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. VIII. That He wrote to the Persian Emperour (who had sent an Embassie to him,) in favour of the Christians there.
MOreover, in regard the King of the Per∣sians was desirous of being made known to Constantine by an a 1.1 Embassie, and had like∣wise sent him Presents which were the signes of Peace and Amity; b 1.2 making it his business to enter into a League with him: here also the Emperour [shewed] a transcendent great∣ness of mind, and by the magnificence of his Presents far out-did him who had first ho∣noured him. And being informed, that the Churches of God were numerous amongst the Persians, and that infinite numbers of people were gathered together within the Folds of Christ; he was highly pleased at the news hereof, as being the common Patron and Defender of all men whereever they lived; and even to those Regions also he extended his providence [which Laboured] for the good of all men.
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a 1.1
The only person that I know of, who speaks concerning this Em∣bassie of Sapor to Constan∣tine, is Li∣banius, in his Oration entitled 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 pag. 119▪ where he writes, that Sapor King of the Per∣sians, when he had resolved upon entring into a War with the Romans, and in order to that affair wanted Iron, took such measures as were frau∣dulent and crasty, and dispatcht away Embassadours to Constantine, who might adore him as his Lord, and might request of him a vast quantity of Iron; under a pretence indeed, that with his Arms he might revenge himself on some Barbarians that were his neighbours: but in reality, that he might make use of that Iron against the Ro∣mans Vales.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. The other Translatours render these words so, as if they were all spoken concerning Constantine, supposing the import of them to be this, that Constantine entred into a League with the Persian King. But Valesius (whom we have followed▪) takes the former part of this clause as meant concerning the Persian King; and therefore has plac't a semicolon after his rendition of these words, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.