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
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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
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Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00440.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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CAP. VII.
How the nation called Persarmeni being persecuted of the Persians for their faith in Christ, yeelded them selues vnto the Empire of Rome.
IN the first yeare that Gregory was bishop, the nation inhabiting the greater Armenia, of olde so called, but afterwards Persarmenia, which sometime was vnder the Romaines, & deliuered by Philip the successor of Gordianus vnto Sapor, & as Armenia y• lesse was subiect vnto y• Empire of Rome, so all the rest was held of the Persians, the nation I say inhabiting Armenia y• great, profes∣sing y• christian faith, were grieuously afflicted by y• Persians, & specially for their religion & consci∣ence. Wherefore they sent Embassadours secretly vnto Iustinus, requestinge they might become subiectes vnto the Empire of Rome, that thenceforth they might freely serue God without let or hinderance. When Iustinus had entertained & accepted of the embassie, when certen articles were explicated in the letters he sent backe vnto thē, & when the league was solemnely concluded, ytAr∣menians
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slewe their owne princes, yeelded them selues with all they had vnto the Empire of* 1.1Rome. Not onely they, but the borderinge countrey inhabited partly of that nation, and partly of forainers (whose captaine was Ʋardan, one both for his noble parentage, and prowesse in marti∣all affaires, was honored of them for their prince) offered their seruice and loyaltie vnto the Em∣periall scepter. When Chosroes king of Persia charged the Emperour with these iniurious dea∣linges, Iustinus put him of with this aunswere, sayinge: that the date of the league was expired, and the dayes out, that it was not for the professors of the Christian fayth, to leaue succourlesse suche Christians as fledde vnto them for ayde in time of warres, but to relieue and cherishe them. For all that Iustinus gaue Chosroes this aunswere, yet made he no preparation for battaile, but wallowed him selfe in his wonted sensualitie, and preferred pleasure before all.
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No Christi∣ans may mur¦ther then prince, what religion to e∣uer he be of, if he be god∣ly, God lo∣ueth his peo¦ple, if wicked let them take him as a 〈…〉〈…〉, yet fo•• then king.