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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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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Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
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Cambridge :: Printed by John Hayes ... for Han. Sawbridge ...,
1683.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A38749.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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CHAP. III. In what manner Constantine was moved in be∣half of the Christians, when [Licinius] made preparations to Persecute them.
WHo perceiving, that the † complaint he had received of the foresaid pro∣ceedings was not any longer to be endured, musters up a soberness and prudence of mind; and having mixt an austerity of disposition with his own innate clemency, hastned to the ‖ as∣sistance of the oppressed; judging, that that ought to be accounted a pious and holy Action, when by the taking off of one person, the greatest part of mankind is preserved. For [thus he thought with himself,] if he should make use of a much clemen∣cy, and should shew com∣passion to him who deser∣ved no pity, it would not advantage him in the least, for he would in no wise de∣sist from his practise of mis∣chiefs, but would rather in∣crease his Rage and Fury against his Subjects: nor could there be any hopes of safety in future remaining to those per∣sons who had been afflicted by him. The Em∣perour having considered these things with him∣self, without any dilatoriness resolved to stretch forth a salutary right hand to those who had faln into the bitterest of calamities. He made therefore a vast provision of Military Forces; and his whole Army, as well Troops of Horse as Companies of ••••ot, were drawn together. But before them all were carried † the Insignia of his confidence in God, to wit, the foremen∣tioned Standard.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In book 10. chap. 9. whence this passage is transcri∣bed, instead of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the rea∣ding is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, clemency only; which seems truer. I had also rather write 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; un∣less the Dative case may be ta∣ken for the Ablative put ab∣solute. Vales.