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

THE SECONDE BOOKE OF THE EC∣CLESIASTICALL HISTORYE OF EVSEBIVS PAMPHILVS BISHOP OF CAESAREA IN PALAESTINA. (Book 2)

CAP. I.

Of the ordayning of Disciples, after the ascention of Christ.

IN the former booke, as by way of proëme, we haue published which necessaryly* 1.1 did concerne the Ecclesiastical history, ioyntly contriuing the declaration of the di∣uinitie of the worde of saluation, of the auncient principles of our doctrine, of the antiquitie of Gospelike policy among Christians, of his late appearing among men, of his passion, and election of the Apostles. Now it remayneth that we vewe

those things, which ensued after his assumption. so that partly we note them out of the sacred scri∣ptures, & partly out of prophane historyes, knitting to our historye those thinges which we haue firmely committed to memory. First of al the Apostleship is allotted vnto Matthias, in the rowme* 1.2 of Iudas the traytour, which (as it is manifest) was one of the disciples of the Lorde. there were also seuen approued men ordayned Deacons, through prayer and laying on of the Apostles han∣des, for the publique administration of the Churches affaires ioyned with Stephen, which first af∣ter the Lorde, as soone as he was ordayned (as though he were appoynted for this purpose) is stoned vnto death, by them which slewe the Lord, and for this cause, as the first of the triumphing Martyrs of Christ, according to his name he beareth a crowne. After him folowed Iames, called the brother of Christ, and counted the sonne of Ioseph. This Ioseph was thought to be the father of Christ, to whome the virgin was betrothed, vvhiche before they came together, vvas founde to haue in her vvombe of the holy Ghost, as the holy Gospell declareth. This Iames whome of olde they priueledged for his vertue, with the syrname of Iustus, is sayd to be the first which occupied* 1.3 the bishoplike Seae at Ierusalem. Clemens in the 6. of his hypotyposeon writeth thus: Peter (saith he) and Iames, and Ihon, after the assumption of our Sauiour, though they vvere preferred by the Lorde, yet chalenged they not this prerogatiue vnto them selues, but appoynted Iames the Iust, Byshop of Ierusalem. The same Clemens in the 7. of his Hypotyposeon, also maketh mention of him thus: the Lorde after his resurrection, endued vvith knovvledge Iames the Iust, Ihon, & Pe∣ter. They deliuered the same vnto the rest of the Apostles, the Apostles aftervvards vnto the 70. disciples, of vvhich number vvas Barnabas. There vvere tvvo Iameses, the one termed Iust, vvhich* 1.4 vvas throvvne dovvne hedlon•• from the pinacle, and brayned vvith a fullers clubbe.* the other beheaded. Of him that vvas •…•…d Iust, Paul made mention, saying: I savve none of the Apostles saue Iames, the brother of the Lorde. Those thinges which the Lorde promised the King of the Osroënians, then were performed. Thomas by diuine inspiration sent Thaddaeus vnto the city E∣dessa, to be their preacher, and an Euangelist of the doctrine of Christ, as a litle before out of the recordes we haue alleaged. But he after his comming, and hauing cured Agbarus, by the word of God, & astonished all them with his straunge miracles, & workes, which he wrought, brought them to the worshipping of the diuine power of Christ, and ordayned disciples of the doctrine of our Sauiour. From that time vnto this day, the whole city of the Edessaeans addicted vnto the name of Christ, shew forth no smale argument of the great goodnes of our Sauiour towardes them. But these thinges be premised, taken out of their auncient historicall recordes. and now let vs returne vnto the sacred Scripture. The first and the greatest persecution being raysed of the* 1.5 Ievves agaynst the Church at Ierusalem, about the tyme of the martyrdome of Stephen, and al the distiples, the 12. onely excepted, being dispersed throughout Iudaea, & Samaria, certaine of them, as the holy Scripture beareth witnesse, came vnto Phaenices, and Cyprus, and Antioche. but these as yet dated not to deliuer vnto the Gentiles, the word of fayth, but shewed it onely vnto the Ievves. At that tyme also Paul raged agaynst the Church, entring into the seuerall houses of the faythfull, and giuing forth precepts, that both men and women should be imprisoned. And Phillip one of the ordayned Deacons with Stephen, and of the dispersed came to Samaria, and being plen∣teous as toutching the diuine power, first of all preached vnto the inhabitantes there the word of God. The grace of God so mightely preuayled with him, that he drew vnto him by his preaching Simon Magus with many moe. Simon at that tyme was so famous, holding in awe them that were bewitched with his sorcery, so that they supposed him to be the great power of God. which then being amazed with the miracles wrought of Phillip by diuine power, came and grewe so farre for∣wards to mens seeming, that he dissembled euen vnto the baptisme, y^• is through fayth in Christ. Which at this day is wonderfull in them that hitherto walowing in that most detestable heresye, treade the trace of their forefather, encroatching vpon the Churche, as a pestilent and ••••ysome disease, infecting them which can not throughly discerne the incurable, & intractable venyme, ly∣ing* 1.6 hid within them, but diuerse of them (their implety being reuealed) were throughly knowne, and reiected, of which number Simon himselfe being apprehended of Peter, receaued the sentence* 1.7 of damnation, due to his desert. When that the preaching of the Gospel dayly proceeded with en∣crease, it came to passe, by reason of some domest•••••••• affayres, that there came from the lande of the Aethiopians, the theef gouernour of the qeene, which after the custome of their contrey, held the kingdome, for as yet the people of that contrey, haue to their Prince a Queene. This same* 1.8 being the first of the Gentiles, obtayned of Phillip, the holy mys••eeyes, by the inspiration of the

heauenly worde, was made the first fruites of the faithfull throughout the worlde, and as it is re∣ported* 1.9 after his returne vnto his natiue soyle, he preached the knowledge of the vniuersall God, geuing life vnto men, and the comming of our Sauiour. So that in his doing, the prophecy was fulfilled which sayth: Aethiopia shall stretch hir hand before vnto God. About this tyme Paule the chosen vessel, is declared an Apostle not of men, nether by men, but by reuelation of Iesus Christ, and God the father which raysed him from the dead, and is vouchsafed worthy of this vocation, by a vision, and a voyce reuealed from heauen.

CAP. II.

The report of Pilate, the censure of Tiberius the Emperour, and the Romayne Senate, concerning Christ.

WHen as the wonderfull resurrection of our Sauiour, and his assumption into the hea∣uens, was now made manifest vnto many, and the auncient maner among the heathen Princes had so preuayled, that if any nouelty by any were enterprised, the same forth with should be signified vnto him that helde the Princely scepter, lest that he should be ignorant of any thing which was done: it came to passe that Pilate, made Tiberius the Emperour priuy of those thinges, which concerned the resurrection of our Sauiour Iesu, & were published through∣out Palaestina, adding thereunto his maruelous workes, whereof he was credibly enformed, and how that now after his resurrection, he was of many taken for a God. The report goeth, that Ti∣berius* 1.10 made relation thereof vnto the Senate, which reiected his saying, for no other cause but for that they had not first approued the same, the auncient custome o••••••rued, that none should be ac∣counted of the Romaynes, among the number of Gods: vnlesse he were canonized, by the sentence and decree of the Senate, which no doubt was done for this ende, that the holesome doctrine of the diuine preaching, should not neede the approbation, and commendation of man. Though this pe∣tition toutching our Sauiour, were reiected of the Romayne Senate, after it was made vnto thē, yet Tiberius, reseruing vnto him selfe his former opinion, conceaued no absurdity preiudiciall vn∣to the doctrine of Christ. These things Tertullian, a man well experienced in the Romane lawes, and besides, famous among them which flourished at Rome, in his Apologye which he wrote for the Christians, in the Romane tongue, and by translation writeth thus: and that vve may reason* 1.11 toutching the originall of these lavves, it vvas an auncient decree: that no God should be con∣secrated by the King, vnlesse it vvere first agreed vpon, by the Senate. The like did Marcus Ae∣milius practise, concerning a certayne Idole of A••burnus, and this is seene for our sake, that the deytye is deliuered amongst you by mans decree. Vnlesse that God please man, he is not made* 1.12 God. So that by this decree, it is expedient for man, that he be fauorable vnto God. Tibarius then, vnder vvhome the Christian name vvas spred abroad in the vvorld, vvhen this doctrine vvas signified vnto him out of Palaestina, (vvhere it first sprang) communicated the same vnto the Senate, declaring vvithall, that this doctrine pleased him right vvell. The Senate reiected it, because they had not allovved the same. But he perseuered in his opinion, threatning thē death, that vvoulde accuse the Christians. This was the wisedome of the diuine prouidence, lightning his mind, that the preaching of the Gospel shoulde passe at the beginning, throughout the world, without let or hinderance.

CAP. III.

How that in short space, the Gospell was published throughout the worlde.

BY the diuine power, and helping hand of God, the holsome doctrine, sodaynely, as it were sonne beames, shined throughout the worlde, and forthwith according vnto the sacred Scri∣pture, the sound of the holy Euangelists, and Apostles, passed throughout the whole earth, and their vvordes vnto the endes of the vvorlde. So that throughout all cities, and villages, af∣ter* 1.13 the maner of barne floores replenished, forthwith very many, & the same very populous chur∣ches, were established, and they which by auncient succession were blinded, through old errour, and the rooted disease of superstitious Idolatry, through the power of Christ, by the doctrine of his disciples, together with the wonderfull workes wrought by them, were at libertye from their cruell Lordes, and loosed out of their lothsome fetters, wholy abandoning the Idolatricall wor∣ship

of many Gods, confessing the one, and the alone God, the worker of all thinges, and worship∣ping him with the rites of true piety, through diuine, and pure religion, gra••••ed in the heart of man, by our Sauiour himselfe. But the diuine goodnesse, and grace of God, spred it selfe abroade among other nations, and first of all, Cornelius of Caesarea in Palaestina, with all his housholde, by* 1.14 a diuine vision, and the ministery of Peter, embraced the fayth of Christ, and many Graecians of Antioche, hearde the preachinge of those which dispersed them selues at the stoning of Stephen, when as at this tyme the Churche of Antioche flourished and multiplied exceedingly, and many Prophets of Ierusalem (among whome were Paul, and Barnabas) frequented thither, and besides them, an other multitude of brethren, so that the christian name, there sprange first, as of a freshe, and fertill soyle, & Agabus one of the Prophets then present, foretold them of the famine to come. Paul and Barnabus were chosen messengers for the ministery of the brethren.

CAP. IIII.

How that Caius Caligula, exiling Herode with perpetuall banishment, created A∣grippa king of the Iewes. The commendation of Philo Iudaus.

TIberius when he had raygned about 22. yeares, died. him succeded Caius, which anone com∣mitted* 1.15 the principalitie of the Ievves vnto Agrippa, and together with his kingdome, the tetrarchies of Phillip and Lysanias, and not long after, the tetrarchy of Herode, which Herode together with Herodias beinge condemned for diuerse crimes and enormityes, was committed to perpetuall banishement. the same Herode was he which liued about the passion of Christ. these thinges Iosephus doth witnesse. About this tyme Philo did flourish, a man not onely excelling our owne men, but also such as passed in prophane knowledge, lineally by descent an Ebrue borne, in∣ferior to none of them which excelled at Alexandria. But what labour and industrye he hath em∣ployed in diuine discipline, and the profit of his natiue countrey, his workes now extant, playne∣ly doe declare, and how farre forth he preuayled in philosophicall, and liberall artes, of prophane knowledge, I suppose it nothing necessary to repeate. But imitating the trade of Plato and Py∣thagoras he is sayd to haue excelled all the learned of his tyme.

CAP. V.

How Philo, being sent in Embassye for the Iewes vnto Caius the Emperour, behaued him selfe.

VVHat befell vnto the Ievves vnder Caius, this Philo hath written in fiue bookes, wher∣in he setteth forth the madnesse of Caius, how he published him selfe God, and besides dealt spicefully an innumerable sorte of wayes. Moreouer what calamities happened vnto the Ievves in his tyme, though Philo him selfe was sent in Embassye, for his owne nation which inhabited Alexandria, vnto the city of Rome, and how that he pleading for the lawes of his contrey people, gayned nothing but gibes, and iestes, returning with great hazarde of his life. Iosephus made mention of these thinges, in the eyghtenth booke of his Iudaicall Antiquities, thus* 1.16 by word writing. VVhen that dissention rose among the Ievves & Graecians inhabiting Alex∣andria, both parties seuerally, sent three legates vnto Caius, vvhereof Apion one of the legates for the Graecians of Alexandria, shamefully entreated the Ievves, vvith many opprobrious, and blasphemous termes, adding this vvith all, that they despised the ma••estye of Caesar. And vvhen as all they vvhich vvere tributaryes to the Romaynes, dedicated altars and temples vnto Caius, and esteemed of him in all other respects as God: These onely Ievves be they vvhich disdayne∣fully vvithstoode this honour, done vnto him of men, and accustomed to prophane his name. After that Apion had thus spoken many, and greeuous thinges, to the ende he might incen••e Caius agaynst thē (as it vvas very likely to be done) Philo, one of the Ievves legates drevv nigh,* 1.17 a man excelling in all thinges, and brother of Alexander Albarchus, not ignoraunt in philoso∣phy, and of hability sufficient, to aunsvvere the opprobrious crimes, layde to their charge. But Caius excluded him, commaunding him forthvvith to departe, and because he vvas throughly moued, he seemed a•• though he vvent about to practise some mischiefe tovvards him: Philo b••∣ing ••euned, vvent forth, and vnto the Ievves vvhich vvere vvith him in company, he ••ayd: VVe ought to be of good cheare, for by ••ight, God should take our part; Insomuch that Caius is in∣censed

to the contrary. thus farre Iosephus: And Philo him selfe declareth at large, in his written Embassye, the thinges which then were done. Whereof omitting many thinges, I will present∣ly toutch that whereby it may euidently appeare vnto the Reader, what euils not long after, hap∣pened vnto the Ievves, for the thinges which by rashe enterprise, they practised agaynst Christ. First of all, Seianus in the city of Rome, vnder Tiberius in great creditt with the King, endeuored* 1.18 with al might possible to destroy al the Iewish nation. And Pilate in Iudaea, vnder whom that vil∣lany was committed against Christ, practised against the temple, which stood at Ierusalem, that, which seemed vnto the Ievves vnlawfull, and intollerable, whereby he greeuously vexed them.

CAP. VI.

ƲƲhat miseryes happened vnto the Iewes, after that haynous offence which they committed agaynst Christ.

PHilo doth write, that after the death of Tiberius, Caius, hauing obtayned the empire, vexed many with manifold, and innumerable afflictions, but chiefly among all others, the nation of the Iewes, which in few of his wordes may be gathered, writing thus: so greeuous (sayth* 1.19 he) vvas the dealing of Caius Caligula tovvards all men, but specially bent agaynst the nation of the Ievves, vvith greate indignation, that in other cities (yet beginninge in Alexandria) he vvoulde chaleng vnto him selfe, their prayers, and supplications, paynting in euery place, the fi∣gure, and forme of his proper picture, and reiecting all others, successiuely by might and force to place him selfe, and dedicating the temple in the holy city (vntill that tyme vndefiled, & free euery vvay,) to him selfe, and his proper vse, translating and consecrating the name to nevv Ca∣ius as a famous God. And infinite more mischeeues which can not be tolde, the same Philo repor∣teth, to haue happened vnto the Ievves at Alexandria, in his second booke of vertues. And Iosephus agreeth with him, which likewise signifieth all the miseryes of these men, to haue had their origi∣nall, from the tyme of Pilate, and their rashe enterprise against Christ. Heare then what he shew∣eth in the second booke of the Iudaicall warres, thus writing worde by worde. Pilate being sent* 1.20 from Tiberius, Lieuetenant into Iudaea, couertly conueyed by night into Ierusalem, the vayled picture of Caesar, vvhich they call his Armes, vvhich thinge, vvhen day appeared, moued the Ie∣vves not a litle. For they vvhich vvere nearest vnto them, at the sight therof, stamped them vvith their feete, as if they had bene abrogated lavves. They iudged it an haynous offence, that any carued image, should be erected in the city. But if thou conferre these with the trueth in the Go∣spell, thou shalt easily perceaue, how that not long after, the voyce pressed them, which they pro∣nounced before Pilate, saying: VVe haue no other King but Caesar. Moreouer the same historio∣grapher* 1.21 reporteth an other calamity, to haue eftsones ensued the former, saying: After this he rai∣sed* 1.22 an other tumulte, for their heaped treasure, vvhich they call Corbon, vvas vvasted vpon a conduyte, reaching the space of three hundred furlonges. This vvas the cause of the commotion among the Ievves, and vvhen Pilate vvas present at Ierusalem, they compassed him, crying out vnto him. But he foreseeing their conspiracy, assigned certayne armed souldiers, in outvvarde shevv of apparell, like vnto the common people, vvhich he mingled vvith the multitude, com∣maunding* 1.23 that no svvord should be vsed, but such as of the multitude, clamorously murmured (a signe being giuen from the tribunall seate) he caused to be beaten to death vvith clubbes. The Ievves being thus foyled, many perished of their vvoundes, and many in their flight, being trodden of their felovv citizens, vvere crushed to death. At this lamentable slaughter the multi∣tude being thus quayled, vvas silent. Besides these an innumerable more altercations, to haue bene at Ierusalem, Iosephus declareth, teaching how that from that tyme, sedition, warres, and of∣ten practises of mischeefs incessantly haue shaken not onely the city, but all Iudaea, vntil at length the vtter foyle, by their besieging vnder Vespasian ouerreached them. Thus hath vengeance ligh∣ted vpon the Ievves, for their horrible fact committed agaynst Christ.

CAP. VII.

How Pilate slewe him selfe.

I suppose it necessary to know this also, how that it is reported of Pilate (President in the tyme of Christ vnder Caius, of whose tyme we made mention before) that he fell vnto such misery, so* 1.24 that necessity constrayned him to vse violence vpon him selfe, and became his owne murtherer.

The iustice of God, as it seemed best vnto his wisedome, not long wincking at his wickednes. Hereof the Graecians are witnesses, which commit to memory in their historyes the Qlimpiades of tymes.

CAP. VIII.

Of the famine in the tyme of Claudius.

WHen as Caius had not fully helde the royall scepter, the space of foure yeares, Claudius* 1.25 the Emperour, succeeded him, vnder whome a great famine afflicted the whole world. The same also haue they deliuered in their Commentaries vnto vs, which farre dissent from our doctrine. And the prophecy of Agabus the Prophet, foreshewing in the Actes of the A∣postles, the famine that shoulde ouerspred the worlde, came thus to passe. Luke in the Actes signi∣fieth this famine to be vnder Claudius, saying: that the brethren of the Churche of Antioche sent reliefe, euery one after his hability, vnto the faythfull inhabiting Iudaea, by the handes of Paul and Barnabas.

CAP. IX.

The martyrdome of Iames the Apostle.

About that tyme (that is vnder Claudius) Herode the King stretched forth his hande, to* 1.26 vexe certayne of the Churche, and slevve Iames the brother of Iohn vvith the svvorde. Of this Iames, Clemens in the 7. of his Hypotyposeon, reporteth a certayne history worthy of memory, which he receaued by relation of his predecessors, saying: He truely vvhich drevv him before the tribunal seate, vvhen he savv that he vvould vvillingly suffer martyrdome, vvas ther∣vvith moued, & voluntarily confessed him selfe to be a Christian. Then vvere they both brought* 1.27 together, but he in the vvay requested Iames the Apostle, to pardon him, vvhich after he had paused a litle vpon the matter, turning vnto him, aunsvvered: Peace be vnto thee, and kissed him, and so they vvere both beheaded together. Then Herode as the holy Ghost witnesseth, per∣ceauing the death of Iames to haue pleased the Ievves, layeth wayt for Peter, whome, when he had taken, he cast into prison, whose death he had procured, had not the Angel of the Lorde, by diuine apparition, assisted him by night, miraculously lousing his fetters, and restoring him to the office of preaching? And such was the will of God concerning Peter.

CAP. X.

How that Agrippa otherwise called Herode, persecuting the Apostles, and extolling him selfe, felt the heauy hand of God, to his destruction.

THe enterprises of the king, against the Apostles of Christ, passed not long vnpunished. For immediatly after his priuy practises agaynst the Apostles (as it is in the Actes) when he was in Caesarea, vpon an high solemne day, arayed in a gorgeous, and princely robe, prea∣ching vnto the people from his lofty tribunall seate, the plague of God (as messenger of iustice) apprehended him. and when as the whole multitude in compasse, had showted to his prayse, that to their hearing the voyce of God, and not of man proceeded from him▪ the Angell of the Lorde (as the Scripture witnesseth) smote him, so that he was consumed of wormes, and miserably fi∣nished* 1.28 his mortal life. And that consent is worthy of memory, which is found betwene holy Scri∣pture in this miraculous fact, and the history of Iosephus, wher he deliuereth vnto vs a manifest te∣stimony of the trueth, to witt, in the ninetenth booke of Iudaicall Antiquities, writing this mira∣cle in these wordes: Novv vvas the thirde yeare of his Lieuetenantshipp throughout all Iudaea,* 1.29 come to an ende, vvhen he vvent to Caesarea, vvhich of olde vvas called the tovvre of Straton. there he published spectacles, and stageplayes in the honour of Caesar, and ordayned a solemne feaste day, for his prosperous affayres. Vnto this feaste frequented the vvhole multitude of those vvhich vvere chiefe in that prouince, and aduanced to highest promotion, and dignity. The se∣conde day of these spectacles, the king putting on a robe of siluer, vvonderfully vvrought, at the davvning of the day came to the theatre, vvhere his siluer robe, by reflexe of the sunne beames being lightned, yelded so gorgeous a glistring to the eye, that the shining thereof seemed terri∣ble, and intollerable to the behoulders. Flatterers forthvvith, one, one thing, an other, an other thing, bolted out such sentences, as turned in the ende to his confusion, saluting him for God,

and adding thervvithal, be gratious, though hitherto vve haue feared thee as man, yet hēceforth vve confesse thee to be aboue mortall nature. These thinges the king rebuked not, neither re∣pelled this impious flatterie. But vvhen he a litle after looked about, he behelde an Angell han∣ging* 1.30 ouer his head. The same foorthvvith he supposed to be a messenger of euill, vvho before vvas of goodnesse. Sodenly he felt him selfe pricked at the hart vvith extreme vehemencie of paine in his bovvels, & heauily beholding his friendes, saide: I vvhich seeme to you a God, am* 1.31 novve constrayned to end the race of this lyfe. fatal destinie hath founde fault, vvith your fonde flatteries, vvhich of late you sounded to my prayse. I vvhich vvas saluted immortall, am novve caryed avvay, redy to yeelde vp the ghost. I his destinie no doubt is to be borne vvithall, vvhich God hath decreed. For vve haue liued not miserably, but in that prosperous estate vvhich is ter∣med blessed. VVhen he had vttered these vvordes he sickned more & more. Then vvas he care∣fully, & circūspectly caried, vnto the Palace. but the rumor vvas spred abroad, ouer al the con∣trey,* 1.32 that vvithout peraduenture, he vvould dye shortly. The multitude foorthvvith together vvith vvomen, and children, couered vvith sackcloth, after their contrey manner, made suppli∣cation vnto God for their king, so that all sounded of sorovve, and lamentation. The king lying in an high lodging, and beholding the people prostrate vpon their knees, could not re∣frayne frō teares. But after that he had ben vexed, the space of fiue dayes, vvith bitter gnavving of his bovvels, he ended this lyfe, being the fiftie, and fourth yere, of his age, and the seuenth of his raigne. For the space of foure yeres he raigned vnder Caius Caesar, gouerning the tetrarchie of Philip three yeres. And the fourth yere, that vvhich he tooke of Herode. the other three yeres, he passed vnder Claudius Caesar. These thinges I deepely way that Iosephus, and others toge∣ther with the diuine scriptures, hath truely alleaged. But if any seme to mislyke with them selues toutching the name of the kyng, the tyme it selfe, and the Actes do declare him, to be the same, so that eyther by the error of the writer, the name was changed, or that he had two names, as many others haue had.

The censure of the translatour toutching the doubt raysed about the name of Herode, vvhiche vvas smitten of the Angell vvith mortalitie.

EVsebius in this former chapiter seemeth to cleare a certayne doubt, which may rise about the name of this king, whether he were called Herode (as Luke writeth in the Actes of the Apstles) or Agrippa, as Iosephus euery where termeth him. Luke saythi Herode the king stretched forth his hand &c. Act. 12. Agayne, Luke sayth: Herode went downe from Iud•••• to Caesarea. Eusebius, and Iosephus do say, that Agrippa after he had continued three yeres in the kingdome of Iudaea, went downe to Caesarea. Antiq. lib. 19. cap. 7. Luke sayth: Vpon a day appointed, Herode arrayed him selfe in royall apparel, and sate on the iudgement seate, and made an oration vnto the people, & the people gaue a shoute, saying: The voyce of God, and not of man. Eusebius and Iosephus say: Agrippa the seconde day of these spectacles, or stageplayes, putting on a robe of siluer which glistered &c. The flatterers saluted him for God. Luke sayth: The Angell of the Lord smote him. Eusebius sayth: He behelde an Angell hanging ouer his head. Iosephus sayth: he sawe an Owle sit ouer his head, and forthwith he supposed her to be a messenger of ill lucke▪ last of all Luke sayth: He vvas eaten of vvormes and gaue vp the ghost. Eusebius and Iosephus say: that he was pricked at the hart with extreme payne, and bitter gnawing of the bowelles. all which circumstances ••ende to one effecte▪ the greatest disagreement that I see, is, in the name. By perusing the histories of Iosephus & Eusebius, I can not perceaue, that there were more Hero∣des, frō the birth of Christ (which were kinges of the Iewes) vnto the vtter ouerthrowe of Ierusalē, vn∣der Titus, and Vespasian, (when ••s their kinges, and highpriestes were quite cut of) then two: the first: Herode the Idumaean, who slue the infantes, called also Herode the great. The seconde: Herode the Te∣trarche, called Herodes minor, whose beginninges and endinges, the reader may beholde in the Chro∣nographie printed in the ende of this present volume. Eusebius (lib. 2. cap. 4. also in his Chronicon, and Iosephus, Antiq. lib. 18. cap. 11. & 14. & bell. Iud. lib. 1. cap. 10. 11.) do write: that Agrippa (toutching whom this present doubt doth rise) being the sonne of Aristobulus, nephew to Herode the great, brother to Herodias came to Rome, the yere before Tiberius died, and was a suter vnto the Emperour Tiberius, for some office or other. Tiberius vpon displeasure conceaued agaynst him, clapt him in prison. This A∣grippa after the death of Tiberius, grew in such fauour & credite with Caius Caligula (who succeeded

Tiberius) That he accused Herode the Tetrarche before the Emperour of treason, for whiche crime Herode (being conuinced) together with Herodias was commaunded to perpetuall banishment, and he appointed king of the Iewes. This Agrippa was king seuen yeres, foure vnder Caius Caligula, and three vnder Claudius. of Claudius ••e obtayned, besides his other dominions as Iosephus doth witnesse (Antiq. lib. 19. cap. 5.) the kingdome which Herode his graundefather had ouer Iudaea, and Samaria, & withall the Tetrarchie of Lysanias▪ his ende and maner of death Luke, Eusebius, and Iosephus, haue here descri∣bed to be very lamentable. the tyme very well agreeth, his death to haue bene in the fourth yere of Clau∣dius, An. Christi. 46. though they differ in the name, Luke only calleth him Herode, all other writers call him Agrippa. Yet in Iosephus (Antiq. lib. 19. cap. 5.) I finde, that this Agrippa had to his brother on He∣rode. Agrippa (sayth he) begged of Claudius, for his brother Herode, the kingdome of Chalcis. Agayne Iosephus sayth there met Agrippa certayne kinges, Pariter & Herodes frater eius, qui & ipse Chalcidis habebat imperium: and with all his brother Herode, whiche also was king of Chalcis. lib. 19. Antiq. cap. 7. Claudius wrote vnto the president of Alexandria, in the behalfe of the Iewes, supplicantibus sibi regibus, Agrippa, pariter & Herode, at the request both of Agrippa and Herode the kinges. Antiq. lib. 19. cap. 5. agayne in the same place Claudius him selfe in his edict, sayth: Peten∣tibus me regibus, Agrippa, & Herode Charissimis &c. libenter hoc praebui: when as Agrippa and Herode, our deare princes, made the petition vnto me, I willingly condescended therunto. I finde more∣ouer mention made, that this Herode suruiued his brother Agrippa. Iosephus writeth thus Antiquit. lib. 20. cap. 1. Herode the brother of the late deseased Agrippa, then king of Chalcis, requested of Claudius Caesar, autoritie ouer the temple, the ordayning of Priestes, all vvhiche he obtayned. a litle after it foloweth: Herode remoued Canthara from the highpriesthoode, and substituted Iosoph the sonne of Camus. Moreouer Iosephus sayth: Antiq. lib. 19. cap. 7. that after the departure of his brother, he conspired the death of Sylas. this is all, that I finde to haue ben done by this Herod. finally he died in his bed, his ende being come without any manifest or knowen disease. Iosephus sayth: Desunctus est Herodes frater regis Agrippae maioris, octauo anno Claudij principatus, cuius re∣gnum, Claudius Agrippae iuueni dedit. Herode the brother of king Agrippae the greater, died the. 8. yeere, of the raigne of Claudius, whose kingdome Claudius assigned vnto yong Agrippa Antiq. lib. 20. cap. 5. bell. Iud. lib. 1. cap. 10. 11. VVe may in no wise think that Luke erred herein, he might peraduēture meane this Herode, who had some doing in the tēple, some dealing among the priests, some autoritie ouer the Iewes, who was carefull for them, together with his brother Agrippa. but his ende hath no affinitie, with that of Luke if we may credite Iosephus, who no doubt (being a Iewe then liuing) was most skilfull, and best seene in the Iewish affaires▪ wherfore to reconcile this dissagrement. let vs call him Herode with Luke, & Agrippa with Eusebius and Iosephus. nay lesse that we seeme contrary to our selues, in taking contrary partes, let vs make them frendes and ioyning their handes together, name the childe Herode Agrippa, which Eusebius meant, when he gathered the summarie of his chapiters saying: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, howe that Agrippa and Herode persecuting the Apostles. Eusebius also in the later ende of the chapiter, supposeth the name either to haue ben changed, by some error of the writer, or els that he was, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, called after two names. In as much as hitherto in this our censure, together with the other writers, we haue layd downe the names of the kinges which gouerned the Iewes since the birth of Christ: there remaineth yet one (which Eusebius lib. 2. cap. 19. toutcheth) to be spoken of, that the reader may finde the history, layd downe in an ample, and perfect maner▪ the same is Agrippa the yonger or lesser. After Herode the Idumaean, or the great which raigned 37. yeres (foure only after the birth of Christ) succeded Archelaus, which continewed king nyne yeares. The thirde, after the birth of Christ was Herode the Tetrarche, who raigned 24. yeres. The fourth was Agrippa maior (touching whose name this controuer sie rose) who raigned seuen yeres. The fifth and the last was Agrippa minor, sonne to the former Agrippa, whom the Angel stroke. this Agrippa raigned. 26. yeres to the destruction of Ierusalem, and the vtter ouerthrowe of the Iewes. Iosephus writeth of him (Antiq. lib. 19. cap. 8.) that he was but 17. yeres olde when his father died. This was he before whome Paul pleaded in the Actes of the Apostles when he sayd: I thinke my selfe happie king Agrippa, because I shall aun∣svvere this day before thee &c. because thou hast knovvledge of all customes, and questions, vvhiche are among the Ievves. In the ende Paul sayd: O king Agrippa beleuest thou the pro∣phetes? I knovve that thou beleuest. then Agrippa sayd vnto Paul: almost thou persvvadest me to be a Christian &c. ƲƲhen all was done, Agrippa sayd to Festus, this man might haue ben loo∣sed, if he had not appealed vnto Caesar. Act. 20. He began his raigne vnder Claudius, he continewed the raigne of Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, & part of the raigne of Vespasian, and his sonne Titus. Iose∣phus

commendeth him for diuers vertues, he exhorted the Iewes to cutt of all sedition, and not to venture vpon that most dangerous warres, with the Romaynes: volens & Romanis conseruare Iu∣daeos, & Iudaeis templum at{que} patriam, willing, or being desirous, to saue for the Romaynes the Iewes, & for the Iewes the temple, & their natiue soyle. bell. Iud. lib. 2. cap. 17. He entertayned Vespasian, in the time of the warres at Tiberias. Ioseph. bell. Iud. lib. 3. cap. 16. Ioyning with Vespasian at the siege of Ga∣mala, he is wounded in the arme with a stone, out of a sling. bell. Iud. lib. 4. cap. 1. He is sent to Rome by Vespasian (who then was but generall captayne) vnto Galba the Emperour, and hearing by the way that Galba was dead, and that Otho succeded him, went on his iourney neuerthelesse. bell. Iud. lib. 5. cap. 6. His last ende I finde no where written▪ but toutching the kingdome, the rule, & the gouernement of the Iewes, after the vtter ruine, and ouerthrowe of Ierusalem, with the confusion of the Iewes: Vespa∣sianus wrote vnto Tiberius Maximus liuetenant of Iudaea, that he should sel all the lande of the Iewes, reseruing only a place called Massada, vnto certayne souldiers, Ioseph. bell. Iud. lib. 7. cap. 26. Nowe (gentle reader) thou mayest hereby note the wisdome and prouidence of God toutching this wicked broode, that as Iosephus (Antiq. lib. 18. cap. 11.) writeth: Inter centum annorum spacium, cuncta Herodis origo consumpta est, within the compasse of one hundred yeres, all the progeny of Herode was rooted out.

CAP. XI.

Of Theudas the sorcerer and his adh••rentes.

IN so much that Luke in the Actes, brought in Gamaliel, who (when consultation was about* 1.33 the admission of the Apostles) sayd: that about the same time, there rose vp one Theudas̄, which came to nought, and as many as harkened vnto him: Nowe therefore let vs alledgé the testi∣monie of Iosephus concerning him. He writeth in the place afore cited these wordes. VVhen Fa∣dus* 1.34 vvas Liuetenant of Iudaea, a certaine sorcerer, named Theudas, persvvaded a great multitude to folovve him, vnto the riuer Iordane, bringing vvith them, their vvhole substance. For he re∣ported himselfe to be a prophet, and that at his commaundement, the riuer should deuide it self parting in the middest, yelding vnto them a free passage through, and in so saying, he sedu∣ced many. But Fadus suffered not their folly to take effect, for he sent out a troope of horsemen, vvhich apprehending them vnavvares, slevve many, tooke many aliue, but Theudas himselfe being taken, they beheaded, and brought his head to Ierusalem. After this consequently Iosephus reporteth of the famine, which was vnder Claudius in this manner.

CAP. XII.

Of Helene queene of the Osroënians, and of Simon Magus.

AFter this there fell a great famine in Iudaea, where queene Helene bought much corne of the Aegiptians, and distributed to them that wanted. And these thinges accorde with that in the Actes of the Apostles, howe the disciples of Antioche, after their habilitie, sent suc∣cour* 1.35 vnto the saintes inhabiting Iudaea, to be deliuered vnto the elders, by the handes of Paul, and Barnabas. But of this Helene (whereof also this Historiographer mentioned) there remayne vnto this day certayne famous monumentes, in the suburbes of Aelia. It is sayd of olde that shee was* 1.36 queene of the nation called Adiabeni. When that now the fayth in our Sauiour, and Lord Jesus Christ, was published among all people, the mortall enimie of mankinde, endeuouring to with∣draw y^• Regal citie, from the trueth: conueyed thither Simon (whereof mention was made before) and furthering his deuelishe enchauntementes: seduced many of them which dwelled at Rome. This doth Iustinus also declare, who a litle after the Apostles time, was famous as toutching our doctrine. Concernyng whome, I will lay downe those thinges that may seeme agreable vn∣to the time. This Iustinus in the former Apologie, which he wrote in the defence of our doctrine sayth thus.

CAP. XIII.

Of Simon Magus, and Helena a certayne witche his yokemate.

AFter the ascention of our Sauiour into the heauens, the deuell brought forth certayne* 1.37 men vvhich called them selues gods, vvho not onely suffred no vexation of you, but at∣tayned vnto honor amongst you, by name one Simon a Samaritane, borne in the village

Gitton, vvho vnder Claudius Caesar, by the art of deuels, through vvhom he dealt: vvrought deuelish enchauntementes, esteemed, and counted in your Regall citie of Rome, for a God, and honoured of you as a God, vvith a picture betvveene tvvo bridges, vpon the riuer Tibris, hauing this Romayne superscription. Simoni deo sancto. To Simon the holy god. And in man∣ner all the Samaritanes, certayne also of other nations, doe vvorship him, acknovvledging him for the chiefe god. And together vvith him, one Helena, vvho at that tyme vvandred* 1.38 tvvo, and fro, vvith him, vvhich first of all, had her abyding in Tyrus, a citie of Phaenicia at the receyt of custome, and termed of him, the principall vnderstanding. Thus farre Iustinus. Agreeable vnto this, is that of Irenaus, in his fyrst booke agaynst Heresies, where he writeth of this man, and of his impious and damnable doctrine, which at this present to recite, I thinke superfluous: In so muche that seuerally, if any be so disposed, he may easyly vnderstande the originall, the lyues, the fonde argumentes, and the whole enterprises of the graunde heretikes of these latter tymes, whiche of purpose, are largely published in the foresayde booke of Irenaeus. This Simon we learne to haue bene the first author of all heresies, and they that of him, holde* 1.39 this heresie vnto this day, fayning through puritie of lyfe, the chast philosophie of Christians renouned among all men: put in vre agayne the pestilent superstition of pictures, from the whiche they seemed once to be free, falling prostrate before the pictures, and carued Images, of Simon & his Iil Helena (mentioned of before) worshipping them with incense, and sacrifices, and sweete odours. They haue as yet certayne more detestable secrecies, and him which at the first heareth the same, they report to become astonyed, and that there is a written oracle amonge them, whiche bringeth astonishment. True it is these men are full of astonishment, ecstasy, and meere madnes, so that not onely, they may not be committed to writing: neyther also with modesty be vttered of chaste lippes, in so much they ouerflowe in filthines, and obscenitie. And what so euer may be imagined more fowle then any filthynes it selfe: the same hath their dam∣nable heresye surpassed, who delude miserable women, pressed already with all kinde of impietye.

CAP. XIIII.

How Simon Magus after his diuelish dealing in Iudaea, gott him to Rome, where he was mett of Peter the Apostle.

THe malicious power of Sathan, enemy to al honestye, & foe to all humane health: brought* 1.40 forth at that tyme, this monster Simon, a father, and worker of all such mischieues, as a great aduersary vnto the mighty, and diuine Apostles. But the diuine, and supercelestiall grace succored her ministers, that by their apparition, and presence, the kindled flame of wicked∣nes was quenched, all pride by them abated, & humbled, which did sett it selfe agaynst the know∣ledge of God. Wherefore, neyther the striuing of Simon, neyther of any other, that then started vp, was able to withstand those Apostolike tymes for the brightnes of trueth, & the diuine word, lately shining from aboue, preuayling on earth, working in his Apostles: victoriously ouercame, and mightely ouer grewe all thinges. But the afore sayd Sorcerer, hauing the eyes of his minde lightened with a diuine, and some sodayne shining from aboue, after that first of all, he was mani∣festly knowne to haue maliciously deale agaynst Peter the Apostle in Iudaea: fled alonge iorneye by sea, from the East vnto the West, thinking to gett by that flight, to liue afterwards at hartes ease. And comming into the city of Rome, he was so ayded by his power, whiche preuayleth in* 1.41 this worlde, that in short tyme he brought his purpose to suche a passe, that his picture was there placed with others, and he honoured as a God. But this his impietye, did not longe pro∣sper, for incontinently, vnder the raygne of Claudius, the wonderfull prouidence of the God of all* 1.42 thinges, and carefull ouer mankinde: guyded vnto Rome Peter, that great, and constant Apo∣stle, chiefe of all the rest for vertuous fauour: agaynst this so greate a corruptor of Christian life: who like a valyant Capitayne, sensed with the diuine armour of God, transported from East vnto West, the precious marchandise of spirituall brightnes, the wholsome doctrine, and light of soules, that is, the preaching of the glad tydinges of the celestiall kingdome.

CAP. XV.

The foyle of Simon, and mention of the Gospell written by S. Marke.* 1.43

WHen the heauenly worde came thither, Immediatly the power of Simon, together with him self, came to nought, and the flame was quenched. But of the contrary, such a light of piety shined in the mindes of such as heard Peter, that they were not suffi∣zed with once hearing, neither satisfied with the vnwritten doctrine, that was deliuered: but earnestly besought Saynct Marke (whose Gospell is now in vre) that he woulde leaue in writing,* 1.44 vnto them, the doctrine which they had receaued by preaching, neither ceased they, vntill they had perswaded him, and so geuen an occasion of the Gospell to be written▪ which is nowe after Marke. It is reported, that the Apostle vnderstanding of this by inspiration of the holy spi∣rite, was pleased with the motion of those men, and commaunded this Gospell nowe written, to be reade in the Churches. Clemens in the sixt of his Hypotiposcon, reporteth this story.* 1.45 With him agreeth Papias, Byshop of Hierapolis in Asia, who sayth, that of this Marke mention is made by Peter, in his former Epistle, which he compiled being at Rome, and of him the citye of Rome figuratiuely to be called Babilon, the whiche is signified when he* 1.46 sayth: the Church partaker of your election, vvhich is at Babylon saluteth you, and Marke my sonne.

CAP. XVI.

How that Marke first of all others, preached vnto the Aegyptians the know∣leadge of Christ.* 1.47

MArke is sayde first of all, to haue bene sent vnto Aegypt, and there to haue both prea∣ched* 1.48 the Gospell, which he wrote, and first to haue setled the Churches of Alexan∣dria, and so a greate multitude of beleeuers, both men, and women, At the first mee∣ting was gathered together, by a certayne philosophicall, and diligent exercise, that Philo thought good to commit in writing vnto vs, their exercise, their conuenticles, their dyet, and all the other trade of their life▪ It is reported that this Philo came to Rome vnder Claudius,* 1.49 and had conference with Peter, who then preached vnto the Romaynes, neyther is it vn∣like. That Commentary whiche we knowe to haue bene compiled by him in his latter dayes, contayneth manifestly the Canons, hitherto conserued in the Church. And in so much that cu∣riously he hath described vnto vs, the lyues of our religious men, it is very like, that he did not onely see those Apostolike men, of his tyme, by originall Ebrevves, and therefore obserued the auncient rites, and ceremonyes of the Ievves: but also allowed of them, as godly, and honest.

CAP. XVII.

Eusebius reporteth out of Philo, the lyues, the maners, the studyes, the habita∣tion, the assemblies, the iudgement of the interpretation of the Scri∣ptures, of the religious m••n in Aegypt, and there about flourishing in his tyme.

FIrst of all, this playnely appeareth, that he passed not the limites of veritye, by reason of him selfe, or of any other in reporting those thinges whiche he wrote in that booke, by him entituled: of the life contemplatiue, or vvorshippers, saying: that the men and women were called worshippers, eyther because like cunning Phisitians, they cured, and healed such as came vnto them of their malitious passions: or els because that religiously, they worship∣ped the celestiall godhead, with pure and sincere worship. But whether he gaue them this name of his proper person, for the aforesayde cause: or whether at the beginninge they were so called, when as yet the name of Christians was not euery where published: I thinke it not needefull cu∣riously to shift out. Yet first of all this he witnesseth: that they renounced their substaunce, and* 1.50 their proper goodes: they vvhich deuined of philosophye gaue place, they seuered them selues from all the secular cares of this life: they forsaking the cities, solitarily liued in fieldes, gar∣dens, or Orchyardes: they accompanied them vvhiche follovved the contrary trade of life,

as vnprofitable and hurtfull vnto them vvhich then liued thus (as requisite it vvas) to this ende, that vvith earnest and feruent desire they shoulde imitate them vvhich ledde this propheticall life. For in the Actes of the Apostles, whence no doubt this is rehearsed, it is written that* 1.51 all the familiares of the Apostles sould their substance, and possession, distributing to euery one, as need required, so that none wanted among them. For as many, (sayth the text) as had lands or houses, sould them, bringing the price thereof, and laying it at the Apostles feete, to this pur∣pose, that seuerally euery ones want, and necessity, might be supplied. The like doth the same Philo testifie, writing thus: In many places this kinde of people liueth (for it behoued as* 1.52 vvell the Graecians, as the Barbarians, to be partakers of this absolute goodnesse) but in Aegypt, in euery prouince (so they terme them) they abounde, and especially about Ale∣xandria. From euery vvhere, the best conuaye them selues, as it vvere into their natiue contrey, into the soyle of these vvorshippers, as a most commodious place, adioyninge to the lake of Marye, in a lovver vale, very fitt, both for the securitye, and temperature of the aëre Af∣terwardes describing the maner of their mansions, he writeth thus of the Churches of that re∣gion:* 1.53 In euery village there is a religious house, vvhich they call Semnion, and a Monasterye, vvherein they inhabiting, do celebrate the mysteries of honest, and holy life, carying thither no∣thing, nether meate, nor drinke, nether any other thing, necessary for the sustentation of the bo∣dy, but the lavves, and the oracles of the Prophets, Hymnes, and such like (vvherby knovvledge* 1.54 and pietye is encreased) there are consummated. And a litle after, he sayth: All the space that is from morning to euening, is of them spent, in godly exercise▪ for, reading the holy Scriptures, they meditate thereupon, handling allegorically, the diuine philosophy of their natiue contrey. And they suppose those types of secretye, vvhich by figures are signified, to be made manifest by the exposition of the Scriptures. They haue certayne Commentaryes of auncient vvriters, vvho beinge ringleaders of their opinions, haue left vnto their posterityes, monuments of ma∣ny thinges Allegorically handeled, vvhiche they vsing as principall types, do imitate the drifte of their trade. These thinges seeme to haue bene vttered by this man, as thoughe he had bene an auditor, vnto their exposition of the Scriptures. It is also very like that the Commentaryes (whiche he reporteth to haue bene amonge them) were the Gospells, and the workes of the Apostles, and certayne expositions of the auncyent Prophetes, part∣lye suche as that Epistle vnto the Hebrevves is, and also the other Epistles of Paul doe contayne. To be shorte, that they newely compiled, and collected Psalmes, thus he writeth: They contemplate not only diuine things, but they make graue canticles, & hymnes vnto God,* 1.55 in a more sacred ryme, of euery kinde of metre, and verse. And many more thinges he declareth in that booke, whiche we here mention. But those thinges seemed necessaryly selected of him, which paynte vnto vs the sure and certayne notes, of their Ecclesiasticall conuersation. But if any man suppose these thinges nowe spoken of, not properly to appertayne vnto the pollycye of the Gospell, but to be applyed vnto others, besydes these forementioned worshippers, let him at leste wise creditt that, which out of his wordes we will alleadge, and no doubt if he iudge indifferently, he shall finde an infallible testimonye. For thus he writeth: First of all,* 1.56 they place continency in the mynde, as a certayne foundation, next, they buylde thereupon, other vertues. Not one eateth, or drinketh before sunne sett, adiudging the diuine medita∣ting of vvisedome, to be a vvorke of light, & the curious feeding of the carkasse, to be a vvorke of darkenes, geuing vnto the one, the daye, vnto the other, the lesser parte of the night. Ma∣ny thinke not vpon meate, no not in vvhole three dayes, beinge rauished vvith a greater de∣sire of knovvledge, then of foode. Many are so delighted, and enamoured vvith the foode of vvisedome, vvhich aboundantly, copiously, and plentifully ministreth all kinde of learning, that they abstaine from meate, tvvise as long, & scarse in six dayes, they receaue their necessary foode. These wordes of Philo, in our opinion, concerne without all contradiction, our men. But if any man as yet stifly gaynesaye, and looke to be further persuaded, let him creditt more e∣uident demonstrations, whiche he shall not finde amonge any others, saue onely the Christi∣ans who religiously▪ rule them selues, accordinge vnto the Gospel, for he sayth: Amonge them* 1.57 of vvhome vve speake, there are vvomen to be found, vvherof diuers are elderly virgines, vovv∣ing chastitye not by compulsion, or necessitye, (as the guyse and maner is of holy virgines▪ a∣mong* 1.58 the Gentiles) but rather voluntarily, for the zeale, & desire they haue to vvisedome, vvith vvhose company, these vvomen acquaintinge them selues, despise corporall luste, desirous

not of mortall, but immortall children, vvhich soly the amiable and godly minde of it selfe be∣getteth. And afterwards he setteth forth the same more playnly, for the interpretations (sayth he)* 1.59 of the sacred Scriptures, are among them Allegoricall, and figuratiue. For vnto these men the vvhole Scripture, seemeth like a liuing creature, so that the externall shevve of vvordes, resem∣ble the superficyes of the body, and the hidd sense, or vnderstandinge ••f the vvordes, seeme in place of the soule, vvhich their religion began to contemplate, by the behoulding of names, as it vvere in a glasse, obseruing a passing beautye vvith the bright beames of shininge sentences. What neede we to adde vnto these, how that they gathered together, seuerally men, and seueral∣ly* 1.60 women, haue their conuersation? and what exercise they practise among them? which as yet are in vse among vs, and especially, such as we haue bene accustomed to vse in our fastinges, vi∣gils,* 1.61 and reading of diuine Scripture about the festiuall day of the blessed passion, which the a∣foresayd author hath diligently noted after the same maner as they are obserued among vs, and deliuered it in writing, but especially describing the vigils of that greate feaste, and the exercises* 1.62 thereof, with hymnes, as the maner is among vs. and how that one singing in verse, and the reste geuing diligent eare, with silence, they all close in the ende, and sing with him, the last verse of the hynme. He hath written also, how that in the afore sayde dayes, they lye vpon greene pallets, ca∣sting* 1.63 at all, neither wine, neither any liuinge creature, but their drinke, cleare water, and their foode, bread with salt, and Hyssope. He writeth moreouer of their gouernment, I say of them to whome the Ecclesiasticall Liturgies are committted, of their Deaconshippes, and of the presi∣dency of Bishopes, placed aboue all. But if any man be desirous to knowe these thinges exactly, let him repayre vnto the history of the afore said author. Now that Philo writing of these things, entreated of the firste preachers of the Gospell, and the rites deliuered them of the Apostles of olde, it is manifest to euery man.

CAP. XVIII.

The commendation of Philo, the cataloge of his workes, whereof many are not extant.

THis Philo flowed in wordes, he was deepe of vnderstanding, highe, and profounde in the contemplation of holy Scripture, he compiled a diuerous and variable exposition of the Scriptures, prosecuting after his order and maner, aswell the tract of the booke of Gene∣sis, with the Allegoryes thereof, as the summe in the chapiters contayned, laying downe the que∣stions incident, and solutions to the same, entitling his booke: the questions and solutions inci∣dent in Genesis, and Exodus. There are besides extant, of his, seuerall tractes, of his Problemes. Namely, tvvo bookes of Husbandry, so many of drunkenes, and certayne others, hauing their proper, and peculiar title, whereof one is: vvhat the sobre minde prayeth or vovveth? also of the confusion of tongues, of vvandring and finding, of Conuenticles vnto discipline. of that: vvho can be heyre of the goods of God? or: vvhat diuision can be of equalls and contraryes? of the three vertues, whereof Moyses, with others hath written. Moreouer: of them vvhose names are changed, and vvhy they vvere changed, where he witnesseth him selfe to haue written agayne, and againe of testaments. There is extant a volume of his: of banishment, and of the life of a per∣fect vvise mā, according vnto righteousnes, or: of vnvvrittē lavves. Agayne, of Gyaunts, or: that the Godhead is not changed▪ of dreames, which according vnto Moyses are giuen from aboue, fiue volumes. And thus much of them which he wrote on Genesis, that came to our handes. We haue also knowne vpon Exodus, fiue bookes of questions, and of the tabernacle, and of the tenn commaundements, and foure bookes of them vvhich by nature of lavves may be referred, vnto the tenn commaundements. of the sacrifices of beastes, vvhat kindes of sacrifices there be? of that: vvhat revvardes are set forth to the good and godly, in the lavv? vvhat punishmentes, and curses to the vvicked. There are founde also certayne seuerall bookes of his, as of Prouidence, and of the Ievves, of Politickes, and of Alexander, and concerning that: that brute beastes haue reason. Agayne: that he is a slaue vvhich is vvicked, and there foloweth an other booke: that he is free vvhich is godly. After these he wrote of the life contemplatiue, or vvorshippers, whence we borowed those thinges, which we alleadged concerning the Apostolike mens liues. the inter∣pretations of the Hebrue names in the lawe, and Prophetes, are attributed vnto his industrye. This Philo comming to Rome in the time of Caius, wrote a booke of the impiety of Caius, witte∣ly

cloking it, with the title of vertues, which booke being read before the Romayne Senate, in the tyme of Claudius, was so well thought of, that his bookes were chayned in the publique library, as famous Monuments. At the same tyme, when Paul had trauayled in compasse, from Ierusalem* 1.64 to Illyricum, Claudius vexed the Ievves, when Aquila, & Priscilla with certayne other Ievves were expulsed Rome, and cam•• to Asia, where they had their conuersation together with Paul, who* 1.65 then confirmed the Churches, whose fundations he had lately layed. Whereof the holy Scri∣pture, in the Actes of the Apostles, sufficiently enstructeth vs.

CAP. XIX.

VVhat calamity happened vnto the Iewes in Ierusalem vpon Easter day.

WHen Claudius as yet raygned, so great a sedition, and sturre was raysed in Ierusalem, about the feaste of Easter, that of them onely, which were pressed in the porches of the* 1.66 temple, crushed, and trodden to death vnder foote, there were slayne thirty thovvsand Ievves, and that festiuall day, was vnto the whole nation, a day of mourning, Lamentation being raysed throughout al their dwelling places. And this, Iosephus doth write worde, by word: Clau∣dius assigned Agrippa (the sonne of Agrippa) King of the Ievves: When Felix was sent to be Lieuetenante of the whole prouince of Samaria, Galilaea, and the region beyonde Iordane. VVho after he had raygned thirtenth yeares, and eyght moneths, dyed, leauing Nero to succeade him in the Empire.

CAP. XX.

VVhat calamity happened at Ierusalem vnder Nero: the sedition betweene priest, and people. The death of Ionathas the high priest.

VNder Nero, Felix being procurator of Iudaea, there was then raysed a sedition betweene the Priestes, which Iosephus in the twentyeth booke of Antiquities describeth, thus: there* 1.67 rose dissention betvveene the high priestes, and inferior priestes, and chiefe of the people at Ierusalem. Euery one gathering vnto him, a company of Russians, and cutters, plaied the cap∣tayne, they skirmished among them selues, they vexed one another, they slynged one at ano∣ther, but there vvas none to bridle them. And these things frely vvere done in the city, as though there had bene no President. So impudent and past all shame vvere the high priestes become, that they stucke not to sende, and take avvay from the barne floores, the tythes due vnto the in∣ferior priestes, so that in the ende it fell out, that the priestes vvere seene to perishe for pouertye. The violence of these seditious persons prenayled beyonde all right and reason. Agayne the same Historiographer writeth that at Ierus〈…〉〈…〉, about that time, there rose a certayne multitude of theues, or robbers, which slewe them by day that mett them in the streetes, and especially on the holy dayes confounding them selues with the multitude, and carying weapons couered vnder their garmentes, they wounded the chiefe men, and when the wounded fell downe, they drewe them selues to them that were incensed agaynst the theeues, and so brought to passe through the cloking of their prankes, they could not be apprehended. To be briefe he writeth that Ionathas the* 1.68 high priest was slayne of them first, and dayly after him many, and the feare to haue bene greater then the calamity it selfe, because that euery man, euery houre looked for death as in warre.

CAP. XXI.

Of the sedition that the Aegyptian Sorcerer moued, whereof the Actes make mention.

COnsequently aft••r these, he annexeth other thinges, saying: vvith a greater plague, did* 1.69 the Aegyptian, being a false prophet, afflict the Ievves. VVhen he came vnto those partes, and chalenged vnto him selfe (being a sorcerer) the credit of a Prophet, he gathered to∣gether about a thirty thovvsand of seduced people, vvhome he guyded from the vvildernes vn∣to mount Oliuet: vvhence he might make an embushment vpon Ierusalem, and if he obtayned his purpose, to exercise tyranny, partly vpon the Romayne vvatch, and partly vpon the people▪ vsinge to his vvicked enterprise, the company of headye and vvilfull svvashebucklers. But Felix

preuenting his violence, mett him vvith armed Romayne souldiers, vvith vvhome all the rest of the people conspired, ready to reuenge them selues of them. After their meeting, and assault geuen, the Aegiptian vvith a fevv fledde his vvay, and many of his adhaerents, vvere foyled and taken aliue. Thus farre Iosephus, in the seconde of his historyes. I thinke it also very expedient, to conferre with these, that which is reade in the Actes of the Apostles, concerning this Aegiptian, where vnder Felix it is sayd of the tribune of the souldiours, that was at Ierusalem, vnto Paul, when the multitude of the Ievves raysed a tumulte agaynst him: art thou that Aegiptian, vvhich* 1.70 a fevv dayes agoe, hast raysed vvith thee foure thousand common theeues, & leddest them vnto the vvildernesse? and such are the thinges that happened vnder Felix.

CAP. XXII.

The going of Paul vnto Rome, and his pleading there, with his Martyrdome.

FEstus is sent by Nero to succeede Felix, vnder whome Paul pleading in his owne cause, is brought bound to Rome. There was with him Aristarchus, whome iustly in some place of* 1.71 his Epistles, he calleth his felowe captiue, and Luke when he had finished the Actes of the Apostles, concluded his history here, saying: that Paul liued peaceably at Rome tvvo* 1.72 vvhole yeares, and preached the vvord of God vvithout impediment. The which being expired, fame goeth that the Apostle (after accompt made of his doctrine) returned vnto the office of preaching, and afterwardes when he came the seconde time vnto the city, vnder the same Empe∣rour,* 1.73 to haue bene crowned with martyrdome. Where lying in fetters he wrote the latter Epi∣stle vnto Timothe, instructing him both of the accompt of doctrine that he made in his former captiuity, and also of his death approching nigh. Take here of his owne testimony, for thus he writeth. At my former apparance none assisted me, for all forsooke me. I pray God that it be* 1.74 not laide to their charge. But the Lord assisted me, and strengthned me, that by me the prea∣ching should be accomplished, and that all nations might heare. And I vvas deliuered out of the Lyons mouth. Playnly he sheweth by these wordes that he was before deliuered out of the li∣ons mouth (meaning as it appeareth Nero, because of his cruelty) that the preaching might be supplyed by him. Neither afterwardes hath he added the like, for he will deliuer me out of the li∣ons mouth. He saw in the spirite his death to drawe nigh. Wherfore immediatly he sayth: I haue bene deliuered out of the Lyons mouth, and the Lord vvill deliuer me from euery euill vvorke, and reserue me vnto his heauenly kingdome. Noting, his martirdome to draw nigh. The which more euidently he foresheweth in the same Epistle, saying: For I am novv ready to be offred, & the time of my dissoluing is at hand. In the latter epistle, when he wrote, he declared Luke alone to be with him, but in his former apparance, and pleading, not one, no not Luke to be with him. Wherefore it is playne that Luke wrote the Actes of the Apostles vnto that time, knitting vp his history, with his absence from Paul. These thinges haue we spoken to this end, that we may war∣rant the martyrdome of Paul, not to haue bene consummated when Luke finished his history, that is, when Paul came to Rome. It is very like that the apologye of Paul for his doctrine, might haue bene at the beginning sooner accepted, when Nero was somewhat milder in affection, & dea∣ling. But after that he fell vnto such outragious wilfulnesse, he was quicke with others for the Apostles sake.

CAP. XXIII.

Of the martyrdome of Iames, called the brother of Christ.

THe Ievves, when their purpose fayled them in their pretended malice towards Paul, after his appellation made vnto Caesar, being sent from Festus vnto Rome: they turne themsel∣ues agaynst Iames, the brother of Christ, who was placed of the Apostles, Bishop of Ie∣rusalem.* 1.75 The like they practise against him, placing him in the middest, and requiring of him, that in presence of all the people, he would renounce the fayth of Christ. When as he contrary to their expectation, freely, and with greater audacity then they hoped, in presence of all the multi∣tude, had confessed Iesus to be the sonne of God, our Sauiour, and Lorde, they could no longer a∣bide his testimony, for he was counted of all, most iust, for his excellent wisedome, & piety, which he shewed in life. Him they slewe, hauing gotten opportunitie to the accomplishing of this hay∣nous

fact, by the vacancy of the Regall seat. For Festus gouernour of Iudaea being deade, the pro∣uince wanted a President, or Procurator. But how Iames was slaynt, the testimonye of Clemens (heretofore of vs alleadged) hath largely declared, that he being throwne downe from a pinacle of the temple, and brayned with a fullers clubb, gaue vp the ghost. And Aegesippus who imme∣diatly succeeded the Apostles, repeateth the circumstance hereof exquistely in his fift booke, af∣ter this maner: Iames the brother of Christ, tooke in hand the gouernment of the Church, after* 1.76 the Apostles, termed a iust and perfect man of all men, from the tyme of our Sauiour vnto vs. For many vvere called Iameses beside him, but this man vvas holy from his mothers vvombe, He dranke nether vvine, nor strong drinke, nether ••are any liuing creature. He vvas neither sha∣uen, neither anointed, neither did he vse bathe. Vnto him alone, vvas it lavvfull to enter into the holy places, he vsed no vvollen vesture, but vvore a Syndone, and alone frequented he the tem∣ple, so that he vvas found prostrare on his knees, and praying for the sinnes of the people. His knees vvere after the guise of a camels knee, benummed, & bereft of the sense of feeling, by rea∣son of his continuall kneeling in supplication to God, and petitions for the people. For the ex∣cellency of his righteousnesse he vvas called Iuste, and Oblias, vvhich soundeth by interpretatiō: the bulvvarke, or defence of the people in righteousnes, as prophecies do go of him. VVhen di∣uers asked him toutching the heresies among the people vvherof (vve mētioned before) vvhich vvas the gate or dore of Iesu, he aunsvvered: the same to be the Sauiour, by vvhose meanes they had beleeue Iesus to be Christ. But the aforesayde heresies, acknovvledge neyther the resurre∣ction, nor the comming of any iudge, vvhich shall revvarde to euery one according to his vvor∣kes. For as many as beleeued, they beleeued by meanes of Iames. VVhen many of the Princes vvere persvvaded, there rose a tumult of the Ievves, Scribes, and Pharises, saying: It is very dan∣gerous lest that the vvhole people looke after Iesus, as though he vvere Christ, and being gathe∣red together they said to Iames: vve pray thee refraine this people, for they erre in Iesu, as though he vvere true Christ. VVe pray thee persvvade this people, vvhich frequent to this feaste of the Passeouer, concerning Iesu, for vve all obey thee, yea vve, and all the people, testifie of thee, that thou art iust, and respectest not the person of any man, persvvade therefore this multitude, that they erre not in Iesu. For the vvhole multitude, and vve, obey thee. stand therefore vpon the pi∣nacle of the temple, that thou mayst be seene aloft, and that thy vvord may be perceaued plain∣ly of all the people, for because of this Passeouer, all the tribes are mett here, together vvith the Gentiles. The aforesayd Scribes, and Pharises placed Iames vpon the pinacle of the temple, and shouted vnto him, and sayd: Thou iust man, at vvhose commaundement vve all are, in so much that this people is seduced after Iesus, vvho vvas crucified, declare vnto vs, vvhich is the dore of Iesus crucified. And he aunsvvered vvith a lovvde voyce: vvhy aske ye me of Iesus, the sonne of man, vvhen as he sitteth at the right hand of the great povver in heauen, and shal come in the clovvdes of the aëer? VVhen as he had persvvaded many so that they glorified God at the testi∣mony of Iames, and sayd: Hosanna in the highest to the sonne of Dauid: then the Scribes, and Pharises, said among them selues, vve haue done very il, in causing such a testimony of Iesu to be brought forth. But let vs clime vp, and take him, to the end the people being stroken vvith feare may renounce his faith. And they shouted saying O, O, and the iust also is seduced, and they ful∣filled the Scripture vvhich sayth in Esay: Let vs remoue the iust, for he is a stumbling blocke vn∣to* 1.77 vs. VVherfore they shall gnavve the buddes of their ovvne vvorks. They climed vp, & threvv dovvne headlong Iustus, saying: let vs stone Iames Iustus. And they vvent about him vvith stones, for after his fall he vvas not fully dead, but remembring him selfe, fell on his knees saying: I be∣seech thee Lord, God, and Father, forgiue them, for they vvote not vvhat they doe. And as they vvere a stoning of him, one of the Priestes, the sonne of Rechab▪ the sonne of Ch••ra••im (vvhose testimony is in Ieremy the Prophet) cryed out: cease, vvhat do you? This iust man prayeth for you. And one of them that vvere present, taking a fullers clubb (vvith vvhich they pounce, & purge their clothes) stroke Iustus on the heade, and brayned him, & so he suffred martyrdome, vvhome they buried in that place▪ his piller, or picture as yet remayneth hard by the temple en∣grauen thus: This man vvas a true vvitnesse both to the Ievves, and Gentiles, that Iesus vvas Christ. And Vespasianus immediatly hauing ouerrun Iudaea, subdued the Ievves. These at larg re∣corded by Aegesippus, are correspondent with these thinges which Clemens wrote. This Iames was so famous and renowmed among all for his righteousnes, that the wise among the Ievves, imputed the cause of this sodayne besteging of Ierusalem after his martyrdome (which no doubt

therfore happened vnto them) to be for the presumptuous offence, practised against him. Iosephus sticked not to testifie the same in these wordes. These thinges happened vnto the Ievves in vvay* 1.78 of reuenging the death of Iames the Iust, vvhich vvas the brother of Iesu vvhome they cal Christ. For the levves slevve him vvhen he vvas most iust. The same Iosephus describeth his death in the twentieth booke of Antiquities, saying: Casar hearinge the death of Festus, sendeth Albi••us* 1.79 President into Iudaea. But Ananus the yonger, vvhome vve reported before to haue taken vpon him the high priesthoode, vvas a very presumptuous and heady cockbrayne, he claue vnto the sect of the Saduces, vvhich vvere mercylesse in iudgment, among all the Ievves, as vve signified before. Ananus then being such a one, hauing gotten opportunity to his thinking, in so much that Festus vvas deade, and Albinus not yet come: called vnto him a counsell, commaundinge the brother of Iesu, called Christ, vvhose name vvas Iames, vvith certayne others to be brought forth, accusing them that they had transgressed the lavve, and deliuered them to be stoned. As many in the city as vvere iust and due obseruers of the lavve, tooke this fact greeuously, sending priuely vnto the King, and beseeching him to vvrite vnto Ananus, that thence forth he attempt not the like, In so much that his former fact vvas vnaduisedly, and impiously committed. Cer∣tayne of them mett Albinus comminge from Alexandria, and enstructed him hereof, that it vvas not lavvefull for Ananus to summone a counsell contrary to his commaundement. Albinus thus persvvaded vvrote fumishly vnto Ananus, threatning reuengement vpon him, for this fact. And king Agrippa vvhen he had gouerned the high priesthoode three moneths, depriued him, placing in his rovvme Iesus the sonne of Damaeus, Thus farre toutching Iames, whose epistle that is reported to be, which is the first among the vniuersall Epistles. Yet haue we to vnderstande that the same is not voyde of suspicion, for many of the auncient writers make no mention there∣of, like as neyther of that, which is vnder the name of Iudas, being one of the seuen called vniuer∣sall, for all this we knowe them to be publickly reade in most Churches.

The translator for the remouing of all suspition, concerning the ca∣nonicall Epistle of Iames.

TOutching this Iames whose Epistle hath bene suspected, take this lesson of Ierome, agaynst Heluidi∣us: disce Scripturae consuetudinem eundem hominem diuersis nominibus nuncupari, learne the maner of the Scripture which calleth one and the same man after diuerse names, he is called in Math. 10. Marke 3. Act. 1. Iacobus Alphaei, and numbred among the 12. Apostles. Though Ierome lib.* 1.80 5. cap. 17. vpon the Prophet Esay, call him decimum tertium Apostolum, and Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus do terme him one of the 70. Disciples. He is called Iacobus frater Domini, Iames the brother of the Lord, in Math. 13. 27. Marke 6. 15. Galat. 1. and in this present history▪ but in what sense he might be called his brother, being his mothers sisters sonne, reade Ierome agaynst Heluidius, which handleth that question purposely. He is called Iacobus Iustus, and Oblias, in the former chapiter of Eusebius. This history reporteth him to haue bene placed by the Apostles, Bishop of Ierusalem, and there to haue go∣uerned the Church the space of 30. yeares, for oft in the Scriptures he is founde at Ierusalem, as Act. 1. 15. 21. 1. Corinth. 15. Galat. 1. 2. Concerning his epistle, and other parcells of holy Scripture, that they were not generally receaued, no maruell at all, considering the malice of the Deuill, in obscuring those thinges which proceade from the holy Ghost. Eusebius writeth, that besides the Epistle of Iames, the E∣pistle of Iude, the latter of Peter, the 2. and 3. of Iohn, with the reuelation, were called into controuersy, so that some reiected them, some cleaued vnto them, tanquam certis, & indubitatis Scripturis, as cer∣tayne, and vndoubted Scriptures. Ierome in Catalog. Eccles. Scrip, of Iames writeth thus: vnam tan∣tum scripsit epistolam, quae & ipsa, ab alio quodam sub nomine eius aedita asseritur. he wrote one epistle, which is thought to haue bene published by an other, vnder his name if this be the whole, no dan∣ger* 1.81 at all. The Canons commonly called the Apostles, Canone 84. haue decreed this, of the Epistle of Iames, together with the other parcells of holy Scripture, that it was to be receaued for Canonicall. so hath the councell of Laodicea, vnder Damasus, cap. 59. about the yeare of our Lord 371. And the third councell of Carthage, vnder Siricius, about the yeare 417. cap. 47. Innocentius the first, about the yeare of our Lord 408. in his Epistle to Euxperius, cap. 7. and Gelasius the first, about the yeare 494. together with seuenty Bishops, haue receaued them for Canonicall, of this minde is Ierome ad Paulinum, Augu∣stine de doctrina Christiana, lib. 2. cap. 8. so that from that tyme vnto this day, they were generally al∣lowed, and receaued for Canonicall Scripture. Thus much I thought good heere to note, leste that the

simple Reader, snared by the subtlety of Satan, (which in these perillous dayes throweth in bones for the true Christians to gnawe vpon) shoulde doubt of any part, or parcell of holy Scripture, that might tende to his confusion.

CAP. XXIIII.

How that after Marke, Anianus was appoynted Bishop of Alexandria.

WHen Nero had raygned the space of eight yeares, first after Marke the Apostle, and E∣uangelist: Anianus tooke the gouernment of the church of Alexandria, a man both ver∣tuous, and renowmed, in all respects.

CAP. XXV.

Of the persecution which happened vnder Nero, when as Peter, and Paul, suffred martyrdome at Rome.

NEro now setled in his seate, fell into abominable factes, and tooke armour agaynst the ser∣uice due vnto the vniuersall, and almighty God. How detestable he was become, it is not for this present tyme to declare. for there be many that haue paynted out his willful ma∣lice, which may easily appeare if we consider the furious madnes of that man. through the which, after that beyond all reason he had destroyed an innumerable company, he fell into such a sucking vayne of slaughter, that he abstayned not from his most deare, and familiar friendes. Yea he tor∣mented with diuerse kindes of death, his owne mother, his brethren, his wife, & many of his nea∣rest kinsfolkes, as if they had bene enemyes, and deadly foes vnto him. but it behoued vs to note this one thing of him aboue the rest, that he was counted the first enemy of all y^• Emperours, vnto* 1.82 the seruice of God. of him doth Tertullian in Romayne letters write thus: reade your authors, there shall you finde Nero, chiefely to haue first persecuted this doctrine at Rome. vvhen the vvhole East vvas novv subdued, he became cruell vnto all men, vve boast and bragge of such a famous persecutor. for they vvhich knevve him may easily perceaue, that this our doctrine had neuer bene condemned by Nero, had it not bene passing good. This enemy of God (wherein he was first espied) set vp him selfe to the destruction of the Apostles, for they write that Paule was beheaded, and Peter crucified of him at Rome, and that maketh for the credit of our history which is commonly reported, that there be churchyardes vnto this day, bearing the name of Peter and Paul. In like maner Gaius a Romayne, and an Ecclesiasticall person, and (after Zepherinus,) Bishop of Rome, writing vnto Proclus, captayne of the heresye which the Cataphrigaeans helde,* 1.83 speaketh thus of the tombes wherein the Apostles were layde. I (sayth he) am able to shevve the banners of the Apostles. for if thou vvilt vvalke vnto Vaticanum, or the vvay Ostiensis, thou shalt finde, their victorius banners, of such as haue builded this Church. And that they were both crowned w^t martyrdome at y^• same time, Dionysius bishop of Corinthe affirmeth in his epistle vn∣to* 1.84 the Romaynes. And you obtaining so goodly an admonition, haue coupled in one, the buyl∣ding of the Romayne, and Corinthian churches, for they both enstructed vs, vvhen they planted our church of Corinthe.

CAP. XXVI.

How the Iewes were wonderfully vexed at Ierusalem vnder Florus, and of the sturre in Syria raysed agaynst them.

LIkewise such as taught together in Italy, suffred martyrdome the same tyme, and that this history may bring with it the more creditt, Iosephus declareth, that after the manifolde mise∣ries which happened vnto this nation, many, and the same innumerable, and of them that were among the Ievves in estimation, were scorged in the city of Ierusalem, by the commaunde∣ment of Florus, and nayled to the tree. He writeth that Florus was Liuetenant of Iudaea, when as the warres being begonne of olde, encreased the twelfe yeare of the raygne of Nero. Agayne, be∣cause of the rebellion of the Ievves throughout all Syria, there rose such a tumulte, that the Gen∣tiles without all compassion, as deadely foes destroyed the Ievves which inhabited the cities, so that the cities were seene full of sepulchres, olde men, and yong men, slaine in the streetes, women lying all along, hauing that vncouered, which nature commaunded to be kept in secrete, and the whole prouince miserably afflicted with vnspeakeable calamityes. and greater was the feare (sayth he) of that which was like to ensue, then the harme already committed. such was then the state of the Ievves.

The ende of the seconde booke.

Notes

• * 1.1

  That vvent ••ore in the •• booke ••vhat fol∣••••••eth novv ••e secōd.
• * 1.2

  Act. 1. Mathias c•• sen to be a•• Apostle. Act. 6. 7. Deacon•• Act. 7. Stephen sig∣nifieth a crowne. Matth. 1.
• * 1.3

  Iames the first bishop of Ierusalem Clemens. •• 6. Clemens. 7.
• * 1.4

  Iames bi∣shop of Ie••¦salē throw downe fro•• a pinacle 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the temple and bray•••• Act. 12. Lib. 1. cap▪
• * 1.5

  The perse••∣tion of th•• postles by the Ievve•• Act. 8. The disp•• on of the ciples. Paula pe•••• cutor, Act. 8. Phillip p•••• cheth in S•• maria. Act. 8. Simon Ma∣gus a sor•••• rer. Simonia••
• * 1.6

  Simonia.
• * 1.7

  Act. 8.
• * 1.8

  An Aethi•• an Eunuc••
• * 1.9

  ••he Eunuch ••uerted by ••hillip, prea∣••eth the ••ospell to ••e Aethiopi ••s his con∣••ymen. ••sal. 68. •…•…ul a prea∣•…•…er. ••ct 9. •…•…alat. 1.
• * 1.10

  •…•…iberius ••ould haue •…•…d Christ •…•…nonized in •…•…e number the Gods. ••he vvise∣•…•…me of god this behalf
• * 1.11

  ••ertull. in ••polog.
• * 1.12

  〈…〉〈…〉skomme.
• * 1.13

  •…•…al. 19.
• * 1.14

  Cornelius the Centuri∣on is conue••∣ted vnto the fayth. Act. 10. The Antio∣chians vver•• first called Christians. Act. 11.
• * 1.15

  Anno Chri∣sti 39. 40. Caius Cali∣gula. Herode the Tetrarch ex∣iled vvith h•…•… harlet Hero¦dias. Herode A∣grippa King of the Ievv•…•… Ioseph An•• lib. 18. cap. •• Philo Iudae••
• * 1.16

  Ioseph A〈…〉〈…〉. lib. 18. cap. •• Apion.
• * 1.17

  Philo.
• * 1.18

  Seianus an enemy vnto the Ievves. Pilate vexed the Ievves.
• * 1.19

  Philo Iudae{us}. The cruelty of Caius Ca¦ligula.
• * 1.20

  Ioseph bell. •…•…ud. lib. 2. cap. 8.
• * 1.21

  ••oh. 19.
• * 1.22

  ••oseph bell. •…•…ud. lib. 2. ••ap. 8.
• * 1.23

  ••ilate pla∣gueth the Ie¦ves.
• * 1.24

  ••he death of ••late.
• * 1.25

  Act. 11. Claudij An∣no 4. Christi Anno 46. 1 Corinth. 16. 2. Corinth. 9. Galat. 2.
• * 1.26

  Act. 12. Clemens lib. 7. Hypot.
• * 1.27

  The tormen¦tor of Iames suffred mar∣tyrdome with him. Act. 12.
• * 1.28

  Act. 12.
• * 1.29

  Ioseph. Anti. lib. 19. cap. 7.
• * 1.30

  This Angell in Iosephus is an Ovvle.
• * 1.31

  The oration of Herode Agrippa a litle before his death.
• * 1.32

  If thou had∣dest lyued vvell, no doubt thou sholdest haue died vvel▪ thy life vvas very ill, thine end farre vvorse. Herode A∣grippa king of the Ievves seuen yeres. He vvas cal∣led somtimes Herod, som∣times Agrip∣pa.
• * 1.33

  Act. 5.
• * 1.34

  Ioseph. Ant. lib. 20. cap. 4.
• * 1.35

  ••ct. 11.
• * 1.36

  These Adia∣beni vvere a ••tion dwel∣••g beyonde ••phrates Io¦〈◊〉〈◊〉. bel. Iud. ••6. cap. 7.
• * 1.37

  ••in{us} Mar∣••in Apo∣
• * 1.38

  This Helen was a com∣mon harlot Irenaeus lib. 1. cap. 20. cal∣leth this He∣len, Selen.
• * 1.39

  Simon the fa¦ther of here∣tickes.
• * 1.40

  The comb•• of light and darkenes.
• * 1.41

  Simon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 commeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Rome.
• * 1.42

  Peter came to Rome der Clau••
• * 1.43

  These 2. cap. in the greeke were one.
• * 1.44

  The Romai∣nes request S. Marke to write a Go∣spell.
• * 1.45

  Clemens. Papias.
• * 1.46

  1. Pet. 5. Rome figura¦tiuely called Babylon.
• * 1.47

  Cap. 15. after the greeke.
• * 1.48

  Marke the ••rit preacher ••f the Aegy∣••tians.
• * 1.49

  Cap. 16. in he greeke. ••hilo came ••o Rome vn∣••••r Claudius
• * 1.50

  ••o Iudaeus
• * 1.51

  Act. 4.
• * 1.52

  Philo of the vvorshipers in Aegypt.
• * 1.53

  Mansions. Churches. Religious houses.
• * 1.54

  Study of ho∣ly Scripture.
• * 1.55

  Psalmes and Hymnes.
• * 1.56

  The conti∣nency of th•• vvorshiper••▪ Abstinence▪
• * 1.57

  Virgines▪
• * 1.58

  To compe•• some to v•…•… chastity i•• paganisme▪
• * 1.59

  Allegoricall interpretati∣ons.
• * 1.60

  Synods. Conference.
• * 1.61

  Fastinges.
• * 1.62

  Vigils.
• * 1.63

  Beddes made of leaues, chasse, and grasse. Bread and vvater. Bishops. Deacons.
• * 1.64

  Act. 18.
• * 1.65

  Anno Chri∣sti 51.
• * 1.66

  The iustice of God for contemning his sonne. Ioseph bell. Iud. lib. 2. cap 11.
• * 1.67

  Ioseph Anti. lib. 20. cap. 13
• * 1.68

  Ioseph. Ant•• lib. 20. cap. 1
• * 1.69

  Ioseph. bel•• Iud. lib. 2. c•• 12.
• * 1.70

  Act. 21.
• * 1.71

  Coloss. 4.
• * 1.72

  Act. 28.
• * 1.73

  Whereof reade the 25. cap. of this 2. booke.
• * 1.74

  2. Timoth. 4.
• * 1.75

  ••••mesbishop ••f Ierusalem
• * 1.76

  Aegesippus lib. 5.
• * 1.77

  Esay.
• * 1.78

  Iosephus.
• * 1.79

  Antiq. lib. 20. cap. 16.
• * 1.80

  Ierome. Mat. 10. Mark. 3. Act. 1. Dorotheus in Synopsi. Matth 13. 27 Mark. 6. 15. Galat. 1. Act. 1. 15. 21. 1. Corinth. 15. Galat. 1. 2. Euseb. Eccl. hist lib. 3. cap 21. lib. 3. cap. 22. ••eron. Cata. Eccle. Script.
• * 1.81

  Canon Apo. ••anon. 84. Concil. Lao∣••ic. cap. 59. Concil. Car∣••ag. 3. cap. 7. ••nocen. epi. •• Euxperiū p. 7. Gela. 1 Ierome ad Paul. August de doctrina Christ. lib. 2. cap. 8.
• * 1.82

  Tertul. in A∣polog.
• * 1.83

  Gaiu••.
• * 1.84

  Dionys. Bi∣shop of Co∣rinth.