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. XXXIX. That Justinian * 1.1 having forsaken the right Faith, asserted the Body of [our] Lord to be incor∣ruptible.

AT the same time Justinian † 1.2 deflected from the right High-way of [Orthodox] Sen∣timents, and having entred a path untrodden by the Apostles and Fathers, fell into Thorns and Brambles. Wherewith being desirous to fill the Church, he mist of his design; the Lord having securely fenced * 1.3 the High∣way a 1.4 with hedges not to be broken, that Murderers [and Thieves] might not break in, as if the wall had been faln and the Fence broken down: [and thus] he ful∣filled the Prophets Predi∣ction. Johannes therefore, who was also termed Cate∣linus, having b 1.5 succeeded Vi∣gilius in the Bishoprick of the Elder Rome, and Johan∣nes born at Sirimis Gover∣ning the Constantinopolitane Church, and Apoli∣naris that of Alexandria, Anastasius successour to Domninus presiding over the Antiochian Church, and over that at Jerusalem c 1.6 Macarius, who was again restored to his own Chair:

when * 1.7 he had Anathematized Origen, Didy∣mus, and Evagrius, after Eustochius's deposition; Justinian writes that which amongst the Ro∣mans is called an Edict, wherein he has termed the Body of [our] Lord incorruptible; and incapable of Naturall and irreprehensible † 1.8 pas∣sions; affirming that [our] Lord ate in the same manner before his Passion, as he did eat after his Resurrection, his most holy Body ha∣ving received no change or alteration from its very Formation in the Womb, neither in the Voluntary and Naturall Passions, nor yet after [his] Resurrection. To which [Assertions] Justinian [resolved] to force the Prelates in all places to give their assent. But when all of them affirmed, that they earnestly expected [the opinion of] Anastasius Bishop of An∣tioch, they [thereby] represt the [Empe∣rour's] first Attempt.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, Be∣ing perver∣ted from the right opi∣nion.
• † 1.2

  Or, Tur∣ned aside.
• * 1.3

  Or, The King's way.
• a 1.4

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, with un∣speakable Hedges. In Nicepho∣rus 'tis truer written, thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, with Hedges not to be broken. Which writing the Tellerian Manuscript confirms. Vales.
• b 1.5

  Evagrius mistakes. For Jo∣hannes succeeded not Vigilius, but Pelagius was his successour. After whose death, Johannes Ju∣nior undertook the Episcopate of the Church of Rome, on the year of Christ 560. Vales.
• c 1.6

  This place is chiefly to be taken notice of against the Sentiment of Baronius, who be∣lieved Macarius was restored to his own See before the Fifth Con∣stantinopolitane Synod. But this passage of Evagrius refutes Baronius's opinion; Evagrius informing us here, that Macarius's Restitution was made long before that Synod. To Evagrius agrees Victor Thu∣nonensis in his Chronicon, in these words: Anno. 37. Imperii Justi∣niani, &c. On the 37^th year of Justinian's Empire, Eustochius Bi∣shop of Jerusalem who had been ordained whilst Macarius was alive, it ejected: and Macarius is again put into his own See. But Theophanes, in his Chronicon, places Macarius's Restitution on the times of Justinus Junior, as I have observed above. Vales.
• * 1.7

  Justinian.
• † 1.8

  Or, Af∣fections.