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. II. The Preface yet.

AND when I behold him (who a little before was seen a 1.1 in a Mortall Body, and b 1.2 converst with us our selves,) in a most admirable manner enjoying the same Imperial Pallaces, honours, and commendations, even after the end of this life, when Nature re∣jects as forreign whatever is superfluous; I am stricken with an incredible amazement. But now, when with an acuteness of mind I reach up to the very Arches of Heaven it self, and there Contemplate his thrice happy Soul conversing with God; wholly divested of its Mortall and Terrestriall Garment, and beauti∣fied with a most * 1.3 Splendid Stole of Light: and when I perceive it not any more involved in the short periods of Time, within these † 1.4 fading Ha∣bitations; but honoured with an ever-flourishing Diadem, and [endowed] † 1.5 with an endless life and a blessed immortality: c 1.6 I am dumb, and wholly deprived of the use of my Tongue and Reason. And being unable to utter one word, but passing sentence my self upon mine own weakness, and decreeing silence against my self, I give place to one more potent, who may de∣clare his * 1.7 praises in a manner cor∣respondent to his deserts; to him namely, who being † 1.8 Immortall and God The Word, is only able to con∣firm and ratifie his own expressions.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The rea∣ding in the Old Sheets is truer, thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; and we have rendred it accordingly. In the Fuketian Manuscript the four former words are wanting, and there is a blank∣space left, capable of one or two words only. Vales.
• b 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In the Fuketian Manu∣scripts this place is written thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. But I had rather retain the ordinary reading, only I would alter the punctation. For, I am of opinion, that a C••mma is not to be placed after the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in a most admirable manner, (as Mus∣culus and Christophorson have done,) but after the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, thus, converst with us our selves, as we have pointed it. For Eusebius says this was the greatest Miracle and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 most admira∣ble; that although Constantine was dead, yet he had the same honours and obedience paid him as when alive. Vales.
• * 1.3

  Or, Re∣splendent.
• † 1.4

  Or, Re∣sidencies of Mortalls.
• † 1.5

  Or, With an Immor∣tality of an endless, &c.
• c 1.6

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. From the Fuketian Manuscript and S^r Henry Sa∣vil's Copy I have men∣ded this place thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, I am dumb, &c. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is an elegant expression, as persons skillfull in the Greek Tongue do very well know. Fur∣ther, whereas all these expressions in this and the foregoing chapter, are spoken by Eusebius in the third person, concerning his Speech or Oration, we chose rather to change the person, and put it in the first, because the propriety of the Latine Tongue seemed wholly to re∣quire that. Vales. For the same reason here given by Valesius in relation to the Latine Tongue, we have likewise altered the person in our English Version.
• * 1.7

  Or, The dignity of his equall praises.
• † 1.8

  Or, The Immortall God and The Word.