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. XXVIII. Concerning the Eminent Bishops of those times.

THe most eminent of these assembled were Fir∣milianus Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia; Gregory and Athenodorus both brothers, Bishops of the Churches of Pontus: Besides these there were Helenus Bishop of Tarsus, and a 1.1 Nichomas Bi∣shop of Iconium: Also Hymenaeus Bishop of Je∣rusalem, and Theotecnus Bishop of Caesarea upon the Confines of Jerusalem: Besides these, Maxi∣mus, who with great commendation governed the Brethren of Bostra. And a great many more may be reckoned; who, together with Pres∣byters and Deacons, were convened in the afore∣said City at the time aforesaid, and upon the same account. But these were the most eminent of them. All these therefore being assembled in the same place together, b 1.2 divers times and often, disputations and Questions were raised in every Synod. On the one side Paul of Samosata en∣deavoured to conceale and hide his Heterodox Opinions; on the other, these persons striving with all diligence to denudate and make apparent his Heresie and Blasphemie against Christ. In the

interim Dionysius * 1.3 dies in the twelfth year of Gallienus's Empire, after he had presided in the Bi∣shoprick of Alexandria seventeen years. Maxi∣mus succeedeth him. But Gallienus, having held the Empire fifteen years compleat, Claudius was constituted his successour. He, having Reigned two years, left the Government to Aurelianus.

Notes

• a 1.1

  This name Ni∣chomas seems to be abbre∣viated, and should ra∣ther be Ni∣chomedes or Nichoma∣chus. In the old M. S. in the Abbey of Corbie which con∣tains a col∣lection of the Canons; amongst the Bishops which sub∣scribed to the Council of Nice, Nicomas Bishop of Bostra is named the first of the Bishops of the Province of Arabia: but the common M. SS. read Ni∣comachus, and so we find it in the M. S. of C. Justellus, which is of no less antiquity then the other. Vales.
• b 1.2

  We here translate it, divers times, though some Greek Copies read onely 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉▪ but all our M. SS. read 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. There were several Synods called against this Paul of Samo∣sata; hence follows the word [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] which we must in no wise suppose to be superfluous here. Eusebius says there were many Synods assembled at several times, and in every Synod there were many Sessions or Actions. The first Synod against Paul was at Antioch in the twelfth year of Gallienus; of which Synod Firmilianus was President: con∣cerning which see Baronius, Anno Christi 265, and 266. Vales.
• * 1.3

  Anno Christi. 265.