Peter the tyme eke and the manner their resting place also after their departure hence we haue spoken of before and of Iohn toutchinge his appoynted tyme we haue tolde before but of his resting place or tombe we are enstructed by Polycrates his epistle this Polycrates was Bishop of Ephesus whiche he wrote vnto Victor Bishop of Rome where he remembreth also Philip the Apostle and his Daughters after this maner fo● in Asi● sayth he greate pleadges of Christian religion rested them selues ▪ vvhiche shall rise the laste daye at the comming of the Lorde vvhen he shall come from heauen vvith glorye to seeke out all the Sainctes ▪ Philip one of the tvvelue Apostles ▪ resteth in the dust of the earthe at Hierapolis and tvvo of his Daughters vvhiche ledd their vvhole lyfe in virginitye the thirde vvhose conuersation vvas directed by the holy Ghoste resteth at Ephesus And Iohn vvhiche leaned on the breaste of our Sauiour vvho beinge also a Priest vvore the garment petalum A martyre and a doctor rested at Ephesus thus much of their endes In the Dialogue of Gaius mentioned before Proclus agaynst whom be proposed the question testifieth agreeable vnto that before of the death of Philip and his Daughters saying After this the foure Prophetisses the Daughters of Philip vvere at Hierapolis in Asia their sepulchre is there to be seene and their fathers also ▪ so farre he ▪ Luke in the Actes of the Apostles maketh mention of the Daughters of Philip dwelling at Caesarea in Iudaea with their father which were endued with the gift of prophecye saying VVe came to Caesarea and entred into the house of Philip the Euangelist vvhiche vvas one of the seuen and there made our abode this Philip had iiij Daughters vvhiche vvere virgines and Prophetisses ▪ thus much of the Apostles and apostolicke tymes and the thinges deliuered vnto vs by holy Scriptures of the canonicall and disalowed Scriptures though read of many in many Churches of the forged and farre from the Apostolicall rule as farre forth as we could learne Now to that whi●● followeth ▪ CAP. XXIX The martyrdome of Symeon Bishop of Ierusalem AFter Nero and Domitian vnder that Emperour whereof we minde now to entreate the rumor went euery where throughout the cityes that persecution was raysed agaynst vs Christians through populare seditions in the which we learned that Symeon the sonne of Cleopas the seconde Bishop of Ierusalem ended his life with martyrdome hereof is Aegesippus a witnesse whose wordes we haue oft alleadged for he writing of certayne Hereticks geueth vs to vnderstand how that the afore sayd
on the grounde to be lugged and trayled all a long to g●●t them heat ▪ they had not one sparcle of compassion on vs but thought of duety they should thus be affected furiously rage agaynst vs as though vve had bene no liuing creatures vvherfore our aduersaries inuented this seconde payne and added it to the former punishments after stripes they vvere layd in the stockes and their feete streched foure spaces or holes asunder so that of necessitye they must lye on their backes hauing no feeling of their bodies by reason of the vvoundes vvhich the stripes printed in their members others being throvvne a long vpon the pauement lay poudred in the dust in extreame payne a more piteous and lamentable spectacle vnto the behoulders then the torment it self bearing in their bodies diuers vvoundes diuersly inuented The case lying thus some died in torment confounded the aduersaries vvith their pacience some halfe deade and shutt in pryson after a fevve dayes died of their payne the rest by carefull prouision vvere comforted and after certayne continevvance of imprisonment became more constant vvhen they had geuen them in choise either to toutch the detestable sacrifices and so be at ease enioy among them their cursed libertie or not to sacrifice chaung life for death vvith all speede voluntarily they embraced death ▪ for they vvere skilfull in those things vvhich concerned them in holy Scripture he that sacrificeth to straunge God● sayth he shal be rooted out from among the people and thou shalt haue no other Gods but me such are the words of a true Philosopher and godly Martyr which he wrote from prison to his parishioners afore the iudge pronounced the sentence of condemnation vpon him rehearsing vnto them y t state he stoode in prouoking them to march forwards and to holde fast the profession of fayth in Christ after his death which then was at hande but to what ende doe I vse many wordes and alleadge the conflictes of the blessed Martyrs throughout the worlde inuented one after an other specially of them which were pursued to death not after the publique lawes but with deadly hatred CAP. XI How a whole citie in Phrygia with the inhabitants thereof was burnt to ashes and of Audactus the Martyr WHen the souldiers had besieged a whole citye in Phrygia inhabited of Christians and compassed in both men women and children which called vpon the name of the Lord they sett all a fire and burned them to ashes For with one consent all the inhabitants thereof the Lieuetenant the captayne the whole Senate the people euery one protested them selues to be Christians and coulde by no edicts be brought to adore Idols or carued images And an other also there was renowmed for Romayne dignitie whose name was Audactus by linage comming of a noble house in Italie and for all his vertues in great creditt with the Emperours so that he gouerned with great wisedome vprightnes the common wealth and weyghtiest matters of the empire but aboue all he was famous for religion and sayth in Christ so that in the administration and gouerning of the common wealth he endured torment and was crowned with martyrdome CAP. XII Of the regions and contreys where the Christians were martyred and the sanadgnesse of tyrannic all he at hen towards the faythfull TO what ende shall I by name recite the rest or rehearse the maltitude of men or describe the sundry torments of famous Martyrs whereof some were beheaded as it happened in Arabia some tormented with the breaking and bruysing of their legges as it happened in Cappadocia some hanged by the feete and their heades downe warde with slowe fire sett vnder smothered to death with choking smoke as it happened vnto the brethren in Mesopotamia some others had their nostrells slitt their eares bored their handes maymed their members and parts of their bodies drawne asunder and vnioynted as it happened at Alexandria to what ende shall I furbushe the memory of them which were burned at Antioche hott burning coales layde vnder not quickely to dispatch them but with lingering payne to torment them of others which chose rather to burne their handes then they woulde toutch their abominable sacrifices the experience whereof some going about to auoyde before they were apprehended and fallen into the handes of their aduersaries threw them selues downe headlong from the toppe of houses thought better so to preuent death then to sustayne the torments of their malicious enemies A certayne matron also renowmed for her vertue and integricie of life among all them of Antioch famous for her wealth and substance her noble lynage and estimation ▪ had brought vp two doughters that were virgins in the feare of God which passed all other in brightnesse of bewtye and youthly comlines These because they were greatly spited and enuied for all that they hidd them selues they were founde out and when that at length with much adoe they vnderstood of their being among forrayners they cyted them to appeare with speede at Antioch in their proper persons and besett the place of their abode with a bande of souldiers compassing them as it were with a nett This matron seeing her self and her doughters plunged in great peri●● by no meanes possibly to be auoyded pondered with her selfe the punishments ensuing and that which was most greeuous of all the abusing of their bodies she admonished in no wise to be suffred no not once to sincke into their eares and sayd further that if they committed their soules as bondslaues vnto Satan it were a thinge more intollerable then any death or destruction yet there remayned one remedie for all and that sayd she was to flye vnto the Lorde for refuge After deliberation with vniforme consent they layde downe what was to be done they apparelled them selues gorgeously and tooke their iourney towards Antioch In the middest of the way when their gard seuered them selues as about to serue nature they cast them selues vnto the floode that slyded thereby and drowned them selues These heathen Idolaters threwe into the sea● an other coople of Antiochian virgines renowmed for all vertues true sisters of noble linage of good life of tender yeares of goodly bewtie of honest mindes of godly conuersation of wonderfull disposition as though the earth could no longer beare them such were the tragedies at Antioch In Pontus they suffred horrible punishments to be heard of whose fingers of both hands were pricked vnder the tender nayles with sharpe quills others had hott buyling leade poured on their backes the most necessary members of their bodyes maymed others endured shamefull intollerable and such torments as may not be tould in their priuy members and in the secret bowels of their bodyes such as these noble and counted lawfull iudges excogitated for tokens of their sharp witt and deepe wisedome Dayly also they founde out newe torments contending one with an other who could excell in spitefull
that time from the beginning were friendes and fellowes of the Romaines These Armenians when as they were Christians and carefull about the seruice of God the tyrant enemie to God endeuoured to constraine them to do sacrifice vnto idols and deuills in stede of friends he made them foes in stede of felows enemies These things sodainly meeting together in one and the same time haue quelled the boasting of the presumptuous tyrant againste God wherwith he gloried that neither famine neither pestilence neither warre fell in his time for that he carefully worshipped idols and impugned the Christians CAP. VIII Of the grieuous famine and pestilence in the tyme of Maximinus of the godly affection which the Christians shewed to their heathen enemies THese things running in a heape and together contained foresignes of his death for he together with his army was sore vexed with the warres against the Armenians and the rest I meane the inhabitors of his cities sore pined away with famine pestilence so that one measure of wheate was solde for two thousand fiftie A●●icks An infinite number dyed through out the cities but more throughout the cōtries and villages so that nowe the sundry and auncient sised valuations of husbandmen were in maner quite done awaye for because that all sodainely through want of foode grieuous maladie of the pestilence were perished Many therfore sought to sell vnto the welthier sort for most sclender foode the dearest things they enioyed Others selling their possessions by peeces fel at length into the miserable perill of extreme pouertie others gnawing the small shreded toppes of greene grasse and withall confusely feeding on certaine venemous herbes vsed them for foode whereby the healthie constitution of the bodie was perished and turned to poyson diuers noble women throughout the cities driuen to extreme neede and necessitie went a begginge into the contrey shewing forth by their reuerend countenance and more gorgeous apparell an example of that auncient and free maner of feeding certaine others whose strength was dryed vp tottering to and fro wending and slyding much like carued pictures without life for that they were not able to stand fell downe flat in the middest of the streets groueling vpon the grounde with their faces vpwarde and stretched out armes makinge humble supplication that some one woulde reache them a little peece of breade and thus lying in extremitie ready to yeelde vp the ghost cryed out that they were hungrie beyng onely able to vtter these wordes others which seemed to be of the wealthier sort amazed at the multitude of beggers after they had distributed infinitely they put on an vnmercifull and sturdye minde fearinge lest they shortly shoulde suffer the like neede with them that craued Wherefore in the myddest of the markett place and throughout narrowe lanes the deade and bare carcasses lay many dayes vnburyed and cast a longe which yeelded a miserable spectacle to the beholders Yea many became foode vnto doggs for which cause chiefely such as lyued turned them selues to kill dogges fearing lest they should become madd and turne them selues to teare in peeces and deuoure men And no lesse truly did the plague spoyle euery house and age but specially deuouring them whome famine through want of foode could not destroy Therfore the ritche the princes the presidents and many of the magistrats as fitt people for a pestilent disease because they were not pinched with penury suffred a sharpe and most swift death All sounded of lamentation throughout euery narrowe lane the market places and streetes there was nothing to be seene but weeping together with their wonted pipes and the rest of minstrels noyse death after this sort waging battaile with double armour to wete with famine and pestilence destroyed in short space whole families so that the dead carcasses of two or three were seene borne to the graue in one funerall These were recōpences for the bragging of Maximinus the edicts which he published aganst y ● Christiās throughout the cities when as by manifest tokens it appeared vnto all men how seruiceable godly the christians were in al things For they alone in so great an ouerflowing of mischiefe shewed forth true compassion and studious curtesie euery day some busily occupyed them selues in curing and burying the deade wheras infinite were otherwise despised of their owne friends others gathering together throughout the whole city into one heape and place the multitude of them which were in great daunger by reason of famine distributed breade vnto all to the end they myght make that benefite manifest famous vnto all men wherby they might glorifie y ● God of the Christiās cōfesse that they alone were godly in deede and sound by their works to be the only worshipe●● of God These things being thus 〈◊〉 might to passe the great celestiall God defender of y ● Christians which by the aforesayd calamities shewed his wrath indig●●iō against mortall men 〈◊〉 because they had vexed vs aboue measure made the bright countenance of his prouid●●e towards vs placable cōfortable so that therby peace shined with great admiratiō vnto vs like light vnto such as sate in darknes made manifest vnto all men that God him selfe is the continewall ouerseear of our affaires which chastiseth his people and exerciseth them with calamities for a season ▪ yet after sufficient correction appeareth againe tractable and mercifull vnto such 〈◊〉 trust in him CAP. IX The victory of Constantinus against Maxentius the Edict of Maximinus in the behalfe of the Christians WHerfore Cōstantinus whome we haue termed emperour sonne of an Emperour godly of a most godly mā gracious in all things being raised vp by the highest king y ● god sauiour of all against these most impious tyrants waging battaile with thē by law of armes and boulstred with the ayde of God ouerthrewe miraculously Maxentius at Rome and foyled him vtterly Maximinus also in the east suruiuing a litle after his depare●●e one of this ●●f● dyed a most shamefull death procured by Licinius who thē as yet had not raged against vs nethe● turned him selfe to persecute the christians but the forsayde Constantinus who was ●●st in honor and possession of the empire tendering y ● Romaines estate whome the tyrant oppressed made supplication vnto the celestiall God his word euen to visus Christ the sauiour of all y ● world for aide succour to the end he might deliuer vnto the Romaines the libertie they enioyed from their forefathers and girded him selfe to battaile together with his whole host while that Maxētius in the meane space trusting more in his magicall arts thē in y ● good will of his subiects durst not march forwards to meete him no not out of y ● towne walls but fortified euery place euery ●●ast and city with innumerable multitudes of armed souldiers infinite garrisons full of fleight placed here and there on euery side throughout all Italie the other contries
goeth and rife it is in euery mans mouth that this cruell and horrible act was not longe after vnreuenged For immediatly all Phrygia was plagued with a sore and a lamentable famine so that many of the inhabitantes of that countrey were constrayned of necessitie to flie vnto Constantinople and to other prouinces for necessarie food The city of Constantinople though it find and relieue an infinite multitude of mē yet there is great plentie abundance of all things partly by reason that all necessaries are caried thither by seae and partly also that Euxinus is so nighe and conueyeth thither greate store of grayne CAP. XIIII Howe the Emperour wente to Antioch and persecuted all them that professed the fayth of one substance of his doinges at Edessa and the great constancie of a Christianwoman THe Emperour Valens weyed not at all this grieuous famine went forth on his iorney to Antioch and continewing there pursued with deadly hatred such as detested the Arian opinion He deposed of theyr churches for no other crime then because they were enemies vnto y ● Arians all that embraced the faith of one substance not onely throughout all the Easterne parts of the world but also not satisfied with this punishemente tormented them with diuerse grieuous deuises and executed a farre greater number then we spake of before with sundry kindes of death but specially with drowninge of them in the surginge waues of the sea Furthermore let vs here call to remembraunce the horrible Acte committed by him at Edessa a citie in Mesopotamia There I meane in that citie there is a goodly a gorgeous temple called Sainct Thomas the Apostles where infinite troopes of men for y ● reuerent opinion conceaued of the holy place are wont to frequent Valens being desirous to see it although he knewe full well that all those flockinge assemblies detested his hereticall opinion as the reporte goeth gaue the Liuetenant a blowe with his fist because he had not scattered those conuenticles as he had charged him before When the Liuetenant for all this grieuous contu●ely framed himselfe with vnwillinge minde to obeye the Emperours wrath and displeasure gaue notice priuely hereof vnto them it was farre from his mind to fall a murthering of so many godly citizens that none should shewe his face in the temple that none shoulde be founde raysing of any conuenticle but not one made accompt of his aduise nether weyed of his threates for the day followinge all flocked in greate companies to the temple And while the Liuetenant hastened with greate power of armed souldieres vnto the temple to the ende he might delay the boyling heate of the Emperours stomacke which breathed out anger and displeasure a simple woman leadinge a childe in her hande all in hast brake the raye and thrust her selfe in the throng of armed souldiers to passe on her voyage The Liuetenant being moued therewith calleth the woman before him reasoneth with her in this sorte thou fond and vnfortunat woman whether runnest thou so rashly thither sayde she where others doe hasten Hast not thou hearde sayth he that the Liuetenant will execute as many as he finds there I heard it sayd she and therefore I goe thither in all the hast that I may be founde there But whither sayd he leadest thou this childe that he also sayd she may be accompted in the number of Martyrs When the Liuetenant heard this he coniectured thereafter of the rest Thereupon he got him vnto the Emperour and geueth him to vnderstand that all from the highest vnto the lowest prepared them selues to die in the quarell and in defence of their faith he aded moreouer that it was verye rashe and without all reason that so great a multitude in so shorte a space shoulde so soddainely be executed in so saying he fell a perswading of the Emperour so long vntill that his wordes preuayled the Emperour was with reason appeased Thus the Edessaeans auoyded the ouerthrowe pretended of the Emperour towardes them CAP. XV. Howe the Emperour Valens put many to death whose names beganne with TH by reason of certaine Necromancie whereunto he gaue some credit ABout that time a certaine pestilent spirite vsed the tyrannicall crueltye of the Emperour to y t satisfieng of his deuelish lust pleasing mind For he allured certain fond curious kind of people to search and sift out by Necromancie who should succeede Valens in the Empire The deuell after his wonted guise gaue no perfect and plaine but a very darke doubtfull answere vnto the coniurers that his name beganne of foure letters Th E O D which should succeede Valēs in the Empire that his name was compound The fame thereof was spred so farre that it came to the Emperours eares He as it fell out neither attributed casualties neither referred the knowledge of things to come neither admitted y ● bestowing of scepters to lie in y ● power of God whose prouidence ruleth all things but laying aside the principles of Christian religion the which colorably he pretended executed diuers whome he suspected after him should enioy y ● Emperial scepter So y t he dispatched out of the way as many as were called Theodorus Theodotus Theodosius Theodulus or after any such like names Of which nūber was Theodosiolus a noble man y ● sonne of a Senator being brought vnto Valens from Spayne who lost his heade Many for feare chaunged their names which theyr parents had geuen them at theyr comminge into y ● world denied themselues theyr owne names being in great perill daunger of their liues But of this matter thus much shal suffice CAP. XVI After the desease of Athanasius Peter became his successor but the Arians by the commaundement of the Emperour clapte Peter in prison and placed Lucius in the Bishopricke HEre we haue to learne that while Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria liued the Emperour through the prouidence of God tempered himselfe from troubling of Alexandria Aegipt because he vnderstoode y t there was a great multitude which would liue die w t Athanasius therfore he feared if Alexādria were set on anvprore for it is a hot a hasty kind of people lest the cōmon weale should therby greatly be annoyed Athanasius in y ● end after many skirmishes endured in the quarel of the church after he had bene bishop six forty years not without great hazard of his life departed out of this world in the Consulship of Probus the second of Gratianus left behind him Peter a godly and a zealous mā to succeede him Immediatly the Arians set vp themselues they brag boast of the Emperours religion in all the hast they certifie the Emperour who then continewed at Antioch of Athanasius death Euzoius also the Arian beinge then at Antioch determined with himselfe by reason of the opportunitie of the time in all the hast to ride into Alexandria for to cōfirme Lucius y
tribune of the souldiers in Phrygia being somewhat a kinne vnto him and also of his conspiracye subdued all the Phrygian nation Gainas then made earnest sute vnto the Emperour in his owne behalfe that he woulde make him Liuetenant of Phrygia The which Arcadius the Emperour without foresighte of that which was like to ensue graunted vnto him with a willinge minde He immediatly as they reported wente to geue battaill vnto Tribigildus but as trueth was to playe the tyrant brought at his tayle thousands of the barbarous Gotths He was no sooner entred into Phrygia but all the contrey yelded vnto him The Romaines were in a woefull plight partely because that so greate a multitude of Barbarians followed after Gainas and partely also because that the Easterne parts of the empire were in great daunger of inuasion Then the Emperour yelding vnto y ● necessity of y ● time aduised himselfe dealt subtlely with y ● Barbariā sent vnto him Embassadours and sought by all fayre meanes to pacifie him And when that he requested the Emperour to send vnto him Saturninus and Aphelianus who were Consuls head Senatours whome he suspected to be hinderers of his enterprised conspiracy the Emperour though vnwilling yet because of y ● time yelded vnto his request They being of a noble valiant courage desirous also of death in the qua rell and defence of theyr countrey obeyed the Emperours commaundement To be short they met the Barbarian in a playne greene where they vsed to iust and runne at tilt a good way of Chalcedon and redy they were to endure what torment so euer were layde vpon them But he did them no harme for he dissembled his drift got him to Chalcedon there Arcadius the Emperour mett him The Emperour and the barbarian being together in the temple where the corps of Euphemia the martyr lyeth interred sware one to the other that nere nother would conspire neither procure the others death But although y ● Emperour a man both godly zealous made great accōpt of his oth and kept it vnuiolably yet Gainas forsware himselfe brake the league and ceased not to proceede on in his former treason and conspiracy But deuised with himselfe howe he might settt the citie of Constantinople on fire ouerrunne the whole Empire of Rome Wherefore Constantinople vp reason of the infinite number of Barbarians which abode there became in maner a Barbarian citie of the citizens and inhabitants there was no other accompte made then of captiues and bondeslaues The citie was in so great a daūger that a wonderfull great Comet reaching in maner frō y ● skie vnto y ● earth the like whereof was neuer remēbred to haue bene seene before prognosticated the same Gainas first of all laing shamefastnes aside steeling his face with impudencye purposed in his minde to rifle the shoppes of the bankers and exchaungers But when as the report thereof preuented his lewde purpose and the bankers remoued theyr exchaunginge tables and conueyed awaye theyr money he endeuored to compasse an other mischieuous act for he sent in the nighte season a multitude of Barbarians to fire the pallace of the Emperoure At what time it appeared vnto the wholl world how carefull God was ouer that citie For an iufinite nūber of Angells resembling men of monstrous bodies all in glisterng armour were seene of these rebels that went about to set the pallace on fire the Barbarians supposing they had bene a greate armie and a mightie host were astonied and ranne away Gainas hearinge of this thought it a thinge incredible He knewe for certaintie y t so great a power of Romaine souldiers coulde not possibly be there for they were appointed seuerally throughout euery citie The night followinge he sent thither others that not once neither twise whē as y ● souldiers being oftē sent of him reported y ● same for the Angells of God were alike in the sight of the traitors at length he went thither himselfe with great power for to knowe the certainety of the wonderfull sight He perceauinge of a surety that it was an army of souldiers hiding themselues in the day time and withstanding his violēce in the night season went about to compasse a crafty feate as he thought whereby he might greatly hurt the Romaynes but as the euent declared it auayled them very much He fained himselfe to be possessed of a Deuell and therefore he got him to the Church of Saynct Iohn the Apostle which was not farre frō the citie there for to pray The Barbarians went forth w t him conueying armour priuely in tunnes and vessells coueringe them also with other sleyghtes and deuises When the watch porters of the citie gats perecaued theyr wile treason they commaunded them to carye forth no weapons the Barbarians hearinge this drewe theyr swords and dispatched thē euery one Immediately all the citie was on an vprore and death seemed to stande at euery mans dore Yet for all that the citie was safe the gates on euery side beinge shutte and well fortified The Emperour aduisinge himselfe in tyme proclaimed Gainas a traitor and an open enemy ● he commaunded that the Barbarians which remayned in the citie shoulde be slayne euery one this was the day after the death of the porters the souldiers within the walls of the citie nigh the Gotthicke church for there all the Barbarians were assembled together dealt hande to hande with the Barbarians set the Churche on sire and slewe manye of them Gainas hearinge that as many of his complices as he left behinde with in the citie were executed and perceauing that his traiterous conspiracye had no prosperous successe left his hypocriticall prayers got him to the coasts of Thracia And comming into Cherronesus he tooke shippinge thence in all the hast to Lampsacum for to subdue from that place forewards all the Westerne partes of the worlde When the Emperour had preuented him in those countreyes by sending thither great power both by sea and by land it fel out y ● God of his prouidence shewed there his wonderfull power the second tyme. For when the Barbarians wanted shippes they fell a framinge of newe vessells and so to transporte souldiers in them The Romayne nauye came thither and ariued at the very pinche or as commonly we saye in the nicke for they had winde and sayle at will the Westerne Zephyrus blewe on theyr side And as the Romayne power conueyed themselues thither with ease and pleasure so the greater parte of the Barbarian nauye bothe horse and man shippes and all were tossed to and fro scattered one from the other and suncke in the deepe gulphes of the surginge waues of the seaes Diuerse also of the Romaines were drowned alike And thus there was then an infinite number of the Barbarians destroyed But Gainas remouinge thence taking his flight by Thracia lighted by chaunce into the hands of the Romaine souldiers which dispatched both him
Andrewe hearde he followed him Ioh. 1. The next day the Lorde found Philip and sayd follow me Ioh. 1. The third day there was a mariage in Cana of Galilee there Christ wrought the firste miracle Ioh. 2. The Iewes Passeouer was at hand then Iesus went vp to Ierusalem threwe the b●ers and sellers out of the temple Ioh. 2. He came thence into Iudaea Ioh. 3. He walked about the seae of Galilee Luc. 5. He chose 12. Disciples whome he called Apostles Math. 10. He appoynted also other 70. Luc. 10. Christ went about the contrey preached many Sermons wrought many miracles About this time Iohn Baptist is imprisoned Haec alia Anno suae praedicationis primo Iohn Huss           The Mazar●ans were such as vsed no liuing creatures they abhorred the eating of flesh ▪ they allowed of Moses and of the lawe writtē by him but they denied that the 5. bookes vnder his name were written by him affirming them selues to haue foūd other bokes Epiphan lib. 1. tom 1. heres 18. Christ in the 2. yeare of his preaching came to his owne contreye Math. 13. Herode was desirous to see him This Herode beheaded Iohn Baptist in prison Math. 14. Iesus wētthēce into the wildernesse he also his disciples went into the land of Genazareth through Bethsaida Mat. 14.           The Herodians were they of the Iewes which thought that Herode was Christ and applied vnto him the prophecie of Iacob gē 49. the scepter shall not depart from Iuda c. which is verified in none other but in The Acts of Christ and the yeares of the incarnation The Councells sometimes of the vvicked as of the Pharises heretickes sometimes of the godlie as of the Apostles and Apostolicke men Sectes heretickes as well among the Iewes as afterwardes amonge the Christians He passed throughe the coastes of Tyre and Sidon Mathewe 15. This being done he wēt vp to Ierusalem at the feast of Pentecost Iohn 5. Iesus went away thence and came neare vnto the sea of Galilee from thence he tooke ship and came to the partes of Magdala Math. 15. Afterwards into Caesarea Philippi Luc. 9. after 6. dayes Math. 17. after 8. dayes he transfigured him selfe in mount Thabor Luc. 9. Thēce he went to Capernaum Math. 17. After these thinges he came from Galilee into Iudaea Math. 19. Againe he went to Galilee Ioh. 7. They bid him go out of Galilee for Herode sought to slay him Luc. 13. He vvent vp to the feast of Tabernacles although he told his brethren he vvoulde not Ioh. 7. he preached many sermons he wrought many miracles c. Haec anno praedicationis suae 2. Iohn Huss The Scribes the Pharises gathered a councell at Ierusalem sent frō thē Scribes Pharises and Leuites vnto Iohn Baptist to knowe who and what he was Iohn 1. Christ Epiphani lib. 1. tom 1. heres 20. Christ in the 3. yeare of his preaching vvent vp to Ierusalem to the feast of dedication it vvas vvinter and he vvalked in the temple in Solomons porch Iohn 10. Thence he went beyonde Iordan aftervvardes he came to Bethania where he raised Lazarus Ioh. 10. Iohn Huss The high priests Pharises gathered a councell in the hall of the high priest to aduise them what was best to be done touching the doinges of Christ if they let him a lone then feared they lest the Romaynes came and tooke their place and nation they decreed therein that whosoeuer knewe the place of his abode he should enforme them thereof they decreed also that whosoeuer confessed christ should be excommunicated they consulted howe they might put Lazarus to death and howe they might take Iesus by subteltie kill him then Iudas went into them and sayde what will ye geue me and I will deliuer him into your handes and they appointed him 30. pieces of siluer Ioh. 1● 12. Math. 26. Iudas Gaulonites and Sadochus a Pharise mayntained the heresie of the Galilaeans Ioseph Antiq. lib. 18. cap. 1. In the beginning of the 4002. yeare of the worlde the 10. daye of the moneth March Christ came ouer Iordan into Bethabara Ioh. 10. The 11. day hearing of the disease of Lazarus he continewed there 2. dayes Iohn 11. The 13. day Lazarus died and Christ tooke his iorney to goe and raise him Ioh. 11. The 14. day he entreth into Iericho and healeth the sonne of Timaeus Marc. 10. The 15. daye he spendeth by the way The 16. day he commeth to Bethania where he raiseth Lazarus nowe 4. dayes dead Iohn 11. The 17. daye he goeth to the desert into the citie of Ephraim Iohn 11. The 18. day he contineweth in the desert The 19. day being 6. dayes before the passouer he returneth to Bethania and suppeth with Lazarus Iohn 12. The 20. day was Palme sonday so called because the multitude tooke braunches of Palme trees and went to meete Iesus comming to Ierusalem Iohn 12. That euening he returned to Bethania Math. 21. The 21. day comminge out of Bethania he cursed the Figge tree Math. 21. In the euening he goeth out of the citie Marc. 11. The 22. day in the morning he passeth by the vvithered figge tree Marc. 11. That nyght Christ supped in Bethania in the house of Simon the leper 2. dayes after vvas the feast of passouer Mat. 26. Mar. 14. The 23. day Iudas couenaunted to betray him Luc. 22. The 24. daye in the euening Christ celebrated the Ievves passouer Aftervvards his ovvne called the Lordes supper He vvasheth the disciples feete he goeth out into Mount Oliuet he prayeth he svveateth blood he is taken he is brought to Caiphas Peter denyeth him Math. 26. Marc. 14. Luc. 22. Iohn 18. Cytraeus in the 21. cap. Math. Iohn Huss   Simon Galilaeus taught the heresie of the Galilaeans aboue mentioned Euseb eccle hist lib. 1. cap. 6. Ioseph bel Iud. lib. 2. cap. 7. The Acts of Christ and the yeares of the Incarnation The raigne of the Emperors The famous men and sauorers of the trueth the Kings of Iudaea The highpriests of the Iewes in Ierusalem The Coūcells some times of the wicked as of the Pharises hereticks some times of the godly is of the Apostles Apostolicke men Sects hereticks as well amonge the Iewes as afterwards amonge the Christians Our sauiour Christ Iesus whē he had liued heere on earth 33. yeares full some what more sust●●ed death for the saluation of man kind the 25. days of M●…h the 18 yer● o● the 〈◊〉 of T 〈…〉 ●●n●●us P●●te beinge presidente of Iudaea H●● de the 〈◊〉 king of the Iewes 〈◊〉 i● highp●●est 〈◊〉 in ●1 cap. Math. ●●s●b Chronic. 〈◊〉 Chronic. Euseb ●●●l hist li. 1. cap. 11. Anno 18. ●●he●● Euseb Chronic When Christ was on the crosse ther stode by his mother Marie Cleopas his mothers sister and Marie Magdalene the disciple whome Christ loued Ioh. 19. Herode the tetrarch whē he had mocked Christ whome Pilate
dyed An. Dom. 375. Socrat. li. 4. cap. 12. 16. Acesius a Nouatiā bishop was of Constantine called to the councell of Nice to render an accompte of his opinion Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 7.       The first councell of Arelate decreed with other thinges that Easter shoulde be kept at one certain time tom 1. cōcil A councell of Arian bishops meet at Tyrus deposed Athanasius but Cōstantine remoued them to cōsecrate the temple lately buylded at Ierusalem called them afterwards to Cōstantinople in his presence to determine Athanasius causes Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 20. 22.     Iulius was b. of Rome after Mark Anno Do. 336. where he contine wed 16. yeres Ierom chron Socrat lib. 2. cap. 5. 27. saith it was 15. yeares   Marcellus b. of Ancyra in Galatia taught the heresie of Paulus Samosatenus that Christ was but bare man the bishops in the councell of Constantinople deposed him and ●usebius Pamphilus cōfuted him in three bookes Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 24. c. 336.       Maximus was b. of Ierusalem after Macarius hedetested the Arians refused to come to the councel of Antioche lest he shoulde condemne the Nicen Creede in the ende the Arians deposed him Socrat li. 2. c. 5. 30.       Audius was a schismaticke a man of an hotte spirite he rebuked the clergie men to their faces for their disordered lyfe being councelled to deale modestly nay chastized he deuided him selfe from the church and fell to raysing of priuate cōuenticles he kept Easter with the Iewes Epiphan haer 70.                 Eusebius of Nicomedia not onely in Arius tyme but also after his death mayntayned the heresie of Arius together with Macedonius b. of Constantinople ▪ Theognis b. of Nice M● ▪ ris b. of Chalcedō Theodorus b. of Heraclea ▪ Vrsacius Valens c. Socrat lib. 2. cap. 2. 9. 15. 340. Constātinus the yonger beig made Caesar the 10. yere of his fathers ●avgne ▪ Cōstantius beinge made Caesar the 20. yere of his fathers raygne Constans beinge made Emperour the 30. yere of his fathers raigne succeeded they re father after his desease and deuided the Empire amonge them Constantinu● enio●ed it but alitle while for he was slayne by the souldiers of his brother Constans when he sought to inuade his brother Cōstans dominions Constās not lōg after was slayne by Magnētius the tyrant These two were godly emperours but Cōstantius was an Ariā in the end Cōstantius dyed being fiue and fortie yeare olde he raigned 38. yeares thirteene with his father Cōstātinus Magnus fiue twentie after his fathers death Socrat. lib. 1 cap. 25 26. lib. 2. cap. 3 20. 37. Ierō chronic Rheticus a learned wryter florished in Fraunce about this time Ierom catalog There was a coūcell held at Caesarea in Cappadocia where Eulalius b. of that seae condemned his owne sonne Eustathius b. of Sebastia in Armenia for manye crimes Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 33. The Councell of Gangra condemned the hereticall opinions of Eustathius allowing the mariage of priests Socra lib. 2. cap. 33 tom 1. concil A councell helde in Carthage decreed there should be no rebaptizing that clergie men should not meddle with temporall affaires tom 1. cōcil Iulius helde a prouinciall synode at Rome where he condemned Arius ratified the Nicene Creede tom 1. concil   Eulalius an Arian was b. of Antioch after Eustathius Nicephor     Eustathius b. of Sebastia in Armenia went in suche attyre as was not decente for a priest He sorbad Mariadge made lawes of fastinge he parted maried couples asunder He caused suche as refrayned the churches to rayse conuenticles at home he tooke seruaunts frō their maisters vnder colour of religion he commaunded his followers to weare the philosophers habit he caused the womē to be shauen he sorbad the accustomed fastingdays and commaunded they should faste on the sundaye He detested the prayers of maryed men he abhorred the offering and communion of the maried priest not remēbringe that his owne father was a priest and bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia he was first cōdemned of his owne father in a councell helde at Caesarea afterwardes by the coūcel of G●gra last of all at Gonstantinople Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 33.     Iuuencus a prieste of Spayne who wrot the foure Euāgelists in heroical verse florished about this tyme Ierom catalog     Euphronius an Arian was b. of Antioche after Eulalius Socrat. lib. 1. ca. 18.         Maximus b. of Treuere in Fraunce entertayned honorably Athanasius b. of Alexādria being exiled into Fraunce Ier. chro A councell of Arian bishops mett at Antioche the first yeare after Constātines desease wher they deposed Athanasius endeuored to abrogate the Nicene creede Socrat. li. 2. ca. 5. 6. 7 The bishops of the East called a councell together layd down their creede with long expositions and sent it to the west churches by three bishops Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 15 A councell held at Coleyne in Germanie condemned Euphrata the byshop for denyinge that Christ was god ●om 1. concil A generall councell was summoned at Sardice by Constantius Constans the Emperoures for the hearing of Athanasius b. of Alexandria Paulus b. of Constantinople whom the Arians had exiled The councell restored them deposed they re accusers condēned the Arians and confirmed the Nicene creede Socrat. lib. ● cap. 16. Cyrillus an Arian was chosen b. of Ierusalem after the deposition of Maximus he was deposed forcer●ē hainous crimes woulde not come and purge him selfe Socrat. li. 2. cap. 30. 31. 32.       Macedonius at the first being an Arian and deposed by Acacius secte could not quiet him self but fell from the Arians into an other heresie he denyed the godhead of the holy ghost tearming him the seruant and the drugge of the father of the sonne this opinion they saye Marathonius bishop of Nicomedia taught before him These hereticks are called Pneumatomachoi Socrat lib. 2. cap. 25. Epiph. haeres 73.       A councell summoned at Ierusalē by Maximus b. of that seae where he receaued Athanasius vnto the communion ratified the Nicene creede Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 19 A councell called together at Alexādria by Athanasius where the actes of the coūcell of Sardice of Ierusalē were confirmed Socrat lib. 2. cap. 21. Heraclius Placitus an Arian was b. of Antioch Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 5 6. 7.     Euphrata bishop of Coleyne denyed that Christ was God he was condemned in a councell helde at Coleyne tom 1. concil 350.   Hilarius b. of poetiers in Fraunce a great aduersarie of the Arians wrote sundrye notable bookes whereof one he deliuered into Constantius hande at Constātinople He died in the time of Valens and Valentinianus Ierom. catalog Socrat li. 3. ca. 8. Herenius Stephan an Arian succeeded Placitus Socrat lib. 2. cap. 21. Liberiꝰ was b. of Rome after Iulius
of the virgine but that the worde became flesh Epiphan haeres 76. 77. 365. Iulian succeded Constātius in the empire he heard at Constātinople Macedonius the Eunuch Ni●ôcles the Laconian Ecebolius the sophist Cōstantius fearinge he woulde fall frō christian religion into heathenish idolatrie sente him to Nicomedia charging him nor to treade in the schoole of Libanius yet by stelthe he resorted vnto him and read his heathenishe doctrine When the Emperour suspected his disposition Iuliā shaued him selfe and became a reader in a certaine churche yet after the Emperours death the obtayninge of the empire he became an Apostata he banished the Christians out of his court entertained in steede of thē philosophers coniurers Not longe after being the third yere of his raigne he was slayne in a battayle whiche he gaue the Persians An arrowe was shot at hī which pearced him in the ribbs and gaue him his deaths wounde Some say it was one of his owne seruants some other that it was a fugitiue Persian some other saye that it was a deuell some doe write that he tooke the da●te out of his side threwe it all bloodie into the ayre cryed O Galilaean meaning Christ thou hast ouercome Socra lib. 3. cap. 1. 9. 10. 18. Sozomen lib. 6. cap. 2. Theodo lib. 3. cap. 25. Iouianus a godly mā one that mayntayned the Nicene creede was Experour after Iulian. He raygned no longer then seauē moneths but he dyed Socrat. lib. 3. cap. 19. 20. 22. Macedonius Theodulus Tatianus were broyled to death in the time of Iulian. Socrat lib. 3. cap. 13. Theodorus was sore tormented Socrat. lib. 3. cap. 16. A councell held at Alexādria by Athanasius after his returne from exile in the time of Iulian where the Arians Apollinarians Macedonians were condēned Socrat lib. 3. ca. 5. A coūcel held at Lampsacū 7. yeares after the coūcell of Seleucia wher the Ariās were condemned Socrat. lib. 4. cap. 2. 4. A councell of bishops in Sicilia condemned the Ariās Soc. lib. 4. cap. 11. Iohn was b. of Ierusalem after Cyrill Socrat lib. 2. cap. 25. Dorotheus Paulinus and Euagrius beig godly mē were chosen by the people yet notsuffred to continew   Massiliani were idle monks whome the deuell had possessed they sayde that the bodie of Christ in the sacrament did neither good neyther harme they sayde baptisme was to no purpose Leotius b. of Melitena draue the theeues out of their dennes the wolues from among the sheepe sett their monasteries on fire Theodore● lib. 4. cap. 11. these hereticks were called also Euchitae so called because of their cōtinewa● prayinge It is a wonder sayeth Augustine to heare what a number of prayers they runne ouer muche like vnto the late mumblinge of prayers vpon beades where Christ sayd Praye alwayes and Sainct Paul Pray without intermission which is deuoutly to be taken for euery day they doe it to much therfore sayeth Augustine to be numbred among heretickes They saye when the soule is purged that a sowe with her pigges is seene to come out of mans mouth and that a visible fire entreth in whiche burneth not these Euchits did thinke that it appertayned not vnto the monkes to get theyr lyuinge with the sweate of their browes but to lyue idlye Epiphanius sayth that whē Luppicianus the Praetor executed some of them for their lewdnesse they called them selues Marryrianos Some of them thoughte that it was they re duetie to worshippe the deuell lest he shoulde hurte them these were called Sataniani If ye called any of them Christ a Patriarche a Prophet or an Angell he woulde answere that he was so They slepte like swine men and women all in one heape August lib. de haeres Epiphan haeres 80. These Massiliās were cōdemned in the generall councell held at Ephesus in the tyme of Theodosius iunior Cyrill lib. Apologet.     Artemius a noble man beheaded for the faith Theodor lib. 3. cap. 18. The Meletiās essēbled at An tioche where they layde down the Macedonian opinion of the sonne of God iump betwene the Arians the true christians where they proued thē selues neutrans Ier. chro Socr. li. 3. cap. 8.   Dorotheus tooke possession of the bishopricke the seconde time and cōtinewed ther a good while Democh. Socrat lib. 4. cap 28.           A councell at Laodicea anno Domini 368. decreed that the laytie shold not chuse the priest that lessōs shold be read in the church betwene certen Psalmes that seruice should be morning euening that the Gospel should be reade with other Scriptures on the sunday that lēt should religiously be obserued without mariēg solemnizinge the feastes of martyrs That christians shold not daunce at brydehouses c. tom 1. cōc           367. Valentinianus one whome sometime Iulian banished his court succeeded Iouianus in the Empir he ioyned with him his brother Valens Valentinianus was a true Christian but Valens an Arian the one persecuted the Churche the other preserued the christians Valentinianus dyed Anno Domini 380. after he had liued foure and fiftye yeares and raygned thirteene Valens his brother raygned 3. yeares after him departed this life Socrat lib. 4. ca. 1. 26. 31. Basilius b. of Caesarea in Cappadocia florishedabout this time whē Valens the emperour sent for him out of Caesarea into Antioch he be haued him selfe very stoutly in the defence of the trueth Socrat. lib. 4. cap. 21. Gregorie Nazianzen the maister of S. Ierom liued in the time of Valens dyed in the raygne of Theodosius Magnus Socrat. li. 4. cap. 21. Ierom catalog eccles script A councell of Nouatians met at Pazum and decreed contrary to the Nicen coūcell that the feaste of Easter shoulde be kept alike with the Iewes Socrat. li. 4. cap. 23. Nepos Meletiꝰ came the seconde time to be Byshop Democh       368.   Ambrose b. of Millayne beīg Liuetenant of the prouince was chosen to gouerne the church by the vniforme consent of the people cōfirmed by Valentinianus Ierom suspended his iudgemēt of him because he liued in his time Socrat. lib. 4. cap. 25. A councell of macedoniāsmet at Antioch and condemned the Nicene councel with the clause of one substance Socrat. lib. 5. ca. 4     Damasus was b. of Rome an Dom. 369 after Liberius where he continewed 18. yeres Socrat lib. 4. cap. 17. 24. lib. 6. ca. 9. lib 7. ca. 9. Ierom. chronic     378.     A coūcel of 90. Byshops called at Rome by Damasur where Arius Eunomius Macedonius Photinus Hebiō and theyr disciples were condemned where also the holye Ghost was sayd to be of one substāce with the father and the sonne tom 1. concil       Peter was b. of Alexandria after Athanasius an Dom. 375 the Ariās by autoritie frō the emperour clapt him in prison and chose Lucius in his roume Peter got out of prison fled vnto Damasus b. of
that from Theodosius to Martianus the Emperour Iuuenalis was b. of Ierusalē Domnus was b. of Antioche after Iohn Euagr. lib. 1. cap. 10. Sixtus the thirde was b. of Rome after Celestinus An. Dom. 435. and continewed 8. yeares Prosp chr One Bassus layd diuers crimes to his charge so that he called a councel purged him selfe tom 1. con cil Gennad catalog   An other hereticke sayde that the diuinitie of Christ sorowed when his naked body was nayled to the tree ▪ August                 An other there was which sayd that God was of three parts the father the sonne and the holie ghost calling them all not absolute persons but parts of one August some heretiks said that the water was not made by God but was alwayes coëternall with hī August     Theodoretus b. of Cyrus wrote about this time the Ecclesiastical history cōprising a hūdred and fiue years Sozome●●s wrot the Ecclesiastical history frō Cō stātinꝰ Magnꝰ vnto the raigne of Theodosius iunior Maximu● b. of Taurinum one that wrot many notable tractes liued about this time Gēnad catalog A councell held at Carpētoracte decreed that the bishop shoulde not poule the parishes tom 1. concil         Some said that the bodye and not the soul was the image of God August Others sayde that the soules of wicked men were turned into deuells to euerye sorte of beastes correspondent to theyr merits August 443.     The 3. councell of Arelate decreed that no deacon shoulde be made before he were 25. yere olde no priest before 30. yeres tom 1. concil A prouinciall councell was held at Constátinople where Eutyches was condemned Euag lib. 1. cap. 9. An hereticall councell held at Ephesus where by the meanes of Dioscorus b. of Alexandria Eutyches the he reticke was restored Euag. lib. 1. cap. 10.   Maximus was b. of Antioche after Domnus he was at the coūcell of Chalcedō Euagr. lib. 2. cap. 4. Leo was b. of Rome after Sixtus Anno Dom. 443. where he cōtinewed 21. yeares Prosp chr Palmer liuagr lib. 1. cap. 10. He died in the time of the Emperour Leo Maioranus Gōnad catalog   Some sayde that when Christ wente to hell all the vnfaithfull beleued were deliuered August Other saye that Christ was alwayes with the father but not alwayes a sōne August 450. Martianus a Thraciā sueceeded Theodosius iunior in the eastern Empire He was one that behaued him self vertuously towardes God and mā He raygned 7. yeares and then dyed Euag. li. 1. ca. 22. li. 2. ca. 1. 8 Gennadiu● a learned wryter the autor of the catalogue of famous men which is foūd among Ierome● works s●o●●shed aboute this time A councell of 630. bishops was helde at Chalcedon by the commaundement of Martianus where Dioscorus b. of Alexandria was deposed Nestorius Eutyches Macedonius cōdemned Euagr. lib. 2. cap. 2. 4. 10 Theodosius was by the idle monks made b. of Ierusalemin the absence of Iuuenalis but Martianus the Emperour deposed him restored the other Euag. lib. 2. cap. 5. lib. 3. cap. 6.     Dioscorus was b. of Alexādria after Cyrill he was of Nestorius opinion deposed by the councell of Constantinople he was also of Eutyches opinion and deposed by the coūcell of Chalcedon Euagr. lib. 1. cap. 10 lib. 2. cap. 5. Proterius was b. of Alexādria after the coūcell had deposed Dioscorus he was a godly man yet a souldier ranne him through with a naked sworde vpon Easter day and the seditious persōs after his death burned him to ashes Euagr lib. 2. cap. 5. 8. Eutyches mayntayned the opiniōs of Nestorius sayd that our Lord cōsisted of 2. natures before the diuinity was coopled with the humanitie but after the vnitinge of thē to be of one nature that the body of Christ was not of one substāce with ours the coūcell of Constantinople deposed him but he appealed vnto Theodosius procured the coūcell of Ephesus to be sūmoned where Dioscorus the hereticke restored him Euagr. lib. 1. cap. 9. This Eutyches being cōdēned in the councell of Chalcedō brake out into these words this is the faith that I was baptized in this is the fayth which I haue learned of the fathers in this faith will I die tom 2. concil Dioscorus b. of Alexandria was an Eu●ychian Euagr.   Maximus in his time was Emperour of Rome after Valentinianus death 70. dayes but Gēzerichus kīg of the Vādals tooke Rome tore Maximus in pecces threw his car ●●asse into tibris and wēt backe to Car thage Auitus was Emperoure after Maxi●●● 8. moneths Iohannes Damascenus a learned writer wrote against the Arians Pantal. A councell held at Venice about this time decred that no clergye men should wāder from one diocesse to an other without dimissarie letters that they shoulde not be at weddinge diners daunces hering of wantonsonnets that throughout the same prouince they obserue one maner of diuine seruice tom 2. concil A councell was called at Tours in Fraunce for the reformatiō of Ecclesiasticall matters tom 2. concil   Martyrius b. of Antioch Nicephor Theodore● collect   Timotheus AElurus a mōke was by the seditious persōs made b. of Alexandria whyle Proteriu● lyued he was of Apollin●rius opinion immediately deposed by Leo. Euag. lib. 2. cap. 8. 11. he wēt about the monkes lodginges in the nyght time cryed like a spirite that they should chose Timotheus AElurus to their bishop meaning him selfe Theod. collect Timotheus an hereticall bishop   Maioranus was Emperour of Rom in the end of Martianus the begining of Leo where he raygned 4 yeres But Seuerus dispatched him tooke his rowme himselfe Euag. li. 2. cap. 7. Palmer chronic Anatolius b. of Constantinople florished in the dayes of Leo. Euagr.     Iulianus b. of Antioch Nicephor Theodore● collect   Timotheus Basilicus otherwise called Salofaciolus was b. of Alexandria after the exile of his predecessor Euag lib. 2. cap 11. but he was banished not longe after   458. Leo was Emperour in the East after Martianus He wrote vnto Anatolius b. of Constantinople for to examine the sturre risen at Alexandria about the murthering of Proterius the election of Timotheus He gouerned 17. yeres deposed himself placinge in his rowme Leo the sonne of his daughter Ariadne and of Zeno but this yonger Leo dyed immediatly Zeno his father ruled the empire alone Eua. lib. 2. cap. 8. 9. 17. Paulinus b. of Nola in Italie was of greate fame about this time he gaue all his substance to redeeme captiues and poore prisoners Palmer chronic A councell held at Rome in the time of Hilarius confirmed the Nicene Creede that such as had Canonicall impediments were not to be made priestes tom 2. concil     Hilarius was b. of Rome after Leo an Dom. 464. continewed 6. yeares Palm chro Anton. chro   Acephali were a confuse multitude of heretickes
without a head which reuiled the councell of Chalcedon and sayde that Christ had but one nature Palmer chron 458. Arthur kinge of bryttaine a noble and a valiāt Prince is sarde about this time to be of great fame throughout the west parts of the world Seuerus was Emperour of the west and abode at Rauenna after Maioranus 4. yeres Palmer chronic Anthemius was sent from Leo to be Emperour of Rome where he continewed 5. yeares Euag. lib. 2. cap. 16. Olymbrius was emperour 7. moneths Glycerius was Emperour 5. yeares whome Nepos deposed Nepos was Emperor of Rome 56 dayes whom Orestes deposed Orestes made Augustulus his sonne emperor     Anastasius was b. of Ierusalem after Iuuenalis one as it is reported that subscribed vnto the condemnation of the councel of Chalcedō for fear of Basiliscus Euagr. li. 3. cap. 5. Basilius b. of Antioch Euagr lib. 2. ca. 10.         Augustulus the sonne of Orestes raygned one yeare he was the laste Emperour of Rome of the thousand three hundred yeares since the ●aygne of Romulus I ●●ough edition ciuill warres it fell out that the Empire came to nought many raygned in the west of aequall autoritie Odoacer that succeeded Augustulus would not call him selfe Emperour but kinge ▪ there was no Emperour of the west the space of 330 yeares afore the yeare of our Lorde eight hundred ▪ when Carolus Magnus king of Fraunce was by Leo the 3. of that name b. of Rome crowned Emperoure From that tyme the Emperours of the west were called the Emperoures of Germanie ▪ Euagr lib. 2. cap. 16. Math. Palmer chronic Ieno succeeded Leo in the empire a wick●d a beastly lyuer Basiliseus the tyrante oue● came him became Emperour 2. yeares ꝓ●laimed his sōne     Peter Cnapheus b. of Antioch He was an hereticke and condemned the coūcell of Chalcedō He was afterwardes deposed by Zeno the Emperoure Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 5. 8. Simplicius was b. of Rome after Hilarius Anno Do. 470 ▪ where he continewed 15. yeares he wrote vnto Zeno the Emperour Zeno vnto hī againe toutching Iohn b. of Antioche that was deposed Palmer chronic Euagr ▪ li. 3. cap. 15. Timotheus AElurus was called from exile where he had bene 18. yeares by Basilis●us the tyrant restored to the seae of Alexandria he accursed the councell of Chalcedon Zeno purposed to persecute him but seing that he was an olde man he lette him alone shortly after he died Eua. lib. 3. cap. 4. 6. 11. Peter Cnapheus b. of Antioche was an Eutychian he accursed the councell of Chalcedon trobled all Aegypt set the religious men by the eares Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 16. 17. 22. Idle monkes within the prouince of Alexādria fell to the heresie of Eutyches to reuile the councell of Chalcedon Euag lib. 3. cap. 17 475.   Le●us a learned man was burned by Honoricus the Arian Anto. chron     Stephan b. of Antioch after the deposition of Peter but the Antiochians dispatched him with a c●uell death Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 10.   Petrus Moggus was made b. of Antioch after the desease of Timo theus Aelurus but Zeno was offēded with it and thrust him out Eua. lib. 3. cap. 11. Petrus Moggus b. of Alexandria was an heretick Euagr. 485. Marcus Caesar this Basiliscus sent letters euery where and condemned in them the councell of Chalcedon but he was faine by reason of the schisme that rose therof at Constantinople to call in his letters and not longe after Zeno came with greate power and ouerthrewe him slewe him his wife and children This Zeno raygned 17. yeares and dyed of the falling sicknes Euag. lib. 2. cap. 17. lib 3. cap. 1. 3. 4. 7. 8. 29. Dionysia with Maioricus her sonne suffred infinite tormēts for the faith in Christ Auton chro Fulgentius florished about this time Palmer chronic Hesychius wrote a learned cōmentarie vpon Leuiticus Conrad Lycost A councell held at Tarraco in Spayne in the tyme of Felix layde downe certaine canons for the reforma tion of the clergie tom 2. concil Martyrius was bishop of Ierusalē after Anastasius Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 16.   Felix the 2 of that name was b. of Rōe after Simplicius an Dom. 485. where he cōtinewed 9. yeares Euag. lib 3. cap. 18. 19. 20. Anton. chron Timotheus Basilicus is by Zeno called from exile and restored to his bishop ricke Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 11. Iohn succee ▪ ded Timothe he made sute in his predecessors dayes that the Emperor would graunt him the nominatinge o● the nexte incumbent and swore he woulde not take it him selfe whē the seae was voyd he gaue the electors money forgot his othe and became bishop hī selfe therfore the Emperour deposed him Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 12. Honoricus king of the Vandals was an Arian and exiled 334. bishops Honor. catalog heret But sayth Anton chronic He exiled of the clergie and laytye to the nūber of 4975. persons Euagr. lib. 4. cap. 14. The east churches were wōderfully infected at great dissentiō about the heresies of Nestorius Eutyches and Dioscorus Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 31.   From the raigne of Augustus in the 42. yere of whose Imperie Christ was borne vnto the death of Zeno and the creation of Anastasius there are 532. yeares and 7. moneths from the raigne of Diocletian 207. yeares and seauen moneths from the raygne of Alexander Magnus king of Macedonia 832. yeares and 7. moneths from the building of Rome and the kingdome of Romulus 1052. yeares and seauē moneths from the destruction of Troie 1686. yeares and 7. moneths Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 29.   All the bishops of Aphricke came together by the cōmaundement of Honoricus the Ariā where his heresie was confirmed and 444. godly bishops exiled Anton. chron part 2. tit 11. Salustius was b. of Ierusalem after Martyrius Eua. lib. 3. cap. 36. Calandio was b. of Antioche after the death of Stephan he accursed both the letters of Basilis●us and of Timothe Euagr lib. 3. cap. 10. Petrus Cnapheus after the desease of Calandio was restored vnto the bishop rick Euag. lib. 3. ca. 16   Petrus Moggus is agayne restored by Zeno vpon conditiō that he will renounce his heresie Euagr lib. 3. ca. 12   492. Anastasius succeeded Zeno in the Empire He tooke not onely the Empire after him but also his wife Whē he sawe the great sedition that raygned in the church he called the people together and tolde them he woulde be Emperourno longer but the people seinge this quieted themselues requested him to continewe their Emperour so he did and dyed shortly after when he had raygned 27 yeares three monethes and three dayes Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 29. 44. Egesippus a great diuine florished about this time Sabell A synod of 70. b. was called together at Rōe by Gelasius where the Canonicall scriptures were seuered from suche as were Apocrypha tom 2. concil   Palladius was b. of
Serapion b. of Antioch his vvork● pa. 90. 103. Serapion was throwen from an high his necke broken pag. 115. Serapion an olde man receaued the eucharist of a boy pa. 119 ▪ Serapion Deacon of Constantinople pag. 362. Serapis an Heathen God pag. 238. 349. 350. Serenius Granianus a noble man wrote vnto the Emperour in the behalfe of the Christiās p. 61 Serenius was burned for the faith pa. 98. Serenus was beheaded for the faith pag. 98. Seuen Deacons pag. 19. Seuenty disciples pa. 15. 19. 517. 533. 534. c. Seuerus the hereticke of whome Seueriani pa. 74 Seuerus was Emperour after Pertinax pag. 94. he persecuted the church pa. 96. he raygned 18. yeares pa. 101. Seuerus the hereticall b. of Antioch had his tongue pulled out pa. 472. Siluanus b. of Emisa was torne of wilde beastes 153. 176. Siluanus b. of Gaza was beheaded pa. 153. Siluanus a tyran is executed pag. 278. Simeon Cleopas was b. of Ierusalem after Iames. pa. 45. 47. He was crucified beinge a hundred and twenty yeares olde pag. 53. 70. Simeō dwelled in a pillour p. 419. 420. 436. 511 Simō the sōne of Camithꝰ was an highpriest p. 14 Simon Magus was baptized of Philip. pag. 19. he came to Rome was there takē for a God pa. 26. 27. read more of him in the Cronography Simoniani are called of Simon Magus pa. 70. Siricius b. of Rome pa. 38. Sisinius a Nouatian pa. 346. 375. 376. Sixtus a learned māwrote of the resurrectiō p. 94 Socrates b. of Laodicea pag. 142. Socrates Scholasticus history life pa. 213. 214 he was the scholler of Helladius page 349. where he led his life pag. 358. Socrates the Philosopher why he was condemned pag. 308. Sodome vvas ouerthrovven vvith fire and brimstone pa. 4. 42. Sodome hovve it lieth novve pag. 42. Solomon spake of Christ in the person of vvisedome pa. 4. Sonnes by nature and sonnes by the lavve pa. 10. Sophonias the Prophet and his life pa. 526. Sophronius b. of Pompeiopolls withstoode the Arians pag. 288. 289. Sosthenes one of the seuenty Disciples pa. 15. Soter b. of Rome pag. 70. 74. 83. Spiridion b. of Cyprus pa. 223. 234. Stephan one of the 7. Deacons was stoned to death pa. 19. 97. 519. Stephan b. of Rome pag. 125. Stephan b. of Laodicea pag. 144. Symachus b. of Ierusalem pag. 86. Symachus translated the old Testament He vvas an Ebionit pa. 105. Symachus a learned Senator of Rome 348. Synerus an hereticke pag. 86. Synesius b. of Cyrene pag. 420. Synods in Alexandria and Aegypt pag. 30. Synods at Antioch pag. 139. 140. 141. Synods looke Councells T. TAtianus a learned man page 68. he fell into heresie pag. 73. 74. Tatianus for the faith was broiled to death p. 307 Telesphorus was b. of Rome 11 yeares and dyed a martyr pag. 59. 62. 83. Tertulian a learned father is alleaged pa. 20. 35. 47. 54. 82. Thaddaeus one of the 70. Disciples was sente by Thomas the Apostle to cure Agbarus page 15. 16. 17. 19. Thalassiꝰ a noble mā is made b. of Caesarea p. 402 Thebulis fell to heresie because he was not made bishop pag. 70. Thecla a womā was throwē to wild beasts p. 160 Thelymidres b. of Laodicea pag. 120. Themison a montanist pa. 88. 89. Theoctistus b. of Caesarea pag. 107. 110. 131. Theodorus b. of Aegypt was martyred pag. 153. Theodorus a confessor pa. 310. Theodorus was burned for the faith pa. 326. Theodoretus an historiographer pag. 411. 501. Theodosia a Christian virgine was drovvned in the seae pag. 164. Theodosius Magnus the Emperour pag. 342. his death pag. 359. Theodosius iunior the Emperour pag. 376. 377. his vertues pa. 388. 389. his death pa. 424. Theodosius b. of Synada a couetous mā pa. 377. Theodotiō translated the old Testament pa. 105 Theodotus a montanist pa. 81. his miserable end pag. 88. Theodotus a Tanner and an hereticke of A●●●mons sect pa. 95. Theodotus a Phisicion b. of Laodicea pa. 144 Theodulus vvas crucified for the faith page 171. Theodulus for the faith vvas broiled to death pa. 307. Theognis b. of Nice vvas an Arian pa. 223. aftervvards he recanted pa. 224. 236. he fel againe to heresie pa. 243. Theônas b. of Alexandria pag. 144. Theônas b. of Marmarica was an ariā p. 224. 227 Theophilus b. of Antioch p. 70. his workes p. 72. Th●philus b. of Caesarea in Palaestina pag. 92. Th●philus a confessor pa. 116. Th●philus b. of Alexandria pag. 361. Th●pompus an historiographer pag. 501. Th●phrastꝰ is highly esteemed of hereticks p. 95 Th●●ecnus b. of Caesarea pag. 131. Th●●ecnus Liuetenant of Antioch was an inc●unter pag. 175. his execution pa. 183. Th●●imus b. of Scythia woulde not condemne ●●gens workes pag. 370. Th●●as a Sorcerer called him selfe a Prophet w●● beheaded pag. 26. Tho●●as the Apostle pag. 15. 16. 17. 19. 36. 532. Thr●●as a martyr pag. 90. 93. Tibe●●● the Emperour would haue Canonized Ie●●s for a God he raigned 22. yeres pa. 20. 21 Tibe●●s the 2 Emperour of that name pag. 496. Timo●us was beheaded for the faith pag. 160. Timo●e was the first b. of Ephesus pag. 37. Timo●eus b. of Gaza was burned pag. 160. Titus ●as the first b. of Creta pag. 37. Titus ●●e sonne of Vespasian was made generall cap●●ine against the Iewes p. 37. he sighed whē he sa● the great slaughter of the Ievves p. 39. he p●●eledged the books of Iosephus p. 45. he was ●mperour and raigned 2. yeares pag. 46. his en● ▪ pag. 469. Tobias t●e host of Thaddaeus in Edessa pag. 17. Tobias th● fift b. of Ierusalem pag. 59. Tra●an w●● Emperour after Nerua and raygned 19. year●s pag. 47. 58. Tymaeus b. ●f Antioch pag. 142. Tyrannus b. ●f Antioch pag. 142. V. VAlens b of Ierusalem pag. 86. Valens Deacō of Aelia was beheaded p. 169 Valens b. of Mursa was an Arian pag. 246. he recanted pag. 259. 272. Valens the Arian Emperour pa. 318. his end pa. 340. Valentina a Christiā maid vvas burned pag. 166 Valentinianus a godly man was fellowe Emperour with Valens pag. 318. 337. Valētinianꝰ the elder was proclaimed Emperour pag. 3●7 he was sti●led to death pag. 358. Valentinianus the yonger was made Emperour by Theodosius pa. 390. he was slaine pa. 432. Valentinus an hereticke pag. 62. 70. 74. Valerius Gratus President of ludaea pag. 14. Valerianus was Emperour after Gallus a persecutor pag. 128. his end pag. 469. Vegetius Epagathus a martyr pag. 76. Venus the heathē goddesse had a tēplein Aphac● pag. 239. Venus Idol was set vp on the s●pulchre of Christ pag. 237. Verus the Emperour succeeded P●us He was a persecutor raigned 19. yeares pag. 64. 85. Vespasianus the Emperour pag. 37. 46. Victor b. of Rome pag. 92. 93. Vigilius b. of Rome pag. 487. Virgines vowing chastity pag. 29. Vitellius the Emperour and his end pap 469. Vlphilas b. of the Gotths translated the Scripturs into the Gotthicke tongue pag. 338. Vlpianus was wrapped in an oxe hide together with a dogg●
heresy of Cerinthus The reuerēt iudgement of Dionysius toutchinge the reuelatiō of Sainct Iohn Apocalip 22. Apocalip 1. 1. Iohn 1. Math. 16. Apocalip 1. Apocalip 22 Act. 13. The difference gathered first by the sense 2. By the words often repeated in both 3. No mētiō in ether of eache other 4. By the ●rase Iohn was both learned and eloquēt Cap. 26. after the greeke Cap. 27. after the greeke Dionysius b. of Rome Paulus Samosatenus b. of Antioch and an hereticke Cap. 28. after the Greeke Firmilianus Greg. Nazianz Athenodorus Elenus Nicomas Hymenaeus Theotecnus Maximus Dionysius b ▪ of Alex. dieth Anno Domini 267. Cap. 29. in the greeke Claudius was created emperour anno Dom. 271. Autelianus was crowned emperour Anno Dom. 273. vnder whome was raised the ninth persecution Cap. 30. after the greeke The byshops assembled at Antioch vnto Dionysius b. of Rome and maximus b. of Alexandria The subtle●y of the hereticke Samosetenus the hereticke is here painted in his colours 1. Timoth. 6. Such a proud preacher was Herod in the actes 12. * Paulꝰ Samosatenus was excommunicated by the councell and Domuns placed in his rowme * Aurelianus was not able to subscribe to an edict against the Christians Tacitus was emperour 6. moneths Florianus 80 ▪ daies althogh there is here no mention made of thē * Probus was crowned emperour Ann. Dom. 279. Carus began to raigne an Dom. 285. Diocletian was chosen emperour ann Do. 287. vnder whom the tenth persecution of the primitiue church● was raysed against the churche of God Cap. 31. in the Greeke About the yeare 281. Euseb in chronic the hereticke Maneslyued Manes the hereticke chose 12. Apostles Cap. 32. in the Greeke Eutychianus b. of Rome Gaius b. of Rome Marcellinus b. of Rome Timaeus Cyrillus Dorotheus minister of Antioch afterwards b. of Tyrus Tyrannus Socrates Eusebius Anatolius b. of Laodicea The pollicie deuised by Anatolius Anatolius b. of Laodicea in his bookes of Easter Betwene the 10. 20. day In springe about the eyght kalends of Aprill In Autumne about the eyght kalendes of October La●●eus 2. Psalm 89. Churches ouerthrowen Scriptures burned Bishops persecuted Psal 107. An. Do. 306. the persecution vnder Diocletian waxed hotte whē as these cruell edicts were euery where proclaimed Cap. 3. in the Greeke The pollicie of Satans messengers * Cap. 4. in the Greeke * Diocletiā Maximian * Galerius Constantius Peter the emperours page after sundry tormēts bruiled to death Dorotheus hanged Gorgonius was hanged Anthimꝰ b. of Nicomedia beheaded A certaine number beheaded A certaine companie burned A number drowned The deade dygged vp All prisons were filled with Christians Brute beastes spared such as mē would not spare The constancy of yong men Fiue Martyrs after sundry torments beheaded throwen into the seas Martyrs in Aegypt maymed racked scurged burned drowned beheaded hanged famished to death Martyrs in Thebais their skinnes rased schorched tyed by the on legge their heads downeward Hanged vpō boughes 10. Martyrs 20. 30. 60. 100. Some burned Some beheaded Philoromus gouernour of Alexādria beheaded ▪ Phileas b. of Thmuis beheaded Phileas b. of Thmuis writeth this epistle out of prison vnto his ●locke Philip. 2. 1. Ioh. 4. Deut. 4. Exod. 20. An whole city burned Audactus martyred Martyrs in Arabia Cappadocia Mesopotamia Alexandria Antioche Some dispatched them selues rather A matron of Antioch together with her 2. daughters drowned thē selfs rather then their bodies shoulde be abused of the tormentors The Ethnicks drowned 2. virgins of Antioch Martyrs in Pontus The Ethnicks pulled out the right eyes seared the empty place sawed of the left legge of the Christians seared their hames condemned thē to the myne pitts all this they counted a gracious pardon Anthymus ● of Nicome ●ia behea●ed Lucianus a martyr Tyrannion b. of Tyrus was drowned at Antioch Zenobius of Sidon scourged to death Siluanus b. of Emisa torne of wild beastes Siluanus b. of Gaza beheaded 39 Beheaded Peleus and Nilus b. of Aegypt burned Pamphilus ▪ Peter b. of Alexandria As longe as the Emperours did not persecute the church so longe did theyr empire prosper * Anno Domini ▪ 307. Euseb Chronic Diocletian together with Maximian hauing raygned 20. yeares deposed themselues and liue ● a priuate life Constantiu● and Maximinus rule the Empire Constantiu● dieth at yo●● in England● Anno Domini 310. Constátinu● magnus wa● proclaime● emperour Anno Domini 311. Cap. 14. after the greeke Maxentius the sonne of Maximinus a tyrante of Rome Flattery Cruelty Lecherie Tyrranny Extorcion Sorcery Inchauntement Famine cauled by Maxentius Cap. 15. in ●●e Greeke Maximinus ●pocrisie Superstition Persecution ●…latrie ●…haunte●…t Oppression Prodigality D●sikenesse Surfetinge Lechery The tyrant colde not ouercome the Christians A chast matron of Alexandria confounded the tyrant where fore she was exiled and her goods confiscated A matron of Rome slewe her selfe rather then Maxētius should abuse her The cause of the worldes calamities was the persecution of the christi●s ▪ Cap. 16. in the Greeke * Anno Domini 320. Math. 18. Luk. 17. God plagued Maximinus the tyrante ●●eng at Tarsus so that he was in a lamē table plight Cap. 17. after the Greeke The Edict of Maximinus in the behalf of the Christians ▪ the which his sickenesse cō strayned him to proclaime ● In steede of Constantinꝰ ●ome doread Constantius which I finde ●ot in the greeke 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Maximinus his practises * Cap. 14. Diocletian the Emperour pined wasted away with diseases vnto his end Maximinian ●he emperour hanged himselfe Maximinus ●ormented ●o death read ●ap 17. Constantius ●yed godly Constātinus Anno Domini 306. Procopius beheaded Alphaeus beheaded Zachaeus beheaded Romanus first had his tongue pulled out next tormented clapt ▪ in prison last of all in prison stifled to death Timotheus burned Agapius and Thecla thro wen to wilde beastes but not dispatched Six yong mē first imprisoned then beheaded Timolaus beheaded Dionysius beheaded Romulus beheaded Pausis beheaded 2. Alexāders both beheaded Agapius beheaded Dionysius beheaded Apphianus Pagas of Lycia The cruell edict of Maximinus The godly and bolde enterprise of Apphianus Apphianus after often imprisoning after sundry horrible torments was throwen into the sea whose carcasse the water threwe vp and layde at the gates of Caesarea A cruell torment An Earthquake Vlpianus wrapped in an oxe hyde together with a dogge a snake is drowned in the sea Aedesius the brother of Apphianus the martyr is drowned in the sea Mat. 10. Mat. 27. In the 21. cap of this boke Agapius is sayd to haue bene beheaded at Caesarea here he is sayde to haue bene drowned so it might be first beheded thē drowned but there he sayth it was the 2. yere of the persecution here the 4. which can not be wherefore he must either be an other Agapius or ●lie the story lyeth Theodosia drowned Siluanus cōdēned to the myne pitts with others 39. cap. 13. Domninus burned 3.
Martyrs enioyned to kill one an other Auxentius ●orne of wild beasts The gelding of christians Pāphilus had his sides mā●led with ●●arpe rasors Vrbanus for his crueltie fel into great shame misery in the ende he was put to death A hundreth Martyrs tormented and sent to digging of mettalls 2. womē burned Valentina The prayer of Paulus be fore his mar tyrdome Paulus prayed for his persecutors Paulus beheaded 130. Confessors The edict of Maximinus against the Christians Antonius be headed Zebinas beheaded Germanus beheaded Maxis a wicked tribune Ennathas a virgine burned quicke A miracle Ares burned Promus beheaded Elias beheaded Petrꝰ Apsela mus burned Asclepius a Marcionite burned Pamphilus Valens Paulus 5. Martyrs be headed Gal●● 4 Heb. 12. Porphyrius the seruant of Pamphilus after torment was burned to death Seleucus beheaded Theodulus crucified Iulianus burned Adrianus be headed Eubulus beheaded Firmilianus the wicked tyrant was beheaded Cap. 2. Peleꝰ burned Nilꝰ burned A minister burned Patermythius burned Siluanus Iohn a blind man of a singuler memory and rare gifts 39 Martyrs beheaded Sabinus vnto the presidēts through out the dominions of Maximinus Such as fell in persecutiō repented thē of their fall Iuppiter philius Three christians deuoured of beasts Siluanus martyrd Petrus b. of Alexandria beheaded Lucianus martyred Maximinus against Christians He cōmendeth the superstition of the Tyrians their cruelty against the Christiās A sclaunder Ma● 24. The Christi●ns alone ●ere endu●d with com●assion Exod. 14. Psal 7. Exod. 15. Maximinus in the behalf of the Chistians An impudēt lye he shewed no such curtesie Maximinus wageth battaile with Licinnius Psal 33. Cap 10. in the Greeke Maximinꝰ in the behalfe of the Christians He dissembleth with his subiects The death of Maximinus the tyrant God plagued Maximinus Famine Inward burning Hewme Blindnesse His last confession The ignominy that befell Maximinꝰ after his death The executors of tyrannie are plagued Peucetius a wicked magistrate Culcianus a wicked magistrate Theotecnus Inchaunters idolatrer● punished Maximinus children and kinsmen receaued theyr deserts Psalm 146. Cōstantinus Licinnius Emperours He beg●neth with thankes vnto God for the peace after persecution Psalm 98. Psalm 46. Psalm 37. The temples builded agayne Consecrations and the dedications of temples Ezech. 37. An vniforme consent of the Christians He prayseth Paulinus the Bishop Beseleel Solomon Zor●babel Psal 44. Psal 48. 1. Timoth. 3. Psal 87. Psal 122. Psal 26. Psal 48. Psal 113. Luc. 1. Psal 106. Psal 107. Psal 136. Psal 105. Esay 53. Satan the enemy of màkinde worker of all mischiefe Christ aideth the comfortlesse The ornaments of the temple and the meaning thereof Psal 33. Psal 148. Iohn 5. Beselc cl The clensing of the polluted temple Psal Psal 8. Psal 37. Psal 9. Psal 18. Psal 73. Esay 35. Psal 74. Psal 80. Prouerb 3. Heb. 12. Esay 35. The wall of the church The porch A space betwene the Sanctuary the porche Welspringes cockes or cund●●●s Gates Porches Windowes Psal 104. The floore or pauement Esay 61. The church ●ioy●eth Esay 54. Esay 51. Esay 52. Esay 49. 2. Corinth 6. Esay 54. Act. 2. 1. Corinth 2. The copy of the Imperiall edicts trāslated out of the latine into the Greeke out of the Greeke into Englishe Constātinus Licinnius the Emperours vnto Anilinus proconsul of Aphrick Constātinus the emperours vnto Militiades byshop of Rome Constātinus the emperour vnto Chrestus bishop of Siracusa Constātinus vnto Cecilia nꝰ byshop of Carthage Pholes according vnto Epiphaniꝰ is a weyght other wise called Talantiū and the same is too folde the one containing 312. poūdes six ounces the other weying 208. pence it is vsed of Suidas and Augustine de ciuit Dei lib. 22. cap. 8. for a halfpeny Constātinus vnto Anilin ' gouernour of Aphrick Licinniꝰ had maried Constantinus sister Socrat. lib. 6. eccl hist cap. 12. Volater li 19. Anthropolog Socrat. li. 7. cap. 47 Theodor. Zuinger Volaterr Socrat. li. 5. cap. 23. Niceph. lib ▪ 9. cap. 13. lib. 11. cap. 14. Euseb lib. cap. 2. Euseb lib. cap. 27. 28 ▪ Euseb lib. cap. 23. Socrat. li. 1. cap. 9. Socrat. li. 2. cap. 30. Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 5. lib. 2. cap. 17. Tritenhemius li. de eccl scrip Socrates in this his first booke contayneth the history of 31 yeares being the whole raigne of Constantine and the ende of 340 yeres after Christ Where Socrates beginneth his history Diocletian Maximinian Maximinus Seuerus Constantinꝰ Maxentius Licinnius The tyranny of Maxentiꝰ The signe of the crosse was seene of Constantinꝰ in the aëre Christ appeareth to Constantine in his sleepe Maxentius died about the yeare 318. The godly study of Constantine The death of Diocletian Anno Dom. 318. * Cap. 4. in the Greeke The humanitye of Constantine Licīnius was put to death for his periurie breakīg of league Anno Dom. ni 327. Cap. 5. in the Greeke Peter Achillas Alexander Arius contraryeth his Bishop and ordinary The original of Arius heresie * Cap. 6. in the Greeke Two Eusebius the fir●t was writer of the former histor● the 2. Bishop of Nicomedia an Arian The blasphemies of Arius and his complices The confutation of Arius Iohn 1. Psal 44. Psal 109. Coloss 1. Heb. 1. Ioh. 14. Ioh. 14. Ioh. 10. Malach. 3. Hebr. 13. 1. Corinth 8. Ioh. 10. Prouer. 18. Arius his complices excommunicated 2. Timoth. 2. Math. 24. 1. Timoth. 4. 2. Iohn The meletiā heretickes ioyne with the Arians Meletius why he was depriued by Peter byshop of Alexandria Arians Eunomians Macedoniās Cap. 7. in the Greeke Osius a Spaniard byshop of Corduba The epistle of Constantinus vnto Alexander Arius takē out of the 2. booke of Eu sebius of the life of Constantine The contention of Philosophers Brethren and christiās may not brawle cōtentiously about words Cap. 8. after the greeke The messenger was Osius byshop of Corduba ●n Spaine The first generall councell of Nice ●●seb lib. 3 〈◊〉 vita Cōst Osius by●●op of Cor●●b● as I sup●●se ●●e byshop Rome was ●t at the ●●uncell but ●●t thither ●●taine of 〈◊〉 clergie ●●● 2. Paphnutiꝰ b. of Thebais Spirid●on b. of Cyprus Euseb Nicomed Theognis an Arian Maris an Arian Athanasius Alexander Ruffinus in his first boke cap. 3. layeth downe the circūstances of this historie more at large Constantine the Emperour sheweth greate reuerēce vnto t● bishops Constantine exhorteth t● vnitie and burneth the●● libells Mat. 18. Euseb lib 3 ▪ de vit Constantini He cōfuteth the sclaunderous report which Sabinus made of the bishops assembled in the councell of Nice * this Nicene creede was not founde thus placed in the greeke coppy wherfore the Greeke seemed vnper●ect for to what ende ●hold Socra●es write The ●niforme do●trine of faith ▪ c. is this ●nlesse some ●hing folow●d or howe ●oulde he af●er all con●lude as he ●oth This ●●th vnlesse ●●ere were ●●mewhat ●terlaced we ●●ue there●ore suppli●d the want 〈◊〉 this vnper●●ct place by ●rowinge ●e coppy of ●●is Creede ●rittē truely the same
the councell of Chalcedō and railinge against magistrats had his tongue pulled out of his mouth ●nno Dom. ●6 Where Iohn Rhetor ended his history Euphrasius b. of Antioch died in the earthquake Euphraemius Antioch by chaunge of the name was called Theopolis Dyrrachium Corinth Anazarbus Edessa Iustinus died An. Do. 528. Iustinianus succeeded Iustinus in the Empire Theodora ●he wise of ●ustinianus ●nhereticke Honorichus king of the Vandals vvas an Arian It may seme straūge how men coulde speake vvithout tounges The cruchie of the Vandals The humanity of insidels Thrasymundus kinge of the Vandals This battaill was ●oughte An. Do. 535 A godly vse to baptise Ethincke soul diers and t● pray before the taking i● hande of ar● mour Procopius Caesariens histor 〈…〉 ome was re●uered and ●e Gotthes ●quished ● Do. 539. Siluerius Vigilius The sight of the Crosle was comfortable vnto them to put thē in remēbrāce in that a n●ntable plight and to ●ust onely in ●●m that died hereon The tree is ●alled huelye becaus christ ●hat geueth 〈…〉 se vnto the ●o●lde died ●er●on The curse of sinne was by Christ take away This miracle was not by vertue of the crosse but b● the prouidence of God for to comfort his people the christians which were not ashame of him that dyed on the crosse neyther discouraged for a the threats of the Bar●… rian ethnick All that we done here referred vnto the p●o●… dence of God and 〈◊〉 fayd● of 〈◊〉 Edesla●●ns not to the picture VVhen a mā is either pricked in conscience or otherwise fear full any falshood will seeme true and a mouse ●s then as big as a beare Anno Dom. ●44 Euagrius is visited with his family 〈◊〉 is both the secret part of the body the disease The age of Euagrius when he wrote this historie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth 〈…〉 ves●●ll that is hollo●● on the toppe so consequēt 〈◊〉 here to be taken for a ●uppe Beholde the properties of this Iustinian whome he ●…ns loc so ●o●or and reuerence ●…f anye good thinge ●…e sound in ●…im it deser●eth com●endation Beleeue it vvho vvill there is non I●ovve tha● vvill blame Eustochius for counting it a tale of a tubbe If he was not sen● in all that space hovve was it know that he did not eate It is meare folly and a dishonor v● to God for man to slander himself The simplicitie of old time deceaued many a● godly man the like we done in the dayes ther● vvere no cloke for it ●ead carkas●es doe commonly rather ●●ing a plagu ●hen take it ●way straunge miracle if it ●e true how 〈◊〉 euer it be ●●e haue to ●ike it as ●heape as we ●nde it Menas Martyrius Salustius Helias Peter Macarius Theodosius Zoilus Apolinarius Anno Dom. 555. Eutychius Vigilius b. Rome The sentēce of the ●i●● generall councell helde at Constantinople A peece of the councells Epistle vn●o Iustinianus The here●ic Iustinianus the Emrour ●●st wept ●er Ierus 〈◊〉 he hun●…d he slept 〈…〉 swete ●…od● he ●…d vpō the ●sse was ●…rein these ●…es no ●…unge The body of Christ was like vnto ours in all thinges sinne onelye excepted Galat. 1. Anno Dom. 566. Iustinianus went to hell as ●●●g●us thin●●th Iustinus 2. was proclaimed Emperour Anno Dom. 566. The sensuality and coueto●●nes of Iustinus Abari a Scythian nation were driuen out of their cuntrey by the Turckes Contention about the Empire betwene Iustinus the Vncle and Iustinus the Nephew Though god doe winke for a while he payeth home in the ende The edict of Iustinus the 2. Emperour of that name where the creede or christiā●aith is profoundly laid down and straunge it may seeme that so vicious a man coulde endite so vertuous and so godly a stile Iohn 14. Faith chiefly required of christians Of the vnity and trinitie Howe the natures in christ are both deuided and coupled Christ willingly suffred death for the saluation of mankinde An olde custome to take money for byshopricks and be●●fices it is as auncient as the deuell is No Christians may murther then prince what religion to euer he be of if he be godly God loueth his people if wicked let them take him as a 〈…〉 yet fo● then king 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The win● of Daras ▪ ●…inus the ●…erour ●…g fallen 〈…〉 frensie 〈…〉 madnes 〈…〉 saileth ●…erius his 〈…〉 slour in 〈…〉 words If Tiberius were now aliue to execute for such counterfait coyne no doubt he vvould hang a great many and perhaps a fewe lawye●s * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Latine t●rma a troupe as Varro thinketh quasi terdena thirtie their captaine is called decu●io sometake the troupe to be 32. horsmen some other 64. horsmen Curs a Scythian A wise God that could be taken in warres Hormisda king of Persia This Bonosus is of other wryters called Benedictus Anno Dom ▪ 580. Anatolius an Ethnicke The Picture of Marie vvas ●ot vvor shipped of any Christian but of Anatolius t●● infidel It is vvorthie of memorie ●ayth ●uag●ius to see a dumbe creature ●●●u●● the vvors●ippe d●vve vnto ●od Here you may ●ee that Anatolius an inchaun●er and s●●●●ficer to Idols prayed 〈◊〉 pi●●●●es which God detested The execution of Anatolius that sacrificed to Idols The vertues of Mauriciꝰ A man in office is sone espied The dreame of Mauricius father 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is a Goblin Mauricius was crowned Emperour Anno Dom. 583. Frō the buildīg of Rome and the kingdom of Romulus vnto the raigne of Mauricius there are 1148. yeres Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 29. Eusebius Socrates Theodoret. Sozomenus Euagrius Moises Esdras and the Prophets Iosephus Characes Theopompus Ephorus Dionysius Halicarnassaeus Polybius Appianus Diodorus Siculus Dion Cassiꝰ Herodian Nicostratus Dexippus Eusebius Arianus Asinius Zosimus Priscus Rhetor Eustathius Epiph. Procopius Rhetor. Agathius Iohn ●…phia the ●●fe of Tiberius Gregorie B. of Antioch i● fal●ly accused of incest The punishment of one that accused Gregorie b. of Antioch of incest 60000. persons were slaine with the ruine o● buyldinge● in the earthquake at Antioch The oration of Gregorie b. of Antioch ●nto the soldiers which rebelled and sooke of ●heir captain ●nd Emperour Occasion a slippery thig Manlius Torquatus Math. 16. 1● Iohn 20. The wordes w●…hos 〈…〉 hea●…ng of P●…a ●ngra●…ed in a ●●os and sent vnto Sergius the Marty●s temple I● ought fauor of Idolatrye remember that a p●●●an hath written thē He hath not in th●●e ●…s not as much as one worde of God yet by the testimony of his owne mouth he had many wiues * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Happie is he that hath his name written in the booke of life but it is ●noughe for a pag● to haue his name written in a platter This king was fouly de ceaued in the martyr for it is not with the Christians as with the Magicians in Persia which at their ●ight sacrifice coulde make his wife quickelye to conceaue Statêr is a ●oyne valuinge 4.