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. XXVI. How Arius, being recalled [from exile,] and having given up a Libell of Repentance to the Emperour, did therein hypocritically pre∣tend [himself an assertour of] the Nicene Creed.

HAving therefore composed a Libell, they present it to the Emperour, the contents whereof are as followeth.

Arius and Euzoïus, to our most Religious and most pious Lord Constantine the Emperour. Ac∣cording to the order of your piety most acceptable to God, (our Lord the Emperour,) we do de∣clare our Faith, and in writing profess in the pre∣sence of God, that we and all our adherents do believe as followeth. We believe in one God the Father Almighty; and in the Lord Jesus Christ his Son, who was made by him before all worlds: God the Word, by whom all things were made, that are in heaven, and that are in earth: who came down from heaven, and was incarnate, and suffered, and rose again, and ascended into the heavens, who also shall come again to judge the quick and the dead. [We also believe] in the Holy Ghost, and in the Resurrection of the flesh, and in the life of the world to come, and in the kingdom of heaven, and in one Catholick Church of God [which is spred] from one end of the world to the other. This faith we have received from the holy Gospels, the Lord saying to his dis∣ciples: Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing* 1.1 them in the name of Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Ghost. a 1.2 If we do not thus believe these things, and [if we do not] truly admit of the Father, the Son and the holy Ghost, in such manner as the whole Catholick Church, and the Scriptures (which we believe in all things) do teach, God is our Judge, both now, and in the Judgment to come. We therefore beseech your pie∣ty (O Emperour most acceptable to God!) that we being Ecclesiastical persons, and holding the Faith and sence of the Church and the holy Scri∣ptures, may by your pacifick and religious piety be united b 1.3 to our mother, to wit the Church; all questions and superfluous disputations being wholly taken away and suppressed: that so both we and the Church, enjoying a mutual peace and union, may joyntly offer up our usual prayers for the peace∣able Reign of your Imperial Majesty, and for your whole Family.

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* 1.1

Matth. 28. 19.

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a 1.2

After these words, there was wanting this whole clause [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, If we do not thus believe these things, and [if we do not] truly admit of the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost] which we have made up from the autho∣rity of the Allatian M. S. and from Sozomen, book 2. chap. 27. Vales.

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b 1.3

In the Kings M. S. and in Epiphanius Scholasticus, this place is pointed otherwise, thus [to our mother the Church, to wit, all questions, &c.] which distinction displeases me not. Vales.

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