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. LIX. He praises God, in regard he always teaches good things.

WE give Thee many thanks, Thou Lord of all, Greatest God! For, by how much the more Humane Nature is known from different * 1.1 Endeavours; by so much the more the † 1.2 Pre∣cepts of the Divine Religion are confirmed in those, whose Sentiments are right, and a 1.3 who are studious of true Virtue. But, whoever hinders himself from being cured, b 1.4 let not him impute that to another. For the Medicine, which † 1.5 is of strength sufficient to effect the Cure, is publickly proposed to all men. Only [this must be taken care of,] that no one should violate that Religion, which the things themselves do manifest to be pure and im∣maculate. Let all us men therefore make use of the ‖ 1.6 allotment of that Good in common con∣ferred on us, that is, the blessing of Peace; to wit, by separating our Consciences from every thing that is contrary to it.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, Studies.
• † 1.2

  Or, The Discipline—is confirmed &c.
• a 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In the Fuke∣tian and S^r▪ Henry Sa∣vils Copy the reading is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 &c. who are sincerely studious of Virtue. Vales.
• b 1.4

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. That is, whosoever suffers not him∣self to be cured, or freed from the disease of Idolatry; let him impute it to himself, in regard the Medicine is ready. Christophorson has ren∣dred this place ill, thus, alteri qui sanari vult, non vitio vertat, let him not blame another, who has a mind to be cured. I say no∣thing concerning Portesius, who wanders from the true sense al∣most every where. But Musculus has rendred these words not un∣happily. Vales.
• † 1.5

  Or, Pre∣sides over the Cure.
• ‖ 1.6

  Or, The common Inheritance of that good given us. Valesius renders it, The fellowship.