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A38749	The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.; Ecclesiastical history. English	Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.; Socrates, Scholasticus, ca. 379-ca. 440. Ecclesiastical history. English.; Evagrius, Scholasticus, b. 536? Ecclesiastical history. English.; Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340. Life of Constantine. English.	1683 (1683)	Wing E3423; ESTC R6591	2,940,401	764

for ever after the Order of Melchisedec This Melchisedec in the Sacred Scriptures is brought in the Priest of the most High God but neither was he Consecrated by any oyl prepared of man for that purpose nor by succession of kindred had he attained unto the Priest-hood among the Hebrews wherefore our Saviour according unto his Order and not according to them who received signes and shadows is published and that with addition of an Oath Christ and Priest Wherefore also the Sacred History neither mentions him to be corporally anointed among the Jews nor born of the Priestly Tribe but of God himself before the Day-star that is having His Essence before the structure of the World immortal possessing a Priest-hood that never perisheth by reason of Age but lasteth world without end But this is a great and an apparent argument of his Incorporeal and Divine Power that he alone of all men that hitherto ever were is by all men throughout the whole world called Christ is Preached and confessed by the common consent and testimony of all and by this Name every where celebrated among the Grecians and Barbarians and that hitherto among all his followers throughout the world He hath been both honoured as King had in admiration above a Prophet and also glorified as the true and onely High-Priest of God and above all this that he is worshipped even as God in as much as he is the Eternal Word of God and subsisted before all Worlds receiving majestical-Honour from the Father But this moreover is most of all to be marvelled at that we who are dedicated unto him honour him not with voices onely and noise of words but with all entire affection of the mind so that we prefer the confession of him before our own lives CHAP. IV. That the Religion by him declared to all Nations is neither New nor Strange LEt these things therefore be necessarily placed by me here in the beginning of this History least any man should surmise our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ to be a Person newly apparent by reason of the late time of his being conversant in the flesh Now also least any should deem his Doctrine to be New and Strange as delivered by a new comer and one who nothing differeth from the rest of men come on let us also in short debate thereof It is indeed most certain when as the coming and presence of our Saviour Jesus Christ shone now fresh unto all men that a people new we must confess yet neither small nor such as was scituate in some corner of the earth but of all Nations both the most populous and most religious and upon this account inexpugnable and invincible because aided continually by the assistance of God at certain seasons predetermined by the secret providence of God to us suddenly appeared being ennobled among all men by the Title and Name of Christ. This one of the Prophets by the eye of the Divine Spirit foreseeing would come to pass was astonished in so much that he cried out thus Who hath heard such things Or who hath spoken after this manner Hath the earth travelling brought forth in one day And hath a Nation sprung up suddenly and at one time Also the same Prophet shews the very Name that should be given saying And they that serve me shall be called after a New name which shall be blessed upon earth But although without controversie we are but of late and this new name of Christians hath been but lately known unto all Nations yet that our life and manner of conversation together with the rules of Religion are not newly devised by our selves but have been as I may say even from the original of mankind instituted and observed by antient godly men from those notions that nature had implanted in their minds we will thus make evident That the Nation of the Hebrews is no new Nation but honoured among all people for their antiquity is well known to all They have books and monuments in writing containing the actions of antient men who were rare indeed and few in number yet excelled in piety and righteousness and all other kind of virtues Whereof some flourisht before the floud others after as the sons and off-spring of Noah And moreover Abraham in whom the children of the Hebrews doe glory as their chief Founder and forefather Now if any one beginning with Abraham and going upwards to the first man does affirm that all those men who have so glorious Testimonials of their righteousness were in reality though not by name Christians he shall not erre far from the truth For whereas the name of Christian signifieth a man who through the knowledge and Doctrine of Christ excelleth in modesty and righteousness in patience of life and virtuous fortitude and in profession of sincere Piety towards the one and the onely God who is above all they were no less studious about all this than we are They cared not therefore for corporal Circumcision no more doe we nor for the observation of Sabbaths no more doe we nor for abstinence from certain meats and distinction of other things which Moses first instituted and delivered to be typically observed no more doe Christians regard such matters now But they of Old evidently knew the very Christ of God For that he appeared to Abraham gave answers to Isaac talked with Jacob conversed with Moses and afterwards with the Prophets we have shewed before Hence thou maiest find those darlings of God honoured with the name of Christ according unto that saying of them See that ye touch not my Christs neither deal perversly with my Prophets It is manifest therefore that the service of God which was instituted by the godly of Old about the time of Abraham and published of late unto all the Gentiles by the Doctrine of Christ ought to be accounted the first the eldest and the antientest of all But if they say that Abraham a long time after received the commandment of Circumcision yet before the receit thereof he is said to have been justified by his faith the Scripture speaking thus Abraham believed God and it was imputed unto him for righteousness And he being such a one already before Circumcision the Oracle from God who manifested himself unto him even Christ himself the Word of God before-hand hath uttered this unto him in these words concerning those who in future Ages should be justified after the same manner with himself saying thus And all the Tribes of the earth shall be blessed in thee And that he should be a great and a populous Nation and all the Nations on the earth should be blessed in him And we may by consideration easily perceive that this is fulfilled in us For he through Faith in Christ the Word of God who appeared unto him was justified when having left the superstition of his fathers and the errour of his former life he confessed one onely God

dearly beloved Brethren and Fellow-Ministers Evethius Cyrillus Hyperechius Uranius Heron Elpidius Maximus Eusebius Eucarpius Heortasi●s Neon Eumathius Faustinus Proclinus Pasinicus Arsenius Severus Didymion Brittannius Callicrates Dalmatius Aedesius Eustochius Ambrosius Gelonius Pardalius Macedonius Paulus Marcellus Heraclius Alexander Adolius Marcianus S●henelus Johannes Macer Charisius Silvanus Photinus Antonius Any●ho Celsus Euphranor Milesius Patricius Severianus Eusebius Eumolpius Athanasius Diophantus Menodorus Diocles Chrysampelus Neon Eugenius Eustathius Callicrates Arsenius Eugenius Martyrius Hieracius Leontius Philagrius Lucius and to all the Orthodox Bishops in the East Liberius Bishop of Italy and the Bishops in the West wish health always in the Lord. Your Letters Dearly beloved Brethren Resplendent with the Light of Faith delivered to Us by Our highly esteemed Brethren the Bishops Eustathius Silvanus and Theophilus brought the most wish't-for joy of Peace and Unity to Us and that most especially upon this account because they have affirmed and demonstrated that Your opinion and Your sentiments are consonant and agreeable both to Our Slenderness and also to all the Bishops in Italy and in the Western parts And this we acknowledge to be the Catholick and Apostolick Faith which from the Nicene Synod hitherto has continued entire and unshaken This Creed Your Legates themselves have professed that they do hold and embrace and being filled with great joy have wiped out all impressions and quenched the remaining sparks of an absurd opinion and have made a publication of this Creed not only in words but under their own hand-writing The Copy whereof We have judged necessary to be annexed to these Letters that we might not leave the Hereticks any pretext of framing another conspiracy whereby they should again excite the Incentives of their own malice and according to their usage rekindle the flames of discord Moreover Our dearest Brethren Eustathius Silvanus and Theophilus have professed and acknowledged this also that both they themselves and also Your Love have always had this Creed and will retain it to the last to wit the Creed approved of at Nicaea by three hundred and eighteen Orthodox Bishops which does contain the perfect Truth and stops the mouthes and vanquishes all the shoals of Hereticks For not of their own accord but by divine appointment so great a Company of Bishops was convened against the madness of Arius as were equal in number to those by whose assistance Blessed Abraham through faith destroyed so many thousands of his enemies Which faith being comprehended in the Hypostasis and in the term Homoousios does like a strong and impregnable fortress beat back and repell all the assaults and mischievous machinations of Arius's perverse opinion Wherefore when all the Western Bishops had met at Ariminum whither the improbity of the Arians had called them together that either by some kind perswasives or which is truest by compulsion of the Secular power they might destroy or perversely deny what had with all imaginable caution been inserted into the Creed their subtilty advantaged them not in the least For almost all those persons then convened at Ariminum who had at that time been either enticed into errour or imposed upon are now returned to a right mind have Anathematized that Draught of the Creed published by them convened at Ariminum and have subscribed to that Catholick and Apostolick Creed ratified and established at Nicaea And having entred into a communion with Us they are with a greater warmth incensed against Arius's Opinion and against his disciples Of which business when the Legates of Your Love perceived an evident proof they annexed You Your Selves to their own Subscription and do Anathematize Arius and what was transacted at Ariminum against the Creed ratified at Nicaea to which transactions You Your Selves beguiled by perjury have subscribed Wherefore it seemed agreeable to Us to write to Your Love and to give assistance to those whose requests are just and equitable More especially because we are ascertained by the profession of Your Legates that the Eastern Bishops are come to themselves and do embrace the same Sentiments with the Orthodox Western Prelates We make known this to you also least you should be ignorant of it that the Blasphemies of the Ariminum Synod are now Anathematized by those who seem to have been damnified at that time by Fraud and that all persons have unanimously conspired in an agreement to the Nicene Creed And this ought to be made known to all men by You that such as have been damnified in their Faith by force and Fraud may now at length return from Heretical darkness to the divine light of Catholick Liberty Who if after this Synod they will not vomit up the poyson of perverse doctrine renounce all Arius's Blasphemies and Anathematize them may know that they themselves together with Arius and his disciples and the rest of the Serpents whether Sabellians or Patropassians or what ever other Heresie they are followers of are excluded from and are no members of the Church's Assemblies which admits not illegitimate Sons God preserve You in safety Dearly beloved Brethren Eustathius and those that accompanied him having received these Letters went over into Sicilia where after they had caused a Synod of Sicilian Bishops to be convened they made a profession of the Homoöusian Faith in their presence and confirmed the Nicene Creed and having received from them Letters written to the same effect they returned to the persons by whom they had been sent Who upon receipt of Liberius's Letter sent Legates from City to City to the principal Assertours of the Homoöusian Faith exhorting them to meet together unanimously at Tarsus a City of Cilicia in order to the confirming of the Nicene Creed and that they might put an end to all manner of contentious disputes which had since that been raised And this had perhaps been effected had not Eudoxius a Prelate of the Arian Religion one who at that time was in great favour with the Emperour hindred it Who being more exasperated because of the Synod summoned to meet at Tarsus framed greater mischiefs against them Moreover that the Macedonians by sending Legates to Liberius entred into a Communion with him and confirmed the Nicene Creed Sabinus himself has confessed in his Collection of Synodick Actions CHAP. XIII How Eunomius separated himself from Eudoxius because he adhered to his Master Aëtius And that a disturbance being raised at Alexandria by Eudoxius's means Athanasius fled again And that when the Populace were tumultuous hereupon the Emperour being afraid by his Letters pacified the Alexandrians and ordered that Athanasius should be put into quiet possession of his Church again ABout the same time Eunomius being separated from Eudoxius held his assemblies apart by himself because after he had several times entreated him to embrace his Master Aëtius's opinion Eudoxius refused to do that And yet Eudoxius did not this willingly For he rejected not Aëtius's opinion in regard it