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. LV. Constantine's Glorification of God, and his con∣fession in reference to the sign of the Cross, and his Prayer for the Churches and peo∣ple.
NOw, I beseech Thee, Most supream God! Be mild and propitious to Thy Easterns: Be [mercifull] to all thy Provincialls, worn out by a lasting Calamitie: by me Thy servant, † administer a Remedy. And these things I aske of Thee not without Cause, O Thou Lord of all, Holy God! For, by Thy Guidance and As∣sistance, I have undertaken and perfected Salu∣tary Affairs. Every where carrying before Me Thy Sign, I have lead on my Victorious Army. And as often as the publick necessity requires, fol∣lowing those very Ensigns of thy ‖ Virtue, I march out against the Enemy. For these reasons I have dedicated my mind to Thee, purely tem∣pered with love and fear. For I love Thy Name with a sincerity: but I have an awfull fear for Thy Power, which Thou hast demonstrated by many indications, and hast thereby rendred my faith firmer. I hasten therefore, to put my shoulders, may own shoulders [I say to the Work,] that I may re-edifie thy Most holy a House; which those detestable and most impious [wretches] have ruined by a wicked overthrow.
He means The Catho∣lick Church, which in the next chapter he terms the House of Truth. In the sacred Scriptures 'tis called The Pillar and Ground of Truth. A little after, from the Fuketian and Savil. Manuscripts, and from the King's Sheets write, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. which those detestable, &c. Vales.