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. II. That Valentinianus went into the Western parts [of the Empire,] and Valens resided at Con∣stantinople, who, upon the Macedonians ad∣dress to him that a Synod might be convened, granted their request. And that he persecu∣ted the Homoousians.

BUt, the one of the Emperours, to wit, Valentinianus, went forthwith into the Western parts [of the Empire.] For the care of the publick affairs * 1.1 necessarily required his presence there. But Valens, after he had resided a little while at Constantinople, had an address made to him by most of the Bishops of the Ma∣cedonian Heresie, who requested another Synod might be convened, in order to the amendment of the † 1.2 Greed. The Emperour, supposing they embraced the same sentiments with Acacius and Eudoxius, permitted it to be done. And so these persons made it their business to assemble a Sy∣nod in the City Lampsacus. But Valens went with all speed possible towards Antioch in Syria, fea∣ring least the Persians should break the League they had entred into for thirty years in the Reign of Jovianus, and invade the Roman Territories. But the Persians were quiet. Which calm Va∣lens made an ill use of, and raised an irrecon∣cileable War against those who embraced the Ho∣moöusian opinion. He did indeed no harm to Paulinus the Bishop▪ by reason of that persons exemplary and eminent Piety. But he punished Melitius with Exile. He drove all others, who refused to communicate with Euzoïus, from the Churches in Antioch, and subjected them to losses and various punishments. 'Tis said, that he drowned many persons in the River Orontes which runs by that City.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, drew him thither.
• † 1.2

  Or, Faith.