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. XLIII. That at the Feast of Dedication [of the Church] at Jerusalem, there were Bishops present out of all the Provinces.

AFter these Orders had been effectually put in execution, another Messenger from the Emperour arrived, who having brought a 1.1 an Im∣perial

Letter, moved the Synod, that without any delay they would forthwith hasten their journey to Jerusalem. All of them therefore left the Province of the Phoenicians, and by [the assi∣stance of the] Cursus Publicus went whither they had received orders to go. At which time that whole place was filled with a numerous * 1.2 divine assembly, the eminent Bishops out of every Pro∣vince having met together at Jerusalem. For the b 1.3 Macedonians had sent the [Bishop] of the Metropolis amongst them: and the Pannonii and Moesi [had directed thither] the choycest flower of God's youth in their Country. There was likewise present the Ornament of the Per∣sian Bishops, an holy person and one that was incomparably well verst in the divine Oracles. c 1.4 The Bithynians also and Thracians * 1.5 by their own presence adorned the Convention. Nor were the most emi∣nent [of the Bishops] amongst the Cilicians absent. Those of Cappadocia likewise who excelled for Learning and Eloquence, shined in the midst of this Congress. Moreover, all Syria and Mesopotamia, Phoenice and Arabia, to∣gether with Palestine it self; Egypt also and Li∣bya, and those who inhabit the Country of Thebaïs, all [met] together, and filled up that great Quire of God. Who were followed by an innu∣merable company of people out of all the Pro∣vinces. There was present together with all these persons, an d 1.6 Imperial Attendance; and from the Imperial Palace it self, approved men were sent, who, with Expences furnished by the Em∣perour, might illustrate the Festivity.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In the Old Sheets the reading is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In the Fuketian Copy there is an imperfection, and the last part of the word only occurs, thus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Therefore S^r Henry Savil supplied it in this manner, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, with an Order; and so did Scaliger, and the rest. Vales.
• * 1.2

  Or, Quire of God.
• b 1.3

  He means A∣lexander Bishop of the City Thessaloni∣ca, who was present at the Sy∣nod at Tyre, as Athanasius witnesseth. By the Bi∣shops of Pannonia and Moesia, Eusebius means Ur∣sacius and Valens lea∣ding men of the A∣rian fa∣ction, who were sent from the Synod of Tyre into Egypt, that they might there en∣quire concerning the Crimes wherewith Athanasius had been charged, as Athanasius relates in his Apologetick. Vales.
• c 1.4

  He means Theogonius Bishop of Nicaea, and Theodorus Bishop of Perinthus, which was otherwise termed Heraclea; which Prelates were present at the same Synod, as Athanasius and Theodoret do in∣form us. Besides Theogonius, two other Bishops out of Bithynia were present at the Synod of Tyre, namely Eusebius of Nicomedia, and Maris of Chalcedon. Vales.
• * 1.5

  Or, A∣dorned the fullness of the Synod.
• d 1.6

  Athanasius in his Apologetick to Constantius▪ pag. 788, speaking concerning this Synod, does attest, that Constantine sent the Palatine Souldiers, who were to obey the commands of the Bishops: His words are these, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Vales.