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.

The Contents of Eusebius his Ecclesiastical History in X. Books.

Book I.

• Chap. 1. THE Subject of this Work. Page 1
• Chap. 2. A brief summary concerning the Praeexistence and Divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Page 2
• Chap. 3. That the very name of Jesus, and also that of Christ was from the beginning both known and honoured among the Divine Prophets. Page 5
• Chap. 4. That the Religion by him declared to all Na∣tions, is neither new nor strange. Page 6
• Chap. 5. Of the times of our Saviours manifestation unto men. Page 7
• Chap. 6. That in his time, according to the predictions of the Prophets, the Princes of the Jewish Nation who before by succession had held the Principality, surceased, and that Herod, the first of the Aliens, became their King. Page 8
• Chap. 7. Of the disagreement supposed to be among the Gospels about the Genealogy of Christ. Page 9
• Chap. 8. Of Herods cruelty towards the Infants, and after how miserable a manner he ended his life. Page 10
• Chap. 9. Of the Times of Pilate. Page 12
• Chap. 10. Of the High-priests among the Jews, in whose time Christ Preached the Gospel. ibid.
• Chap. 11. What hath been testified concerning John the Baptist, and concerning Christ. Page 13
• Chap. 12. Concerning our Saviours disciples. ibid.
• Chap. 13. The History of the Prince of the Edessens. ibid.

Book II.

• ...THE Preface. Page 15
• Chap. 1. Of those things which were instituted by the Apostles, after the Ascension of Christ. ibid.
• Chap. 2. How Tiberius was affected at the Relation Pilate sent him of those things concerning Christ. Page 16
• Chap. 3. How the Doctrine of Christ spread in a short time over the whole world. Page 17
• Chap. 4. How, after the death of Tiberius, Caius made Agrippa King over the Jews, and punished Herod with perpetual banishment. ibid.
• Chap. 5. How Philo went on an Embassage to Caius upon the Jews Account. Page 18
• Chap. 6. How great miseries befell the Jews after their audacious wickedness committed against Christ. ibid.
• Chap. 7. That Pilate made himself away. Page 19
• Chap. 8. Of the Dearth that happened in Claudius his time. ibid.
• Chap. 9. The Martyrdom of James the Apostle. ibid.
• Chap. 10. How Agrippa, called also Herod, persecuting the Apostles, presently felt the Divine ven∣geance. Page 20
• Chap. 11. Of the Impostour Theudas and his Asso∣ciates. ibid.
• Chap. 12. Of Helena Queen of the Osdroënians. Page 21
• Chap. 13. Of Simon Magus. ibid.
• Chap. 14. Of Peter the Apostle's Preaching at Rome. Page 22
• Chap. 15. Of the Gospel according to Mark. ibid.
• Chap. 16. That Mark first Preached the knowledge of Christ to the Egyptians. ibid.
• Chap. 17. What Philo relates of the Ascetae in Egypt. ibid.
• Chap. 18. What Writings of Philo's have come to our hands. Page 24
• Chap. 19. What a calamity befell the Jews at Jerusalem on the very day of the Passover. Page 25
• Chap. 20. What was done at Jerusalem in the Reign of Nero. ibid.
• Chap. 21. Of that Egyptian who is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Page 26
• Chap. 22. How Paul, being sent bound from Judea to Rome, having made his defence, was wholly ac∣quitted. ibid.
• Chap. 23. How James, called the brother of the Lord, was Martyred. Page 27
• Chap. 24. How, after Mark, Annianus was constituted the first Bishop of the Church of the Alexan∣drians. Page 29
• Chap. 25. Of the Persecution in the time of Nero, in which Paul and Peter were for Religion graced with Martyrdom at Rome. ibid.
• Chap. 26. How the Jews were vexed with innumerable mischiefs, and how at last they entred upon a War against the Romans. Page 30

Book III.

• Chap. 1. IN what parts of the world the Apostles Preached Christ. Page 30
• Chap. 2. Who first Presided over the Roman Church. Page 31
• Chap. 3. Concerning the Epistles of the Apostles. ibid.
• Chap. 4. Of the first Succession of the Apostles. ibid.
• Chap. 5. Of the last siege of the Jews after Christs death. Page 32
• Chap. 6. Of the famine that oppressed the Jews. Page 33
• Chap. 7. Of Christs Predictions. Page 35
• Chap. 8. Concerning the Prodigies that appeared before the War. ibid.
• Chap. 9. Of Josephus, and the Writings he left Page 36
• Chap. 10. How Josephus makes mention of the Holy Bible. Page 37
• Chap. 11. How, after James, Simeon governed the Church at Jerusalem. Page 38
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• Chap. 12. How Vespasian commanded that the descendants of David should be sought out▪ ibid.
• Chap. 13. That Anencletus was the second Bishop of the Roman Church. ibid.
• Chap. 14. That Avilius was the second Bishop of Alexan∣dria. ibid.
• Chap. 15. That Clemens was the third Bishop of the Roman Church. ibid.
• Chap. 16. Concerning the Epistle of Clemens. Page 39
• Chap. 17. Of the Persecution in Domitians time. ibid.
• Chap. 18. Concerning John the Apostle, and his Revela∣tion. ibid.
• Chap. 19. How Domitian commanded that the descendants of David should be ••lain. ibid.
• Chap. 20. Concerning those that were Related to our Sa∣viour. ibid.
• Chap. 21. That Cerdo was the third that presided over the Alexandrian Church. Page 40
• Chap. 22. That Ignatius was the second that presided over the Alexandrian Church. ibid.
• Chap. 23. A Relation concerning John the Apostle. ibid.
• Chap. 24. Concerning the order of the Gospels. Page 41
• Chap. 25. Concerning those Divine writings, which are with∣out coutroversie acknowledged; and of those which are not such. Page 42
• Chap. 26. Of Menander the Impostour. Page 43
• Chap. 27. Of the Heresie of the Ebionites. ibid.
• Chap. 28. Of the Arch-Heretick Cerinthus. Page 44
• Chap. 29. Of Nicholas, and those Hereticks who bear his name. ibid.
• Chap. 30. Concerning those Apostles that are found to have been married. Page 45
• Chap. 31. Of the death of John and Philip. ibid.
• Chap. 32. How Simeon the Bishop of Jerusalem suffered Martyrdom. Page 46
• Chap. 33. How Trajan forbad that the Christians should be sought after. ibid.
• Chap. 34. That Evarestus was the Fourth that governed the Roman Church. Page 47
• Chap. 35. That Justus was the Third that governed the Church at Jerusalem. ibid.
• Chap. 36. Concerning Ignatius and his Epistles. ibid.
• Chap. 37. Concerning those Preachers of the Gospel who at that time were eminent. Page 48
• Chap. 38. Concerning the Epistle of Clemens, and those other Writings, which are falsly attributed to him. ibid.
• Chap. 39. Concerning the Books of Papias. Page 49

Book IV.

• Chap. 1. WHo were the Bishops of the Roman, and Alexandrian Churches in the Reign of Trajane. pag. 50
• Chap. 2. What the Jews suffered in this Emperours time. ibid.
• Chap. 3. Who, in the time of Adrian, wrote Apologies in defence of the Faith. Page 51
• Chap. 4. Who were ennobled with the Title of Bishops over the Roman, and Alexandrian Churches in this Emperours time. ibid.
• Chap. 5. Who were Bishops of Jerusalem from our Saviour, even to these times. ibid.
• Chap. 6. The last Siege of the Jews in the time of A∣drian. ibid.
• Chap. 7. Who at that time were the Authours of false Doctrine. Page 52
• Chap. 8. What Ecclesiastical Writers there were in those times. Page 53
• Chap. 9. The Rescript of Adrian, that we Christians should not be unjustly prosecuted. ibid.
• Chap. 10. Who in the Reign of Antoninus were Bishops of the Roman and Alexandrian Sees. Page 54
• Chap. 11. Concerning those who were Arch-Hereticks in these times. ibid.
• Chap. 12. Concerning Justin's Apologie to Antoninus. Page 55
• Chap. 13. The Rescript of Antoninus to the Common Council of Asia, concerning our Religion. ibid.
• Chap. 14. Some memoirs of Polycarp the Disciple of the Apostles. Page 56
• Chap. 15. How, in the Reign of Verus, Polycarp, together with others, suffered Martyrdom in the City of Smyrna. ibid.
• Chap. 16. How Justin the Philosopher, asserting the Chri∣stian Religion at the City of Rome, suffered Martyrdom. Page 60
• Chap. 17. Concerning those Martyrs, whom Justin makes mention of in his Apologie. Page 61
• Chap. 18. What Books of Justin's are come to our hands. Page 62
• Chap. 19. Who, in the Reign of Verus, presided over the Churches of Rome, and Alexandria. ibid.
• Chap. 20. Who then Governed the Church of Antioch. Page 63
• Chap. 21. Concerning the Ecclesiastical Writers who flourisht in that Age. ibid.
• Chap. 22. Concerning Hegesippus, and those he makes men∣tion of. ibid.
• Chap. 23. Concerning Dionysius, Bishop of the Corinthians, and the Epistles he wrote. Page 64
• Chap. 24. Concerning Theophilus, Bishop of the Antio∣chians. Page 65
• Chap. 25. Concerning Philippus and Modestus. ibid.
• Chap. 26. Concerning Melito, and what he has made men∣tion of. ibid.
• Chap. 27. Concerning Apollinaris, Bishop of the Hierapol••∣tane Church. Page 66
• Chap. 28. Concerning Musanus, and his Writings. Page 67
• Chap. 29. Concerning Tatianus and his Heresie ibid.
• Chap. 30. Concerning Bardesanes the Syrian, and those Books of his that are extant. ibid.

Book V.

• ...THE Preface. Page 68
• Chap. 1. How many in the Reign of Verus, underwent most ••ore Persecution in France for Religion; and after what manner they suffered. ibid.
• Chap. 2. How the Martyrs beloved of God, kindly receiving such as fell away in the persecution, wrought a cure upon them. Page 74
• Chap. 3. What a Vision appeared to the Martyr Attalus in his sleep. Page 75
• Chap. 4. How the Martyrs, by their Epistle, recommended Irenaeus. ibid.
• Chap. 5. How God, having from heaven heard the prayers of some of our Religion, sent rain to Marcus Aurelius Caesar. ibid.
• Chap. 6. A Catalogue of those who were Bishops of Rome. Page 76
• Chap. 7. That, even to those times, Miracles were wrought by the faithfull. ibid.
• Chap. 8. After what manner Irenaeus makes mention of the Divine Scriptures. Page 77
• Chap. 9. Who were Bishops in the Reign of Com∣modus. Page 78
• Chap. 10. Concerning Pantaenus the Philosopher. ibid.
• Chap. 11. Concerning Clemens Alexandrinus. ibid.
• Chap. 12. Concerning the Bishops of Jerusalem. Page 79
• Chap. 13. Concerning Rhodon, and the Dissention of the Marcionites, which he has made men∣tion of. ibid.
• Chap. 14. Concerning the false Prophets of the Cataphry∣gians. Page 80
• Chap. 15. Concerning the Schism of Blastus raised at Rome. ibid.
• Chap. 16. What has been committed to memory concerning Montanus, and his false Prophets. ibid.
• Chap. 17. Concerning Mil••••••des, and the books he com∣piled. Page 82
• ...

• Chap. 18. How Apollonius also confuted the Cataphry∣gians, and whom he has made mention of. ibid.
• ...Chap. 19. Serapion's Opinion concerning the Heresie of the Cataphrygians. Page 84
• Chap. 20. What Irenaeus wrote against the Schismaticks at Rome. ibid.
• Chap. 21. How Apollonius suffered Martyrdom at Rome. Page 85
• Chap. 22. What Bishops flourisht at that time. Page 86
• Chap. 23. Concerning the Question then moved about Easter. ibid.
• Chap. 24. Concerning the Disagreement of the Churches throughout Asia. ibid.
• Chap. 25. How all with one consent unanimously agreed about Easter. Page 89
• Chap. 26. How many Monuments of Irenaeus's Polite In∣genie have come to our hands. ibid.
• Chap. 27. How many also of the works of others, who then flourished, are come to our knowledge. ibid.
• Chap. 28. Concerning those, who from the beginning were defenders of Artemon's Heresie; what man∣ner of persons they were as to their Morals, and how that they were so audacious as to cor∣rupt the Sacred Scriptures. ibid.

Book. VI.

• Chap. 1. COncerning the Persecution under Seve∣rus. pag. 91
• Chap. 2. Concerning Origens virtuous course of life from a child. ibid.
• Chap. 3. How Origen being very young Preacht the word of Christ. Page 92
• Chap. 4. How many of those who had been instructed by him, became Martyrs. Page 93
• Chap. 5. Concerning Potamiaena. Page 94
• Chap. 6. Concerning Clemens Alexandrinus. ibid.
• Chap. 7. Concerning Judas the Writer. ibid.
• Chap. 8. Concerning the bold Act of Origen. Page 95
• Chap. 9. Concerning the Miracles of Narcissus. ibid.
• Chap. 10. Concerning the Bishops of Jerusalem. Page 96
• Chap. 11. Concerning Alexander. ibid.
• Chap. 12. Concerning Serapion, and his Books that are ex∣tant. Page 97
• Chap. 13. Concerning the Writings of Clemens. ibid.
• Chap. 14. What Writings Clemens has mentioned. Page 98
• Chap. 15. Concerning Heraclas. Page 99
• Chap. 16. What pains and study Origen bestowed about the Holy Scriptures. ibid.
• Chap. 17. Concerning Symmachus the Translatour. ibid.
• Chap. 18. Concerning Ambrosius. Page 100
• Chap. 19. What things have been recorded concerning Origen, by the Gentiles. ibid.
• Chap. 20. What Books are now extant of such as wrote in these times. Page 102
• Chap. 21. What Bishops were eminent in those times. ibid.
• Chap. 22. How many of Hippoly••us's works are come to our hands. Page 103
• Chap. 23. Concerning Origen's. studiousness, and how he was honoured with the dignity of Priest∣hood. ibid.
• Chap. 24. Concerning the Expositions he made at Alexan∣dria. ibid.
• Chap. 25. After what manner Origen has mentioned the Books of the Old and New Testament. Page 104
• Chap. 26. How Heraclas succeeded in the Bishoprick of Alexandria. Page 105
• Chap. 27. How the Bishops had him in admiration. ibid.
• Chap. 28. Concerning the Persecution under Maximinus. ibid.
• Chap. 29. Concerning Fabian, how unexpectedly he was E∣lected by God Bishop of Rome. Page 106
• Chap. 30. Who were Origen's Schollars. ibid.
• Chap. 31. Concerning Africanus. ibid.
• Chap. 32. What Expositions Origen wrote at Caesarea in Palestine. ibid.
• Chap. 33. Concerning the Errour of Beryllus. pag. 107
• Chap. 34. Concerning Philip the Emperour. ibid.
• Chap. 35. How Dionysius succeeded Heraclas in his Bi∣shoprick. ibid.
• Chap. 36. What other books were written by Origen. ibid.
• Chap. 37. Concerning the dissention of the Arabians. Page 108
• Chap. 38. Concerning the Heresie of the Helcesaïts. ibid.
• Chap. 39. Concerning what happened in the times of De∣cius. ibid.
• Chap. 40. Concerning what things happened to Diony∣sius. Page 109
• Chap. 41. Concerning those who suffer'd Martyrdom at A∣lexandria. ibid.
• Chap. 42. Concerning some other things which Dionysius relates. Page 111
• Chap. 43. Concerning Novatus, what manner of person he was as to his morals; and concerning his He∣resie. Page 112
• ...Chap. 44. Dionysius's story concerning Serapion. Page 115
• ...Chap. 45. Dionysius's Epistle to Novatus. ibid.
• Chap. 46. Concerning Dionysius's other Epistles. Page 116

Book VII.

• THE Preface. pag. 117
• Chap. 1 Concerning the wickedness of Decius and Gal∣lus. ibid.
• Chap. 2. Who about these times were Bishops of Rome. ibid.
• Chap. 3. How Cyprian, with some Bishops which were of his mind, was the first that was of the Opinion, that the Converts of any Heretical Sect what∣ever, ought to be rebaptized. ibid.
• Chap. 4. How many Epistles Dionysius wrote concerning this Controversie. Page 118
• Chap. 5. Concerning the Peace which followed the Perse∣cution. ibid.
• Chap. 6. Concerning the Heresie of Sabellius. ibid.
• Chap. 7. Concerning the most execrable Errour of the He∣reticks, and concerning the Vision sent from God which appeared to Dionysius, and the Ec∣clesiastick Canon he received. Page 119
• Chap. 8. Concerning Novatus's Heresie. Page 120
• Chap. 9. Concerning the Baptism of Hereticks, that it is impious. ibid.
• Chap. 10. Concerning Valerian, and the Persecution in his Reign. Page 121
• Chap. 11. Concerning what then happened to Dionysius, and to those Christians which were in Egypt. Page 122
• Chap. 12. Concerning the Martyrs which suffered at Cae∣sarea in Palestine. Page 124
• Chap. 13. Concerning the Peace under Gallienus. ibid.
• Chap. 14. What Bishops flourisht in those times. Page 125
• Chap. 15. How Marinus was Martyred at Caesarea. ibid.
• Chap. 16. A Relation concerning Astyrius. ibid.
• Chap. 17. Concerning the mighty Miracles of our Saviour at Paneas. ibid.
• Chap. 18. Concerning the Statue, which the Woman who had the Flux of bloud, erected. Page 126
• Chap. 19. Concerning the Chair of James the Apostle. ibid.
• Chap. 20. Concerning Dionysius's Paschal Epistles, in which he prescribeth a Canon concerning Easter. ibid.
• Chap. 21. Concerning what things happened at Alexan∣dria. Page 127
• Chap. 22. Concerning the Plague, which then raged. ibid.
• Chap. 23. Concerning the Reign of Gallienus. Page 129
• Chap. 24. Concerning Nepos, and his Schism. ibid.
• Chap. 25. Concerning the Revelation of John. Page 130
• Chap. 26. Concerning Dionysius's Epistles. Page 132
• Chap. 27. Concerning Paul of Samosata, and the Heresie founded by him at Antioch. ibid.
• Chap. 28. Concerning the Eminent Bishops of those Times. ibid.
• ...

• Chap. 29. How Paul being confuted by M••lchion a Presbyter▪ (who formerly had been one of the Soph••••••ae) was deposed. pag. 133
• Chap. 30. Concerning the Epistle of the Bishops against Paul. ibid.
• Chap. 31. Concerning the heterodox and corrupt opinion of the Manichees which sprang up at this time. Page 135
• Chap. 32. Concerning those Ecclesiastick m••n who were fa∣mous even in our Age, and which of them lived till the demolishing of the Churches. ibid.

Book VIII.

• ...THE Preface. pag. 139
• Chap. 1. Concerning those things which preceded the Per∣secution in our days. ibid.
• Chap. 2. Concerning the Ruine of the Churches. Page 140
• Chap. 3. Concerning the various sorts of combats which the Martyrs underwent in the time of the Per∣secution. Page 141
• Chap. 4. Concerning God's illustrious Martyrs; how they fill'd the world with their fame, having been adorned with divers crowns of Martyrdom for Religion. ibid.
• Chap. 5. Concerning what was done at Nicomedia. Page 142
• Chap. 6. Concerning those who were conversant in the Im∣perial Palaces. ibid.
• Chap. 7. Concerning those Egyptians who suffered in Phoe∣nicia. Page 143
• Chap. 8. Concerning those who suffered in Egypt. Page 144
• Chap. 9. Concerning those who suffered at Thebais. ibid.
• Chap. 10. The written informations of Phileas the Martyr, concerning what was done at Alexandria. ibid.
• Chap. 11. Concerning what was done in Phrygia. Page 146
• Chap. 12. Concerning many other men and women, who suffered Martyrdom in a various and different manner. ibid.
• Chap. 13. Concerning those Prelates of the Church who demonstrated the sincerity of the Religion they asserted by the effusion of their own bloud. Page 147
• Chap. 14. Concerning the Morals of those that were the ene∣mies of Religion. Page 149
• Chap. 15. Concerning what happened to the Gen∣tiles. Page 151
• Chap. 16. Concerning the Change of affairs to a better po∣sture. ibid.
• Chap. 17. Concerning the Retractation of the Emperours. ibid.
• A Supplement to the Eighth Book. pag. 153
  • Chap. 1. Concerning Procopius, Alphaeus, and Zacchaeus, Martyrs. Page 154
  • Chap. 2. Concerning Romanus the Martyr. Page 158
  • Chap. 3. Concerning Timorheus, Agapius, Thecla, and eight other Martyrs. Page 159
  • Chap. 4. Concerning Apphianus the Martyr. ibid.
  • Chap. 5. Concerning Ulpianus and Aedefius Martyrs. Page 161
  • Chap. 6. Concerning the Martyrs Agapius▪ Page 16••
  • Chap. 7. Concerning the Virgin Theodosi••, and concerning Domninus, and Auxentius, Martyrs. ibid.
  • Chap. 8. Concerning other Confessours, and concerning the Martyrdom of Valentina and Paul. Page 16••
  • Chap. 9. That the Persecution was afresh revewed and con∣cerning Antoninus, Z〈…〉〈…〉, Germanus, and other Martyrs. Page 164
  • Chap. 10. Concerning Peter the Asceta; Aselepius the Mar∣cionite, and other Martyrs. Page 166
  • Chap. 11. Concerning Pamphilus, and twelve other Mar∣tyrs. ibid.
  • Chap. 12. Concerning the Prelates of the Churches. Page 169
  • Chap. 13. Concerning Silvanus, John, and thirty nine other Martyrs. ibid.

Book IX.

• Chap. 1. COncerning the Counterfeited Cessation of the Persecution. pag. 171
• Chap. 2. Concerning the change of affairs which did after∣wards ensue. Page 172
• Chap. 3. Concerning an Image lately made at Antioch. Page 173
• Chap. 4. Concerning the Decrees of the Cities against the Christians. ibid.
• Chap. 5. Concerning the forged Acts. ibid.
• Chap. 6. Concerning them that suffered Martyrdom in those Times. ibid.
• Chap. 7. Concerning the Edict against us, which was en∣graven on Brazen plates and hung up on the Pillars. Page 174
• Chap. 8. Concerning what afterward hapned, in the time of the Wars, of the Famine, and of the Pesti∣lence. Page 175
• Chap. 9. Concerning the death of the Tyrants, and what expressions they used before their deaths. Page 176
• Chap. 10. Concerning the Victory obtained by the Pious Em∣perours. Page 179
• Chap. 11. Concerning the final Destruction of the enemies of Religion. Page 181

Book X.

• Chap. 1. COncerning the Peace, which was procured by God for us. pag. 183
• Chap. 2. Concerning the Re-edification of the Chur∣ches. Page 184
• Chap. 3. Concerning the Consecration of Churches every where solemniz'd. ibid.
• Chap. 4. A Panegyrick concerning the splendid posture of our Affairs. ibid.
• Chap. 5. Copies of the Imperial Laws. Page 192
• Chap. 6. Concerning the Estates belonging to the Chri∣stians. Page 19••
• Chap. 7. Concerning the Immunity of the Clergy. ibid.
• Chap. 8. Concerning Licinius's exorbitancies which after∣wards ensued, and concerning his death. ibid.
• Chap. 9. Concerning Constantius's Victory, and concerning the prosperity procured by him to all those that live under the power of the Romans. Page 197