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. How Cyrillus succeeded Theophilus Bishop of A∣lexandria.

SOme little time after this, Theophilus Bishop of Alexandria fell into a * 1.1 Lethargick distemper, and died in Honorius's ninth and Theodosius's fifth Consulate, on the fifteenth of the month October. And a contention being raised there also about the Bishoprick, some endeavoured to place Timotheus the Arch-deacon in the Episcopal Chair; others Cyrillus, a 1.2 who was Theophilus's sister's son. When a Sedition arose hereupon amongst the people, Abundatius Commander of the Milice [in Egypt] favoured Timotheus's party. Wherefore, on the third day after Theophilus's death, Cyrillus was placed in the Chair, and came to the Bi∣shoprick with a greater power than Theophilus had done. For from that time, the * 1.3 Bishops of Alexandria b 1.4 surpassing the Sacerdotall degree and bounds, exercised a principality, and took up∣on them the [secular] Government of affairs. Cyrillus therefore forthwith shut up the Churches of the Novatianists at Alexandria; and in the first place he took away all their sacred vessells and ornaments; after which he deprived their Bishop Theopemptus of all he had.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, a drousie dis∣ease.
• a 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Musculus renders it, who was Theophi∣lus's Ne∣phew by his sister. Chri∣stophorson translates it, the son of his bro∣ther. Ni∣cephorus (book 14. chap. 25,) says The∣ophilus was Cyrillus's Unckle by the Father's side; his words are 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: Theodoret terms him only 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Unckle. Wherefore I rather believe he was Cyrillus's mo∣ther's brother. In Sozomen there is mention of Theophilus's Sister. Facundus Hermianensis and Epiphanius Scholasticus term Theophilus Cyrillus's Cousin-german; which is ill done: but from thence 'tis clearly intimated, that Cyrillus was related to Theophilus by his Sister. Vales.
• * 1.3

  Or, the Bi∣shoprick of Alexandria.
• b 1.4

  Instead of [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, from the Sacerdotal de∣gree and order] it must doubtless be [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. surpassing [or beyond] the Sacerdotal, &c.] according as S^r Henry Savill had noted at the margin of his Copy from Christophorsons book. Notwithstanding both Translatours have followed the common reading, which is not to be endured. Socrates, 'tis certain, speaking concerning the same thing at chap. 11. of this book, uses the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 there: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (says he) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; that is, The Roman Bishoprick, having (like that of Alexandria) surpassed the Sacerdotal degree and bounds, and degenerated long before into a secular principality Vales.