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.

CHAP. XVII. Concerning the mighty Miracles of our Saviour at Paneas.

AMongst which they relate this Miracle. At Caesarea-Philippi, (which the a 1.1 Phaenicians call Paneas) they report there are springs to be

seen at the foot of the Mountain called Panius, out of which the River Jordan hath its original. They say, that on a certain Festival they used to b 1.2 cast a sacrifice into these Springs, and by the power of the Devil it would mira∣culously vanish out of sight: And that this was a Miracle much talked of by them who had seen it. Astyrius there∣fore being upon a time pre∣sent with those that did this, and seeing many struck with admiration at what was done, was sorry for their errour. Then he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and besought the supream God, by Jesus Christ, that he would rebuke this Devil which seduced the people, and command him to cease from deceiving of men. They report that when he had prayed thus the sacrifice floated upon the Waters immediately. Thus perished their Miracle, and never afterwards was there any prodigie done neer that place.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Those whom our Eusebius here calls 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Phaenicians, are the Grecians which inhabited Phae∣nicia. For Paneas is a Greek name, the Syrians, or rather the Syro-Phoenicians, called this City Dan, as S. Jerom, affirms in his Questions on Genesis; his words are these; Dan Phoenices oppidum, quod nunc Paneas dicitur. Dan autem unus è sontibus Jordanis. Nam & alter vocatur Jor, quod interpretatur 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Duobus ergo sontibus, qui haud procul a se distant, in unum rivulum foederatis, Jordanis deinceps appella∣tur. i. e. Dan is a Town of Phoenicia, which is now called Paneas. Also Dan is the name of one of the Spring-heads of Jordan. For the other is named Jor, the interpretation whereof is [a Stream.] These two Fountains therefore, which are not far distant from each other, are united into one Rivulet, which is afterwards called Jordan. Vales.
• b 1.2

  This custom, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of casting the sacrifice into the Springs, or Wells, which they worshipped, was used by the Heathens. And hence it is that Publicola asketh Augustine, in his 153. Epistle, whether it were law∣ful to drink of that Spring or Well, into which any part of a sacrifice had been cast. Vales.