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. VII. That when Gregorius was come to Constantinople, and some Bishops murmured at his Translation; he refused the presidency over the Church. And, the Emperour orders Demophilus the Arian Bishop, either to give his assent to the Homo∣öusian Faith, or else to go out of the City; which latter he chose rather to do.

AT that time Gregorius of Nazianzum, be∣ing a 1.1 translated [to Constantinople,] cele∣brated his assemblies within the City, in a small Oratory. Whereto the Emperours afterwards joyned a stately Church, and named it b 1.2 Ana∣stasia. But Gregorius (a person for eloquence and piety far more eminent than all men of his own time,) perceiving that some murmured [at his translation,] because he was a stranger; after he had exprest his joy for the Emperours arrival, refused to make any longer stay at Con∣stantinople. The Emperour finding the Church in this posture, was very sollicitous, how he might make Peace, procure an Union, and en∣large the Churches. Immediately therefore he opens his mind to Demophilus, who presided o∣ver the Arian Sect, [and makes a proposal to him] whether he would give his assent to the [Creed published at the] Nicene Synod, unite the people, and embrace Peace. Upon Demo∣philus's refusing to comply with his proposition; If then (said the Emperour) you eschew Peace and Concord, We order you to quit the Churches. When Demophilus had heard these words, and considered with himself how difficult it was to make a resistance against those in authority and power; he called the multitude together in the Church, and standing up in the midst of them, spake these words on his own account to his fol∣lowers. Brethren, 'tis written (said he) in the * 1.3 Gospel; if they shall Persecute you in this City, flee ye into another. In regard therefore the Em∣perour c 1.4 excludes us from the Churches, take notice, that to morrow we will have our Meetings without the City. Having said these words, he went out: not so, as if he apprehended the true meaning contained in this Evangelick Oracle, [the import whereof is,] that such as flee out of the converse of this world, should seek the Jeru∣salem which is above. But be [following ano∣ther sense of these words, went] out of the City∣gates, where for the future he had his Meetings. Together with him went out Lucius of Alexan∣dria, who having been ejected, as I said * 1.5 before, made his escape to Con∣stantinople, in which City he lived. After this manner therefore the Arians (who for the space of fourty years had been in posses∣sion of the Churches,) declining the agreement they were invited to by the Emperour Theo∣dosius, departed out of the City, in Gratianus's fifth and Theodosius Augustus's first Consulate, on the twenty sixth of November. And the pro∣fessours of the Homoöusian Faith, succeeding in their places, recovered possession of the Churches.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Indeed, Socrates thought that Gre∣gorius had been tran∣slated from the Bi∣shoprick of Nazi∣anzum, to that of Constan∣tinople: which was the o∣pinion of many o∣thers also. But Gre∣gorius had never been Bishop of Nazianzum; he was only his father Gregorius's Assistant in that Bishoprick, being sent for thither by his father (then very aged,) out of the Solitudes; whither he had retired after he had accepted of and also refused the Bishoprick of Sasimi, in the year of Christ 371; as Baronius has remarked. Vales.
• b 1.2

  I am not of Socrates's opinion, who says here, that that Church (wherein Gregorius Nazianzenus used to Preach the word of God at Constantinople,) was by the succeeding Emperours named Anastasia. For, in Gregorius's own life time this Church was called Anastasia; which is apparent, both from Gregorius's own Oration, wherein he bids farwell in express words to Anastasia, and The Apostles; and also from his Elegiack concerning the Dream of Anastasia. Consult Baronius, at the year of Christ 378. Vales.
• * 1.3

  See Matt. 10. 23. where 'tis thus wor∣ded in the Greek: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, but when they shall perse∣cute you in this City. But here in Socrates the words are: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; if they shall persecute you out of this City, &c.
• c 1.4

  We found a far diffe∣rent reading in our Florentine and Sfortian M. SS. For, in both those Copies 'tis thus exprest; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, stands in need of the Chur∣ches: this reading Epiphan. Scholasticus has followed, as appears from his Version. For he renders it thus: Quia igitur Imperator Ecclesiis opus habet, In regard therefore the Emperour has an occasion for the Churches. Nicephorus maintains the common reading: for instead of [excludes us from] his words are [drives us out of.] The Manu∣script reading is in my judgment the better. Vales.
• * 1.5

  Book 4. chap. 37.