The abridgment of Eusebius Pamphilius's ecclesiastical history in two parts ... whereunto is added a catalogue of the synods and councels which were after the days of the apostles : together with a hint of what was decreed in the same / by William Caton.

The Seventh BOOK OF EUSEBIUS. (Book 7)

Concerning Origen.

ORigen is said to have suffered much affliction for Christ's sake, being famous, eloquent, * 1.1 trained in the Church even from his Youth up; but through Envy he was brought before the Rulers and Magistrates, and through the de∣spiteful subtilty and crafty Invention of Satan, he was brought into great slander and blemish of Infamy. They say, that the Authors of Ini∣quity devised that a Man should work the feat; that is, they prepared an Ethiopian, or foul Black-moor, beastly to abuse his Body; but he not being willing to away with, neither willing to hear of so horrible an Act, brake out into loud Speeches, and exclaimed at both the things which were given him in choice: Rather than the one, he would do the other.

The Choice was, That either a Black-moor should play the Sodomite with him; or he himself should * 1.2 sacrifice unto Idols: And in the end he consented to Sacrifice; whereof when they had put Frankin∣cense crifice in his hand, they threw it into the Fire upon the Altar. By this means he was by the Judge put from Martyrdom, and also banished the Church. After that, he was intreated by the Priests of Jerusalem, to bestow a Sermon upon the People in the Church; after great in∣treaty, and in a manner constrained by the Priests, he rose up, took the Bible, opened it, and happened upon this Parcel of Scripture: Unto the ungodly, said God, Why dost thou preach my Laws, and takest my Covenant in thy mouth? When he had thus read, he clasped the Book, * 1.3 sate down, and burst out into Tears, together with all the Audience, i. e. the Assembly of People, which wept with him. He lived till he was Threescore and nine Years old: And after his Fall, he wrote his Lamentation, out of which I have drawn this following Ex∣tract.

O ye Saints and Blessed of God, with waterish Eyes and wet Cheeks soaked in D•…•…lour (i. e. Sor∣row) and Pain; I beseech you to fall down before the Mercy-seat of God for me, miserable Sinner: Wo is me, because of the Sorrow of my Heart: Wo is me that my Soul is thus afflicted; wo is me that I am compassed thus on every side, and shut up in my Sin, and that there is no Health in me: Wo is me, O Mother, that ever thou brought∣est me forth for a skilful Lawyer, to be over∣thrown

in his unrighteous Dealing; for a reli∣gious Man to fall into extream Impiety (i. e. Ungodliness.) Wo is me, O Mother, which broughtest me forth a righteous man to be con∣versant in unrighteousness; an Heir of the Kingdom of God, but now an Inheritor of the Kingdom of the Devil; a perfect Man, yet a Priest found wallowing in Impiety; a Man beautified with Honour and Dignity, yet in the end blemished with Shame and Ignominy (i. e. Infamy) a Man beset with many Evils, and choaked with infamous Doings: Wo is me, O Mother, which broughtest me forth as an high and lofty Turret (i. e. Tower) yet suddenly turned down to the Ground; as a fruitful Tree, yet quickly withered; as a burning Light, yet forthwith darkened; as a running Fountain, yet by and by dried up.

Wo is me that ever I was bedecked with all Gifts and Graces, and now seem pitifully de∣prived of all. But who will minister moisture unto the Temples of my Head, and who will give streams of Tears unto my Eyes, that I may bewail my self in this my sorrowful plight (i. e. estate.)

Alas, O Priesthood, how shall I bewail thee? Alas, O Ministry, how shall I lament thee? O all you my Friends tender you my case, pity my Person, in that I am dangerously wounded. Pity me, all ye my Friends, in that I am now become an abject Person (i. e. a Cast-away, or one cast down in mind, almost desperate:) Pity me, O ye my Friends, in that I have now trodden under-foot the Seal and Cognisance (i. e.

notable Token) of my Profession, and joined in League (i. e. Peace, Truce, or Friendship) with the Devil: Pity me, O ye my Friends, in that I am rejected and cast away from the Face of God: It is for my lewd Life that I am thus polluted, and noted with open shame: Be∣wail me whom the Angels have bewailed; be∣wail me whom the Saints have bewailed; be∣wail me, O all ye Nations under Heaven, in that I am fallen from my Glory.

The Lord hath made and engrafted me a fruitful Vine, but instead of pleasant clustered Grapes, I have brought forth pricking Thorns: Bewail me also, for that instead of Grapes I have brought forth Brambles.

Alas, what have I felt, and how am I fallen? Alas, how am I thus come to naught? There is no Sorrow comparable unto my Sorrow; there is no affliction that exceedeth my affli∣ction; there is no bitterness that passeth my bit∣terness; there is no Lamentation more lamen∣table than mine, neither is there any Sin greater than my Sin, and there is no salve for me.

Alas that ever I was Doctor, and now oc∣cupy not the room of a Discipl•…•…: Thou know∣est, O Lord, that I fell against my Will, when∣as I went about to enlighten others, I darkened my self; when I endeavoured to bring others from death to life, I brought my self from life to death: When I minded to present others be∣fore God, I presented my self before the Devil; when I desired to be found a Friend and a Fa∣vourer of Godliness, I was found a Foe, and a

Furtherer of Iniquity: When that I set my self against the Assemblies of the wicked, and re∣proved their Doings, there found I shame and the most pestilent Wound of the Devil: When that I was ignorant and unskilful in the divers slights of strivers which commonly entrap men; I allured and exhorted them to the knowledge of the Son of God; wherefore after much sif∣ting, they promised me, unhappy man, crafty Conveyances to avoid the Subtilty of Satan. But after that I departed from them, the Devil in the same night transformed himself into an Angel of Light, and reasoned with me, saying, When thou art up in the morning, go on, and perswade them, and bring them to God; if they demand ought of thee, if in case they con∣descend and hearken unto thee, do It, and cease not, staggering nothing at the matter, to the * 1.4 end many may be saved.

And again, the Devil going before to prepare the way, whetted their Wits to devise mischief against me silly Wretch, and sowed in their Minds Hypocrisie, Dissimulation, and Deceit. But I, O unhappy Creature, skipping out of my Bed at the dawning of the day, could not finish my wonted Devotion, neither accomplish my usual Prayer, but wishing that all men might be saved, and come unto the knowledge of the Truth, folded and wrapped my self in the snares of the Devil. I got me unto the wicked; I re∣quired of them to perform the Covenant made the night before.

O blinded Heart, how didst thou not remem∣ber? O foolish Mind, how didst thou not be∣think

thy self? O witless Brain, how didst thou not understand? O thou Sense of Un∣derstanding, where didst thou sleep? But it was the Devil which provoked thee to slumber and sleep, and in the end slew thy unhappy and wretched Soul. He bound my Power and Might, and spoiled me of my Knowledge; he bound my Power and Might, and wounded me. I answered but in word, and became reproach∣fully defamed: I spake without malice, yet felt a spight. The Devil raised an Assem∣bly about me, and pronounced against me that unjust Sentence: ORIGEN hath Sa∣crificed. O thou Devil, what hast thou done unto me? How hast thou wounded me? I bewailed sometime the Fall of Sampson, but now have I felt a far worse my self; I bewailed heretofore the Fall of Solomon, yet now am I fallen far worse my self; I have bewailed heretofore the State of all Sinners, yet now have I plunged in them all.

Sampson had the Hair of his Head clipped and cropped off, but the Crown of Glory is fallen off from my Head: Samson lost the car∣nal Eyes of his Body, but my spiritual Eyes are digged out. It was the Wiliness of a Wo∣mon that brought him to his Confession, but it was my own Tongue that brought me to this sinful Fall: And even as he wanted after that the loss of his earthly Possession; so my Tongue having bolted out this wicked Saying, deprived me of the spiritual Gifts, which some∣times have flowed with Heavenly Riches. And even as he being severed from the Israelites,

and cleaving unto Foreigners, endured these things; so I going about to save notorious Sinners, brought my self Captive unto Cap∣tives, and the Bond-slave of Sin. Alas, my Church liveth, yet am I a Widdower; alas, my Sons be alive, yet am I barren: Alas, every Creature rejoiceth, and I alone am for∣saken and sorrowful: Alas, O Church, where∣in I was gladsome: Alas, O Seat, wherein I sate full merry: Alas, O Spirit, which here∣tofore camest down upon me, why hast thou forsaken me? I am forsaken, and become de∣solate, because of the Corruption and Filth of mine Iniquity. Bewail me that am depri∣ved of all Godliness; bewail me, O ye bles∣sed People of God, who am banished from God; bewail him who is bereaved of the Holy Ghost; bewail me that am thrust out of the Wedding-Chamber of Christ: Bewail me who once was thought worthy the King∣dom of God, but now altogether unworthy: Bewail me that am abhorred of the Angels, and severed from the Saints of God: Bewail me for that I am condemned to eternal Pu∣nishments: Bewail me, for that I am here on Earth, and now tormented with the Prick of Conscience: And what shall I do I wot not, being thus on every side beset with Mi∣sery.

If there be any Man that can, I beseech him now to help me with his earnest Prayers, and with his sorrowful Tears; for now it be∣hoveth me to shed infinite Tears for me great Sin. Who knoweth whether the Lord will

have mercy upon me, whether he will pity my Fall, whether he will tender my Person, whether he will be moved with my Desola∣tion, whether he will have respect unto my Humility, and encline his tender Compassion towards me, who have no taste nor relish of him, but am as the unsavoury Salt.

Now let the Elders mourn, for that the Staff whereto they leaned is broken: Now let the Young Men mourn, for that their School-Master is fallen: Now let the Virgins mourn, * 1.5 for that the Advancer thereof is defiled: Now let the Priests mourn, for that their Patron (i. e. a great Friend) and Defender is shamefully fal∣len: Now let all the Clergy (i. e. Bishop, Priests, Deacons, &c.) mourn, for that their Priest is fallen from the Faith: Wo is me that I sell so lewdly; who is me that I fell most dan∣gerously, and cannot rise again.

Now all ye which behold my Wound trem∣ble for fear, and take heed that ye slumber not, neither fall into the like Crime (i. e. Fault or Offence;) but come jointly which have the same measure of Faith, let us assemble together and rend our Hearts, and provoke streams of Tears to gush out of the Temples of our Heads: I mourn and am sorry from the Heart root, O ye my Friends, that ever I fell from aloft; I have fallen, and am bruised, there is no Health in me. Let the Angels lament over me, because of this my dangerous Fall: Let the Garlands and Crowns of the Saints la∣ment over me, for that I am severed from a∣mong their blessed Assemblies: Let the Holy-Church

lament over me, for that I am rui∣nously decayed: Let all the People lament over me, for that I have my deaths Wound. I was constrained of the Holy Bishops to break out into some Words of Exhortation, and taking the Book of Psalms in my hand, I prayed and opened; and I lighted upon that Sentence, the which I am ashamed to repeat, yet compelled to pronounce, Unto the ungodly said God, Why dost thou preach my Laws, and takest my Covenant in thy Mouth? But bewail me, and lament this my bitter Sorrow; bewail me who am in like case with the reprobate Jews (i. e. Cast∣aways) for that which was said unto them by the Prophet, now soundeth alike in my Ears; What shall I do that am thus beset with many Mischief.

Alas, O Death, why dost thou linger, to wit, that thou mayst spite and bear me malice? O Satan, what mischief hast thou wrought unto me? How hast thou pierced my Breast with thy poisonous Dart! Thinkest thou that my ruine will avail thee any thing at all? thinkest thou to procure unto thy self ease and rest, while that I am grievously tormented?

Who is able to signifie unto me whether my Sins be wiped and done away? whether that I have escaped the Pains which greatly I feared? Who is able to signifie to me whether again I shall be coupled, and made a Companion of the Saints?

Alas, O the Bosom of the Father which I am deprived of! Alas, that I became Partaker with the rich Man of his Condemnation in the

horrible Pit, and partner of his Thirst, in the bitter place full of sorrow and heaviness; why hast thou broke down my hedge and strong hold? The wild Boar out of the Wood hath de∣stroyed me, and the wild Beast of the field hath eaten me up; rid me, O Lord, from the roar∣ing Lion.

The whole Assembly of Saints do make in∣tercession unto thee for me, which am an un∣profitable Servant; have me, O Lord, out of the mouth of the ravenous Wolf, and suffer me not to become the Sacrifice of Sin, but let down upon me thy Holy Spirit, that with his fie∣ry Countenance he might put to flight the crooked Fiend of the Devil, that I may be brought home again unto thy Bosom; that the Bill of Sin written against me may be blot∣ted out; that my Lamentation may cease in the Evening, and receive Joy in the Morn∣ing: Let my Sack-cloth be rent asunder, and gird me with Joy and Gladness; let me be re∣ceived again into the Joy of my God; let me be thought worthy of his Kingdom, through the Prayers and Intercession of the Saints, through the earnest Petition of the Church, which sor∣roweth over me, and humbleth her self unto Je∣sus Christ, to whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be all Glory and Honour for ever, Amen.

Dionysius professed that he was profited by reading the Books of the Heretick.

Dionysius writeth thus unto Philemon a Roman Minister, I have read over the Traditions and * 1.6 Commentaries (i. e. Registers, or Records) of He eticks, not infecting my mind with their impure cogitations, (i. e. unclean thoughts or thinkings) bu•…•… profiting my self so much there∣by, that I reprehend (i. e. reprove) them with my self, and detest, i. e. abhor, them utterly: And when I was brotherly and charitably for∣bidden by a •…•…ertain Minister, who feared lest I should wallow in the Puddle of their Malici∣our writings, whereby my Soul might perish, who as I thought said the truth. a certain Vision came to me from Heaven above, plainly com∣manding and saying, Read all whatsoever cometh into thy hands, for thou shalt be able to weigh, to prove and try all, and by this means at the first thou came unto the Faith.

Concerning Valerianus the Emperour.

We have to consider, how that above all his Predecessors, i. e. those that were in Place or Of∣fice * 1.7 before, he was disposed at the first, gentle before all the men of God, meek, friendly-min∣ded; for there was none of all the Emperours, so Courteous and Friendly affected towards them, no not they which openly were account∣ed Christians; He at the first embraced our men most Familiarly, most Lovingly, and that open∣ly, so that his Place was replenished with pro∣fessors

of the Faith, and accounted for the Church of God: Yet afterwards he became so exceeding Cruel and Wicked, that he brought to pass Im∣pure Ceremonies, i. e. unclean Rites or Cust∣oms, execrable, i. e. Herrible or Wicked, En∣chantments, and abominable Sacrifices: He made a Slaughter of miserable Children: He Sa∣crificed * 1.8 the Sons of Unfortunate, i. e. unhapy, Pa∣rents: he searched the Bowells of newly born Babes, spoyling asunder the shaped Creatures of God, as if by such hainous offences he should become For∣tunate, so that he became a deadly foe unto the Catholick, i. e. Universal or General, Christian Faith, under which was raised the Eighth Per∣secution against the Christians.

Of Dionysius constancy, and fidelity in the time of Tryaly; of his Banishment and Suffering.

In as much, saith Dionysius, as it is commend∣able to conceal the secrecy of the King, and Glorious to publish abroad the Works of God, forthwith then will I shew the willfulness of Germanus (a Bishop who at times Backbited Dion:) I came unto Aemilianus with some of the Brethren: And Aemil. said not unto me specially raise no Conventicle (i. e. a small Assembly commenly for Evil) for this would have been Superfluous, (i. e. that which is too much) And the last of all he having recourse unto that which was first, his speech was not of ma∣king no Conventicles but that we should be no Christians at all, and commanded me to cease henceforth from Christianity, For he thought

that if I altered mine Opinion divers others would follow me. I made him answer neither unreverently nor tediously, That we ought to obey God rather than Man. Yea, I spoke with open * 1.9 protestation: I worshiped God which is only to be worshiped, and no other, neither will I be chan∣ged, neither cease henceforth from being a Chri∣stian: This being said, he commanded us to depart to a certain Village adjoyning upon the Desert called Cephro, afterwards Dionysius, with others were brought forth, and Aemilianus sat in the Presidents room, and said, I have here signified by word unto you the Clemency, i. e. gentleness or mercy, of our Liege and Lord the Emperours towards you.

They have granted you Pardon, so that you turn unto that which Nature it self doth bind you unto, so that you Adore, i. e. Worship the Gods which guard the Empire, and forget the things which Repugn, i. e. Resist Nature: What answer make you unto these? I hope you will not Ungratefully, i. e. Unthankfully refuse their Clemency, insomuch as they Counsel you to the better.

Dionysius answered, All men do not worship all Gods, but several men do worship several Gods, whom they think good to be worshiped: But we Worship and Adore the one God the Work∣er of all things, &c.

Then Aemilianus the President said, What lett is there, I beseech you, but that naturally you adore that your God (insomuch as he is a God) together with these our Gods? Dionysius said, We Worship no other Gods; To whom Aemili.

the President said, I see you are altogether un∣thankful, * 1.10 you perceive not the Clemency of the Em∣perour; wherefore you shall not remain in this City, but shall be sent into the Parts of Lybia unto a * 1.11 place called Cephro; this place by the Command∣ment of the Emperour, I have picked out for you. It shall not be lawful for you and others to frequent Conventicles, neither to have recourse, as they call them, unto Church-Yards.

If any of you be not found in that place which I have appointed for you, or in any Conventicle, let him under his peril. There shall not want sufficient Provision; depart there∣fore whither you are commanded. So he com∣manded me, saith Dionysius, although sickly, to depart with speed, not deferring no not one day. Afterwards he wrote thus; Truly we are not absent, no not from the corporal Congre∣gation of the Lord (i. e. from some that were of or belonging to the Body;) for, saith he, I gather such as are in the City as if I were present, being indeed absent in the Body, but present in the Spirit. And there continued with us in Cephro, a great Congregation, partly of the Brethren which followed us from out of the City, and partly of them which came out of Egypt; and there. God opened to me a door unto his Word (that was in the place to which he was banished) yet at the beginning we suf∣fered persecution and stoning, but at the length not a few of the Painims (i. e. Country-men) * 1.12 forsaking their carved Images, were converted. For unto such as before had not received, then first of all we preached the Word of God, and

insomuch as therefore God had brought us a∣mong them, after that the Ministry was there * 1.13 compleat, he, to wit, Aemilianus removed us un∣to another place, which was thought to be more rough: I hearing we must depart from thence, and knowing not the place whither we were commanded to go, neither remembred I that ever afore I heard it named, for all that, took my Journey willingly and cheerfully. Yet here I will accuse my self; for at the first I fretted and took it very grievously. If Places better known and more frequented, had fallen unto our Lot, it should never have grieved me; but that Place whither I should repair, was re∣ported to be destitute of all Brotherly and Friend∣ly Consolation, subject to the troublesome Tu∣mult of Travellers, and violent Invasion (i. e. assault) of Thieves.

Moreover, he relates how Germanus perad∣venture gloried of many Confessions, and could tell a long Tale of the Afflictions which he en∣dured: But what can be repeated on our be∣half? Sentences of Condemnation, Confiscations * 1.14 (i. e. Forfeiture of their Goods to the Emperor or King's use) Prescriptions (i. e. Banishment, or open sale made of their Goods) spoiling of Substance, deposition of Dignities (i. e. depriva∣tion of Honour) no regard of worldly Glory, contempt of the Praises due unto Presidents and Consuls, threatning of the Adversaries, the suffe∣ring of Reclamations (i. e. Gainsayings) Perils, Persecutions, Errors, Griefs, Anguishes, and sundry Tribulations, &c. Yea, there were Men, Women, young Men, old Men, Virgins, and

old Women, Souldiers and simple Men, of all sorts and sects of People; whereof some after stripes and fire, were crowned Victors (i. e. Conquerors) some after Sword, some other in small time sufficiently tried, seemed acceptable Sacrifices unto the Lord. And yet to this day (said he) the President ceaseth not cruelly to slay some that are brought forth, to tear in pieces othersome with Torments; to consume other with imprisonment and Fetters, commanding that none come nigh them, and enquiring daily if any such Men be attainted (i. e. convicted, * 1.15 or proved guilty of some great Crime.) Yet for all that, GOD refresheth the Afflicted with chearfulness, and frequenting of the Bre∣thren.

How Persecution ceased. * 1.16

When Valerianus's Son got the Supremacy (i. e. chief Place, Rule, or Authority) he wrote * 1.17 unto the Bishops, as followeth: The Emperor Caesar P. L. &c. unto D. P. D. together with the rest of the Bishops, sendeth greeting: The Benefit of our gracious Pardon we command to be published throughout the whole World, that they which are detained in Banishment, de∣part the Places inhabited of Pagans (i. e. Hea∣thens.) For the execution whereof, the Copy of this our Edict (i. e. Proclamation or Decree) shall be your discharge, lest any go about to molest you. And this which you now may lawfully put in ure (i. e. use) was granted by us long ago.

Marinus a Souldier suffered Martyrdom. * 1.18

The cause was this; There is a certain Dig∣nity among the Romans called the Centurions Vine, the which whosoever doth obtain, is cal∣led a Centurion, i. e. a Captain of a hundred; when the Room was void, the Company cal∣led Marinus to this Degree; and he being pre∣ferred, another came before the Tribunal, or Judgmen-seat, and accused him, affirming that it was not lawful, by the antient Laws, for him to enjoy that Roman Dignity, because he was a Christian, and sacrificed not unto the Empe∣ror, and that it was his turn next to come in place. The Judge being very much moved with this, first demanded what Opinion Mari∣nus was of, and when he saw him constantly confessing himself to be a Christian; he gran∣ted him three Hours space to deliberate, i. e. advise or consider. This being done, Theote•…•…nus Bishop of Caesarea took Marinus in hand with Exhortations, and shewed him the Sword that hung by his side, and pulled out of his Pocket the New Testament, and set it over against the Sword, and bade him chuse whether of these two he preferred or liked best, for the health of his Soul, when he immediately stretching out his Hand, had taken up the Book of Holy Scri∣ptures: Hold fast then, saith Theote•…•…nus unto him, cleave unto God, and thou shalt enjoy the things thou hast chosen, being strengthned by him, and get in peace. After he had returned thence, the Crier lifted up his Voice, and called

him to appear at the Barr, the time granted for deliberation being now ended. Standing there∣fore at the Barr, he gave Tokens of the noble Courage of his Faith, wherefore in a while after as he was led, he had the Sentence of Condem∣nation, and was beheaded.

Several Bishops wrote unto Dionysius Bishop of Rome, and to others, concerning Paulus Sa∣mosatenus, * 1.19 who was rejected as a Heretick by them.

They say that neither by Art, Trade, or Ex∣ercise he attained unto the abundance of Wealth he enjoyed, but with lewd Acts and Sacriledge (i. e. robbing of a Church, or stealing of holy things) by injurious or wrongful and tyranni∣cal oppressing of the Brethren, whom he made to tremble for fear with his guileful gain, and wily promise of hired Patronship, i. e. defence or protection, by which subtilty and deceit he gained so much, that Procured the Givers to be liberal, to the end they might be delivered from their Adversaries, and so he turned Godliness into Gain. Neither need we declare how that he being puffed up with Pride, usurped secular D•…•…gnities, i. e. took into his use contrary to right, worldly Honours and would rather be called a warlike Captain, than a Bishop of the Church, walking stately through the Streets and Mar∣ket-place reading Letters, and withal openly inditing; maintaining about him a great troop to guard his Person, some going before, and some coming after; so that our Faith and Re∣ligion

ran to great spight, slander and hatred, by reason of his swelling Pride and haughty Dis∣dain. Neither will we rehearse the monstrous Figments, i. e. Lyes, which he feigned, his glo∣rious Brags, the uglisome Spectacles, i. e. hor∣rible Sights, he devised to amaze the minds of the simple sort. He made for himself a lofty Seat and high Throne, not like the Disciple of Christ, but severed, in shew and title after the manner of the Princes of the World, smiting the thigh with the hand, pouncing the foot-stool with his Feet: If any extolled him not as the use is upon Theaters, i. e. places where People sit to behold solemn Games or Plays, with clapping of their Hands, with shouting and hurling of their Caps; if any also both of Men and Women had not skipped to and fro with busie-bodies and undescent obeisance, i. e. uncomely Obedience by bowing the knee; if any as in the House of God had behaved them∣selves honestly and decently, i. e. comely or handsomely, the same he checked and all to be reviled.

He licensed the Bishops and Ministers of the adjoining Villages and Cities, which honoured * 1.20 him to preach unto the People; the Elders and Deacons which accompany with him know his Wickedness, but dare not accuse him, in∣somuch as they themselves are guilty of the same Crimes; for he enricheth them, where∣fore he is both beloved and honoured of them that gape after the like Gudgeons, i. e. Gift or Reward.

We know, beloved Brethren, that a Bishop and the whole Order of Priesthood, ought to be a Patern of Good Works unto the common People; neither, are we ignorant of this, that many are fallen by reason of the closely kept Women, and many again are subject to suspi∣cion and slander.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chap. 1.
• * 1.2

  Twotkings put to his choice. His Fall.
• * 1.3

  Psal. 50. He was guilty.
• * 1.4

  The Ser∣pent's sub∣tilty.
• * 1.5

  It is sasd Origen gelded himself.
• * 1.6

  Chap. 9.
• * 1.7

  Chap. 6.
• * 1.8

  Cruel in∣humanity.
• * 1.9

  Nota.
• * 1.10

  Chap. 7.
• * 1.11

  Dionysi∣us and o∣thers ba∣nished.
• * 1.12

  Heathens converted.
• * 1.13

  Chap. 7.
• * 1.14

  Christians Sufferings.
• * 1.15

  Nota.
• * 1.16

  Chap. 2.
• * 1.17

  The Em∣perors E∣dict.
• * 1.18

  Chap. 13.
• * 1.19

  Chap. 19.
• * 1.20

  Who licen∣sed Bishops &c. to preach.