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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
Publication: Cambridge :: Printed by John Hayes ... for Han. Sawbridge ...,; 1683.
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Subject terms: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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CHAP. XXI. Concerning those Signes which † 1.1 presignified Mau∣ricius's being made Emperour.

FUrther, there hapned Signes also shown from Heaven, which foretold, that Mauricius should be Emperour. For, as he offered incense late at night, within the Sanctuary of the Sacred House of the holy and most undefiled Virgin and Theo∣tocos Mary, (which by the Antiochians is termed Justinian's Church,) the Veil about the Sacred Table seemed to be all on fire; in so much that Mauricius was struck with Terrour and Amaze∣ment, and very much dreaded that sight. Gre∣gorius Patriarch of that City, standing by Mau∣ricius, told him, that that thing proceeded * 1.2 from God, and portended the greatest and most eximious events to him. Christ our God appeared likewise to him a 1.3 in the East, requesting of him that he would avenge him. Which [Vision] ap∣parently declared that he should be Emperour. For, from whom else could [our Saviour] have requested such things, save from an Emperour, and from one who was so pious an Adorer of himself? Moreover, his Parents related to me severall other memorable passages, and such as are worthy to be recorded, when I my self made enquiry of them concer∣ning these matters. For his Father affirmed to me, that in his sleep he saw a vast Vine, which sprang out of his Bed at the very time of * 1.4 his conception, and that a great many and those the fairest sort of Grapes appeared hanging on it. And his Mother declared, that b 1.5 at the very time of her delivery, the Earth sent forth a strange and unusuall sweet smell. Also, that she termed c 1.6 The Empusa had often carried away the Infant, as if she would have devoured it: but was unable to do it any mischief. Symeones, likewise who kept his Station upon a Pillar near Antioch, a man of extraordinary prudence in the manage∣ment of affairs, and one adorned with all the Divine Virtues, spoke and performed many things, which declared that Mauricius should be Emperour. Concerning which person we shall speak more opportunely in the following book of our History.

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† 1.1

Or, De∣clared Em∣pire to Mauricius.

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* 1.2

Or, From a certain Divine in∣stinct.

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a 1.3

That is when Mauricius was in the East. So Nicephorus ex∣pounds this place of Evagrius, in the ninth chapter of his 18^th book. A little after, from the same Nicephorus, and from the Tellerian M. S. I have mended it, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and petitioned him in relation to a re∣venge; whereas before it was one word, thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. Vales.

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* 1.4

Mauri∣cius's.

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b 1.5

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. I am of the same mind with Sir Henry Sa∣vil, who hath noted in his Co∣py, that perhaps it should be written, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. decla∣red, that at the very time of her delivery, &c. And so the reading is in Nicephorus. In the Tellerian Manuscript I found it written, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, at her very delivery. Vales.

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c 1.6

See, if you please, what I have remarked concerning The Empusa, at the eighth book of Sozomen's History, chap. 6. Nicephorus, who deservedly derides such Old-wives-fables as these, affirms (chap. 9. book 18.) that in his age this [Shee-devill] was called Gillo. Those termed Strigae by the Romans, were like to these Empusae; concerning these Strigae see Festus. The old Glosses, Strigae, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Laestrygon, a Witch. Concerning this Gillo or Gello, which heretofore was believed to snatch away Chil∣dren, Leo Allatius has remarked much, in his Letter to Paulus Zachias. Vales.

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