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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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 June 15, 2024.
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CHAP. LVI. How, making an Expedition against the Per∣sians, He took the Bishops along with him, and [provided] a * 1.1 Tent made in form of a Church.
THis also is worthy to be recorded, that about the forementioned time, upon his hearing of the motion of those Barbarians [who dwell] at the East, having said, that as yet there remained to him this Victory [to be obtained] over them, he resolved upon an Expedition a∣gainst the Persian. Which when he had deter∣mined to undertake, he summoned together his Military Forces; and likewise conferred with the Bishops that were about him, concerning the desighe of his Expedition; it being his chiefest care, that some persons should always be present with him, who were of use in order to the wor∣ship of God. They affirmed, that they would most willingly follow him, nor would in any wise leave him; but with their incessant prayers to God would ingage and fight together with him. At which news he was highly pleased, and described to them a way whereby they might go a 1.2. [b 1.3 Then he prepared a Tabernacle most richly furnished, made in the form of a Church, for the use of this War; wherein he resolved, in company with the Bishops, to pour forth his prayers to God the Giver of Victory.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Those words which fol∣low after these in the Geneva-Edition, unto the beginning of the 58thchapter, (which passage we have inclosed within this mark [],) were wanting both in the Kings Copy, and in Robert Stephen's Edition: and they have been added by Learned men, from conjecture as I think. For the chapters which follow are too short, and contain nothing more than the very Titles of the chapters; which is a thing altogether disagree∣able to Eusebius's designe. Wherefore 'tis credible, that I earned men inserted these words from the Titles of the chapters, which oc∣cur per••••••t before the fourth Book. Further, in the Geneva-Edition, these words 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which occur after the verb 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, must be expunged. For the imperterction begins before these words 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. We have taken notice of a like mistake above. Our conjecture concerning this Supplement is plainly confirmed by the Fuketian Copy which (though it faithfully shews the other Supple∣ments which are publish't by the Geneva-men, as we have noted in their places; yet) has not the Supplement of this place. Nor is this Fragment written in Turnebus's Copy, although all the rest occur▪ written at the margin of his Book. Vales.
Socrates (book 1. chap. 18.) relates the very same thing, in these words: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. Moreover, so ardent was the Emperours Love for the Christian Religion, that being about to ingage in a War with the Per∣sians, He provided a Tabernacle made of Linen, painted with divers colours, much resembling a Church, even as Moses did in the wilderness, and this he would have carried about with him, that so in the most desert Regions he might have an Oratory ready. Which words of Socrates I have the more willingly produced, because I know that Socrates is wont most commonly to make use of the very words of Eusebius, in those passages which he borrows out of Eusebius. Therefore, these words of Socrates may supply the place of Eusebius's words. For I can very hardly be induced to believe, that those words which occur in this imperfection, are Eusebius's. Further, before this, in the Licinian War namely, Constantine had a Tabernacle of the Cross fixt without the Camp, into which he retired to fast and pray, as Eusebius attests Book 2. But in his preparation for the Persian War, Con∣stantine did this further, that he built a Tabernacle in form of a Church. Sozomen relates, that from this practise of Constantine it was afterwards derived, that each Cohort in the Roman Army had its Tabernacle furnished like a Chappel, and peculiar Priests and Dea∣cons, who might there perform Divine worship. Vales.