The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.

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Title: The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.
Author: Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
Publication: Cambridge :: Printed by John Hayes ... for Han. Sawbridge ...,; 1683.
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Subject terms: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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CHAP. XIV. Of Peter the Apostle's Preaching at Rome.

THe devil that hater of all goodness and most trecherous enemy of mans salvation, at this time produced this Simon the authour and contri∣ver of so much mischief, that he might be the great Antagonist of the divine Apostles of our Saviour. But the Divine and Celestial grace, which is always assistant to its Ministers, by their appearance and presence soon quenched the flame, enkindled by the devil, humbling and depressing by them all haughtiness and swelling pride that exalted it self against the knowledge of God. Wherefore, nei∣ther the devices of Simon, nor of any other which then were hatch't, became any ways prevalent during the age of the Apostles. For the splen∣dour of the Truth vanquished and prevailed a∣gainst all machinations; and the power of the divine Word, which had newly enlightned mens minds from heaven, did both flourish upon earth, and also was conversant and did effectually coope∣rate with the Apostles. Straightway therefore the foresaid Impostour, having the eyes of his mind blinded by a divine and wonderful splendour and light, as soon as he was detected by the Apostle Peter in Judea in what he had wickedly commit∣ted, took a great journey over sea, and fled from the Eastern to the Western parts: concluding that he could no other way live freely, and according to his own mind. Arriving at Rome, by the help and assistance of a devill a 1.1 there lying in wait, he in a short time so far perfected his attempt, that the inhabitants of that City set up an Image to him and worship't him as God. But all succeeded not long according to his mind. For soon after, in the reign of Claudius, the benign and most endearing providence of God brought Peter, that valiant and great Apostle, for courage chief of all the rest, to Rome against this mighty destroyer of man∣kind, who, as a stout Leader of God, armed with celestial weapons, brought that precious merchan∣dise of intelligible light from the East to those that dwelt towards the West: declaring to them that Light and Doctrine comfortable to the soul, to wit, the publication of the Kingdom of heaven.

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Eusebius speaks of a devil, which had made his residence and fixt his habitation in Rome, being then the me∣tropolis of the whole world. Vales.

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