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. XXXI. With what miseries the Macedoniani were afflicted by Nestorius.

MOreover, Nestorius behaved himself con∣trary to the usage of the Church, a 1.1 and caused others to imitate himself in such things, as 'tis apparent from what hapned during his being Bishop. For, one Antonius Bishop of Germa a City in the Hellespont, imitated Nesto∣rius's rage towards the Hereticks, and made it his business to persecute the Macedoniani, taking the Patriarch's order as a pretext for his Apo∣logy. The Macedoniani for some time endured his vexatiousness. But after Antonius began to disquiet them more vehemently; being unable to undergo his molestation any longer, they [grew desperate, and] brake out into a cruell madness; and having privately sent some men who preferred what is pleasant before that which is good, they murder him. The Macedoniani having perpetrated this villanous fact, Nestorius took hold of what had been done as an occasion of his own rage. And he perswades the Emperours to deprive them of their Churches. As well those Churches therefore which they had before the old walls of Constantinople, as them [they were possest of] in Cyzicum, were taken from them; as were like∣wise many others, which they had in the Villages of the Hellespont. Some of them came over to the [Catholick] Church, and embraced the Homo••usian Faith. But, as 'tis proverbially spoken, Drunkards never want wine, nor Conten∣tious persons strife. It hapned therefore, that Nestorius, who busied himself in expelling other persons, was himself turned out of the Church, for this reason [following.]

Notes

• a 1.1

  In my own judg∣ment, I have men∣ded this▪ place very happily. For, where∣as there was no sense in the common reading, (which is this, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and otherwise caused himself to be hated in such things;) by a very small change I have men∣ded the place thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and caused o∣thers to imitate himself in such things. Nor do I doubt but Socrates left it thus written. Otherwise, what he adds concerning Antonius Bishop of Germa, would in no wise agree with that which goes before. At the very next words, instead of [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as 'tis apparent from what hapned from him,] I read [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as 'tis apparent from what hapned during his being Bishop.] Which emendation seems to me altogether necessary. For, that which follows concerning Antonius the Bishop, was in no wi••e done by Nestorius. Vales.