To••ching ••••••ing, you k••ow, I do not like the common custom of Common-place Books. The best in my judgement is to note in the Margent, or in some pa∣per-book for that purpose the Summe and Method of that which you reade.
In other little Books which he carried about with him (an Ephe••erides or Diary) he diligently wrote all the Apophthegmes and witty speeches, or jests which he heard from others, or observed any way, by which means he much increased his knowledge yearly.
He was very affable and courteous, amiable in his whole life, in speech witty and plea••ant, in his writings he is solid and yet f••cetious. He fled in Q. Maries dayes, and returned when Q. Elizabeth ruled.
Julian the Emperour, a Learned Prince, but an Apostate.
Quo tetrius magisque Deo s••mul & h••minibus exosum animal orbis vix vidit. Crak. De Provid. Dei.
He was given to Eusebius Bishop of Nicomedia to be instructed, of whom also he learned the Doctrine of the Church and was made a Reader in the Church of Nicomedia. But he was a hearer secretly of Libanius the Rhetorician, and was fa∣miliarly acquainted with the most famous Philosophers of that time. He was drawn back by these by degrees to the Heathenish Religion.
He wrote Books against the Christians, and reproved their Doctrine, especially the prohibitions of revenge delivered, which, though they properly belong to private revenge, yet he wrested them for publick revenge, and he said by these, Magistrates, punishments, lawfull warres were taken away, and all the sinews of retaining humane Societies.
Ammianus Marcellinus commends his Temperance in meat and drink, and his continual watching, and the partition of the night into private, publick and di∣vine offices.
He took away the great Gifts and holy Vessels which Constantine the Grea•• had given to the Churches use, and Ministers maintena••••••, with this scoff, See in what goodly vessels this Nazarite is served.
It was one of his scoffs when he robbed the Churches and the Christians, He did it that the Galileans (so he contumeliously called the Christians) might go more rea∣dily to heaven.
He not onely killed the Christians, but scoffed at Christ himself and the Scri∣ptures.
He had scarce raigned two years, when warring against the Persians, he was struck and mortally wounded with a Spear in that warre, as Nazianzen••, Theodo∣••••••, So••rai••s, Sozomen, and ot••ers ••n••ore d••cent, and filling his hand with bloud, c••sting it into the air, he cried out, Vicesti Galilaee, Ita simul & victori••m confessus est, & blasphemiam evomit, saith Theodoret.
Franciscus Junius.
The glory of Leyden, the oracle of Textual and School Divinity, rich in Lan∣guages, subtil in distinguishing, and in Argument invincible. Dr Halls Dec. of Epist. Epist. 7.
He saith in his own Life written by himself, that he being once in the times of trouble very hungry, came by accident into the house of a Countreyman, and de∣siring some food, he entertained him most courteously. Hic (ô sapientiam D••i ad∣mirabilem) saith he, optimam scholam Christianitatis Dominus mens mihi paraverat. 〈…〉〈…〉 discoursing together about the troubles for Religion. Sic effecit D••us admirabiliter (saith Junius) ut bonus rusticus sanctissim••m Zelum quem, habebat, operante Domino, mihi quasi insti••••••••••••, ego verò 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christianus, siq••idem Christianus, ei ••cientia praelucerem. Vna & eadem hora suam gratiam in utroque ••xplicavit & ostendit Deus: à me scientiam rustico, ab illo Zeli semina quaedam mihi