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. LXX. An Exhortation to an agreement.

VVHerefore, let an unwary Question, and an inconsiderate Answer in both of You mutually pardon each other. For this contest hath not been raised among you upon an occasion of any prin∣cipal or chief Commandment of our Law: nor have you introduced any new Heresie concerning the wor∣ship of God. But both of You hold one and the same Opinion; so that, You may easily close with each other in a a 1.1 consent of Communion.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Langus and Musculus render it Communionis tesseram, Mark or token of communion; Christophorson, communionis consensum, consent of communion. I had rather render it Signum, a sign. For, as in the mysteries of the Heathens some Signes or Symbols were delivered to the persons initiated, whereby the Symmystae [companions of the same discipline] might know one another: so the Christians had a sign of Communion, that is, The Eucharist, or Baptism. In∣deed, Epiphanius Scholasticus renders it communionis signum, a sign of Communion. Vales. Valesius has translated it a society of Communion.