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. VII. a 1.1 Concerning the Immunity of the Clergy.

A Copy of the Emperour's Rescript by which he commandeth, that the Prelates of Chur∣ches be freed from bearing all Civil Offices.

WE Greet you most Honoured Anulinus. Since it is apparent from several circum∣stances, that the contempt of that true Religion, by which is preserved the Highest veneration of the Celestial Majesty, has brought imminent dangers upon the affairs of the publick; but when it was law∣fully and rightly admitted and preserved, it con∣ferred the greatest prosperity upon the * 1.2 Roman Empire, and an eminent felicity on all humane affairs; (the divine Beneficence being the Donour hereof:) it seemed good to Us, (b 1.3 Dearest Anu∣linus,) that those men, who with a due sanctity and an assiduous observance of this law give them∣selves wholly to the ministrations and services of this sacred Religion, should receive the rewards of their labours. Wherefore Our pleasure is that those men within the Province committed to your care, who in the Catholick Church, over which Cecilianus Presides, do service to this sacred Religion; com∣monly call'd by the name of Clergy-men, be always preserved exempt from all manner of Civil Offices: left by any errour or sacrilegious misfortune, they should be drawn away from the service due to the Deity; but [our will is] that they should ra∣ther serve their own law without any the least in∣quietude. For when they performe the highest [acts of] worship to God, the greatest advantage seems to accrue to the publick Affairs. Farewell most Honoured and Dearest Anulinus.

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a 1.1

In the most anci∣ent Maz. and Fuk. M. SS. this is called the Sixth Chatter; which is true, if I mistake not. See the foregoing chap. note (a.) Vales.

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* 1.2

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, no∣mini Ro∣mano, upon the Roman name.

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b 1.3

In the Med. Maz. Fuk. and Savil. M. SS. we read [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, most ho∣noured and our dearest A∣nulinus.] We have the Rela∣tion of A∣nulinus in answer to this Re∣script of Constantine's in Augustin's 68 Epistle. But Eusebius inserts these Rescripts in a preposterous kind of Order. For Constantin's Letter to Cecilianus the Bishop, and his Rescript to Anulinus ought in order to precede Constantin's Letter to Miltiades, Bishop of Rome. For all those Letters have a relation to the Roman Synod which was summoned upon the account of Cecilianus, when Constantine and Licinius were both the third time Consulls; in the year of Christ 313. Vales.

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