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. LXXIV. That whereas God had been honoured by Him, He was on the other hand deservedly honoured by God.

THese [Miracles] the supream God laid be∣fore our very eyes, in [the person of] Constantine, who was the only [Prince] of all the preceding Emperours, that had openly profest himself a a 1.1 Christian; whereby God manifestly declared, b 1.2 How great a difference

he made, between those who thought good to worship him and his Christ, and them that had embraced a contrary [opinion.] Who ha∣ving brought a War upon God's Church, there∣by rendred him their Enemy and * 1.3 Opposer. And indeed, the disastrous and unfortunate close of every of their Lives, has produced a most con∣vincing Argument of the greatness of the divine hatred towards them: in the same manner that the death of Constantine has rendred the pledges of God's favour in reference to him, manifest and apparent to all men.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Que∣stionless it must be made 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 It is also to be written, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the only Prince, &c; or at least those words are to be understood. Further, Eusebius excepts none of the Roman Emperours, whilst he says, that Constantine was the first of them all, who was plainly and openly a Christian. Which doubtless is most true. For although the Emperour Philippus is by some reported to have been a Christian; yet he did not openly profess the Christian Religion, as Constantine did. Orosius (Book 7.) writes in a different sense concerning Con∣stantine, in this manner; Primus Imperatorum Christianus, &c; the First Christian of the Emperours, except Philippus, who in my judg∣ment was made a Christian during a very few years, for this reason only, that the thousandth year of Rome might be dedicated to Christ, rather than to Idols. Vales.
• b 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 I had rather reade, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 &c; that is, How great a difference there was wit•• him, or, how great a difference he made. Vales.
• * 1.3

  Or, Ad∣versary.