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A88705	Speculum patrum: A looking-glasse of the Fathers wherein, you may see each of them drawn, characterized, and displayed in their colours. To which are added, the characters of some of the chief philosophers, historians, grammarians, orators, and poets. By Edward Larkin, late Fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, and now minister of the Word at Limesfield in Surrey.	Larkin, Edward, 1623-1688.	1659 (1659)	Wing L444A; ESTC R230373	42,396	106

He lived to the 83 year of his age and was almost all his time desirous of privacy and retiredness Ierome saith of him Se in multis Scripturae locis difficilibus eo magistro usum That he made use of him to help him out in the explication of many hard Texts of Scripture And further speaking of his Writings he gives him this Elogie Certe qui hunc legerit latinorum furta cognoscet contemnet rivulos cum coeperit haurire de fontibus Imperitus Sermone est sed non Scientia Apostolicum virum ipso stylo exprimens tam sensus lumine quam simplicitate verborum Truly he that will reade him will know the thefts of the Latines and he will despise the rivulets when he hath begun to drink of the fountains he is in Speech unskilful but not in Science in his very style expressing an Apostolick Author as well in the light of his sense as in the simplicity of his words Antonius a Monk travelling in company with him to the City of Alexandria used these or the like words to him as Sixtus Sinensis delivers them Nihil O Didyme turbet te corporalium oculorum jactura talibus enim destitutus es oculis quibus Muscae culices videre possunt sed laetare quod oculos habes quibus Angeli vident Deus consideratur lux ejus apprehenditur Let not the loss of thy corporal eyes trouble thee O Didymus for thou art deprived of such eyes wherewith Flies and Gnats can see but rejoyce thou that thou hast eyes by which Angels do behold and God is considered and his light is apprehended He flourished under the great Theodosius Optatus BIshop of Milevita appeared glistering in his Orb about the time that Valentinian and Valeus were Emperours Morn lib. 1. de Euchar. cap. 6. saith that he lived paulo ante Augustinum magni in Africa nominis a little before Augustine of great fame in Africa He was a man well skill'd in most kindes of Literature his life was pious and his doctrine sincere and sound He shewed himself a notable Antidonatist and thereupon he wrote six Books for the confutation of Parmenianus So Ierome But now they are numbred seven the seventh consenting in all respects with the six so that Ierome's number is conceived to be erroneous Barthius calls this man Pium elegantemque scriptorem quod in eo dignum honore summo summum argumentandi artificem A pious and elegant writer and which is praise-worthy a most exquisite artist in arguing and disputing Paraeus thus expresses him Vir fuit instructus multiplici eruditione constanti pietate doctrina sincera He was a man well furnished with various learning constant piety and sound doctrine Mr. Leigh in his Treatise of Religion and Learning calls him that learned Bishop of Milevita Whereas the Donatists of old did assert that the Church of God was no where else but onely among them limited unto and shut up in a corner of Africk where their Heresie prevailed this excellent man confuted that opinion by that of the second Psalm where God saith in a promise to his blessed Messias Ask of me and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession Which Scripture doth evidently demonstrate the Church of the Gospel to be spred all over the whole world and not to be restrained as these Donatists did vainly imagine to a particular Region And whereas they affirmed likewise That the Ordinance of Baptism was altogether ineffectual unless some of their Ministers were in place to perform it He to confute them replied That when God made the world at the beginning the presence of the glorious Trinity was powerful enough in operation to create Water though none of the Donatists were then in presence Even so saith he the blessed Trinity can work effectually in Baptism although not administred by the Donatists yea and that it was God the Author of Baptism and not the Minister which did sanctifie a cording as it is expressed by the holy man David Psal 51. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow Basilius Magnus BAsil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia his father was of the same name and a devout Christian his brethren were Gregory of Nyssa and Peter of Sebasta who conform'd to him both for purity of doctrine and piety of conversation He was brought up at Athens the School of the Philosophers under Libanius his Master where he fell into acquaintance with Gregory Nazianzen But after a while leaving Athens he returned to Caesarea where being called to the Pastoral Function by the Bishop of the place Eusebius he expounded some places of Scripture with that gravity and accurateness that he was had in great admiration for his abilities and gifts but at length there arising some difference betwixt him and Eusebius he discreetly withdrew himself on purpose to prevent a greater combustion However in the end he was constrained to return through the Faction of the Hereticks that he might strengthen the hands of the Bishop against them But Eusehius after a few years deceasing this Basil was by the general consent chosen Bishop in his room And now he was no sooner entred on his charge but he met with many violent and tempestuous storms raised by that tyrannous Emperour Valens against him For he coming to Caesarea would have forced this holy man to have closed with the doctrine of Arius threatning his refusal with banishment and death But Basil was most resolute and couragious as appears by this his gallant answer Pueris inquit ille ista terriculamenta proponenda esse sibi vero vitam eripi posse sed confessionem veritatis eripi non posse Those affrightments saith he should be proposed to children Life indeed might be taken from him but the confession of the truth could never be taken away from him It is reported That when he was at his devotions in the Temple the Emperour coming with his Guard to apprehend and seize him he was himself on the sudden surprised with such a Vertigo or dizziness that he had faln immediately if one of his servants had not supported him Socrates tells us in his Ecclesiastical History Chap. 21. of thefourth Book That this Emperours Son by name Galeates falling sick of a dangerous and desperate disease and being given over by Physicians Dominica his Mother told her husband that the same night she was fearfully disquieted with horrible shapes and dreadful visions and that the childe was visited with sickness because of their ill usage of Basil the Bishop The Emperour well marking the words of his Wife at length sent for that good man and because he would know the truth he reasoned thus with him If thy Faith he meant of one substance be true pray that my Son die not of this disease Then Basil answered If thou wilt promise to believe as I do and to bring the Church to Unity and