parents of Chrysostome Theodorus Maximus Diodorus Carterius Chrysostome a reader A Deacon â— Priest â— Bishop Here is a lesson for them that pull downe sanctuaries Tribigildus Phrygia sub dued Gainas◠〈◊〉 person and a tâ—â—â—e breaker A comet Constantinople was saued by Angells Gainas was slayne Anno Dom. 404. The heresie of the Anthropomorphits beganne Anno â–ª Dom. 40â— â—â—â—e maketh Theophilus to 〈…〉 him selfe This Bishop â—â—th more â—…s in the world Theophilus to reuenge himselfe of his enemies â—ersâ—â—â—â—ed â—â—s owne opinion this 〈◊〉 a sinne against the holy Ghost This heresie was the originall that God the father hathe â—ene painted the man Anthropomorphits be those heretickes which attribute corpereall substaÌ„ce vnto God the father Chrisostomâ— made Antemnes An. Dom. 404. Ignatius thâ— disciple of Sâ— Iohn was thâ— first author 〈◊〉 Antemnes * Cap. 10. in the Greeke Epiphanius some tyme thought that God had a bodie A Councell held in Cyprus where of spite through the procurement of Theophiâ— the bookes of Origen were cendeÌ„â—ed A Synode at AlexaÌ„dria to â—he same purpose Cap. 11. in the greeke An olde custome to take money for preaching if the gayne were not sweete I warrant you at this day the custome would be lest Heraclides b. of Ephesus Seuerall functions haue seuerall reuerence Cap. 12. in the Greeke Theotimus bishop of Scythia Cap. 13. in the Greeke In the marge of the greeke copie there was written as followeth VVe haue to learne that the fift generall Councell condemned both Origen his vvorkes But this historiographer vvas before the thirde Athanasius testimony of Origen Cap. 14 in the greeke The message which Chrysostome sent vnto Epiphanius The coÌ„tention betwene two auncieÌ„t fathers Epiphanius b. of CoÌ„stantia in Cyprus and Iohn Chrysostome b. of Constantinople Cap. 15. in the greeke Chrisostom made a sermon agains all women The couÌ„cell of ChalcedoÌ„ for the deposing of Chrysostome Chrylostome eâ—â—lâ—d Cap 16. in the Greeke Chrysostome â—turneth froÌ„â—xile Cap. 17. in the Greeke Ecclesiastes 12 Cap. 18. in the Greeke A Councell assembled at Constantinople for the deposition of Chrysostome Such as cleaned to Iohn Chrysostome were called Iohannits Cap. 19. in the Greeke Cyrinus was plagued for reuiling of Chrylostome Great haile in token of Gods wrath Cap 20 in the Greeke Arsacius Atticus Cap. 21. in the greeke Chrysostome dieth in exile Anno Dom. 412 The saying of Chrysostome Cap. 22 in the Greeke Eâ—â—â—â—â—iasieâ— 9. Iuâ—â— 9. Arcadius the Emperour died Anno Dom. 412. Honorius Theodosius Anthemius Troilus 1. Corinth 9. Theodosius a couetous Bishop Aâ—â—petus â— Mâ—â—â—doniâ—n â—â—ll to em bâ—aâ—â— the â—aith of one substance A Iewe troubled with the paulsey The gift of â—eâ—ling in he dayes of Socrates Sabbatius a Nouatian â—â—â—est Luck 22. The corrupters of Gods word haue ill endes Barbas Georgius Timotheus Cyâ—illus Bishop of Alexandria Anno Dom. 418 The Bishop of Alexandria bothe a Bishop and a magistrate Anno Dom. 418. Isdigerdes â—ing of Persia The Mâ—giâ—ians doe â—uffer blâ—â—â—â— b. Persia ararancs 〈◊〉 of Perâ—â—â— Flauianus Porphyrius Alexander Damasus Siricius Anastasius Innocentius Alarichus Attalus Alarichus as it is supposed is coÌ„maunded froÌ„ aboue to destroy the citie of Rome for theyr greate sinne and iniquitie Innocentius Zosimus Bonifacius Celestinus The bishop of Rome fell to chalenge vnto him self seculer power DauÌ„cing vsed in Alexadâ—ia on the satturdayes Temporall and worldly Magistrats are grieued that the Church shoulde haue any authority or preeminence Adamantius Orestes Ammonius the Monke wounded the Liuetenant of Alexandria with a stone Hypatia a woman of great learning The Iewes crucified a boye in derision of all Christians Chrysanthus Paulus Acacius b. of Amida Eudocia the Empresse was learned Discretion sobâ—etic Hardinesse Fasting Deuotion Singing of â—almes Memorie Knowledge â—tudie Patience Curtesie Clemencie Good life Mercie Humanitie Religion Zeale and feare of God Humilitie Prospetitie good successe for well doing Atticus b. of Constantino ple vnto Calliopius minister of Nice Atticus endeuored to bring the Nouatians from Idolatry Anastasius 2. Corinth 5. The opinion of Nestorius the heretick 1. Ioh. 4. Euseb lib. 3. de vit Const Cap. 34 in the Greeke The councel of Ephesus Anno Dom. 435. Nestoriê° denieth Christ â—o be God Cap. 35. in the greeke Anno Dom. â—35 Cap. 36. in the Greeke A canon of the Church Perigenes Gregorie Nazianzene Meletius Dositheus Berentius Iohn Palladius Alexander Theophilus Polycarpus Hierophilus Optimus Siluanus Cap. 37. in the Greeke Ca. 39. in the Greeke Anno Dom. 437. Cap. 40. in the Greeke Câ—p. 42. in the greeke Numb 12. Rugas slâ—ine with a thunderbolt Pethlence â—â—â—e from heauen â—â—â—â—h â–ª 38. Anno Dom. 440. Oâ—igen was excommunicated two hundred yeareâ— after his death Socrates endeth his hiâ—tory Anno Dom. 440. Sabellicus Euseb eccle hist lib. 8. cap. 6. Euseb ec hist lib. 8. cap. 11. Euseb eccle hist lib. 8. cap 11. Euseb lib. 8. cap. 5. Euseb eccle hist lib. 7. cap 15. Socrat eccle hist lib. 3. cap 11. 1. Cor. 1. Socrat. eccle hist lib. 5. cap 8. Socrat. eccle hist lib. 5. cap. 8. Socrat. lib. 4 cap. 25. lib. 6. cap. 3. Socrat. lib. 7. cap. 47. Euagri lib. 6. cap. vlt. Arcadians Ouid. Suidas Aegyptians Ioh. Goropius medic An twerpiens Scythians Ethiopians Brittaines Poggius Phaëton Epaphus Maximinus Herode Themistocles Amasis Smerdes Prompalus An Aegyptian Andristus Equitius Cithaâ—oedus A counterfet Ariarathes A fained Alexander A priest set vp for a king Lycurgus Plutarche Agesilaus Theod. Zuinger Chaucer Euagri lib. 4. cap. 25. Euagrius lib. 4 cap. 28. Nicephor eccl hist lib. 1 cap. 1. Euagri lib. 6. cap. 23. Eusebius Socrates Euagius Math. 24. The polliâ— of Satan â— reuiuing Iewish opon Iohn 19. Mat. 27. 〈…〉 The fonde eason of Anastasius The blaspherie of Neorius The councel Ephesus â—no Dom. â— The sentence of the councell of Ephesus pronounced against Nestorius the heretick Variance betweene Cyrill b. of Alexandria and Iohn b. of Antioch The epistle of Cyrill b. of Alexandria vnto Iohn b. of Antioch Math. 7. Nestorius the heretick excuseth his blasphemoê° opinion in these words God from aboue plagued the heretick Nestorius Nestorius the heretick in his first epistle vnto the gouernour of Thebais Nestorius the hereticke epist 2. vnto the gouernour of Thebais Nestoriê° the â—rayling hereticke had his tongue eaten â—p 〈◊〉 worms and so dyed Nestorius Maximianus Proclus Flauianus prouincial â—â—uncell hol 〈◊〉 at Constantinople Eutyches the hereticke and his opinion condemned An hereticall councell held at Ephesus ergo a councell can and doth erre 1. Corin. II 2. Corin. 12 The wanton nesse of Iuppiter This Phrygian boye was Gâ—nymedes who Iuppiter made his cup bearer in the baÌ„quet which he made the gods Nectar the drinke of the gods * Bacchus the sonne of Iuppiter was an Hermaphrodite * Iuppiter thrust Saturnus his father out of heauen * Saturnê° the sonne of Caellus as the PoeÌ„ts do fayne fearinge lest his father shoulde get more children to inherite cutte of his
through the procurement of Anastasius his disciple called the blessed mother of God not the mother of God but the mother of Christ and therefore was counted an hereticke In so much that Nestorius who called together against Christ a seconde councell with Caiphas who builded a slaughterhouse of blasphemies where Christ a newe is both slaine and solde who seuered and deuided a sunder his natures that hong on the crosse and had not as it is written no not one bone broken throughout all the members of his bodie neither his vnseamed coate parted of such as put the Lorde to death reiected the clause of the mother or bearing of God framed of the holy Ghost by the meanes of many learned and godly fathers set against it this saying the mother or bearing of Christ leudly forged of his owne braine and filled the Churche of God with sedition ciuill warres and cruell bloodshed I thinke verily my penne can not wante matter to paint and orderly to continue the historie and so to proceede vnto the ende if that first of all through the helpe of Christ the ayder of all men I beginne with the blasphemie of Nestorius the schisme which thē rose in the church had such a beginning as followeth Anastasius a certain priest of a corrupt and peruerse opinion an earnest maintainer of the Jewishe doctrine of Nestorius and his companion in the voyage he tooke from Antioch to be byshop of Constantinople whē he heard the leude reasons and conference which Nestorius had with Theodolus at Mopsouestia in Cicilia he fell from the right fayth and as Theodorus writeth of that matter in a certaine epistle he presumed in the open audience of the Church of Constantinople in the hearing of such people as serued God deuoutly to say these wordes let no man call Marie the mother of God for Marie saith he was a woman and it is vnpossible that God shoulde be borne of a woman when the religious people misliked with his reasons and counted not without cause of his doctrine as of blasphemie Nestorius the ringleader of his impietie not onely not forbad him neither maintained the right opinion but first of all confirmed his sayings to be true and was very earnest in the defence of them Wherefore after he had annexed and lincked thereunto his owne opinion and the deuise of his owne braine when he had powred into the Church of God the venome of his poysoned doctrine he endeuoured to establish a farre more blasphemous sentence to his owne destruction he said as followeth I verily will not call him God who grewe to mans state by two monethes three moneths and so forth euen as Socrates Scholasticus and the former councell helde at Ephesus haue informed of him CAP. III. VVhat Cyrill the great wrote vnto Nestorius the hereticke and of the third◠councell of Ephesus whereunto Iohn byshop of Antioch and Theodoritus came shorte CYrill byshop of Alexandria a man of great fame and renowne confuted the leude opinion of Nestorius in seuerall letters yet for al that Nestorius stiffely withstood his confutation yelded not one iote neither vnto Cyrill neither vnto Celestinus byshop of olde Rome but vomited out the venome of his cankered stomacke vpon the Churche and made sute vnto Theodosius the younger who was Emperour of the East that by his authoritie the first councell of Ephesus might be called together Wherfore the Emperour wrote vnto Cyrill and to all y ◠other ouerseers and byshops of the Churches throughout euerie citie geuinge them to vnderstand that the day of Pentecost was prescribed for their assemblie on which day the liuing and ghostly spirit descending from heauen shined among vs. but Nestorius by reason that Ephesus is not farre from Constantinople was there before them Cyrill together with his company came thither also before the day appointed Iohn byshop of Antioch was absent with his prouince not of set purpose according vnto their report which defend his doings but because he coulde not in so short a space call together the byshops of his prouince for many of their cities were distant from Antioch of olde so called but now Theopolis vnto a swift and stoute goer twelue dayes iourney vnto some others more and Ephesus is from Antioch about thirtie dayes iourney And when as Iohn aunswered plainely he was not able to meete them on the Sundaye appointed for so was the day called all his diocesse sturred not a foote from home CAP. IIII. Howe Nestorius the hereticke was deposed by the councell of Ephesus in the absence of Iohn byshoppe of Antioch When the day appointed for their meeting and fifteene dayes ouer were expired the byshops which assembled at Ephesus thinking verily that the easterne byshops would not come or if peraduenture they came it woulde be long ere they mette together when as Cyrill also moderated the councell in steade of Celestinus who as I said before gouerned the seae of Rome called Nestorius before them and willed him to aunswere vnto the crimes that were laid to his charge And when as the first day he promised to come if the case so required and being afterwardes thrise cited to appeare made light accompt of his promise the byshops that were present called the matter into controuersie and began to reason thereof Wherefore after that Memnon byshop of Ephesus had numbred the dayes that were past since the prescribed time to wit seuenteene after they had reade the epistles of the reuerende Cyrill vnto Nestorius and suche as he wrote vnto Cyrill againe together with the holy epistle of the renowmed Celestiniu sent in like sort vnto Nestorius after that Theodotus byshop of Ancyra and Acacius byshop of Melitina had made relation of the blasphemous sentences whiche Nestorius bolted out at Ephesus and after that many notable sayinges to the iustifying of the sincere fayth were vttered in that assembly of holy and learned fathers interlacing sometimes the vnaduised and blasphemous phrases of Nestorius the holy councell pronounced this sentence against Nestorius in maner as followeth Omitting other hainous crimes of the reuerend Nestorius in so much he was cited and would not appeare neither entertaine the most holy and religious byshops which we had sent vnto him vve were driuen of necessitie to sifte and examine his leude and wicked doctrine And seeinge vve founde him to haue belieued impiously and to haue taught heretically partly by perusing of his bookes and epistles and partly also by the blasphemous sentences he vttered of late in this noble citie we were moued both by the canons of the Church and the graue censure of the most holy father our College Celestinus byshop of Rome yet not without sheding of many teares to pronounce against him this seuere and sharpe sentence VVherefore our Lord Iesus Christ in derogation of whose maiesty Nestorius sticked not to pronounce such horrible blasphemie hath decreed and ordained by this sacred assembly that he shoulde both be deposed of his
the faythfull in the slipery way of perdition vnder pretence of reducing them to the fayth to ouerwhelme them in the whirpoole deepe dungeon of damnation Out of Menander therefore whome before we termed the successor of Simon there budded out a doubtfull a viperous a twofolde heresie by the meanes of Sathan hauing two heades or captaynes varying among themselues Saturninus of Antioch and Basilides of AlexaÌ„dria whereof the one throughout Syria the other throughout Aegypt published hereticall and detestable doctrine Irenaeus sayth that Saturninus for the moste parte dreamed the same with Menander and that Basilides vnder pretence of more mysticall matters enlarged his deuise into infinitie inuenting monstrous fables to the furtherance of his Heresie CAP VII VVhat heretickes and ecclesiasticall wryters lyued then WHen as many ecclesiasticall persons in those dayes striued in the behalf of the trueth and contended with sure and certaine reasons for the Apostolicke and Ecclesiasticall doctrine some also as forefencers haue exhibited instruction to the posterity by their commentaries leuealing at the aforesayd heresies of which number one Agrippa Castor a stout champion and a famous wryter of those times published a confutation of Basilides disclosing all his Satanicall iugling hauing displaied his secrety he reporteth that Basilides wrote foure and twenty bookes vpon the gospell fayning vnto him self prophets whome he calleth Barcabus and Barcoph and certaine others neuer heard of before Inuenting those barbarous names to amaze the hearers withall teaching that indifferently thinges offred to Idols may be eaten that in time of persecution the fayth with periury may be renounced coÌ„maunding silence after the manner of Pythagoras for the space of fiue yeares And such like heresies of Basilides the sayd writer hathe plainely confuted Irenaeus wryteth that in the time of these two Carpocrates liued y e father of that heresie which the Gnostici hould who thought good not to publish the sorcery of Simon priuely after his manner but openly Glorying of charmed loue drinkes of diuelish dronken dreames of assistent and associate spirites with other like illusions They teach farther that who so will attaine vnto the perfection of their mysteries or rather abhominable deuises must worke such factes by they neuer so filthy otherwise can they not ouercome as they terme them the secular potentates vnlesse euery one play his parte after the same secret operation So it came to passe that Sathan reioycing in his deuelish subtlety seduced many of theÌ„ thus already snared whome he led to perdition by the meanes of such wicked ministers gaue hereby great occasion to y e infidels of blasphemy agaynst the diuine doctrine and spred a great slaunder in that the fame of them was bruted abrode throughout christendome By this meanes it fell out often that the infidels of those times conceaued a wicked absurde and shamefull opinion of vs that that we vsed the vnlawfull company of Mothers sisters that we fed vpon the tender infantes sucklinges But these reports preuailed not long for the trueth tride it self in tyme folowing shined as the sonne beames for the sleyghts and subtleties of the aduersaries turned to their owne confusion whilest that new heresies dayly sprong creeping one vpon an other the latter taking place the former vanished away encreasing into diuerouse manifold sectes chaunging now this way anone that waye they were destroyed The brightnes of the catholicke and onely true churche continuing alwayes the same encreased enlarged dayly the boundes thereof that the grauitie sinceritie liberty and temperancy of Godly conuersation and christian philosophie shined and florished among all the nations both of the Grecians and Barbarians Thus the slaunder slyded away with the time and the doctrine famous among as and forthered of all men specially for the pietie and modestie for the diuine and mysticall doctrine thereof tooke place so that from that time vnto this day none durst note y â— same of any haynous crime or â—â—famy as they durst before which conspired agaynst vs and the Christian fayth But the trueth brought forth many in those dayes which contended and dealt with these Heretickes some with inuincible arguments without the Scriptures some with manifest proofes and authorities of Scripture confuting their hereticall opinions CAP. VIII VVhat notable writers liued theâ— OF the number was Aegesippus whome we haue before ofteâ—â—ymes 〈◊〉 one ofthâ— Apostles tyme who in fiue bookes wrote the syncere tradition of the Apostles preaching â–ª signifying his owne time and making mention of such as in former times erected Idols where he writeth thus To vvhome they erected Idols and monuments and â—aloâ—â—â—d temples it is vvell knovvne Antinous the seruant of Adrianus Caesar had a festiual triumphe decreed vnto him called after his name Antinous vvrastling celebrated in our daies They buylded him a city after his name Antinoia they consecrated Priestes they appoynted Prophets At the same tyme Iustinus Martyr an embracer of the true philosophy well studied and exercised in the doctrine of the Gentiles maketh mention of the same man in his Apologie vnto Antoninus writing thus It shall not seeme impertinent if that vve propose vnto you the remembrance of Antinous and of that vvhich they celebrate in his name VVhome all doe vvorship as it vvote for feare vvhen as they knovv vvell inough vvho and vvhence he vvas The same Iustinus maketh mention of the warres helde against the Ievves saying thus In the Iudaical vvarres fresh before your eyes Barchochebas a captayne of the Ievvish rebellion commaunded the Christians only to be greuously punished vnlesse they renouÌ„ced Christ blasphemed God In the same place he declareth how that not rashly but after good aduisement taken he left pâ—gauisme and embraced the true and onely piety For I my self sayth he delighted vvith the doctrine of Plato hearing the Christians led captiues nether fearing death nether all the torments most terrible â–ª thought it could not be that this kinde of men vvas subiect vnto malice set on pleasure For vvhat voluptuous person or intemperate or delighted vvith deuoâ—â—ing of mans 〈◊〉 can so embrace death that he be depriued of his desire not rather endeuour â–ª that this life may alvvayes â—â—ste that he be able to deceaue Princes not betray him self to the death â–ª Moreouer this Iustinus writeth how that Adrianus receauing letters of Serenius Granianus a noble President signifying in the behalf of the Christians that it was very iniurious for no â—…e but onely at the outâ—ry of the people they should be brought forth and executed wrote agayne vnto Mâ—…ius Fundanus Proconsul of Asia and commaunded that none without greeuous crime and iust accusation shoulde dye the death The coppy whereof obseruing the Latins phrase as much as in him lay he added prefiring these fewe wordes And vvhen as vve might iustly require by vertue of the epistle of the most victorious noble Caesar Adrian your father that as
communicated his diuine and godly labour and industry not onely to such as were his charge but also to strangers shewing himself most profitable vnto all people by those Catholicke epistles which he directed vnto the Churches of which numbre is that epistle written by him vnto the Lacedaemonians â–ª contayning y e right institution of christian peace vnitie Moreouer his epistle wrytt vnto the Athenians stirreth the mindes of faythfull men vnto the embracing of the trueth and euangelicall conuersation of life repâ—enâ—endeth the gainesayers despisers thereof chargeth diuerse of them that they were now in manner fallen from the fayth although Publius there bishop in their time had there bene martyred He remembreth Quadratus the successor of Publius after his martyrdome in the byshoprick testifieth of him that by his meanes they were vnited and stirred to the fayth He sheweth moreouer howe that Dionysius Areopagita conuerted vnto the fayth according vnto that which is wrytten in the Actes of the Apostles â–ª was by Paul placed the first byshop of Athens There is extant also an other epistle of his vnto the Nicomedians where repugninge the heresie of Marcion he fortifieth the right rule of fayth And vnto the Churche of the Gortynenses together with other congregations throughout Creta he wryteth commending Philip there byshope for that the Church committed vnto his charge was beautified and bedecked by the proufe of many vertuous properties warninge withall that they should auoide the wilfulnes of peruerse heretickes And wryting to the Church of Amastris together with the rest throughout Pontus he mentioneth Bachilides and Elpistus at whose instant motion he wrote and Galma there byshop interlacing expositions of sundry places of Scripture He admonisheth them at large toutching mariage and virginitieâ— commaundinge also to receaue after repentance such as fell how soeuer it happened eyther of purpose or by heretical perswasioÌ„ Unto this there is annexed an epistle vnto the Gnosij where theyr byshope Pinytus is admonished not to charge necessarily the brethren with the greuous burthen of vowed chastitie but to haue consideration of the frail imbecillity of many natures vnto the which epistle Pinytus making answere extolleth commendeth Dionysius yet agayne by way of admonition requireth that stronger meat beinge deliuered he fead the flocke coÌ„mitted vnto his charge with more absolute and profound doctrine least that they lingering in their milkesoppes and smothe exhortacions waxe old through negligence in childish nurture In the which epistle of Pinytus the right rule of fayth diligent care for the saluation of his flocke discretion also vnderstanding of holy scripture is liuely set forth last of all there remaineth an epistle of Dionysius vnto the Romaines namely vnto Soter their byshop whereof if we alleage some parte it shall not seeme impertinent where he commendeth the Romaine manner obserued vnto the persecution of our time wryting thus It hath bene your accustomed manner euen from the beginning diuersely to benefitt all the brethren and to send relief throughout the citie supplying the vvant of the poore by refreshing them in this sorte and specially the vvante of the brethren appointed for slauishe drudgerie and digging of mettalls you Romaynes of old do retaine the fatherly affection of Rome vvhich holy Soter your bishop not onely obserued but also augmented ministringe large and liberall relief to the vse of the sainctes embracing louingly the conuerted brethren as a father doth his sonnes vvith exhortation of vvholsome doctrine Here also he remembreth y â— epistle of Clemens wrytten to the Corinthians shewing the same of auncieÌ„t custome to haue bene read in the Church for thus be writeth VVe haue this day solemnized the holy sunday in the vvhich vve haue read your epistle alvvaies vvill for instructions sake euen as vve do the former of Clemens vvritten vnto vs. The same author reporteth of his owne epistles that they were patched corrupted in these words VVhen I vvas intreated of the brethren to vvrite I vvrote certaine Epistles but the messengers of Satan haue sovven them vvith tares pulling avvay some putting to other some vvhose condemnation is layd vp for certaine no maruell then though some endeuored to corrupt the sacred Scriptures of God vvhen as they vvent about to counterfett such vvrytinges of so smale authoritie Yet be sides all these there is founde an other epistle of Dionysius to Chrysophora a faithfull sister where as it was most mete he ministreth vnto her spirituall foode conuenient for her calling thus much toutching Dionysius CAP. XXIII Of Theophilus byshop of Antioche and his workes OF Theophilus byshop of Antioch before meÌ„tioned there are found three bookes of ElemeÌ„tall Institutions dedicated vnto Antolicus again an other entitled Against the heresie of Hermogenes where he alleageth many testimonies out of the reuelation of Sainct Iohn there are also certaine other bookes of his intitled of Institutions but there was neuer no greater plague or pestilence then the poyson of heretickes which then infected after the manner of tares the true seede of Apostolicke doctrine whome the pastors of the Churches repelled from the flocke of Christ as if they had bene certen sauadge beastes partely by adinomtions exhortations vnto the brethren partly also by encountring with the heretickes them selues sometimes disputing and questioning with them face to face to the vtter ouerthrow of their trifling fantasies sometimes by theyr wrytten commentaries diligently confuting by way of reprehension theyr fonde opinions Among whome Theophilus together with others which then labored against theÌ„ was counted famous who also wrote a booke leaueling at Marcion the which we knowe together with the rest at this day to be extaÌ„t after the desease of this Theophilus Maximinus being the 7. from the Apostles succeeded him in the Church of Antioche CAP. XXIIII Of Philip byshop of Gortyna Irenaeus and Modestus PHilip whome by the reporte of Dionysius we haue learned to haue bene byshop of the Church of Gortyna wrote a most exquisite tract agaynst Marcion so did Irenaeus and Modestus which of all others chiefly detected his error vnto the worlde so did sundrye other learned men whose bookes are yet to be seene with diuerse of the brethren CAP. XXV Of Melito byshop of Sardis in Asia and his workes ABoute this time Melito byshop of Sardis and Apollinarius byshop of Hierapolis florished who both wrote vnto the Emperour of Rome then raygning seuerall bookes and Apologies in the behalfe of our faith whereof these of Melito his doinges came to our handes 2. bookes of Easter of Politicke conuersation and the Prophets of the church of the sundaye of the nature of man of the molde of man of the obedience of fayth of the senses Moreouer of the body and soule also of our regeneration or nevvbirth of the trueth â–ª of the faith and the natiuitie of Christ likewise a booke of his of prophecie of the soule body â–ª of hospitalitie And a booke
coÌ„mentaries of Heraclitus vpoÌ„ Paul Maximus of y â— common question in hereticks mouthes vvhence euill proceedeth and that this substance vvas made Candidus of the creation of vvorke of the sixe dayes Appion of the same argument Sixtus of the resurrection and a certein tracte of Arabianus with a thousande mo all whiche writers time doth not permitte neither is it possible to publishe them in this our history because they minister no occasion to make mention of them CAP. XXV Of suche as from the beginning impugned the heresie of Artemon the behauiour of the hereticke and his presumption in reiecting and corrupting the scriptures AMong these bookes there is found a volume written against the heresie of Artemon â–ª which Paulus Samosatenus in our daies endeuored to reuiue wherin is coÌ„tained ah history worthy to be published among these our histories diuersly from euery where collected â–ª wheÌ„ this boke had coÌ„futed y â— said presuÌ„ptuous heresy which affirmed Christ to be a bâ—â—e naked maÌ„ that the authors therof had gloried of it as an auncient opinioÌ„ after many lynes leaues to the coÌ„fuâ—acion of this blasphemous vntrueth he writeth thus They affirme that all our aunâ—â—â—ours â–ª yea and the Apostles them selues vvere of that opinion and taughte the same vvith them and that this their true doctrine for so they call it vvas preached embraced vnto the time of Victor the thirtenth bishop of Rome after Peter corrupted by his successour Zephyrinus this peraduenture might seeme to haue some likelyhoode of trueth vnlesse firste of all the holy scriptures reclamed next the bokes of suÌ„dry meÌ„ loÌ„g before the time of Victor vvhich they published against the gentiles in the defence of the trueth in the confutation of the hereticall opinions of their time I meane Iustinus Meltiades Tatianus and Clemens vvith many others in all vvhich Christ is preached and published to be God VVho knovveth not that the vvoorkes of Irenaus Melito and all other Christians do confesse Christ to be both God and man to be shorte hovve many psalmes and hymnes and Canticles vvere vvritten from the beginninge by the faythfull Christians vvhich â—ounde and singe Christ the vvorde of God for no other then God in deede hovv then is it possible accordinge vnto their report that our auncetors vnto the time of Victor should haue preached so vvhen as the ecclesiasticall censure for so many yeares is pronounced for certeine and knovven vnto all the vvorlde and hovve can they chuse but be ashamed thus vntruely to reporte of Victor vvhen as they knovve for suretie that Victor excommunicated Theodotus a tanner the father and founder of this Apostasie vvhich denyed the diuinitie of Christ because that he firste affirmed Christ to be but onely man if Victor as they reporte had bene of their blasphemous opinion hovv then could he haue excoÌ„municated Theodotus the author of that heresie but Victor was thus affectionated when he had gouerned y â— ecclesiasticall function the space of tenne yeares Zephyrinus succeeded him about the tenth yere of the raigne of Seuerus The same author which wrote the aforesaid booke against the founder of this heresie declareth a certeine historie that was done in the time of Zepherinus after this maner Therfore to the ende I may aduertise diuerse of the brethren I vvil rehearse a certaine historie of our time vvhiche as I suppose if it had bene in Sodome they vvold haue fallen to repentaÌ„ce There vvas one Natalius vvho not loÌ„g before but eueÌ„ in our time becam a coÌ„fessor this Natalius vvas on a tyme seduced by Asclepiodotus an other Theodotus an exchauÌ„ger they both vvere disciples of Theodotus the taÌ„ner vvho theÌ„ being author of this blasphemous opinioÌ„ as I sayd before vvas excoÌ„municated by Victor bishop of Rome for Natalius vvas persvvaded by theÌ„ for a certeine hire revvarde to be called a bishop of this heretical opinioÌ„ to vvete a huÌ„dreth fifty peÌ„ce monethly to be payd him Novv he being thus linked vnto theÌ„ the Lord vvarned him oft by visions for God and our Lord Iesus Christ full of mercy compassion vvold not that the vvitnesse of his passioÌ„s should perishe vvithout the churche for that he vvas altogether carelesse negligeÌ„t in marking the visions froÌ„ aboue being novv as it vvere hooked vvith the svveete baites of primacie honour filthy lucre vvherby thousands do perishe at leÌ„gth he vvas scurged by an Angel of the Lord. for the space of a vvhole nyght chasticed not a little so that vvhen he rose earely in the morning couered in sackcloth sprinckled in ashes vvith much vvoe many teares he fel dovvn flatte before the feete of Zephyrinus bishope of Rome not after the manner of a cleargie man but of the laye people beseaching the churche prone alvvayes to compassion vvith vvatrishe eyes and vvette cheekes for the mercie of Christ to tender and pitie his miserable case so that vsinge many petitions and shevvinge in his bodie the printe of the plaguye stripes after muche adoe he vvas receaued vnto the communion We thinke best to adde vnto these other relations of the same author for thus he writeth They corrupted the holye sacred scriptures vvithout any reuerence they reiected the canon of the auncient faith they haue bene ignorant of Christ not searching vvhat the holie scriptures affirmed but exercisinge them selues therein siftinge it to this ende that some figure or forme of a syllogisme myght be founde to impugne the diuinitie of Christ and if any reasoned vvith them out of holie scripture forthvvith they demaund vvhether it be a coniuncte or a simple kinde of syllogisme layenge asyde holye scripture they practise Geometrie as beynge of the earth they speake earthlye and knovve not him vvhiche came frome aboue Euclides amonge a greate many of them measureth the earth busielie Aristotle and Theophrastus are hyghlye esteemed Galen is of diuerse vvorshipped but vvhat shall I saye of these vvho beynge farre from the fayth abuse the arte of infidels to the establyshinge of theyr hereticall opinion and corrupt the simplicitie of holy scripture through the subtle craft of sinfull persons for to this purpose they put their prophane handes to holie scripture sayinge they vvolde correcte them and that I reporte not this vntruely of them or parciallie agaynste them if any man please he may easily knovve it for if any vvill peruse their copies and conferre one vvith an other he shall finde in them great contrariety The bookes of Asclepiades agree not vvith them of Theodotus there is found betvvene them great difference for their disciples vvrote obscurely such things as their masters had ambiciously corrected againe vvith these the copies Hermophilus do not consent neither are the copies of Apollonius at concord among theÌ„ selues if their alligatioÌ„s be coÌ„ferred vvith their traÌ„slatioÌ„s alteratioÌ„s there shal be found great diuersity belike they are altogether ignoraÌ„t vvhat presumptioÌ„
by perusing the expositioÌ„s of their doctrine vve haue fouÌ„d many things sauoring of the true doctrine of our Sauiour and certaine other things borovved and interlaced vvhich vve haue noted vnto you Thus farre Serapion CAP. XII Of the workes of Clemens byshop of Alexandria THe bookes of Clemens entitled Stromatôn are in all eight and extant at this daye bearing this inscription The diuerous compacted bookes of Titus Flauius Clemens of the science of true Philosophie There are also of the same number bookes of his intitled Dispositions or InformatioÌ„s where he namely remembreth his maister Pantaenus expounding his interpretations traditions there is extant an other booke of his for exhortatioÌ„ vnto the gentils and three bookes intitled the schoolemaister other thus vvhat ritch maÌ„ can be saued againe a booke of Easter and disputations of fasting and of sclaunder an exhortation to nevvenes of life for the late conuerts The canon of the church or against the Ievves dedicated vnto Alexander the bishop aboue named In the bookes Stromatôn he explicated not onely the deuine but also the heathenish doctrine and he repeating their profitable sentences maketh manifest the opinions both of Grecians and barbarians the which diuerse men highely doe esteeme and to be shorte he confuteth the false opinions of Graunde heretickes dilatinge manye Historyes and ministringe vnto vs muche matter of sundry kindes of doctrine With theese he mingleth the opinions of philosophers fittlye entitling it for the matter therein contained a booke of diuerous doctrine He alleageth in the sayde booke testimonies out of wryters not allowed and out of the booke called the vvisedome of Solomon Iesus Sirach the Epistle to the Hebrvves Barnabas Clemens Iude. He remembreth the booke of Tatianus against the Gentils and of Cassianus as if he had wrytten a Chronographie Moreouer he remembreth Philo Aristobulus Iosephus Demetrius Eupolemus Iewish wryters and howe that all they pronounced in their writings that Moses and the nation of the Hebrevves and Ievves were farre more auncient then the Gentils The bookes of the aforesayd Clemens containe many other necessary and profitable tractes In the first of his bookes he declareth that he succeded the Apostles and there he promiseth to publish comentaries vpon Genesis In his booke of Easter he confesseth himself to haue bene ouer treated of his friendes that he shoulde deliuer vnto the posteritie in wryting those traditions which he hearde of the elders of olde he maketh mention of Melito and Irenaus and of certain others whose interpretations he alleageth To conclude in his bookes of Dispositions or Informations He reciteth all the bookes of y â— Canonicall Scripture neyther omitted he y â— rehearsall of such as were impugned I speake of the Epistle of Iude the Catholicke epistls the epistle of Barnabas the Reuelation vnder the name of Peter CAP. XIII Clemens byshop of Alexandria of the Canonicall Scripture Alexander byshop of Ierusalem of Clemens and Pantaenus Origen cometh to Rome in the time of Zephyrinus THe Epistle vnto the Hebrevves he affirmeth to be Pauls for vndoubted and therefore written in the Hebrewe tongue for the Hebrews sakes but faithfully translated by Luke and preached vnto the Gentils and therefore we finde there the like phrase and maner of speache vsed in the Actes of the Apostles it is not to be misliked at all that Paul an Apostle is not prefixed to this Epistle For saith he vvryting vnto the Hebrevves because of the ill opinion they conceaued of him very vvisely he concealed his name lest that at the first he shoulde dismay them Againe he sayth For euen as Macarius the elder sayd for so much as the Lorde himself vvas the messenger of the almighty sent vnto the Hebrevvs Paul for modesty his sake being the Apostle of the Gentils vvrote not himselfe the Apostle of the Hebrevves partly for the honor due vnto Christ and partly also for that he frely boldly being the Apostle of the Gentils vvrote vnto the Ievves Afterwardes of the order of the Euangelists according vnto the tradition of the elders he writeth thus The gospels vvhich containe the genealogies are placed and counted the first The Gospell after Marke vvas vvritten vpon this occasion VVhen Peter preached openly at Rome and published the Gospell by rote many of the auditors intreated Marke being the hearer and follover of the Apostle a long vvhile one that vvell remembred his vvords to deliuer them in vvryting such things as he had heard Peter preach before vvhich thing vvhen he had signified to Peter he nether forbad him neither commaunded him to do it â–ª Iohn last of all seing in the other Euangelists the humanitie of Christ set forth at large being entreated of his friends and moued by the holy Ghost vvrote chiefly of his diuinitie Thus farre Clemens byshop of Alexandria Againe the aforesayd Alexander in a certaine epistle vnto Origen writeth howe that Clemens Pantaenus were become familiar friends after this manner This as you knovve very vvell vvas the vvill of God that our frendship should continevve and remaine immoueable begonne euen from our progenitors become yea more feruent stedfast vve takâ—â—â—em for our progenitors vvho going before haue taught vs they vvaye to follovve after vvith vvhome after a vvhile vve shal be coopled I meane blessed Pantaenus my Mayster holy Clemens my maister also vvhich did me much good and if there be any other such by vvhose meanes I haue knovven you throughly for my maister and brother So farre Alexander but Adamantius so was Origen called writeth in a certaine place that he was at Rome when Zephyrinus was bishop there for he was very destrous to see the most auncient churche of the Romains where after he had continewed a litle while he returned to Alexandria executing most diligeÌ„tly y â— accustomed office of Catechizing when as Demetrius also bishop of Alexandria vsed all meanes possible together with him to th ende he might profitt and further the brethren CAP. XIIII Of Heraclas Origens campanion in catechizinge WHen Origen sawe himselfe not sufficient neither able alone to searche out the profound mysteries of holie scripture neither the interpretation and right sense thereof because that suche as frequented vnto his schoole graunted no leasure at all â–ª for from morning to nyght in seuerall companies one ouertakinge an other they flocked to his preachinge he ordained Heraclas of all the other his familiers his fellowe helper and Usher a man experte in holy scripture discrete and wise and a profounde philosopher committing vnto him the instruction of the inferiour sort and lately come to the faith reseruing vnto himselfe the hearinge of suche as were father and better entred CAP. XV. Origen studyed the Hebrewe tongue and conferred the translations of holie scripture ORigen had so greate a desire of searching out the deepe mysteries of holy scripture that he studied the Hebrevve tongue and bought the copies vsed
hath Porphyrius written in his third-booke agaynst the Christians truely reporting of this mans exercises and sundry kindes of knowledge but vntruely in that he sayde he should degenerate from the Gentiles For how can he pronounce the trueth when as he practiseth to write againste the Christians he sayeth that Ammonius from leading a good and a godly lyfe fell into heathenish idolatrie for the doctrine of Christ the which Origen receaued of his forefathers the same he retayned as we haue largely declared before And Ammonius also contrary to his reporte kept styll and retayned the sounde and vncorrupted philosophie of God euen vnto his laste ende as his commentaryes at this daye beare recorde whiche he lefte behinde him namely that famous worke entituled The agreement of Moses and Iesu and other tractes whatsoeuer other men haue founde written These thyngs are layde downe to the coÌ„mendation of Origen agaynst the sclaunderous mouthe of that despitefull man and of the greate skyll of Origen in the Grecians discipline and doctrine Toutchinge the whiche when he was reprehended of soâ—e for his studye therein he defended him selfe in a certaine epistle writinge after this manner CAP. XIX Howe Origen defended him selfe againste such as reprehended him for studying Philosophie Of his voyage into Arabia and Palaestina WHen that I studyed for the increase of knovvledge and that a rumor or fame vvas spredde abrode of the perfection of my learninge and doctrine heretickes and speciallie such as vvere profounde in philosophie and in the doctrine of the Gentils resorted vnto me vvherefore I thought good to searche out the selfe opinions of heretickes and vvhat soeuer myght be sayde out of philosophie for the confirmation of the trueth This haue I done firste of all after the example of Pantaenus vvho profited a greate manye before my tyme and had singular skyll and knovvledge therein secondly after the example of Heraclas novve a minister of the churche of Alexandria vvhome I founde vvith a professor of philosophie vvhiche vvas his mayster fyue yeares before I applyed my minde to the studie of theyr sciences VVho also in tymes paste vsed the common and vsuall attyre novve layinge that asyde he tooke the philosophers habite the vvhiche he retayneth as yet and ceaseth not vnto this daye vvith earnest labour industrie to reade ouer the philosophers bookes These thinges hath he written to the clearinge of him selfe for his studie in prophane writers When as at that tyme he continewed at Alexandria there came a certayne souldier from the gouernour of Arabia with letters vnto Demetrius Byshope of that seae and vnto him who then was Liuetenante of Aegypte requestinge them with all speede to sende Origen vnto him whiche myght communicate vnto him some parte of his doctrine Origen then beynge sente of them taketh his voyage into Arabia Not longe after when he had accomplished the cause of his iourney he returned into Alexandria In the meane whyle there was raysed such a sedition in the cytie and the warres were so hotte that there was no beynge for him there he lefte Alexandria and foreseeynge that he coulde be safe no where in all Aegypt he went into Palaestina and remayned at Caesarea where he was intreated by the byshopes of that prouince to dispute in the open churche and to expounde holie scripture beynge as yet not called to the ministerie Whiche thinge may euidently appeare by that whiche Alexander bishope of Ierusalem and Theoctistus bishope of Caesarea wrote in defence of the facte vnto Demetrius concerninge him after this manner he layde this downe in his letters that there was neuer suche practise hearde of that there coulde no where the like president be founde that laye men in presence of bishops haue taught in the churche VVe knovve not for vvhat cause he reporteth a manifest vntrueth vvheÌ„ as there may be found such as in opeÌ„ assemblies haue taught the people yea vvhen as there vvere present learned men that coulde profite the people and moreouer holie byshops at that tyme also exhortinge them to preache For example sake at Laranda Euelpis vvas requested of Neon at Iconium Paulinus vvas requested by Cellus at Synada Theodorus vvas requested by Atticus vvho vvere godly brethren It is like also that this vvas practised in other places though vnknovven to vs. Thus was Origen honored beynge a yonge man not onely of his acquaintance but of byshops that were straungers vnto him Afterwardes when Demetrius had called him whome by his letters and diuers Deacons of the churche had earnestly solicited his returne he taketh his voyage agayne into Alexandria and there diligently applyeth his accustomed maner of teachinge CAP. XX. Of the famous writers in Origens tyme and how the Emperours mother sent for him THere florished at that tyme many other learned and profounde ecclesiasticall persons whose epistles writing from one to an other are at this daye to be seene and found reserued in the librarie buylded at Jerusalem by Alexander who was bishope there at that tyme. from whence we haue compiled together the substance of this our present historie of this number Beryllus besides his epistles and commentariesâ— hath lefte vnto the posteritie sundrye monumentes of his sounde fayth for he was bishope of Bostra in Arabia Likewise Hippolytus bishope of an other place There came also into our handes the disputation of Gaius a notable learned man had at Rome in the tyme of Zephyrinus agaynste Proclus a patrone of the Phrygian heresâ—e â–ª in the which to the confutation of the temeritie and bolde enterprise of the contrarye parte in alleaginge of newe founde scriptures he maketh mention of therteene epistles of Sainct Paul not naming the epistle vnto the Hebrevves in the number For neither as yet of diuerse Romaines is that epistle thoughte to be Pauls When Antoninus had bene Emperour seuen yeares and sixe moneths Macrinus succeeded him in the empire And after that this Macrinus had departed this lyfe in the firste yeare of his raygne an other Antoninus tooke the imperiall scepter to rule ouer the Romaines in the first yeare of whose coronation Zephyrinus bishop of Rome dyed wheÌ„ he had gouerned the ecclesiasticall seae the space of eyghteene yeares whome Calâ—stus succeeded who continewing the space of fyue yeares lefte the churche to Vrbanus Agayne after that Antoninus had bene Emperour foure yeares full he dyed in whose rowme Alexander immediately folowed at what tyme Philetus succeeded Asclepiades in the churche of Antioche Then Mamâ—â— the Emperours mother a woman if there was then any suche in the worlde very godly and religious when the fame of Origen was spredde farre and nyghe enen vnto hir eares thought hir selfe a happie woman if she myght see him and â—eare his wisedome in holye scripture whiche all men wondered at Wherefore remayning at Antioche she sent of hir garde for him who also came and after that he had continewed there a while and published many thinges to
rebaptizing of heretickes THen firste of all Cyprian bishop of Carthage thought the heretickes no other kinde of waye to be admitted and purged from their errour then by Baptisme But Stephan thought good that nothinge shoulde be innouated preiudiciall to the tradition preuaylinge of olde for whiche cause he was greatly offended with Cyprian CAP. IIII. Dionysius writeth vnto Stephan bishop of Rome of the matter in controuersie and of the peace which followed after persecution DIonysius when he had often written vnto him of this matter at length certifieth him that persecution beynge ceassed all the churches enioyed peace embraced vnitie and detested the erroneous nouelties of Nouatus he writeth thus Vnderstand nowe o brother that all the churches throughout the east yea and beyonde are vnited together whiche afore tyme were deuided and at discorde amonge them selues All the gouernours of the churches euery where are at one reioysinge exceedingly at the peace which happened beyonde all expectation Demetrianus of Antioche Theoctistus of Caesarea Mezabanes of Ierusalem Marinus of Tyrus Alexander who is dead Heliodorus of Laodicea which succeeded after the death of Thelymidres Helenus of Tarsus all the churches of Cilicia Firmilianus and all Cappadocia I haue onely recited the most famous Bishops lest my epistle become ouer large and the readinge be ouertedious All Syria and Arabia two wherewith ye are pleased and to whome presently ye write and Mesopotamia Pontus and Bithynia and that I may vtter all in one worde euery one euery where reioyceth glorifyinge God in concorde and brotherlie loue So farre Dionysius Stephan when he had bene byshop of Rome two yeares dyed and after him came Xystus in place And to him wrote Dionysius an other epistle of Baptisme layinge downe the censure of Stephan and the other byshops Of Stephan he sayeth thus He wrote an epistle toutchinge Helenus and Firmilianus and all Cilicia Cappadocia Galatia and the borderinge nations that he woulde not communicate with them for that cause to weete for that they rebaptized heretickes Consider that this is a weyghtie matter For truely as I heare in the greatest synodes of bishopes it is decreed that such as renounce any heresie shoulde firste agayne be instructed then be baptized and purged of the dregges of the olde and impure leauen And hereof I wrote vnto him requestinge him to certifie me agayne and to our welbeloued fellowe ministers Dionysius and Philemon who at the firste gaue their censure with Stephan and nowe they write vnto me to whome at the firste I wrote brieflie but nowe at large So farre presently of this question then in controuersie CAP. V. Of the Sabellian heresie MAkinge relation of the Sabellian heretickes then preuaylinge he writeth thus For as much as manie brethren of both partes haue sente theyr bookes and disputations in writinge vnto me toutchinge the impious doctrine lately sowen at Pentapolis in Ptolemais contayning many blasphemies against the almightie God and the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ and withall muche incredulitie toutchinge his onely begotten sonne and firste begotten of all creatures and the worde incarnate and senselesse ignorance of the holy ghoste Some of them I haue written as God gaue me grace with greater instruction and sent the copies vnto you CAP. VI. Dionysius being warned from aboue read with greate profitt the bookes of heretickes he thinketh that such as returne from their heresies shoulde not be rebaptized DIonysius in his third epistle of Baptisme writeth thus vnto Philemon a Romaine minister I haue read ouer the traditions and commentaries of heretickes not infecting my minde with their impure cogitations but profiting my selfe accordingly that I reprehēded thē with my selfe and detested them vtterly And when I was brotherly and charitably forbidd by a certaine minister whiche feared lest that I wallowed my selfe in the puddle of their malicious writinges whereby my soule myght perishe who as it seemed me tolde the trueth a certaine vision came vnto me from aboue plainlie commaundinge and sayinge Reade all whatsoeuer come into thy handes thou shalt be able to weye to proue and trye all for by this meanes at the firste thou camest vnto the faith I thankfully receaued the vision as agreable vnto the voice of the Apostle speakinge vnto myghtier men Be you tryed stewardes or disposers of the mysteries of God Agayne after he had spoken somewhat of all the heresies before his time he proceedeth on thus I haue receaued this canon and rule of blessed Heraclas our pope Suche as returned from heretickes though they fell from the churche or not fell but thought to participate with them yet betrayde for that they frequented the companie of one that published false doctrine he excommunicated neither admitted no if they had entreated before they had openly pronounced all they had hearde of the aduersaries then at length he gathered them together not requiringe that they shoulde be baptized againe For a good whyle before they had obtained by his meanes the holie ghost Agayne when he had largely entreated hereof he writeth thus ▪ And I am sure of this that not onely the bishopes of Africk haue practised the like but also the bishops our predecessours of olde in the most famous churches and in the Synodes of the brethren at Iconium and Synadis with the aduise of manie haue decreed the same whose sentences to ouerthrovve and raise contention and bravvling among the brethren I cannot awaye with Thou shalt not as it is written alter the bounds of thy neighbours which thy fathers haue limited CAP. VII The same Dionysius of the Nouatian heresie HIs fourth epistle of Baptisme is written vnto Dionysius then a Romaine minister but afterwards there placed bishop whereby we may coniecture howe he was counted wise and famous by the testimonie of Dionysius bishope of Alexandria he wrote vnto him after other things in this manner of Nouatus VVe are not without iuste cause offended with Nouatus vvhiche hath rent a sunder the churche of God and drawen diuerse of the brethren vnto impietie and blasphemies and hath published of God a moste impious and prophane kinde of doctrine charging the moste louing and mercifull God vvith the title and sclaunder of immercifulnesse And moreouer he hath renounced baptisme he hath made shipwracke of his former faith and confession he hath chased avvay the holy ghost vvhat hope soeuer remaines either of the tarying or returning of the holy ghost into them againe CAP. VIII Dionysius reporteth of one that sorowed because he had receaued baptisme of heretickes THe fifte epistle of Dionysius is extant vnto Xystus bishop of Rome where after he had written many thinges againste heretickes he reporteth this one thing which happened in his time writing thus In good sooth brother I stande in neede of aduise and counsaile I craue your opinion for that a certaine thing happened vnto me vvherin I feare lest I be deceaued when the brethren were gathered
lines they added as followeth VVe haue cited hyther many byshops from farre to salue and cure this deadely and poysoned doctrine as Dionysius byshop of Alexandria Firmilianus byshop of Caesarea in cappadocia men blessed in the Lord whereof the one writinge hither to Antioch voutchsafed not once to salute the author of error for he wrot not to his person but to the whole congregation the coppy whereof we haue here annexed but Firmilianus came twise and condemned his straunge doctrine as we knowe very well and testifie which were present together with many other besids vs for when Paulus promised to recante this man beleeued and hopped he woulde redresse and preuent this occasioÌ„ without all contumely reproch which might redound vnto the true doctrine he differred posted ouer his opinioÌ„ from time to time being seduced no doubt by him which denied God his Lord swarued froÌ„ the faith he held at the beginning This Firmilianus in his iourney to Antioch came as farte as Tarsus hauing experimeÌ„t in Christ of his malicious spite wherwith he denied God but whilest that we assemble together whilest we summone him waite for his comming he departed this life againe of the life of Samosatenus and his conuersation they write thus in the same epistle After that he forsooke the ecclesiasticall canon he fell vnto vnlawefull forged doctrine neither is it behoueable for vs nowe to iudge of an aliene ether to descant howe at the first he was poore nothing bequeathed him of his parents that neither by art trade or exercise he attayned vnto the aboundaÌ„ce of welth which he enioyned but with lewdacts sacriledge by iniurious tyrannicall oppressioÌ„ of the brethren whom he made to tremble for feare with his guyleful gaine wilie promise of hired patronship by which subtlety deceate he gayned so much that he procured the geuers to be liberall to th end they might be deliuered from their aduersaries and so he turned godlines into gaine neyther neede vve to speake here of hovve that he being puffed vvith pride vsurped seculer dignities vvould rather be called a vvarlicke captaine then a byshope of the Churche vvalkinge stately throughout the streets and market place reading letters vvithall openly enditing maintaining about him a great troope to gard his person some going before some coming after so that our faith religion runne to great spite sclaunder and hatred by reason of his svvellinge pride hautye disdayne neither vvill vve reherse the monstrous figmentes vvhich he fayned his glorious braggs the vglesome spectacles he deuised to amaze the minds of the simpler sort he made for him self a lofty seate high throne not like the disciple of Christ but seuered in shevve title after the manner of the princes of this vvorlde smyting the thighe vvith the hand pouncinge the footestole vvith his feete If any extolled him not as the vse is vpon theatres vvith clappinge of theyr handes vvith shoutinge and hurlinge of theyr cappes if any also both of men and vvomen had not skipped to and fro vvith busie bodies vndecent obeysance if any as in the house of God had behaued themselues honestly and decently the same he checked and all to be reuiled He inueyed vvithout all reason in the open assemblyes against the expositors of holy scripture vvhich then vvere departe to rest he auaunted him selfe more like a sophister and sorcerer then a byshop the psalmes song in the Church to the laud of our Lord Iesus Christ lie remoued couÌ„ting them nevve found figments of late vvriters in stede vvvherof in the middest of the church vpon the high feast of Easter he suborned certaine vvomen vvhich sounded out sonnets to his praise the which if any now heard his heare woulde stand staringe on his head he licenced the bishops ministers of the adioyning villages cities which honored him to preache vnto the people he staggereth at confessing with vs that the sonne of God descended from heauen And that we may borowe somwhat of that which hereafter is to be spokeÌ„ of vs it shall not be barely â—…châ—d â—â—t 〈◊〉 out of the coÌ„meâ—ariâ—â— published by vs vnto the whole worlde specially where he sayth that Christ Iesus is of the earth They which sound out his coÌ„mendation extoll him among the people affirmâ— this wicked most detestable varâ—ett to be an angell that came â—…ueÌ„ neither forbiddeth he these things but staÌ„deth arrogaÌ„tly to the things spokeÌ„ of him â–ª what shall I speake of his entertainmeÌ„t of associated closly kept womeÌ„ as they of Anâ—â—oth terme 〈…〉 of the 〈…〉 deacoâ— which accoÌ„pany him wherwith wâ—â—tingly he cloâ—â—th this sundry other haynous incurable well knowen offences to the ende he may withhold them also â—â—â—lty together with him in those things the which both in word deede he ofâ—â—ideth in daring not to accuse him insomuch they theÌ„ selues are gilty in their coÌ„sciences of the same crime for he enritcheth theÌ„ wherfore he is both beloued honored of theÌ„ that gape after the like gudgins we knowe beloued brethreÌ„ that a bishop and the whole order of priesthoode ought to be a paterne of good works vnto the coÌ„moÌ„ people neither are we ignoraÌ„t of this that many are falleÌ„ because of the closly kept women many againe are subiect to suspicioÌ„ slauÌ„der wherfore admitt that he coÌ„mitted no lewde wantones vvith theÌ„ yet should he haue feared the suspicioÌ„ surmise vvhich riseth therof lest that either he shold offend any or bolden any to the â—â—itatioÌ„ offâ—levvde an exaÌ„ple for hovv caÌ„ hereprehend admonâ—she an other that as it is vvâ—â—â—â—en he 〈…〉 loÌ„ger the coÌ„pany of an other vvoman that he take heede he fall not vvhich novv abstaineth from one in stede therof retaineth tvvo lustier liuelyer peeces at home if he trauell anyvvhither he leadeth theÌ„ vvith him being al set vpon the full delicate pleasure For vvhich 〈◊〉 cuÌ„stance all do sobbe sighe secretly treÌ„â—ling at his povver tyrannie dare nor accuse him but these things as vve haue sayd before are of such importaÌ„ce that they vvould cause a catholicke person vvere he neuer so deare a frende vnto vs to be sharply rebuked As for him vvhich fell from the mysterie of our faith discried the detâ—stable heresie of Artemas nothing amisse if novv at leÌ„gth vve name the father of the child we thinke him neuer able to reÌ„der accoÌ„pta of his mischeuous actes Againe about the end of the epistle they write thus vvherfore necessitie coÌ„sâ—taining vâ— so to do vve excoÌ„municated the svvorne aduersary of God vvhich yelded not a lote placed in his rovvme DoÌ„nâ—s a maÌ„ bedecked vvith allgifts required in a bishop soÌ„ne to Demâ—â—riâ—â—us of vvorthy memory the predecessor of Paulus him as vve are pesvvaded by the prouideÌ„ce of God vve ordained bishop certified you to vvrite vnto him to the
a newe kinde of tormeÌ„t neuer heard of before Theyr backs and sides were so scurged and rente with palme twigges newely pluckt of the trees hauinge on their prickinge knobs So that diuers because of the stumpes that stucke in the fleshe of their backes were constrained often times to repayre vnto surgions others some not able to endure suche terrible payne dyed of their wounds As many of the men as remained yet aliue together with the virgins were exiled and ledde by the souldiers to Oasis The deade carkasses not yet fully colde were denied the friendes of the deseased being throwen here and there and lying vnburied for that liked them best the souldiers hidde them as if they had bene neither culpable neither fauty in committinge suche horrible crimes This did they hauing their mindes ouershadowed with the furious rage of frentike heresie And when as the deare friendes and familiars of the deade reioyced at the bold protestation of their faith yet sorowed because their carkasses were not couered with earth the sauadge impietie and beastlye cruelty of these souldiers reuealed it selfe with greater shame and infamie Moreouer they banishe forthwith certaine Bishops of Aegypt and Libya namely Ammon Thmuis Gaius Philon Hermes Plinius Psenosiris Nilammon Agathon Anagamphus Marcus Dracontius Adelphius Athenodorus a seconde Ammon and of the priestes they banished Hierax and Dioscorus These beinge bereaued of their natiue soyle they handled so roughly that some of them dyed by the waye some other in exile neuer returninge againe They put to death aboue thirty Bishops They followed the sâ—eppes of wicked Achaab imploying all their care and industrie for the rootinge out of the trueth from of the face of the earth These were y â— practises of Georgius at Alexandria by the reporte of Athanasius The Emperoure marched forewardes with his hoste to Illyrium for thither of necessity was he constrained to goe and there it was that Bretanion was proclaimed Emperor As soone as he came to Sirmium truce beinge made he came to parlee with Bretanion In the meane while he endeuored to winne againe the souldiers which had refused him for their Emperoure after he had so done they proclaimed Constantius alone both their Augustus their kinge Emperoure In this their proclamation there was no mention of Bretanion who seinge himselfe betrayed fell downe prostrate at the Emperoures feete and craued for mercy Constantius taking from him his princely scepter and purple robe lifted him vp by the hande very curteously and exhorted him after the callinge of a priuate man to leade a quiet and peceable life He sayde moreouer that it was fitter for an olde man suche as he was to embrace a trade of life that were voyde of all trouble care theÌ„ to gape after a vaine title of honor full of disquietnes molestatioÌ„ Thus it fared with Bretanion in the ende The Emperoure commaunded that all his charges shoulde be geuen him of the publique tribute afterwardes he wrote vnto him sundry letters to Prousa a citie in Bithynia where he made his abode signifyinge what singular pleasure he had done vnto him in riddinge him from cares troubles shewinge also what miserie oftentimes befalleth to raigne and gouernement and that of his owne parte he had dealte vnaduisedly in not geuing to him selfe that which he graunted to an other So farre of these thinges CAP. XXIIII Of Photinus the hereticke THe Emperoure at that time made Gallus his cosingermaine Caesar he gaue him his owne title or name and sente him to Antioch in Syria for to keepe those partes of the Empire whiche reached into the Easte When he came to Antioch there appeared in the East the signe or cognizance of our Sauiour for a pillour resembling the forme of a crosse was seene in the aer bringing great admiration to the beholders He sent his other captaines with great power to wage battaile with Magnentius he himselfe remayned at Sirmium harkening to the ende In the meane while Photinus the superintendent of that church wente about openly to publish a selfe opinion inuented of his owne braine and because there was great tumult and much trouble risen thereof the Emperoure commaunded a councell to be summoned at Sirmium Of the Bshops of the East there came thither Marcus Bishop of Arethusa Georgius Bishop of AlexaÌ„dria whome the Arians after they had deposed Gregorius as I sayd before placed there Basilius who was Bishop of Ancyra after the depriuation of Marcellus Pancratius Bishop of Peleusium Hypatiaâ—us Bishop of Heraclea Out of the Weste there mette them Valens Bishop of Mursa and Osius Bishop of Corduba a citie of Spayne who then beinge of greate fame was forced to come vnto the councell These Bishops assembled at Sirmium after the consulship of Sergius and Nigrianus in which yeare by reason of the warres and ciuill dissentions there was none that could execute the function of a Consull they deposed forthwith the hereticke Photinus of his Bishopricke for he maintained the lewde opinion of Sabellius the Aphricke and Paulus Samosatenus Whiche Acte of theirs was approued of all men bothe at that presente and also in times followinge to haue bene done accordinge vnto right and reason CAP. XXV VVhat formes of fayth were layde downe at the councell of Sirmium in presence of Constantius the Emperoure THese Bishops continewinge a while at Sirmium decided other thinges For they wente about to abrogate their old Creeds and to establishe newe formes of faith one was exhibited in the Greeke tonge by Marcus Bishop of Arethusa â–ª two others in the Latine tongue agreeing neither in word neither in composition neither in sense neither in sentence either with theÌ„selues or with that which the Bshop of Arethusa wrote in Greeke One of the Latine formes I will here lay downe immediatly after the Greeke forme of Marcus The other afterwards rehearsed at Sirmium I will referre to his proper plate Yet haue we to vnderstand that both were translated into y â— Greeke The forme which Marcus wrote was as followeth VVe beleue in one God the father almightie creator and maker of all thinges Of whome all fatherhood is named in heauen and in earth And in his onely begotten sonne our Lord Iesus Christ begotten of the father before all worldes God of God light of light â–ª by whome all things were made bothe in heaueÌ„ in earth be they visible or inuisible things â–ª who is the word the wisedom the true light the life who in the later dayes was incamate for our sakes borne of the holy virgine crucified died rose againe the third day froÌ„ the dead ascended into heaueÌ„ sitteth at the right hand of the father shall come againe at the end of the world to iudge both the quick the dead to rewarde euery one accordinge vnto his workes whose kingdome shall haue no ende but contineweth for euer euer For he shall sit at the right hand of the father not onely
was Siluanus and molested the quiet estat of the coÌ„mon weale in Fraunce but the captaines of Constantius dispatched him quickely out of the way when these things were come to an end there rose other ciuill warres in the East for the Ievves inhabiting Diocaesarea in Palaestina tooke armour against the Romaines and inuaded the bordering regions But Gallus called also Constantius whome the Emperour Constantius had made Caesar and sente him into the Easte came thither with great power ouer came the Iewes in battell and made the citie Diocaesarea euen with the ground When Gallus had brought these thinges to passe being swollen and puffed vp with the pride of good successe and prosperous affaires could no longer containe himselfe within his bounds but forthwith beinge inflamed with tyrannicall motion turned his minde against Constantius so that Constantius not long after espied him out and perceaued his drift He had executed of his owne absolute authoritie Domitianus who was president of the East and the greate treasurer not making the Emperoure priuey vnto his doings Wherefore Constantius was sore incensed against him He being wonderfully affrayd yet of force came vnto him Constantius hearing of his comminge y â— he was nowe in the Westerne partes of his dominions to wete in the He Flauona caused his head to be taken of his shoulders In a litle while after he appointed Iulianus y â— brother of Gallus Caesar sent him into Fraunce against y â— Barbarians Gallus whose name was also Constantius ended his life the seauenth Consulship of Constantius and the third of his owne Iulianus the yeare following was created Caesar â–ª in the Consulship of Arbition and Lollianus the sixte of Nouember But of Iulianus we will discourse in the third booke Constantius beinge rid of these present mischiefs turned himselfe to wage battell with the church of God Remouinge from Sirmium vnto the princely citie of Rome â–ª he called together a councell and commaunded diuers Bishops out of the East to repaire with all speed into Italy and that the Bishops of the Weste shoulde meete them there In the meane space while they trauell into Italy it fell out that Iulius Bishop of Rome after he had gouerned that churche fiftene yeares departed this life and Liberius succeded him in the Bishopricke CAP. XXVIII Of the heretike Aetius the Syrian the mayster of Eunomius AT Antioche in Syria there stept vp an other hereticke founder of a straunge and forayne opinion whose name was Aetius called also the Atheist He although he maintayned the same things and vpheld the selfe same opinion with Arius yet seuered he him selfe from y e Arians because they admitted Arius into the communion For Arius as I sayd before meant one thing with in and vttered an other thing without being at Nice he allowed subscribed vnto the forme of faith layd downe by the councell deceaued the Emperour which raigned theÌ„ with his fraude subtltie This was y e cause that made Aetius seuer him selfe from the Arian sect vntil that tyme Aetius was knowen not onely for an hereticke but also for a greate patron of the pestilent doctrine of Arius When he had gott some smacke of learninge at Alexandria he left that citie and went to Antioch in Syria where he had bene borne and there was he made Deacon of Leontius theÌ„ bishop of Antioch In a short while after he was able to amaze such as reasoned with him with his subtle quirkes of sophistrie This did he by the meanes of Aristotls Elenches for so is the booke intituled for whylest he disputed vnwittingly coulde he frame such captious and sophisticall propositions as his owne capacitie coulde not dissolue the reason was because he had not learned Aristotls dryft of cunninge and learne â–ª Logicians For Aristotle agaynste the sophisters who then derided and abused philosophie wrote such a kinde of reasoninge for the whetting of yonge mens witts displaying their behauiour and ouerthrowinge their sophisticall fallacies with wittie reasons and well couched subtilities The Academikes that comment vpon Plato and Plotinus works doe mislyke very much with such thinges as Aristotle hath so argutely and subtly written but Aetius not procuring vnto him a maister that was an Academicke cleaued vnto these captious subtle fallacies Wherfore he could not deuise how to vnderstand that there was an vnbegotten birth or how to imagine y â— the begotten could be coeternall with the begetter so barraine a brayne had he of his owne and so ignorant and vnskilfull was he in holy scripture for he had nothing in him saue a subtle kind of reasoning quarellous and contentious languages such as may easily be found in the 〈◊〉 ignorant vnlearned he had read ouer the auncient writers such as published commentaries vpon holy scriptures and condemned Clemens Aphricanus and Origen sage men of singular learning for vnlearned persons the epistles which of set purpose he had patched and stuffed with litigious triflles sophisticall conclusions the same he sent vnto the Emperour Constantius and to sundry others And therefore was he called the Atheist And although he affirmed the selfe same thinges with Arius yet of his owne crue not attayning vnto his intricate and captious maner of reasoning was he counted for an Arian hereticke Wherefore being excommunicated out of the church yet woulde he seeme as though of his owne accord he had seuered him selfe from their communion Of him therefore as originall of this errour the Aetians had their appellation but now are they called Eunomians For in a litle while after Eunomius his scribe who sucked of his filthy sinke of hereticall doctrine became a ringleader to this sect But of Eunomius in an other place CAP. XXIX Of the Councells held at Mediolanum and Ariminum with the Creedes then concluded vpon BY that time there met in Italie not very many bishops out of the East for heauie age long iourneyes were letts so that they coulde not come but out of the West there came aboue the number of three hundred bishops The Emperours ediâ—â— was proclaimed that the councell should be held at Mediolanum When the bishops of the East came thither first of all they require that sentence by their generall consent should be pronounced agaynst Athanasius thinking verily thereby to stoppe all gappes from goinge or returninge of him any more to Alexandria After that Paulinus bishop of Triuere in Fraunce Dionysius bishop of Alba an heade citie of Italy and Eusebius byshop of Vercellae a cytie of the Lygurian Italians had perceaued that the byshops of the East bent all their myght to enact a decree agaynst Athanasius for no other purpose but to ouerthrowe the true faith they stoode vp and cryed out that in so doing the christian religion should be cancelled by the meanes of their deceatfull fraudulent treachery that the crymes layd to Athanasius his charge were false reports meere sclauÌ„ders and y â— they had
altogether vnequall and vnlike the father not onely in substance but also in will and also that he had his beinge as Arius dreamed of nothinge Suche as then also were at Antioch of the secte of Aetius intangled them selues in the snares of this pestilente opinion Therefore besides that the Arians were called Anomoioi whiche signifieth that they affirmed the Sonne to be vnlike the Father they were of the Antiochians who defended the faythe Of one substance and then were deuided for the foresayde cause of Meletius called Exoucoutioi signifying they had affirmed the Sonne of God to haue had his beinge of nothinge When they were demaunded wherefore they constantely affirmed in their Creede that the Sonne was God of God and nowe durst presume to say that he was vnlike the father and had his beinge of nothinge they weÌ„t about to bleare their eyes with a ridiculous kind of fallacie Whereas we affirmed saye they the sonne to be God of God we meante it in that sense as the Apostle wrote where he sayde that all thinges were of God Therefore the sonne is of God in as muche as he is included in the worde all And for this cause we layde downe in our Creedes the Clause accordinge vnto the Scriptures The author of this lewde and fonde Glosse was Georgius Bishoppe of Laodicea who beinge ignorante and vnskilfull in suche kinde of phrases perceaued not howe Origen in tymes paste had playnely interpreted suche siguratiue kinde of speaches contayned in the Epistles of Paul The confederacie of Acacius though they were iustely charged with captious and sopisticall dealing yet weyinge neyther the sclaunder risinge thereof neither the sentence pronounced against them repeated there the forme of fayth whiche they had rehearsed at Constantinople this beinge done cuery one repayred to his owne home Georgius after his returne to Alexandria for there after the departure of Athmasius who then hidde himselfe in some obscure place he was placed Bishop vered very sore and punished extremely suche as were of the contrary opinion and plagued the people of Alexandria whiche hated him as a tode Herenius was chosen Byshoppe of lerusalem in Cyrillus rowme Whome Heraclius succeeded after him Hilarius after all Cyrillus returned to lerusalem and recouered the Bishopricke againe CAP. XXXVI Of both Apollinariuses the father the sonne and their heresie ABout that time there sprange vp a newe heresie the occasion was as followeth At Laodicea a ciue of Syria there were two men the father and the sonne of one name for both was called Apollinarius whereof the one I meane the father was a priest the other that is the sonne was a reader Both were professors of humanity The father caught grammer the sonne Rhetorike The father beinge borne at Alexandria first kept schoole at Berytus afterwardes remouinge to Laodicea he got him a wife on whome he begate Apollinarius They both florished at Laodicea in the time of Epiphanius the sophist and hauing greate familiarity with him they were neuer seene out of his company Theodotus Bishop of that seae fearinge greatly lest their familiarity with him shoulde bringe them from the faith and so fall to embrace paganisme forbadde them his company They made no accompt of the Bishops commaundement but kept still company with Epiphamus In processe of time Georgius the successor of Theodotus hauinge oft assaied and seinge he coulde by no meanes separate them from Epiphanius excommunitated them bothe hopinge thereby with punishment to perswade them to the contrary But the yonger Apollinarius stomaking this dealinge put considence in his painted figures of Rhetorike and inuented a newe opinion the whiche at this day after the name of the author is called the heresie of Apollinarius Some doe affirme that they fell not out with Georgius for the aforesayd cause but for that they hearde him preache straunge and contradictorie doctrine affirminge sometimes the sonne to be like vnto the father as in the councell of Seleucia at other tymes maintayninge the heresie of Arius and so for triflinge and lighte occasion to haue fallen from the churche Whilest that no man gaue eare vnto them they endeuored to establishe a newe kinde of doctrine firste they taughte that Bod the worde tooke manhoode accordinge vnto the order of incarnation without soule againe recantinge the same they affirmed he tooke soule yet not the minde or reason beinge the highest and chiefest parte of the soule but that God the worde was shutte vp included and comprised in man in place of the minde Onely in this they varie from the church which are called their followers as for the Creed containing y â— clause Of one substance to be in the blessed Trinitie they stedfastly cleaue vnto it But I will heare ceasse and differre the discourse of bothe these Apollinariuses vntill an other conuenient place CAP. XXXVII Of the death of Constantius the Emperoure WHile the Emperoure Constantius remayned at Antioch Iulianus Caesar had muche adoe in Fraunce with many barbarous nations After that he had gotte the vpper hande the souldiers did so loue him that they proclaimed him Emperour Constantius hearing of this was wonderfully troubled and disquieted in minde so that the griefe thereof cast him into a daungerous disease Wherefore beinge first baptized of Eâ—â—oius he made expedition to geue him battaile And comming as farre as Mopsus wells betwene Cappadocia and Cilicia by reason of the great thought and sorowe he conceaued of his vnlucky affayres he fell into y t senseles heady sicknesse called Apoplexia thereof presently dyed in the Consulship of Taurus Florentius the third day of NoucÌ„ber the first yeare of the two huÌ„dreth eightie fift Olympiad Costatius lyued fiue forty yeares he raigned thirtie eight that is thirtene together with his father and fiue and twentie after his fathers death This second booke compriseth the historie of so many yeares The ende of the seconde booke of the Ecclesiasticall historie of Socrates THE THIRDE BOOKE OF THE ECCLESIASTICALL HISTORYE OF SOCRATES SCHOLASTICVS CAP. I. Of Iulianus his linage and bringing vp also howe that being Emperour he left Christian profession and embraced paganisme and gentilitie WHen the Emperour Constantius had departed this life in the borders of Cilicia the thirde of Nouember within the Consulship of Taurus Florentius lulianus the eleuenth of December following the same Consulship leauing the west parts of the world came to CoÌ„stantinople there was proclaimed Emperour Now therfore in as much as I haue determined w t my selfe to discourse of this Emperour Iulian a maÌ„ passing eloquent let none of his friends looke at my haÌ„ds for curious lofty stile as though it behoued my penne to couÌ„teruaile y â— excelleÌ„cie of y â— person But seeing our drift is otherwise beÌ„t namely for to deliuer y â— posteritie in writing y â— true histories of y â— church we will follow accordiÌ„g vnto out former promise a lowly soft kind of
Catholick Church Thus much I thought good to lay downe by way of preface and now to the story CAP. I. How that after the death of Valens when the Gothes marched towards Constantinople the city went out to meete them together with a fewe Saracens whome Mauia their Queene had sent to ayde them WHen the Emperour Valens was dispatched out of the way in such sorte as no man was certayne of the Barbarians marched apace towards the walls of Constantinople and beganne to destroy the suburbs thereof The people being moued with this went forth of their owne accorde to withstand the Barbarian enemy and euery one tooke that weapon which came first to his hand Dominica the Empresse gaue hyre vnto euery one that went forth to battell out of the Emperours treasory as the couenant was with the souldiers Mauia also the Queene of the Saracens of whome we spake a litle before being in league with the Empresse sent of her subiects to ayde them Thus y â— people gaue them battell droue back y â— Barbarians farre from y â— city CAP. II. How Gratianus the Emperour called home from exile the godly Bishops banished the Hereticks and made Theodosius his fellow Emperour GRatianus gouerning the empire together with Valentinianus the yonger condemned the cruelty which his vncle Valens practised against the Christians called home againe such as he had exiled made a lawe that euery sect and opinion should thenceforth freely without any molestation frequent their wonted assemblies except the Eunomians Photinians and Manichees And when he foresaw that the Romaine empire dayly diminished and the Barbarians waxed strong and multiplied exceedingly that he stoode in great neede of a valiant and worthy man to gouerne the common wealth he ioyned with him Theodosius a noble man of Spayne trained vp in feates of armes one that was by the vniforme consent and common voyce of all men thought fiâ—t to rule yea before Gratian him selfe was created Emperour He proclaymed him Emperour at Sirmium a citie of Illyrium in the Consulship of Ausonius and Olybrius the sixteenth of Ianuarye and diuideth with him the charge of the battell against the Barbarians CAP. III. Of the Bishops which then gouerned the Churches AT that time Damasus the successor of Liberius was Bishop of Rome and Cyrill of Ierusalem The Church of Antioch as I sayd before was deuided into three partes for Dorotheus the Arian bishop which succeeded Euzious gouerned the Arian Churches the rest were partly vnder Paulinus and partly vnder Meletius who then was lately come from exile Of the Churches of Alexandria the Arians were vnder Lucius who then was a banished man such as embraced the faith of one substance had Timothee the successor of Peter to their Bishop The Arian Church at Constantinople had Demophilus to their Bishop who was chosen immediatly after the desease of Eudoxius They that detested his doctrine and opinion frequented priuate and seuerall conuenticles CAP. IIII. How the Macedonians who a litle before sent legats vnto Damasus Bishop of Rome for the establishing of the faith of one substance fell againe into their former error THe Macedonians for all the embassie sent vnto Liberius and for all they communicated a good while throughout euery church without difference and exception with such as cleaued from the beginning vnto the Nicene creede yet when the Emperour Gratians law gaue liberty vnto euery sect to frequent their seuerall assemblies they seuered them selues from y â— church Wherefore after that a company of them had mett at Antioch in Syria they decreed that henceforth for altogether the clause of one substance shoulde neuer be receaued and that they ought no more to communicate with the professors of the Nicene faith but their wauering minde attayned not vnto so prosperous a successe as they hoped it woulde for many of their owne sect seeing that they did say and vnsay that they ratified abrogated the selfe same constitution condemned them in their owne opinions fell from them and embraced the faith of one substance CAP. V. Of the sturre at Antioch by reason of Paulinus Meletius how that Gregory Bishop of Nazianzum by the consent of all the Catholick Bishops was translated vnto the seae of Constantinople AT Antioch in Syria about that time there was raised a great tumult and seditioÌ„ about Meletius the occasioÌ„ was as followeth We sayd before howe that Paulinus Bishop of Antioch because he was a graue and a godly father was not exiled y â— Meletius was first called home from banishment in the raigne of Iulian afterwards being exiled by Valens returned in the time of Gratian. After his returne into Antioch he founde Paulinus so olde y â— he seemed ready to lye in his graue Immediatly all y â— friends of Meletius endeuored to ioyne him felow bishop w t Paulinus wheÌ„ Paulinus affirmed it to be contrary vnto the canons of the Church that any being created of Aâ—ian Bishops should be made college in any Bishoprick the people endeuored to compasse it by force In the ende they make preparation to stall him Bishop in a certaine church of the suburbs WheÌ„ it was done all the citie was on an vprore In processe of time the people were reconciled vpon such coÌ„ditions as followe All that stoode for the Bishopricke were six in number whereof one was Flauianus being called together they deposed them vpon a booke that none of them shoulde aspire vnto the Bishopricke during the liues of Paulinus and Meletius and when ether of them departed this life the Bishopricke to remaine vnto the suruiuer of them both When the oth was ministred the people were quiete and thenceforth made no sturre at all The fauorers of Lucifer were offended with this maner of dealing and fell from the church because that Meletius being ordered of the Arians was admitted to the gouernemente of that seae At that time when the affaires of Antioch were thus out of frame Gregorie by vniforme consent of all the Catholick Bishops was translated from the Bishopricke of Nazianzum vnto the seae of CoÌ„stantinople Then Meletius gott him in all the hast to Constantinople CAP. VI. Howe Theodosius the Emperour after the foilinge of the Barbarians came to Thessalonica where being sicke he was baptized of Ascholius the Bishop BY that time Gratianus Theodosius had gotteÌ„ the victorie of the Barbarians whereupoÌ„ Gratianus immediatly made expeditioÌ„ into Fraunce because the Germanes had destroied part of that contrey but Theodosius after the erection of the signe in token that the enemies were vaÌ„quished made hast towardes Constantinople and came to Thessalonica There after y â— he fell into a daungerous disease he was very desirous of baptisme for of old he was trained vp in Christian religion addicted himselfe wholly vnto the faith of one substance Being sore sick speedinge to baptisme he gaue charge that the Bishop of Thessalonica shoulde be sent for to minister the sacrament Being come first
stalling in the bishops sea the tenth day of Aprill the Consulship of Felix and Taurus he gaue forth in the hearing of all the people such a saying as followeth at the pronouncing of his oration before the Emperour Restore thou vnto me O Emperour the earth weeded purged of hereticks and I will render heauen vnto thee ayde thou me in â—oyling of the hereticks and I will asist thee in the ouerthrowing of the Persians Although such as detested the hereticks tooke these words in good part yet such as by his outward behauiour gathered the inward disposition of his minde could not chuse but espie his hautie stomacke his hasty running braine his foolish feeding on vaine glory specially seeing y t by and by he bolted out such rash vnaduised sayings Nay we may say as the common prouerbe goeth that the citie had not drunke before he beganne to blowe the smoke and the burning flame of persecution for the fift day after he was chosen bishop when he determined with him selfe to ouerthrowe the church of the Arians where they had their seruice priuely and by stelth he so troubled and disquieted their mindes that when they saw their Church must needes downe they put to their owne hands fired it them selues the which fire fell vpon the next houses and burned them to ashes so that there was much adoe in the citie and the Arians rose vp to reuenge them of their enemies But God the defender and conseruer of the citie suffered not that pestilent infection of rankor malice to runne any further from that time forth not onely the hereticks but such as were of his owne faith and opinion called Nestorius a firebrande Neyther rested he with this but destroyed as much as in him lay the whole citie while he went about to mischiefe the hereticks Againe he fell a molesting of the Nouatians onely because Paulus their bishop was famous and much spoken of for his zeale and godlines but the Emperour bridled and withstoode his enterprise with sharp admonitions nipping words I thinke it best to runne ouer with silence the vexations and iniuries he did vnto such as celebrated the feaste of Easter the foureteeneth daye of the moneth throughout Asia Lydia and Caria and how many were cast away in the sedition which he raysed at Miletum and Sardis But as for the plague and punishment he suffered partly for the aforesayd causes and partly also for his malapert tongue I will lay it downe in an other place CAP. XXX Howe that in the raygne of Theodosius the yonger the Burgonions receaued the fayth in Christ. NOwe am I about to declare a worthy historie which happened at that time there is a certaine barbarous nation inhabiting beyond the riuer Rheyne whome we commonly do call Burgonions these people leade a life farre froÌ„ magistracy gouernment of y â— coÌ„moÌ„ weale for they are all carpenters and thereby get their liuinge The people called Hunni breaking often tymes into their regions haue destroyed their contrey and dispatched very many at sundry tymes out of the way Wherefore they determine w t them selues not to fly for refuge and succour vnto any mortall man or liuing creature but to yeld themselues wholly vnto some god or other And when they called to mind y â— the God of the Romaines neuer sayled such as feared his name and put their affiance in him ioyntly with one hart and minde they turned them selues to embrace the fayth in Christ they tooke their voyage into a certayne citie of Fraunce and there they require of the Bishop to baptize them in the Christian faith The Bishop hauing enioyned them to fast seuen daies and instructed them in the principles of Christian profession did baptize them the eyght day following and bid them farewell They put on valtant courage and went on boldly to encounter with the tyrants neither was their hope frustrate neither did it fayle them in the ende For the Burgonians when Vptarus King of the Hunni crommed him selfe with vittaills on a certayne night vntill he burst in the midle set vpon the Hunni nowe wanting a heade and captaine fewe of them against many of the other to witt three thousande against tenne thousande they fought valiantly gott the victory From that time forth the sayd nation was a zealous maintayner of the Christian fayth About that tyme Barbas the Arian Bishop died it was the thirtienth Consulship of Theodosius the thirde of â—alentinianus and the foure and twentieth of lune in whose rowme Sabbatius succeeded So farre of these thinges CAP. XXXI Howe Nestorius vexed the Macedonians NEstorius insomuch he practised many things preiudicial vnto the quiet state of the church procured vnto him selfe great hatred euen as the ende of his doings proued sufficiently vnto vs. Antonius Bishop of Germa a citie in Hellespontus feeding the humor and crueltie of Nestorius in the rooting out of hereticks beganne to vexe the Macedonians out of all measure and for to cleare him selfe he fayned that the Patriarck to wete the Bishop of Constantinople had commaunded him the same Wherfore the Macedonians although they suffered for a while griefs and vexations yet seeing that Antonie kept no meane but exceeded in crueltie they coulde no longer beare the weight of so intollerable a burthen of iniuries but in the mad furye of their minde preserring the rashe motion of reuengement before all right and reason procured the death of Antonie to be done by such men as they had sent for to worke the feate This haynous offence which the Macedonians committed was an occasion to kindle and sett on fire the crueltie of Nestorius for he perswaded the Emperour to depriue them of their Churches Wherefore the Macedonians were put by one church which lay without the olde walls of Constantinople by an other at Cyzicum besides many others throughout Hellespontus so that many of them returned into the Church and embraced the faith of one substance CAP. XXXII Of Anastasius the Priest who was the occasion that Nestorius fell into such extreame impietie COmmonly we say that such as are geuen to drunkennesse are neuer to seeke for the cupp and busie bodies neuer want woe Nestorius who endeuored with might and mayne to bereaue others of their Churches was by chaunce thrust out of the Churche him selfe the occasion was as followeth Anastasius the priest who came with him thither from Antioch kept him alwayes companye was highly esteemed of him and his chiefe counselour in all his affayres taught on a certaine tyme in the Church that none ought to call Marie the mother of God because that she was but a woman and that God could not be borne of a woman These words of his disquieted out of measure the mindes both of clergie and laytie for they had learned of olde that Christ was true God and not to be seuered because of the misterie of his incarnation as man alone from his diuinitie and that according vnto the
longer refer the sentence vvhich is to be giuen of me vnto the most puisant emperours let me haue iustice it appertaineth vnto thē to deale vvith me according vnto their pleasure take these mine aduises as proceeding from a fatherly affection vnto you as my louing sonne If you presently take the matter in dugin as you haue heretofore go on a gods name if reason can not bridle your rage Thus doubted not Nestorius w t letters as with fist foote to kick aswel against y ◠emperours as their magistrates to reuile them all to nought neither could he be brought to modest behauiour for all his woe misery his ende departure out of this life I learned of a certē writer to haue bene as followeth to wit his tongue to haue bene eaten vp of worms and so by the iust iudgement of God to haue passed from these bodely to ghostly from these temporall to eternall punishments CAP. VIII How Maximianus succeeded Nestorius in the seae of Constantinople after him Proclus and after Proclus Flauianus WHen wicked Nestorius had departed this life Maximianus succeeded him in the byshoprick of the famous citie of Constantinople in whose dayes the Church of God enioyed peace and tranquility After his deceasse Proclus gouerned the seae who when he had runne the race of his mortall lyfe left the rowme vnto Flanianus CAP. IX Of Eutyches the infortunate hereticke how he was deposed of Flauianus byshop of Constantinople and of the councell which assembled there and deposed him IN the dayes of Flauianus the poysoned heresie of Eutyches sprang vp whiche caused a prouinciall councell to be summoned at Constantinople where Eusebius byshop of Dorylaeum being an eloquent Rhetorician called for the records and first of all conuinced the blasphemie of Nestorius When Eutyches was sent for and come he was founde in reasoninge to maintaine the aforesaide error for I confesse saith he that our Lorde consisted of two natures before the diuinitie was coopled with the humanitie but after the vnitinge of them I affirme that he had but one nature he sayd moreouer that the bodie of the Lord was not of the same substance with ours Wherefore he was vnministred yet at his humble sute vnto Theodosus he reported that Flauianus had forged records against him the first councell of Constantinople was called together of the borderinge byshopps to sitte vpon that matter where not onely the councell but also diuers other byshopps sifted out the doinges of Flauianus there the records beinge founde true were confirmed and a seconde councell summoned to meete at Ephesus CAP. X. How by the meanes of Dioscorus byshop of Alexandria and Chrysaphius it came to passe that a wicked councell was called together at Ephesus where Eutyches the hereticke was restored to his former degree DIoscorus who succeded Cyrill in the byshopricke of Alexandria was appointed moderator of this councell Chrysaphius gouernour of the pallace had craftely brought this about to th ende the hatred owed vnto Flauianus might be set on fire thither also came Iuuenalis byshop of Ierusalem who some time gouerned the seae of Ephesus together with many priests of his traine Domnus who succeeded Iohn in the Churche of Antioch met them Iulius also the substitute of Leo byshop of olde Rome besides these Flauianus was present together with his prouince Theodosius commaunded Elpidius as followeth such as in times past gaue sentence of Eutyches the most vertuous Abbot good leaue haue they to be present at the councell but let them be quiet and their voyces suspended my will is that they waite for the generall and common sentence of the most holy fathers seeing that such things as were afore time decided by them are now called into controuersie to be short Dioscorus together with such byshops as were of his opinion in this councell restored Eutyches into his former dignitie as it appeareth more at large in the actes of the sayde councell As for Flauianus Eusebius byshop of Dorylaeum they were deposed of their byshopricks the same councell excommunitated also and depriued Ibas byshop of Edessa Daniel byshop of Carra Irenaeus byshop of Tyrus and Aquilinus byshop of Biblus They layde downe moreouer certaine decrees against Sophronius byshop of Constantinople they remoued Theodoritus byshop of Cyrestes and Domnus byshop of Antioch of whom what became afterwards I doe not learne and thus was the second councell of Ephesus broken vp CAP. XI The Apologie of Euagrius touching the varietie of opinions among the Christians and of the ridiculous vanitie of the heathen godds I Would haue none of al the ethniks which dote ouer their idolatricall seruice to deride vs christians because the latter byshops haue abrogated the sentence of their predecessors and seme alwayes to add some thing vnto the forme of our faith for we of our part though we sifte out with great care the long sufferance of God which may neither in worde be expressed neither in deede be found out yet are we so affectionated though we leane either to this side or to y ◠side y t we always honor it extol it aboue al other things Neither was there any one of al the heretickes among the christians that of set purpose at any time would vtter blasphemy fal of his owne accord to reuile the maiesty of God but rather perswaded him self in auoutching this or that opinion that therein he was of a sounder doctrine then the fathers that went before him As touching the ground principles of Christian religion whiche alwayes ought vnuiolably be retained we are all of one opinion for the godhead which we adore is the trinitie the persons whom we so highly praise are in vnity the word of God also was begotten before y ◠fundations of the world were laid we beleeue that in these latter dayes he tooke flesh because of the fauour and compassion he had on the worke of his owne hand If in case that any nouelty be founde out as touchinge other matters they come to passe freely of mans owne accorde seeing it pleaseth God so to dispose of thē and to graunt them liberty to thinke as it pleaseth them best to the ende the holy Catholicke and Apostolicke Churche may reforme what is found amisse determine of both sides guyd vnto the true godlines and direct her selfe according vnto the plaine character of sound and sincere doctrine And therfore it was said of the Apostle It must nedes be that heresies doe raigne among you that they vvhich are perfect amonge you may be knovven Herein verily we haue to wonder at the secret wisedome of God which sayth thus vnto S. Paule My strength is made perfect in vveakenesse For looke what the things be which deuide the members of the Churche of God euen out of the same sound doctrine is culled out void of al reprehension polished more curiously laid vp more safely the Catholicke church encreaseth therby more more
day night to pray for the prosperous state of your empire the coÌ„tinuaÌ„ce of your raigne After these things y â— acts of y â— secoÌ„d couÌ„cel of Ephesus were openly read at y â— request both of Dioscorus Eusebius y â— subtle disputation exquisit discourse therof both written of many others also laid down among y â— acts of y â— councel of ChalcedoÌ„ if I should here pen for y â— reader who peradueÌ„ture wil be desirous to vnderstaÌ„d y â— finall end of al their doings without doubt I should seeme to post him ouer with delayes I will therefore referre it to the ende of this booke where as many as will haue all things after their common saying at their fingers endes may both reade all and carefully committ the whole to memorie But nowe let vs proceede on in the things which we haue chiefely purposed to handle that is to saye howe Dioscorus bewrayed him selfe partly by reiecting the Epistle of Leo byshopp of old Rome and partly also by deposing Flauianus byshop of newe Rome all which he did in one day and craftely deuised that the byshops whiche assembled together should subscribe vnto a blancke where afterwards he caused the depriuation of Flauianus to be written when these thinges were done the senators decreed as followeth The next day after when the councell aduised them selues somewhat better we doe perceiue that they reasoned more exquisitly of the true and catholicke fayth VVherefore seeinge that Flauianus the byshopp of worthie memory and Eusebius the most reuerende byshopp of Dorilaeum were founde not to haue erred in the fayth after we had searched the actes and decrees of the councell and also by the report of suche as were chiefe in the councell and therefore vniustly to haue beene deposed for they confessed them selues sowly deceaued and wrongfully to haue depriued Flauianus and Eusebius It seemeth good vnto vs and no doubt God approueth the same that Dioscorus the most reuerend byshop of Alexandria if it so please our Lorde the Emperour Iuuenalis the most reuerend byshop of Ierusalem Thalassius the most reuerend byshop of Caesarea in Cappodocia Eusebius the most reuerende byshop of Armenia Eustathius the most reuerend byshop of Berytus Basilius the most reuerende byshop of Seleucia in Isauria who were then of autority and chief of the councell should be punished alike deposed of their byshopricks by the censure iudgemeÌ„t of the councell as the canons of the church doe require be at the emperours pleasure Immediatly there were other bils exhibited against Dioscorus both of the crimes he committed and the money he had receaued but when Dioscorus being called y â— second the third time of y â— councel sent fained excuses for him self came not y â— Legats of Leo byshop of old Rome stood vp in y â— councel said as followeth The hainoê° offeÌ„ces which Dioscorus late byshop of the noble city of Alexandria coÌ„mitted against the canons of the councells the ecclesiastical discipline are throughly knoweÌ„ of vs al partly by sifting out such things as were heard in the former session and partly also by examining such things as we decided this day And that we may omit many other things this man of his owne autority coÌ„trary to the canon of the church receaued Eutyches into the coÌ„munion an heretick of the same opinion with him one that was iustly deposed by his owne proper byshop to wit the most holy father and our byshop Flauianus this he did before he shewed his face in the councel which he held with the most holy byshops at Ephesus but the Apostolicke seae pardoned the byshops because they were constrained against their wills to doe that whiche they did who yeelded them selues vnto this present houre both to Leo the most holy byshop to the whole sacred general assembly of byshops therefore as men of one opinion with him he receaued theÌ„ into the coÌ„munion As for this Dioscorus he cesseth not as yet to glory of the things for the which he ought to mourne lament lie groueling vpon the ground in sackcloth ashes not onely this but also he fâ—rbad the reading of holy Pope Leo his epistle written vnto Flauianus of godly memory yea being oft intreated of the Legats naye when he him selfe had promised with an othe he woulde procure it to be read the default in not reading of which epistle hath bene both an offence hindrance vnto the holy churches vnder heauen Although he was priuey to such lewde practises yet haue we asseÌ„bled together to th end we might deale somewhat fauourably both vvith him for all his former leudnes and also in like sort with the other godly byshops which were not of equall autority with him in iudgment but seing that his later misdemenure exceeded his former impiety for he sticked not to excoÌ„municate Leo the most holy and most religious archebyshop of Rome moreouer wheÌ„ shameful bills were exhibited against him he him self being cited once twise the thirde time as the canon of the church hath coÌ„maunded by the godly byshops to appeare before the councel yet would be not come for his owne coÌ„science accused him but entertained coÌ„trary vnto law such as were iustly deposed by diuers councells set at naught sundry coÌ„stitutions of the church condemning as it were him selfe with his owne doings once againe seeinge these are found to be his later practises Leo the most holy archebyshop of great olde Rome by vs and this sacred assembly together with the most blessed Apostle S. Peter who is the rocke the grounde of the Catholicke Churche and the fundation of the true fayth bereaued him of all dignitie that belongeth to a byshop and depriued him of the priestly function â–ª wherefore let this holy councell geue the sentence of Dioscorus of whom we haue hitherto spoken according vnto the canons of the Church When these things were ratified by the councell and certen other things decided y â— byshops that were deposed with Dioscorus at y â— request of the councell the consent of y â— emperour were restored to their byshopricks againe when they had annexed certeÌ„ things vnto their former constitutious y â— conncell pronounced such a sentence as followeth Our Lord and sauiour Iesus Christe going about to confirme his disciples in the knowledge of the fayth saide vnto them my peace I geue you my peace I bequeath vnto you to th ende none should vary froÌ„ his neighbour in sacred religion but that all with one mouth minde should acknowledg the word of trueth Imediately after when they had read y â— creed established by the councell of Nice with y â— forme of faith agreed vpon by a hundred fiftye godly fathers assembled at Constantinople they procede on in these words that diuine holy creed containing the abundance of the grace spirit of god is sufficient both to bring men vnto
in paper afterwardes they returned and reade it thus before the councell I signified of late vnto your holinesse that I was sicke therefore I craue that the most worthye presidents and holy senate will be present at the handlinge and decidinge of causes and because my sickenesse increaseth therefore I differre my comminge The recordes doe declare that Cecropius hearinge that aunswere sayde thus vnto Dioscorus Why syr hitherto ye made no mention of sickenesse and will ye nowe be sicke ye shoulde haue satisfied the canons of the Churche Dioscorus turned vnto him I tolde you sayth he once alreadye that the presidents shall be there for me With this Russiâ—s byshop of Samosata sayde vnto Dioscorus looke what so euer is called into controuersie it is decided accordinge vnto the canons of the Churche and therefore he that commeth vnto the councell may speake freely what pleaseth him Dioscorus beinge therein perswaded Iuuenalis and Thalassius came thither Eustathius bolted out suche thinges as were to no purpose whereunto as it is recorded Dioscorus made aunswere and requested of the most religious Emperour that the presidents and suche as had geuen iudgement with him in the councell shoulde be sent for thither The messengers that were sent vnto him aunswered him againe that Eusebius complayned vpon him alone and that it needed not accordinge vnto his motion to cite all to appeare Dioscorus replyed that by right as many as were Iudges with him in the councell shoulde be present that Eusebius had no priuate action against him but onely an accusation agaynst suche thinges as they all had decided and iudged When the Legats vrged him with the same Dioscorus aunswered I tolde ye once what ye may trust toe I knowe not what I shoulde tell you agayne After the relation of the aforesayde Eusebius byshop of Dorylaeum protested that he charged no man with ought saue Dioscorus alone and requested that Dioscorus might be called the thirde time Aetius interrupted him and sayde that there came of late vnto the councell certaine men of Alexandria as they named them selues of the clergie together with some of the laytie and preferred bills of complaynt agaynst Dioscorus and as they stoode at the Churche doores where the councell sate there to haue made an exclamation that first of all Theodorus Deacon of Alexandria gaue vp vnto the councell a bill of invitement after him â—â—chyrianus Deacon of the same churche there followed him Athanasius the priest Cyrills brothers sonne and that last of all Sophronius charged him with blasphemy bribery and extortion Dioscorus was called the thirde time and came not the Legats brought the councell his aunswere in these wordes I haue aunswered your holmes so sufficiently already that I haue now no more to say vnto you When the Legats dealt earnestly with him for to come he would geue them no other aunswere Then Pascasianns said Dioscorus is now the thirde time cited to appeare comes not no doubt his owne conscience doth accuse him what deserueth he I praye you all the byshops made aunswere that he incurred the daunger of the canons of the church Proterius byshop of Smyrna saide when holy Flauianus was slaine through his procurement he was not punyshed accordinge to his deserts Last of all the Legats of Leo Archebyshop of Rome spake in the councell as followeth The haynous offences whiche Dioscorus late byshop of the noble citye of Alexandria committed agaynst the canons of councells and the Ecclesiasticall Discipline are throughly knowen of vs all partly by siftinge out suche thinges as were hearde in the former session and partly also by examininge suche thynges as we decyded this daye And that we may omitt manye other thinges this man of his owne autoritye contrarye to the canon of the Churche receaued Eutyches into the communion an hereticke of the same opinion wyth him and one that was iustly deposed by his owne proper byshop to witt the most holy father and our byshop Flauianus and this he did before he shewed his face in the councell whiche he helde with the most holy byshops at Ephesus but the Apostolicke seae pardoned the byshops because they were constrained against their wills to doe that whiche they did who yeelded them selues vnto this present houre both to Leo the most holy byshop and to the whole sacred and generall assembly of byshops and therefore as men of one opinion wyth him he receaued them into the communion As for this Dioscorus he ceasseth not as yet to glorye of the thinges for the vvhiche he ought to mourne lament and lye grouelinge vpon the grounde in sackcloth and ashes Not onely this but also he forbadd the readinge of holy Pope Leo his Epistle written vnto Flauianus of godly memorye yea beinge oft intreated of the Legats nay when he him selfe had promised with an othe that he woulde procure it to be reade The defaulte in not readinge of whiche Epistle hath beene both an offence and hindrance vnto the holye Churches vnder heauen Although he was priueye to suche levvde practises yet haue vve assembled together to th ende vve might deale somewhat fauourably both with him for all his former levvdenesse and also in lyke sort with the other godly byshopps whiche were not of equall autoritye with him in iudgement But seeinge that his later misdemenure exceeded his former impierie for he sticked not to excommunicate Leo the most holye and most religious Archebyshop of Rome Moreouer when shamefull bills were exhibited againste him and he him selfe beinge cyted once twise and the thirde tyme as the canon of the Churche hath commaunded by the godly byshops to appeare before the councel yet would he not come for his owne conscience accused him but entertayned contrarye vnto lawe suche as were iustly deposed by diuers councells and sett at naught sundrye constitutions of the Churche condemninge as it were him selfe with his owne doinges Once againe seeinge these are founde to be his later practises Leo the moste holye Archebyshop of greate and olde Rome by vs and this sacred assemblye together with the moste blessed Apostle Sainct Peter who is the rocke the grounde of the Catholicke Churche and the fundation of the true fayth bereaued him of all dignitye that belongeth to a byshop and depriued him of the priestly function VVherefore let this holye councell geue the sentence of Dioscorus of whome we haue hytherto spoken accordinge vnto the canons of the Churche When Anatolius Maximus with the rest of the byshops those onely excepted whome the Senators had deposed wyth Dioscorus had confirmed the aforesayde sentence the councell certified Martianus the Emperour of their decrees and sent a depriuation vnto Dioscorus in suche sort as followeth Because thou hast despised the holye canons of the Churche Because thou haste not obeyed this holye and generall councell Because thou art moreouer conuinced of manye other haynous crimes Because thou beinge thrise called of this famous assemblye to aunswere vnto suche thinges as were
XXXI Howe the monks of Palaestina wrote vnto Alcison of Xenaias the monke and others THe monks of Palaestina wrote vnto Alcison toutching Macedonius and Flanianus in such sort as followeth VVhen Peter had departed this life Alexandria Aegypt and Libya were at variance among them selues other câ—uÌ„treis of the East contended within them selues for the west Churches would in no wise coÌ„municate with them saue vnder this condition that they would accurse Nestorius Eutyches Dioscorus Peter syrnamed Moggus and Acacius VVherfore seeing the churches throughout the worlde were at this pointe the fauourers of Dioscorus and Eutyches were brought to a narrow rowme And now being as it were euerie one rooted weeded from of the face of the earth one Xenaias after the Etymologie of his name far estraunged from God we knowe not what wicked fiende had bewitched his minde or what malice he owed vnto Flauianus vnder cloke of religion as report goeth he made an insurrection agaynst him and charged him with the hereâ—ie of Nestorius VVhen he had accursed Nestorius with his hereticall opinion he lefte him and turned to Dioscorus and Theodorus and Theodoritus and Ibas and Cyrus and Eutherius and Iohn and to others we wot not who neyther out of what countreye of whiche number some in very deede were Nestorians some others to auoyde the suspition of that heresie accursed Nestorius and returned vnto the Churche Vnlesse thou accurse â—â—yd Xenaias all these whiche sauour of Nestorius fylthye sinke of hereticall doctrine thou thy selfe shalt seeme to be of Nestorius opinion although thou accurse both him and his doctrine yea a thousande tyâ—â—es The same Xenaias moreouer dealte by letters both wyth the complices of Dioscorus and the fauourers of Eutyches perswadinge them to holde wyth him againste Flauianus not that they shoulde accurse the Councell but onelye the persons aboue named After Flauianus the Byshope had wythstoode them a longe whyle and sawe that others hâ—ld with Xenaias against him namely Eleâ—sinus Byshop of some city or other within Cappadocia the less Nicias byshop of Laodicea in Syria with others of other countreis whose accusations proceeding of abiect mindes we will passe ouer with silence and geue others leaue to report them at length remembring him selfe they would be pacified if the aforesaide persons were accursed yelded vnto them And after he had condemned those men with his owne hand he wrote vnto the Emperour for these men had set him vp against Flauianus as if he had beene patrone of Nestorius heresie Neyther was Xenaias satisfied with this but agayne required Flauianus to condemne both the Councell and suche as affyrmed there were two natures in Christe the one humane the other diuine who for refusinge to doe this is charged a freshe wyth Nestorius opinion Last of all after much adoe when the patriarch had published a forme of faith where he had vnfainedly geuen to vnderstand that the councell as toutching the depriuation of Nestorius and Eutyches was to be approued but not for their decree of the faith doctrine they threaten to take him in hand againe as one that secretly sauored of Nestorius vnlesse he woulde accurse both the Councell it selfe and them that affirmed there were two natures in Christe one diuine the other humane Moreouer with flatterie and fallacies they allured the Isaurians to their side patched together a forme of fayth wherin they accursed both the couÌ„cell and suche as affirmed there were two natures in Christe in the ende deuided them selues from Flauianus and Macedonius and ioyned with them who had subscribed vnto that patched fayth In the meane space they requested the Byshop of Ierusalem to laye downe his fayth in writinge the whiche he did and sent it by the faction of Dioscorus vnto the Emperour This fayth at length with shame inough they brought forth accursinge suche as saide there were two natures in Christ But the byshop of Ierusalem charged them they had corrupted his faith wrote an other where there was no suche accurse But no maruell at all for they haue corrupted oftentimes the bookes and writinges of the holye fathers by chaunginge their titles and inscriptions and fatheringe the workes of Apollinarius the hereticke vpon Athanasius Gregorie the renowmed and Iulius snaringe many of the simple people with these their wiles and subtlety in their hereticall opinions They craued also of Macedonius they might see his beliefe in writinge who protested he onely allowed the fayth published of olde at Nice by three hundred and eyghteene holye fathers and afterwardes ratified at Constantinople accursinge Nestorius Eutyches wyth suche as sayde there were two sonnes or two Christes or deuided the natures yet spake he not a worde of the Ephesine Councell whiche deposed Nestorius neyther of the Chalcedon Councell whiche depriued Eutyches VVherefore the Monkes of Constantinople were wonderfully moued with this and deuided them selues from Macedonius All this while Xenaias and Dioscorus hauinge linked vnto their side manye other Byshops behaued them selues intollerably towardes suche as woulde not accurse whome they woulde haue accursed in so muche they procured diuers because they woulde not yeelde vnto them to be banished Thus they made Macedonius Iohn Byshop of Platum and Flauianus to leaue the countrey So farre of the monks letters CAP. XXXII How Macedonius byshop of Constantinople and Flauianus byshop of Antioch were exiled THe thinges which secretly vexed the minde of Anastasius were farre otherwise For when Ariadne purposed to present Anastasius with the Emperiall robe Euphemius the Byshop would in no wise coÌ„sent to his coronation vntill y â— Anastasius deliuered him his hand writing confirmed with an othe where he plainely declared if he were Emperour he would maintaine the true faith bringe no nouelty into the Church of God whiche hand writinge he gaue Macedonius the treasurer to keping Euphemius did this because Anastasius was suspected to be a Manichee When Macedonius was aduaunced to the reuerende office of priesthood Anastasius called for his hand writing It is saith he a great discredit vnto our scepter that our hand should be kept to testifie against vs or that we shoulde be tyed to penne and paper But Macedonius denyed him very stoutly and affirmed plainely it shoulde neuer be saide of him that he betrayed the fayth therefore Anastasius the Emperour deuised howe to worke him mischiefe to th ende he might colourablye depose him At length there came forth yonge men sclaunderinge both them selues and Macedonius also of an haynous offence they founde him to haue wanted the member of generation then proceded they to espy other holes in his coat neither rested they vntil at length through y â— fetches of Celer maister of y â— hauliers they had priuely wrought his depriuation There ensued after this conspiracy against Flauianus other troublesome businesse For we our selues haue learned of olde men who remembred very wel such aduentures as befell vnto Flauianus how the monks of Cynegica which inhabited the chiefest countrey
Augustus was Emperour 56. yeares in the 42. yeare of his raygne our Sauiour Christ Iesus was borne into the worlde Aristobulus his brother deposed him bothe of his priesthoode and princely power    But Pompei ouertooke this Aristobulus and broughte him captiue to Rome    Antigonus Aristobulus and Hircanus raygned 34. yeres by turnes  3970.  Herode an aliene in the 10. yeare of Augustus the Emperour was made kinge of Iudaea In the 34. yeare of his raygne Christe Iesus was borne into the world  Toutching the yeare of the world when Christ was borne diuerse men be of diuerse opinioÌ„s Eusebius in his ChronicoÌ„ layd downe 5199. contrarye to the supputation of the Hebrewes as Ierom noteth reckoninge 2000. for one 1000. Ierom 3965. Epiphanius aduers heres lib. 2. tom 2. 5480. Nicephorus eccl hist lib. 1. ca. 10. 5505. The old Rabins 3759. Ludouicus Carettus a Iewe 3760. Carion 3944. Phrigio 3962. Theodorus Zuinger 3964. Cytreus 3962. Luther 3960. Eliot 3962. The ministers of Tigurine 3974. Demochares 3959. but saith he there be some which couÌ„t 3969. As I herein can gather by supputation of the yeares from Adam to Christ there are 3970. neither do I herein preiudice all the rest neither arrogat singularity vnto my self PantaleoÌ„ a learned chronographer of this our age is of myne opinioÌ„ me thinkes it staÌ„deth with goodreason If ye referre the age of Iohn who beganne to preach wheÌ„ he was 30. yeares old vnto the later nuÌ„ber to wit 3970. it vvill rise iust to 4000. The receaued opinion namely of Augustine Iustinus Martyr quest 71. Irenaeus li. 5. MuÌ„ster Ludouicus Carettus with others is that the vvorld shall last 6000. yeares 2000. before the lavve 2000. vnder the lavve 2000. vndeâ— Messias that is Christ Againe I reade that our Sauiour sayd in the Gospell the lavve the Prophetes to haue ended in Iohn and if the common opinion is true then vvere the 4000. yeares expired From thence let vs beginne vvith Christ as it is in the Chronographie follovvinge A Chronographie THe Hebrewes the Israelits the Iewes were gouerned first by captaines beginning at Moses and his successor Iosua next by Iudges as Othoniel Aod afterwards by Kings beginning at Saul whome Dauid succeeded Last of all by Priests who were also their Princes vntill that Pompeye the Romaine captaine besieged Ierusalem and tooke captiue Aristobulus the Prince and Priest of the Iewes which vnto that tyme had continewed the succession of Kinges from his progenitors together with his sonnes to Rome committing the office of Highpriesthoode to his brother Hyrcanus From that tyme forth the Iewes became tributaries vnto the Romaines Not longe after when Hyrcanus was taken of the Parthians Herode 34. yeares after their siege vnder Pompeye Euseb Chronic. by father an Idumaean by mother an Arabian tooke of the Romaine Senate and Augustus Caesar the gouernement of the Iewishe nation Then the prophecie of Iacob written by Moses Genes 49. was to take place and to be fulfilled which sayde The scepter shall not depart from Iuda neyther a lawegeuer fayle of his loynes vntill the Messias come Then I say at that tyme vvas the scepter taken from Iuda that is from the Ievvishe tribe and geuen to Herode a straunger Then vvas the Messias borne into the vvorlde to vveâ—e our Sauiour Christ Iesu Euseb Eccles Hist lib. 1. cap. 7. THE Acts of Christ and the yeares of his incarnation THE raygne of the Emperoures THE famous men fauorers of the trueth THE Kings of Iudaea THE highpriests of the Ievves in Ierusalem SECTS and hereticks as vvell among the Ievves as aftervvardes among the Christians The promised MESSIAS the annoynted of God our sauiour Christ â–ª Iesus was conceaued in Nazareth and borne in Bethleem from the beginninge of the world the 3970 yeare in the 42. of the raigne of Augustus Caesar Euseb lib. 1. cap. 6. Cytraeus in Genes Epiphan lib. 1. tom 1. AVGVSTVS CAESAR was in the 42. yeare of his raygne when Christ was borne Euseb lib. 1. cap. 6. Epiphan lib. 1. tom 1. The shepheardes had the firste tydinges that Christ was borne Luc. 2. The wise men commonly called the KINGES of COLEN sawe his starre the same nyght in the East Mat. 2. Ioh. Huss HERODE was kinge of the Iewes went on the 34. yeare of his raygne when Christ was borne Eusebius in Chronic. SIMON the sonne of Boethus the father in lawe of kiÌ„g Herode was Highpriest of the Iewes wheÌ„ Christ was borne whom Herode the laste yere of his raigne deposed suspectinge him to be of the conspiracie treason practised for the poysoninge of the kinge Ioseph Antiq lib. 17. cap. 5. By that which S. Paul wrote vnto the Colossians cap. 3. that in Christ Iesu there was neyther Iewe neyther Gentile neyther Scythian neither Barbarian we gather that the nations of old were distinguished and noted one from an other and that for sundry considerations Some time in the good parte as of Heber the Hebrewes were called of Israel the Israelites of the tribe of Iuda the Iewes of Leui the Leuites of Christ the Christians so agayne in the ill parte and worse sense diuers haue had theyr appellation and were called Heretickes after their names whose steps they followed and whose opinion they maintayned The which Epiphanius noteth very well libâ—de haeresibus  Augustus rained 57. yeares Euseb lib. 1. cap. 10. Although others doe write that he raygned but 56. yeares ZACHARIE the prieste the father of Iohn Baptist no highpriest but an inferiour one of the 24. orders meÌ„tioned in 1. Paral. 24. of the eyght lott called Abia Lyra in Luc. Zacharie at the byrth of his sonne Iohn Baptist songe Benedictus Luc. 1. Herode burned the Genealogies of the Hebrwes to make him selfe a geÌ„tleman Euseb lib. 1. cap. 8. MATHIAS the sonne of Theophilus is by Herode appointed to succeede Simon Ioseph Antiq. lib. 17. cap. 5. Amonge the Iewes there were sundrie sectes whiche continewed also the tyme of Christ Euseb Eccles hist lib. 4. cap. 21. allegeth out of Egesippus that in the tyme of the Circumcision there were sundrie sectes amonge the children of Israel varyinge in opinions and set opposite agaynste the tribe of Iuda and Christ namely these the Essâ—ans the Galilaeans Hemerobaptists Maâ—â—oâ—haans Samaritans Sadduces and Pharises Epiphanius besides these numbreth others â–ª to were the Gorthaeans Sebuaeans Dosithaeans Scribes Ossaeans Nazaraeans Herodians  In the tyme of Augustus there was a generall taxing Luc. 2. Zacharias was slayne betweene the temple the altare as Basilias Origen in Mat. hom 26. do write The cause was as they sayde in the defence of the virginitie of Marie The virgins had a seuerall place in the teÌ„ple to pray Marie after the was deliuered knowen to haue had a soÌ„ne resorted thither neuertheles the Pharisies withstoode her Zacharie affirmed she was a virgine therefore was he flame Ioseph bell Iud. lib. 5.
the deuelâ— Epiphan haeres 45. Euseb li. 4. ca. 27 â–ª 182. Comodus succeeded Antoniâ—â—s Verus in the empire he raigned 13 yeares was smotheâ—ed to death or as â—tâ—op writeth poisoned Pantentes moderater of the schoole of Alexandria in the time of Iulianus bishop there was the maister of Clemens     Iulianus was b. of AlexaÌ„dria after Agrippas in the first yeare of Comodus where he coÌ„tinewed 10. yeares Euse lib. 5. cap. 9. 20. Apelles was a Marcionite he sayd that Prophecies were of a contrary spirit he was guyded by one Philumena a woman He thought it was not for men to reason of religion but euery one to continew as he beleued Euseb lib. 5. cap. 12.  Euse lib. 5. cap. 9. 24. 〈◊〉 chronic Alexandrinus He wente about a preaching as farr as India Euseb lib. 5. cap. 9. 10.     Demetrius was b. of AlexaÌ„dria after Iulianus he gouerned the church 43. yeares Euseb lib 5. cap. 20. lib. 6. cap. 25. Potinus Basilicus Lycus Synerus were Marcionits whome Rhodon confuted Euseb lib. 5. cap. 12.  Anno 10. Comodi RhodoÌ„ an Asian the disciple of Tatianus wrote agaynst the heresie of Marâ—ion he disputed with Apelles face to face Euse lib. 5. cap. 12. Scrapion held a synode at Antioch where together with many other bishops he condemned the MoÌ„tanists Euseb lib. 5. cap. 17. There was a Synode helde at Rome in the time of Victor tout chinge the time of the celebratioÌ„ of the feast of Easter when he excommunicated all the eastern churches for which cause he was reprehended of diuers but sharply of Irenaeus Euseb lib. 5 cap. 21. 22. 23. Narcissus of him are many thiÌ„gs writteÌ„ first that he turned water into oyle for the laÌ„ps of the church he was accused of a haynous crime and although he was innocent yet left he his church and fledd away into the wildernes where he coÌ„tinewed a loÌ„g time In the meane whyle his accusers were wonderfully plagued froÌ„ aboue to the exaÌ„ple of all periured persoÌ„s Euseb lib. 5. cap. 11. lib. 6. cap. 7. 8. Serapion succeeded Maximinus in the seae of Antioch he remeÌ„bred the works of Apollinarius against MoÌ„tanus whoÌ„ he also together with many other byshops condemned Euseb lib. 5. ca. 17. 20 about the 10. yere of Comodus Victor was b. of RoÌ„e after Eleutherius in the 10. yere of Comodus the Emperour an Do. 193. where he continewed 10. yeres Euseb lib. 5. ca. 20. 25.  Pepuziani were heretickes which came out of the village Pepuza their abiding was in Galatia and Cappadocia â–ª they were called Quintilliani Prisâ—illiani because that Christ in the forme of a woman laye with Quintilla a mayde or as some say Priscilla and reuealed vnto her diâ—â—ne mysteries Women are priests among them they re sacrifice is alike with the Montanists aboue â–ª Epiphan haer 49 193.  Miltiades wrote against the Phrygian heresie of Montanus Euseb lib. 5. cap. 15.      Artotyritae were hereticks which offred breade and cheese in the sacrament Epiphan haer 49. August   Apollonius a PhrygiaÌ„ wrot against the Montanists Euseb lib. 5. cap. 16.      Alogi were heretickes whiche denyed Christ to be the worde they condemned the Gospell after Iohn they sayd that Cerinthus the hereticke wrote the reuelation Epiphan haeres 51. August   Thraseas a martyr ibid.      Adamits were heretickes which deuised them a churche after an hotte house to keepe them from colde for the space of an houre or seruice tyme they were all naked men women the virgines preached vnto the rest their churche they called Paradise them selues Adam and Eue. Epiphan haeres 52.         Theodotus a Montanist through sorcerie tooke his flight towardes heauen but downe he fell dyed miserablie Euseb lib. 5. cap. 14.         Florinus Blastus fel from the church and taught at Rome that God was the author of euill whome Irenaeus confuted Euseb lib. 5. cap. 13. 18.  Apollonius a christian philosopher at Rome exhibited an Apollogie vnto the Romaine Senate afterwardes he was beheaded vnder Comodus Euseb lib. 5. cap. 19 Theophilus b. of Caesarea in Palaestina BaÌ„chyllus b. of CoriÌ„th in Hella da. Polycrates b. of Ephes â—â—orished about this time Euseb li. 5. ca. 20 ClemeÌ„s called Alexandrinus because he was of Alexandria was the disciple of PaÌ„taenus the maister of Origen he moderated after PaÌ„taenus the schoole of AlexaÌ„dria he florished chiefly in the tyme of Seuerus and his sonne Antoninus Euseb lib. 6. cap. 5. 12. 13. At Caesarea in Palaestina there was a synod held toutchinge the feaste of Easter Where Theophilus b. of Caesarea and Narcissus b. of IerusaleÌ„ were present and the chiefe pastors Euseb lib. 5. cap. 21. 24.     Theodotus a tanner denyed the diuinitiâ— of Christ he was the firste autor of the heresie of Artemon For whiche cause Victor b. of Rome excommunicated him Euseb lib. 5. cap. 25.   Ierom. catalog Heraclitus wrot vpoÌ„ the epistles of Paul In Pontus there was a Synode toutchinge the aforesayd feaste of Easter where Palmas was chiefe Euseb li. 5. cap. 21.     Artemon tooke Christ but for a bare a naked man He lyued in the time of Victor and Zephyrinus b. of Rome He was the disciple of Theodotus the tanner and had to his companions Asclepiodotus Natalius which repented him selfe fell at the feete of Zephyrinus b. of Rome for absolution Euseb lib. 5. cap. 25.   Maximus wrote of the author of euell agaynst Artemon Candidus wrote of the 6. dayes works Appion wrot of the same argumeÌ„t Arabianus wrote sundrie good volumes all florished the same tyme. Euseb lib. 5. cap. 24. In Fraunce ther was a Synode toutchinge the feaste of Easter where Irenaeus was chiefe Euseb lib. 5. cap. 21.     Marcianus the Hereticke maintayned a self opinion out of the Gospell after Peter whom Serapion b. of Antioch confuted Euseb lib. 6. cap. 11. 194. Pertinax was emperour after Comodus as Euseb writeth six monethes lib. 5. ca. 24. Eâ—trop lib. 8. sayth it was but 3. moneths Iul. Capit. sayeth he liued 60. yeares 7. monethes 26. dayes He raygned 2. moneths 25. dayes Tertullian b. of Carthage in Africke florished in the tyme of Seuerus and his soÌ„ne Antoninus at leÌ„gth through emulation betwne hi the Romaine clergie he fell into the opinion of MoÌ„tanus Ier. catalog Iude a famous writer wrote vpon the 70. weekes of Daniel ending the 10. yeare of Seuerus Euseb lib. 6. cap. 5. Leonides the father of Origen was be headed the 10. yere of Seuerus leauinge Origen very yong of 17. yere olde Euseb lib. 6. cap 1. 2. In Ostroëna there was a synode toutching the feast of Easter where BaÌ„chyllus b. of
Alexandria Meletius b. of Pontus florished at one time Euseb lib. 7. cap. 5.   Paulus Samosatenus the heretick succeeded Demetrianus he was excommunicated depriued by the 2. synode helde at Antioche in the time of Valerianus Eus lib. 7. cap. 26. 29. Dionysius was b. of Rome after Xystus An. Do. 265. coÌ„tinewed 9. yeares Euseb lib. 7. cap. 26. 29.   273. Aurelianus was emperor after Quintilius in the beginninge of his raigne he was well affectioned towards Christian religioÌ„ so that the hereticke Samosatenus was through his helpe banished the churche but in the end he persecuted the church of God wheÌ„ as he went about to subscribe vnto an edict against the Christians the crampe tooke him so that he was not able to holde penne in hande â–ª he raygned 6. yeares Euseb lib. 7. cap. 28. 29. Malchion in open disputation confuted Samosatenus the heretick at Antioch Euseb lib. 7. cap. 28. A seconde synod was held at Antioch vnder Aurelianus wher Samosatenus the hereticke was coÌ„deÌ„ned depriued the church Euseb lib. 7. cap. 28. 29. Zambdas b. Ierusalem Euseb li. 7. cap. 31. Domnus the sonne of Demetrianus was by the 2. held synod at Antioch appoiÌ„ted to succeede Samosatenus in the seae of Antioch Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. Felix was b. of Rome after Dionysius continewed 5. yeare Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. 31.  Origeniani were hereticks called after one Origen not he that was the great clarke of Alexandria they condemned mariage yet liued they beastly their maner was to haue among them religious women like Nunnes whom they defiled yet vsed meanes to keepe them from swellinge Epiphan haeres 63. From Christ vnto the ende of Au relianus the Empâ—roure when Manes the heretick liued there are 276. reares after Epiphan hare 66. Taâ—itus was Emperour 6. moneths Eutro lib. 9. Euseb chron       Origeniani againe were hereticks which so called theÌ„ selues of Origen Adamantius the greate clerke of Alexandria they taught as Epiphan sayeth haeres 64. that there was no resurrection that Christ was a creature the holy ghost a like that the soules were suste in heauen came downe into the bodyes as it were into prison that in the ende the deuells shoulde be saued Epiphanius as I reade in Socrates eccle hist â–ª lib. 6. cap. 11. was become the enemie of OrigeÌ„ through the spite malice of Theophilus bishop of Alexandria The deuell bare Origen a displeasure he procured heretickes to father vpon him lewde opinions He complayneth him selfe in a certain epistle how that hereticks corrupted his works PaÌ„philus Martyr the great friende familiar of Eusebius wrot an Apologie in his behalfe Euseb lib. 6. cap. 3. 18. 20. 26. reporteth of the famous men that fauoured Origen Socrates eccle hist lib. 6. cap. 12. writeth in his commendation Athanasius gaue of him a notable testimonie Chrysostome woulde in no wyse be brought to condeÌ„ne either OrigeÌ„ oâ— his works Socrat. li. 6. ca. 11. 12. 13. Buddas otherwise called Terebinthus was a litle before Manes the hereticke he taught about Babylon that he him selfe was borne of a virgine that he was bred and brought vp in the Mountaynes He wrote 4 bookes one of mysteries 2. intitled the gospell 3. Thesaurus the 4. a summarie Through witchcraft he tooke his flight into the aâ—r to offer sacrifice but the deuell threwe him downe broke his necke so that he dyed miserably Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 17. 279. â—lorianus was Emperoure 80. dayes Eutrop li. 9. Euseb chron Probus was emperour 6. yeres Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. Anatolius b. of Laodiceaslorished vnder Probus Carus IeroÌ„ catalog  Hermon b. of Ierusalem the last before the persecution vnder Dioletiam Euse lib. 7. ca. 31 Tim. eus was b. of Antioche after Domnus Euseb lib. 7. cap. 31. Eusychianus was bishop of Rome scarce 10. moneths Euseb lib. 7. cap. 31. Gaius was b. of Rome an Dom. 283. 15 yeares Euse lib. 7. cap. 31.   285. Carus was Emperour scarse 3. yeares Euse lib. 7. cap. 29. The infiite number of martyrs which suffred in the persecutioÌ„ vnder Dioâ—letian are to be scene throughout the 8. booke of Eusebius ecclesiasticall history  These a of Ierusalem was alwayes honored and the succession contine wed vnto the daies of Eusebius him selfe Euseb lib. 7. ca. 18. Cyrillus b. of Antioche Euseb li. 7. cap. 31  Theônas was b. of AlexaÌ„dria after Maximinus coÌ„tinewed 11. yeares Euseb li. 7. cap. 31.  287. Dioâ—letian was Emperour and persecuted the church of god In the 19. yeare of his â—aigne he began to ouerthrow the churches burne the bibles persecute the Christians When he had raygned together with Maximianus who persecuted with him 20 yeares he deposed him selfe voluntarily and lyued a priuate life FroÌ„ that tyme vnto his ende he pyned and wasted away with diseases But Maximinia hanged him selfe Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. lib. 8. cap. 2. 3. 14. 19 Socrates lib. 1. cap. 2. Arnobius florished in the time of Diocletian Ierom. catalog There was a councell of 300. bishops called together at Siunessa where Marcellinus b. of Rome was condemned for de nyig Christ and sacrificing to Idols tom 1. concil  Dorotheus b. of Antioche Marcellinus was bishop of Rome about the 10. yeare of Diocletian Anno Dom. 295. Euseb li. 7. cap. 31. He denied Christ offered sacrifice vnto Idols in the persecution vnder Diocletian was condemned of 3. hundred bishops 30. priests afterwardes he repented him and was martyred vnder Diocletian tom 1. concil   307.     Tyrranus b. of Antioch Euseb lib. 7. cap. 31.    Constantius and Maximinus ruled the empire after the deposition of Diocletian Constantius dyeth at yorke in Englande when he had ruled 16. yeares Anno Do. 310. Euseb lib. 8. ca. 14. in chronic LactaÌ„tius the disciple of Arnobius florished in the time of Diocletian in his olde age he was the maister of Crispus the soÌ„ne of Constantius Ierom. A councel was helde at Ancyra in Galatia in the time of Vitalis wher with certaine conditions such as sacrificed were receaued and the deacons that can not containe suffred to Marie tom 1. concil   Aboute this time Licinia an holie mayde of Rome dying made Marcellus b. of that seae her heire and executor gaue him al her great substance from that time forth sayth Polydor lib. 6. de inuent cap. vlt. the bishops of Rome wer greatly enriched Peter was b. of Alexandria about the 7 yeare of Diocletian where he coÌ„tinewed 12. yeares he was beheaded crowned a martyr in the persecution vnder Diocletian Euseb lib. 7. ca. 31. Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 3. Manes the hereticke whereof the Maniches haue theyr appellation had his originall in persia as Epiphan haeres 66 wryteth about the 4. yeare of Aurelianus he called him self Christ the comsorter Hechose vnto himselfe 12. Apostles He sayd that Christ was
an Do. 351 coÌ„tinewed 17. yeres he was banished by Constantius the Arian emperour yet restored againe Socrat. li. 2. cap. 27. 29. Damasus in poÌ„tiâ— tom 1. concil Ierom. in chronic catalog eccl script in fortunatianoâ— Ant. chro part 2. tit 9. cap. 4. parag 5. do say that he yelded to the Arians subscribed vnto their here sie recouered his bishoprick again Antoninus sayth he exhorted others to coÌ„staÌ„cie but did not perseuere him selfe  Aëtius the mayster of Eunomius the hereticke was made deacoÌ„ by LeoÌ„tius the Arian b. of Antioch yet sayth Epiphanius by Georgius the Arian b. of Alexandria He was an Arian yet fell he from them because they receaued Arius into the communion after his fayned recantation He was counted a great logician and called anâ— A theiste for reuilingâ— the aunciente Fathers He was excommunicacated yet woulde hâ— seeme of his owne accord to leaue the church he taught that the substance of the father 〈…〉 the sonne were not like one the other Socrat. li â–ª 2. cap. 28. li. 3. cap. 8. Thâ— heretickes of this opinion were called Anâ—mâ—ioi Epiphan haeres 7 â–ª          Eunomius b. of Cyzâ— cum the scribe of Aâ—tius sayde that God hâ— no more knowledge tâ—… man He tearmed 〈…〉 the man of God and 〈…〉 baptized all that caâ—… to him in the name the vncreated god in 〈…〉 name of the sonne 〈◊〉 and in the name of the sanctifyinge spirite created of the created sonne Socrat. lib. 4. cap. 7. Theodor. lib. 2. cap. 29 Epiphan haeres 76. 355.  Didymus Alexandri nus a notable clerk was in his youthtime troubled with sore eyes became blind he left behind him many notable works Antony the monke came out of the desert into AlexaÌ„dria conforted him Socrat lib. 4. cap. 20. A councell helde at Antioche decreed that such as were present at seruice should communicate otherwise depart tom 1. concil A councell held at SirmiuÌ„ in the time of Constantius condeÌ„ned Photinus bishop of that seae which mayntayned the heresie of Sabellius and Paulus Samosatenus this councell was of Arians they scourged among them Osius b. of Corduba in Spayne made him subscribe vnto Arianisme Socrat. li. 2. cap. 24. 26. Hilarius Leontius an Arian succeeded Stephan he gelded him self to auoid the suspicion of a woman whose company he kept wherfore he was by Constantius made b. of Antioch Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 21. Felix was b. of Rome by the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of CoÌ„staÌ„tius the procuremeÌ„t of the Arians one yeare while Liberius was in exile he was an Arian as Socrates writeth lib. 2. cap. 29. IeroÌ„ in chroÌ„ and Ruff. lib. 1. cap. 22. yet Antoninus sayeth he was a godly man  Photinus b. of SirmiuÌ„ maintayned the heresie of Sabellius P. Samosatenus that Christ was not God before Marie bare him He sayde the word was at the beginiÌ„g with the father but not the sonne Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 24. Epiphan haeres 71    A generall councell was suÌ„moned to meete at Mediolanum where the East and west churches brauled about Athanasius and dissolued the councell agreeinge vpon nothing CoÌ„staÌ„tius seeing the countreyes were farre asunder coÌ„maunded the East churches to meete at Nico media in Bithynia and the west at Ariminum in Italic Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 29. The councell of Ariminum coÌ„demned the Arians Socra lib. 2. cap. 29.  Eudoxius b. of Germanicia in Syria crepte through wiles into the bishoprike of Antioch after the desease of Leontius but the couÌ„cell of godly bishops held at Seleuciadeposed him afterwards he gotte to be bishoppe of Constantinople Socrat lib. 2. ca 29. 32. 33.   Aërius an Arian hereticke coÌ„demned saith Augustine the prayer for the dead which Epiphanius doth call the comemoration for the dead He abhorred the prescribed fastingdayes he sayd that a bishoppe was no better then a priest conteÌ„ning therein the canoÌ„ of the church August lib. de haeres Epiphan haeres 75. 363.   A councell of Arian b. mett at Nice in Thracia where in steede of Nice in Bithynia they bleared the eyes of the godly with the sounde of the Nicene Creede Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 29. A councell was helde at Seleucia in Isauria where the Arians were condemned Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 31. Cyrillus who was aboue deposed recouered his bishop rick againe Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 35.    Lucifer b. of Sardinia fell from the church vpon a stomack he beleued saith Augustine that the soule came by transfusion to wit by pourâ—g out from the one into the other moreouer they say that the soule is of the flesh and the substance of the fleshe Socrat lib. 3. cap. 7. August de haeres Theodoreâ— lib. 3. cap. 5. 364.   A councell of 50. Arian bishops was called at Constantinople where they condemned the Nicene creede Eustathius b. of Sebastia in Armenia Cyrill b. of Ierusalem Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 32.  Anianus was by the councell of Seleu cia made b. of Antioch after they had deposed Eudoxiê° the Arian but the Arians exiled him immediatly Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 32.   Audaeus the heretick liued in Caelosyria in the time of Constantius as Ierom sayth in chroÌ„ He thought that God had the shape of man miscoÌ„struing the saying lette vs make man after our image c. Theodoret li. 4. cap. 10. These heretickes in the time of Chrysostome were called Anthropomorphits Donatus of whome the Donatists haue theyr original was in the time of CoÌ„stantius There was an other of the same name immediatly after he fell through coÌ„tention from the church at Carthage and taught through Aphricke that as manye as came vnto him were to be rebaptized that the sonne was inferior to the father the holy ghost inferior to the sonne IeroÌ„ chronic August lib. de haeres   A councell of Arians met at Antioch and confirmed the blasphemie â–ª of Arius They were called Anomoioi and Execoutioi Socrat lib. 2.  Meletius is chosen b. of Antioch after Eudoxius but CoÌ„stantius deposed him for maintayning the Nicene Creede agaynste the Arians â–ª Socrat lib. 2. ca. 34.   Apollinarius the father and the sonne of one name fell from the faith vpoÌ„ a stomacke at Laodicea in Syria they taught that Christ tooke a body but no soule againe seeinge that was absurde they sayde he had no resonable soule Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 36. Ruff lib. 1. cap. 20.      Euzoius the Arianwas by the Emperour made b. of Antioch after the deposition of Meletius Socrat lib. 2. ca. 34.   Dimeritae were hereticks of Apollinarius opinioÌ„ so called because they denyed the thirde part to wit the resonable soule in Christ Some of them sayde that his body was coessentiall with his diuinity some other of them denyed he had any soule at all some agayne of them sayd that he tooke no flesh
notable boke as GeÌ„nadiê° reporteth of him It was he that made Chrysostome Epiphanius dedly foes he was a spitefull man all his lifetime in the end dyed of a lethargie Socrat. lib. 6. ca. 1. 7. 9. lib. 7. cap. 7 Gennad catalog vir illustr Ascitae of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a bottell gadded about the contry with a bottell bibbinge thereof and sayinge that they were the newe bottells wherof the Gospell spake filled with newe wine August lib. de haeres      Alexander was b. of Antioche after Porphyrius Socras lib. 7. cap. 9.   Aquari were heretickes whiche offred water in the sacrameÌ„t in steede of wine August lib. de haeres         Priscillianus a Spaniard maintayned the opinioÌ„ of Gnostici Manichaeus and Sabellius being condemned by the councell of Burdeux he appealed vnto Maximus the vsurping Emperour which found him an heretik and beheaded him Prosp chronic he sayd the soule was of one substance with God come downe from heauen to endure voluntary conflictes He sayd that mans actions were gouerned by the starres he condemned the eating of fleshe he parted maried couples referring the creation of the fleshe not to god but to wicked angels he allowed of the scriptures called Apocrypha vnto euery of his followers he sayd Iura periura secretum prodere noli August li. de haeres  Epiphanius b. of Cyprê° florished in the tyme of Arcadius he was at deadly enmitie with Chrysostome the worker of all that mischiefe was Theophilus b. of Alexandria He came from CoÌ„stantia in Cyprus to ConstaÌ„tinople celebrated the communion gaue orders without the licence of Iohn the bishop therin to gratifie Theophilus At his farewell from Constantinople he sayd thus vnto Chrysostome I hope thou shalt neuer dye a bishop Chrysostome sayd vnto Epiphanius agayne and I hope thou shalt neuer come aliue into thy coÌ„ try the trueth is it fell out so to both Epiphanius died by the way and Chrysostome in exile Socrat. lib. 6. ca. 9. 11. 13 Theotinus b. of Scythia reprehended Epiphanius for condeÌ„ning rashly the bookes of Origen Socrat. lib. 6. cap. 11. A councell was called at Cyprus by Epiphanius where throughe the spite of Theophilus b. of Alexandria the bookes of Origen were condemned Socrat. lib. 6. cap. 9. Theophilus called a councell at Alexandria and condemned of malice he bare vnto certeÌ„ monkes the books of Origen Scrat li. 6. cap. 9. Iuuenalis b. of Ierusalem after Prayllius he was at the couÌ„cell of Ephesus coÌ„demned Nestorius the he reticke an 435. Socra lib. 7. cap. 3 he was also at the councel of ChalcedoÌ„ in the time of Martianus Euag. lib. 2. ca. 4.    Pelagius a Brittaine a monke of Bangor wrote notable bookes as Gennadius sayd before he fell into heresie his heresies were these that man without the grace of God was able to fulfill all the commaundemeÌ„ts of God that man had free will that the grace of God was geuen vnto vs according to our merits that the iuste haue no sinne in this life that children haue no originall sinne that Adam should haue died if he had not sinned August lib. de haeres Polidor 404.  Effrem Syrus liued about this time his bookes were thought so notable that they were read in the churche Ierom. catalog A councell held at Carthage called the 2. decreed that priests shoulde not marie tom 1. concil  Theodotus was b. of Antioche after Alexander Theodor. li. 5. cap. 38. Innocentius was b. of Rome after Anastasius Anno Do. 404. where he continewed 15. yeres Prosp chron Socr. lib. 7. cap. 9. this Innocentius wrot vnto Chrysostome to the clergie of Constan tinople Sozom lib. 8. ca 26.  Coluthiani were heretickes whiche sayde that the euill which is so called in respect oâ— vs to weâ—e the euill oâ— punishmeÌ„t crosse anâ— vexatioÌ„ proceeded no from God August    An other councell helde at Carthage called the 3. decred that the clergie in their yeares of discretion should eyther marrie or vow chastitie that the chiefe bishop should not be called the prince of priests or hyghest prieste but onely the bishop of the chiefe seae tom 1. concil     Iouinianus a monâ— taught with the stoilâ— that all sinnes were â— quall that man had nâ— sinne after baptisâ—â— that fasting was to 〈◊〉 purpose that Marâ— was no virgine whâ— she was deliuered August lib. de haeres    A councell held at Hippo anno Dom. 417. decreed that bishops and priests shoulde looke well vnto they re owne children that no bishop shoulde appeale ouer seae that the bishop of the head seae shold not be called the chiefe priest that no scripture be read in the church but canonicall tom 1. concil     Heluidius sayd the Marie was a Virgiâ— when Christ was boâ— yet afterwards to haâ— borne the brethren Christ August Gennâ— catalog vir illustr 412. Theodosius iu nior the sonne of Arcadius being left of the age of 8. yeares succeded his father in the Easterne empire though he were lesie yong yet gouerned he the empire wiselye by the meanes of Anthemius a politicke maÌ„ his vertues maner of liuing are sett for that large in Socrates history When that Honorius was slayne in the battaill betwene the Romaynes and the Persians he proclaimed Valentinianus the yonger Emperour of Rome gaue him Eudoxia his daughter to mariadge but he was slayne by the souldiers of Actius Theodusius in his life time detested all heretickes and made a lawe wherein he condemned Neâ—torius he raygned 38. yeares theÌ„ dyed Anno Dom. 450. Socrat lib. 7. ca. 1. 22. 23. 24. 43. Euagrius lib. 1. cap. 12. 22. Orosiâ—â— a Spaniard a learned historiographer sloâ—shed about this time Gennad he wrote vnto Augustine Augustine vnto him agayne Primasius b. of Aphricke and the disciple of S. Augustine wrote vpon holy sâ—â—ip ture Gessner Iohannes Cassianus the deacon of Chrysostome liued about this time Gennad catalog The 4. and 5. councell of Car thage layde downe the olâ—ctioÌ„ office of clergie men to 1. concis  Iohn was b. of Antioche after Theodotus he was at great variance with Cyrill b. of AlexaÌ„dria but they were immediatelie reconciled he was at the councell of Ephesus condemned Nestorius Socrat. lib. 7. ca. 23 Euagr. li. 1. ca. 5. 6. GeÌ„nad catalog Zosimus was b. of Rome after Innocentius An. Dom. 418. coÌ„tinewwed 2. yeres Prosp chro Socrat. lib. 7. cap. 11. Bonifacius was b. of Rome after Zosimus thre yeares 9. moneths Socr. li. 7. c. 11 Cyrillus succeeded Theophilus in the seae of Alexandria and withall he chaleÌ„ged to him selfe more autority theÌ„ euer any other bishop had before him from that time forth besides the ouersight rule of his clergie and ecclesiasticall affaires the bishop of Alexandria tooke also the gouernement of teÌ„porall
Antioche after Peter Euagr. li. 3. cap. 23. Gelasius was b. of Rome after Felix Anno Do. 494. where he continewed 4. yeres â—om 2. concill Athanasius succeeded Peter in the bishopricke of Alexandria Euagr. lib â–ª 3. cap. 23. The monkes of ConstaÌ„tinople were hereticks of Eutyches opinion Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 31. Certaine Manâ—ches were fouÌ„deâ— at Rome in the time of Gelasiuâ— they were banished theyâ— bookes burned to asses Palmeâ— chron   Boëtius a christian philosopher endured greate perse â–ª cution vnder Theodoricus the Arian Volat. A synod mett at Epaunis and decreed that no clergy maÌ„ shold either hunt or hauke that throughout the prouince suche diuine seruice as the Metropolitane liked of should be retained tom 2. coÌ„c  Flauianus was b. of Antioche after Palladius but Anastasius the Emperour deposed him for sedition Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 23. 30. 31. Anastasius 2. was b. of Rome after Gelasius 2. yeares rom 2. coÌ„c  The monkes oâ— Syria were heretickes camâ— in a heate to Antioch madâ— there an insurrection so thaâ— a great numbeâ— of them in steâ—â— of earth were buryed in thâ— riuer Oronteâ— Euag. li. 3. ca. 3â— some do write of him that he shoulde commaunde not a Trinitie but a quaternitie to be worshipped and therefore was â—â—itten with a thunderbolt and so dyed P. dâ—â—c blond Remigius a bishop of Fraunce florished about this time Volat A couÌ„cell held at Râ—uenna in preseÌ„ce of Theo doricus debated the schisme that iose aboute the election of a b. of Rome and choâ—e Symaâ—hus Palmer chron Six synods wer helde at Rome in the tyme of Symaâ—hus toutchinge the election of a b. oâ— Rome and the preseruation of church goodes tom 2. concil Helias was b. of Ierusalem after Salustius Euag. lib. 4. cap. 36. Seuerâ— was b. of Antioche after the deposition of Flauianus before he was prieste he was a counceller pleaded law at Berytus after he was made Byshop he fel into the he resie of Eutyches Eua. lib. 3. ca. 33 34. Symachus was b. of Rome after Anastasius 15. yeres tom 2. concil Iohn succeeded Athanasius Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 23. Olympus an Arian bishop as he bayned him selfe at Carthage and blasphemed the blessed trinitie was sodainly smitten from heauen with three firye dartes and burned quick Palmer chronic 519. Iustinus a thracâ—aÌ„ succeeded Anastasius he fauored the couÌ„cell of Chalcedon He dispatched through wilâ—s a greate number of tyrants whome he suspected WheÌ„ he had â—aygned 8. yeres 9. moneths and three dayes he proclaimed Iustinianus his felowe Empeâ—our raygned with him four moneths then dyed Vuagr li. 4. cap. 1. 23. 9. Zosimas Iohn Chuzubites wer famous for their godly lif strauÌ„g miracles Euag. lib. 4 cap. 7. A councel held at Ilerda in Spayne decreed that suche as slewe the child in the wombe with potions simpersauces shoulde be banished the commumoÌ„ the space of 7. yeres that clergymeÌ„ being desamed should purge them selues tom 2. coÌ„c A councel held at Valentia in Spaine decâ—eed the Gospell shoulde be read after the Epistle tom 2. concil A councel held at Auâ—â—lia in the time of Hormisda decreede that Lent shold be solemnelye kept before Easter the roâ—atioÌ„ weeke with the ember dayes about the ascention tom 2. coÌ„c A councel held at Gerunda in Spayne decreed that euery prouince shold obserue one order of diuineseruice that baptisme shold be ministred onely at Easter and witsontide and at other times if necessitie so required that the Lordes prayer shoulde be sayde at morninge euening prayer tom 2. concil A councel held at Caesaraugusta accursed suche as receaued the sacrament eate it not in the church tom 2. concil Petruâ— b. of Ierusalem after Helias Euagr. lib. 4. ca. 36 the generall councell held at ConstaÌ„tinople wrot vnto him what they had done to 2. coÌ„cil  Hormisda was b. of Rome after Symachus anno Dom. 516. where he coÌ„tinewed 9. yeares Anto. chro Ioh succeeded the former Iohn Euag. lib. 3. ca. 23 Seuerus b. of Antioch was of Eutyches opinion Iustinus the emperour in the first yeare of his raigne caused his toÌ„gue to be pulled out of his mouth because he reuiled the councell of Chalcedon preached raylinge sermons Euag. lib. 4. cap. 4. Deuterius an Arian b. of Constantinople as he baptised one Barbas he vsed this forme I baptize Barbas in the name of the father throughe the sonne in the holy ghost Theod. collect   Brigida a mayde whose reuelations are at this day extant florished about this time Palmer chron   Paulus was b â–ª of Antioche after Seuerus E uagr. lib. 4. cap. 4. Euprasius succeeded Paulus he dyed in the earthquake which was at Antioch the 7. yere of Iustinus Euag. lib. 4 cap. 4. 5.  Theodosius was b of AlexaÌ„dria after Iohn Iustinianus deposed him for maintayninge the heresie of Eutyches Euag. lib. 4 cap. 9. 11. 36. Benedictus the first fouÌ„der of the order commonlye called S. Benedictes dyed sayth Volateran li. 21. Anno Do. 518. He was the firste and the onely deuiser of a seueral trade of lif within the firste 600. yeres after christ because he presumed to inuent a new way which all the godly fathers before him neuer thought of I layde him heere downe for a schismaticke and couched him in the catalogue of heretickes 525.  Priscianus the greate graÌ„marian liued in the dayes of Iustinian Palmer chron The 2. councell held at Toledo decreed that all what so euer the clergie held de iure should returne vnto the church after theyr desease to 2. conc In the time of Iohn 2. b. of Rome  Euphremius a noble man succeeded Euphrasius in the bishop ricke of Antioche Euagr. li. 4. cap. 6. Iohn was B. of Rome after Hormisda an Dom. 525. and continewed there 2. yeares and 10. moneths Palm chron  Monothelitae were heretickes whiche denied that Christ had 2. wils a diuine humane Volater lib. 17. 528. Iustinianus succeded Iustinus in the empire he was couetous cruell carelesse of that whiche was good the Empresse his wife fauored the hereticall opinion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lie hiÌ„ self fell into a blasphemous opinioÌ„ whiche is to be seene in the cataloge of the hereticks â–ª he raygned 38. yeares 8. moneths dyed went straight down to hell as Euagrius thinketh Euagr lib. 4. ca. 9. 10. 29. 31. 38. 40. lib. 5. cap. 1. Barsanuphius a religious maÌ„ was of great fame in the time of Iustinianus â–ª Eâ—â—gr lib. 4. cap. 32. A generall councell was called at Constantinople in the 27. yeare of Iustinianus the Emperour and in the time of Vigilius b. of Rome where they condemned the heresies of Anthimus b. of Constantinople Seâ—eâ—â—â— â— of Antioche â–ª Peter Cnapheia Theodorê° Loâ—ras allowed the 4. former general councells decreed that Marie shoulde be called the mother of God and condemned Origen tom 2. conc Euag. lib. 4. cap. 37. A 2. and 3.
councel held at Aurelia laid downe many godly decrees tom 2. concil  Domninus b. of Antioch after Euphremius Euagr. lib. 4. ca. 37 Felix 4. was b. of Rome after Iohn and continewed 4. yeares Anton. chronic Bonifacius 2. was b. of Rome after Felix 2. yeres Anton. chronic tom 2. concil Iohn 2. was b. of Rome after Bonifacius 2. yeres tom 2. concil Agapetus was b. of Rome after Iohn 2. one yere Anton. chronic Siluerius was b. of Rome after Agapetus one yere tom 2. coÌ„cil â–ª Zoilus was b. of Alexandria after Theodosius Euagr. lib. 4. ca. 11 Theodora the wife of Iustinianus the Emperour was of Eutyches opinion Euag. lib. 4. cap. 10. Iustinianus the emperor wrot an edict but God bereaued hiÌ„ of his lyfe afore he published it where he affirmed that the bodye of Christ was not subiect to corruption that it was voyd oâ— the naturall affections whiche appertaine thervnto that he eate before his passioÌ„ as he diâ— after his resurrection that his most holy body was nâ— thing chauÌ„ged for all the framing thereof in the mothers womb foâ— all the natural aâ—â— voluntary affectioÌ„ Euagr. lib. 4. cap. â— this is that Iustinâ—â— whose lawes are muche made of throughoute thâ— worlde 557.  Menas patriarche of CoÌ„stantinople florished about this time tom 2. concil The councell of Auergne was held in the time of Vigilius tom 2. conc Macarius was b. of Ierusalem after Peter he was deposed for heresie Euagr. li. 4 cap. 36. Anastasius was b. of Antioche after Domninus he rebuked Iustinianus for his heresie Iustinus 2. deposed him vpon false reports as some say because he woulde not geue him mony for his bishopricke Euag. lib. 4 cap. 38. 39. lib. 5. cap. 5 Vigilius was b. of Rome after Siluerius anno Do. â—39 where he continewed 18. yeares Palmer chron Anton chron â–ª Euag. lib. 4. cap. 37. Pelagius was b. of Rome after Vigilius anno Dom. 557. wher he continewed 11. yeares tom 2. concil Apollinarius was b. of AlexaÌ„dria after Zoilus Euag. lib. 4 cap. 36. Anthimus b. of Câ—â— stantinople was 〈◊〉 Eutyches the herâ—ticks opinion aâ—â— therefore depoâ—â— by Iustinian â—â—â—demned in the â—â—nerall councell 〈◊〉 Constantinople uag lib. 4. cap. 9â— Andreas an 〈◊〉 went about 〈◊〉 trey leading 〈◊〉 hande a blind 〈◊〉 dogge told 〈◊〉 fortunes but 〈◊〉 brought them to great 〈◊〉 by deceauing them with 〈◊〉 fables Eâ—â—â—â— Ab. Vsperâ— â–ª 566. Iustinus the second of that name succeded Iustinianus in the empire he lyued wantonly fared deliciously soulde beneâ—ices vnto ignorant priestes He craftelye compassed the death of Iustinus his cosinâ— In the ende he fell into a frensie vttered lamentable speaches bequâ—athed the empire vnto Tiberius he raigned 12 yeres and 10. monethes Euagr. lib. 5. cap. 1. 2. 3. 7. 8. 11. 13. 23.  The 4. 5. councells of Aurelia were called together in the tyme of Pelagius 1. tom 2. conc A â— councell helde at Tours in Fraunce tom 2. concil   Iohn the 3. was b. of RoÌ„e after Pelagi ' coÌ„tinewed 12. yeres to 2. concil Iohn succeeded Apollinarius in the seae of Alexandria Euag. lib. 5. ca. 16  577. Tiberius became Emperor after that Iustinus 2. fell into frensie he was a godly man he raygned 7. yeres and 11. monethes Euagr. lib. 5. cap. 11. 13. 23.  A councel called at Paris toutchinge churche goods â—om 2. concil A councell was called at Hispalis in Spayne toutching the church goods in the tyme of Pelagius 2. tom 2. concil Eustochius b. of Ierusalem Euagr lib. 4. cap. 32.  Benedictus was b. of RoÌ„e after Iohn 3. ann Do. 576. where he coÌ„tinewed 4. yeres tom 2. concil Palm chron   583. Mauricius the Emperour succeeded Tiberius in the empire  The 3. councell of Toledo condemned the Arian heresie to 2. coÌ„cil The 1. 2. synods called at Lions for the remouing of schisme raysed in the churche tom 2. concil   Pelagius 2. was b. of RoÌ„e after Benedictus continewed 10. yeares tom 2 concil   595. 12. Mauriâ—ij  The 1. 2. synods called at Matiscona reformed ecclesiasticall matters tom 2. concil Iohn b. of Ierusalem Euagr. lib. 5. cap. 16. Gregorius b. of Antioch after the depositioÌ„ of Anastasius Euagr. lib. 5. cap. 6. Gregorius was b. of Rome after Pelagiê° ann Do. 590. coÌ„tinewed 13. yeares to 2. concil Eulogius succeeded Iohn in the bishoprick of Alexandria who as Nicephorus reporteth coÌ„tinewed 25 yeares Euagr lib. 5. cap. 16.  Hitherto gentle reader haue I runne ouer in this Chronographie the principall things vvhich are â—o be considered vvithin the firste six hundred yeares after Christ as farre forthe as these authors â—vhose histories I translated haue continevved theyr times Euagrius the laste of these Historiograâ—hers ended the 12. yeare of Mauricius the Emperour and there I reste vvith him leauing the times â—ollovvinge vvhich are vvonderfully corrupted to such as are disposed to discourse of them This trauell haue I taken that the trueth of the purest age after Christ might appeare and the state of the moste auncient churches might be knovven of such as in these dayes seeke to ouerthrovve the state bring the religion to contempt the Christians to a lavvelesse securitye hopinge that by the vievve of orderlye discipline things vvhich be amisse may be redressed accordingly I vvish thee health knovveledge of the trueth feare of God faith to beleue in him thy soules health saluation in the end Farevvell The Index A. ABacuk the Prophet and his life pa. 528. Abasgi a Barbarian nation receaued the faith pag. 479. Abdias the Prophet and his life pag. 524. Abdus a goutie man was cured by Thaddaeus pa. 17. Abel was murthered pa. 519. Abilius b. of AlexaÌ„dria pa. 46. thirtene yeres 47. Abgatus looke Agbarus Ablaatus b. of Persia pa. 380. Aborigines people so called pa. 501. Abraham talked with Christ worshipped pa. 3 Acasius bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina pa. 255. Acacius the martyr was hanged pa. 376. Acacius bishop of Amida sold the treasure of the church to relieue prisoners captiues p. 388. Acesius a nouatian b. was called to the councel of Nice pa. 223. Achaab the accuser of Athanasius ran away for shame pa. 248. Achillas minister of Alexandria of great fame pa. 144. Achillas b. of Alexandria pa. 217. Adaarmanes a Persian captaine was folled of the Romaines pa. 500. Addaeus a traytor is executed pa. 491. Addo the prophet and his life pa. 522. Adrian looke Aelius Adrianus Adrianus was beheaded for the faith pa. 171. Adulterie is forbid pa. 54. 336. 351. Aedesius a martyr was drowned pa. 163. Aedesius priest of Tyrus preached to the middle Indians pa. 240. Aegesippus liued immediatly after the Apostles pag. 33. he is alleaged pag. 45. 46. 47. 53. 61. 62. 70. Aelius Adrianus was Emperour after Traian pa. 58. he wrote fauourably for the christians pa. 61. he raigned
Councels that were within the first sixe hundred yeares after Christ are to be seene in the Chronographie the Creede of the Nicene Councel pa. 224. 225. the Creedes good and bad are rekoned vp pag. 291. Crescens was sent of Paule into Fraunce pa. 37. Crescens a philosopher wrought the death of Iustinus martyr pa. 67. 68. Cronion was burned for the faith pa. 116. Culcianus a persecutor of the christians is executed pag. 182. Cyprian b. of Carthage rebaptized heretickes is therefore reprehended pa. 126. Cyrenius president of Syria pa. 9. Cyrillus b. of Antioch pa. 142. Cyrillus b. of Ierusalem an Arian pa. 290. he recanted pa. 344. Cyrillus the godly b. of Alexandria pa. 380. 383 414. 444. Cyrinus b. of Chalcedon was plagued for reuiling of Chrysostome pa. 375. D. DAma b. of Magnesia pa. 55. Damasus b. of Rome pa. 336. Daniel prophecied of the comming of Christ pa. 5. 10. his life pa. 529. Dauid prophecied of Christ pa. 6. 7. Decius was Emperour after Philip. and persecuted the Church pa. 114. he was slaine with his sonnes pa. 121. 469. Decennius a tyrant hanged him selfe pa. 278. Demetrianus b. of Antioch was maried pa. 131. Demetrius b. of Alexandria pa. 92. 97. 101. Dexippus an historiographer pa. 502. Didius a minister was martyred pa. 153. Didius Iulianus the Emperour pa. 469. Didymus a monke pa. 329. Didymus AlexaÌ„drinus a notable learned maÌ„ pa. 333. Diocletian was Emperour after Carus pa. 141. Diodorus Siculus an historiographer pa. 502. Dion Cassius an historiographer pa. 502. Dionysius b. of Corinth is alleaged pa. 35. 37. his works are to be seene pa. 71. Dionysius Arâ—opâ—gâ—ta the firste b. of Athens pa. 37. 71. Dionysius Bishop of Alexandria pag. 51. 111. 113. 119. 120. 126. 127. 128. 129. 134. 135. he is persecuted pag. 114. 115. 129. his works are to be seene pa. 120. 133. 138. 139. Dionysia a woman was beheaded for the faith pa. 116. Dionysius b. of Rome pa. 139. Dionysius was beheaded for the fayth pag. 160. 161. Dionysius b. of Alba in Italie pa. 279. Dionysius Halicarnassaeus an historiographer pa. 501. Dios b. of Alexandria pa. 102. Dioscorus a confessor pa. 116. Dioseorus b. of Alexandria and an hereticke pa. 417. 428. 429. 431. Dolichianus b. of Ierusalem pa. 86. Domitian was Emperour after Titus he was cruel enemy to God pa. 46. he feared the comming of Christe as Herode did he raigned 15. yeares pa. 47. Domninus was burned for the fayth pag. 164. Domnus an Apostata pag. 103. Domnus bishop of Antioch pag. 141. Domnus b. of Caesarea in Palaestina pag. 131. Dorotheus minister of Antioch afterwardes b. of Tyrus pa. 142. his life pa. 514. Dorotheus a page of the Emperour Diocletian pa. 145. after torment he was hanged for the faith pa. 147. 148. Dorotheus an Arian b. of Antioch pa. 339. 342. Dositheus an hereticke pa. 70. E. EAster the controuersie about that feast pa. 92. 93. 94. 222. 223. 227. 270. 353. 354. 355. 356. 379. Ebionits and their heresie saying that fayth onely did not iustifie pa. 51. 105. Ecebolius a sophist was a turne coate pag. 295 â–ª 306. Eleazar the sonne of Annanus the high prieste pa. 14. Eleusius Bishop of Cyzicum being compelled to Arianisme lamenteth his state pag. 320. Eleutherius b. of Rome pag. 62. 75. 83. Ellas a christian was burned for the faith pag. 168. Elias the Prophet was persecuted pag. 519. his life pag. 523. Eliezer the Prophet and his life pag. 523. Elissaeus the prophet and his life pag. 524. Elpistus a godly minister pag. 71. Empedocles the philosophers opinion pag. 242. Encratits their heresie and the first autor thereof pag. 73. Ennathas a christian virgine was burned for the faith pag. 167. Ephorus an historiographer pag. 501. Ephrem the 13. b. of Ierusalem pag. 59. Epimachus was burned for the fayth pag. 116. Epiphanius an heathen Sophist pag. 294. Epiphanius b. of Cyprus pag. 368. 370. 371. Eruli an heathen nation receaued the fayth pag. 479. Esay prophecied of Christe pag. 7. 8. his martyrdome pag. 519. his life pag. 525. Esdras pag. 501. Essaeans pag. 70. Euagrius a monke pag. 301. 330. 331. 332. he refused a bishoprick pa. 332. Euagrius a godly bishop of Constantinople pag. 326. Euagrius Scholasticus and his historye page 405. c. Euarestus b. of Rome pag. 54. 83. Eubulus was beheaded for the fayth pag. 171. Euclides is highly esteemed of hereticks pag. 95. Eudocia a learned Empresse pag. 383. Eudoxius b. of Germanicia pag. 262. 280. Eugenius a robel was beheaded pa. 359. Eumenes b. of Alexandria pag. 59. Eunomius the heretick pag. 279. 320. 321. 325. 326. 358. Eunomiâ—utychiani and their heresie pag. 358. Eunomotheophroniani their heresie pag. 358. Euodius b. of Antioch pag. 47. Euphronius an Arian b. of Antioch pag. 244. Eusebius bishop of Caesarea in palaestina where he beganne his historie pag. 1. 2. he dedicated his tenth booke vnto Paulinus pag. 184. his death pag. 255. he was no Arian pag. 265. 266. 267. Eusebius b. of Laodicea pag. 130. 142. 143. Eusebius bishop of Nicomedia was an Arian hereticke pag. 217. 223. 233. he recanted pag. 236. he fel againe to his heresie pag. 243. 245 he was made bishop of Constantinople pag. 256. Eusebius Emisenus pag. 256. Eusebius b. of Vercellae pag. 279. 300. Eusebius Scholasticus the Disciple of Troylus the sophist was an historiographer pag. 305. 502. Eusebius b. of Dorilaeum pag. 417. 428. Eustathius b. of Antioch was deposed for heresie pag. 244. Eustathius bishop of Sebastia and his errors pag. 292. Eustathius Epiphanensis an historiographer pag 502. Eutyches the hereticke and his opinion pag. 416. 417. Eutychianus b. of Rome pag. 142. Eutychianus a monke pa. 235. Eutychius an hereticke pag. 358. Euzoius an Arian recanteth pag. 245. Exoucoutiol and their heresie pag. 293. Ezechiel the prophet and his life pag. 528. F. FAbianus b. of Rome was martyred pag. 111. 114. Fabius b. of Antioch pag. 114. Fadus lieuetenant of Iudaea pag. 26. Famine vnder Claudius pag 23. 26. Famine among the Iewes in Ierusalem pag. 38. 39. 40. Famine amonge the Iewes vnder Adrian pag. 59. Famine in Alexandria pag. 135. Famine at Pyruchium pag. 142. Famine caused by Maxentius pag. 154. Famine in the time of Maximinus pag. 177. 178. Famine in the time of Iulian. pag. 312. Famine in Phrygia pag. 327. Fasting in Aegypt and Alexandria pag. 30. Fasting prescribed by Montanus pag. 89. Fasting before Easter pag. 92. 93. 273. 355. 399. Fasting after VVhitsontide pag. 274. Fasting of Monkes pag. 329. Fasting euery Saturday pag. 356. Fasting wendsdayes and Fridayes 388. Faustus a minister was martyred pag. 153. Felix lieuetenant of Iudaea pag. 31. Felix b. of Rome pag. 141. 142. Felix the seconde of that name was b. of Rome and an Arian pag. 284. Festus lieuetenant of Iudaea pag. 32. Firmilianus b. of Caesarea in Cappadocia pag. 110. 1â—1 Firmilianus a tyrant and a persecutor was him selfe beheaded in the end pag. 171. Flauia Domicilla
a noble vvoman vvas banished for the faith pag. 47. Flauianus B. of Constantinople was murthered by heretickes pag. 426. Florinus an hereticke pag. 86. 90. 91. Florus a cruell Liuetenant of Iudaea pag. 35. Frumentius a Byshop conuerted the middle Indians pag. 240. G. GAd the Prophete and his life pag. 521. Gainas the rebel and his end pag. 364. 365. Gaius B. of Rome pag. 35. 51. 53. 108. 142. Galba was Emperour a shorte while pa. 37. 469 Galen the phisicion is worshipped of heretickes pag. 95. Galienus vvas Emperour after Valerianus and restored peace he raygned fifteene yeres pag. 131. 139. Galilaeans and their heresie pag. 70. Gallus was Emperour after Decius pag. 121. his end pag. 469. Gallus the brother of Iulian the Apostata rebelled and was beheaded pag. 278. Galma B. of Amastris pag. 71. Georgius the Arian B. of Alexandria and his miserable end pag. 298. Germanicus for his faith was torne in peeces of wilde beastes pag. 64. Germanion B. of Ierusalem pag. 102. Germanus vvas beheaded for the fayth pag. 167 Gitton a village in Samaria where Simon Magus was borne pag. 26. 27. Gnostici were heretickes pag. 60. God diuersly plagued the old vvorld pag. 5. Golauduch a vvoman was martyred pag. 510. Gomarius a rebell is savved a sunder pag. 320. Gomorha was ouerthrowen vvith fire and brimstone pag. 4. Gordianus vvas Emperour after Maximinus and raygned 6 yeares pag. 111. 112. his ende pag. 496. Gordius B. of Ierusalem page 102. Gorgonius a page of the Emperour Diocletian after tormet was hanged for the faith pa. 145. 148. Gorthaeus an hereticke pag. 70. The Gospell after Marcke pag. 28. 57. 84. 104 110. The Gospell after Mathew was vvrytten in Hebrewe pag. 49. 57. 84. 85. 109. The Gospel after Iohn pag. 49. 50. 84. 104. 110. The Gospell after Luke pag. 37. 49. 50. 84. 110. Gospells were published by heretickes pag. 50. 51. 103. The Gotths receaued the Christian fayth page 338. 339. Gratianus was made Emperour pag. 322. his death 347. Gregorius Neocaesariensis the disciple of Origen pag. 111. 131. 335. Gregorius B. of Alexandria and the sturre about him pag. 258. Gregorie Nazianzen vvas of great fame pa. 322. 334. 335. 343. Gregorie the brother of Basil was B. of Nissa pa. 335. 345. Gregorie B. of Antioch pag. 493. H. HAnani the Prophet and his life pag. 523. Helcesaitae were heretickes and their opinioÌ„ pag. 113. Helen Queene of the Osroemians distributed corne in time of famine pag. 26. Helen the mother of Constantinus Magnus foâ—d the Crosse at Ierusalem pag. 237. 238. Helena a vvitch the yoke mate of Simon Magus pag. 27. Hemerobaptists and theyr heresie pag. 70. Heraclides a Martyr pag. 97. Heraclitus vvrote coÌ„mentaries vpoÌ„ Paul pa. 94. Heretickes corrupt the vvorkes of auncient vvryters pag. 71. Heresies reade in the Chronographie the catalogue of all the heresies vvithin the first six hundred yeares after Christ Heraclas B. of Alexandria pag. 97. 105. 110. Hermes vvrote a booke intitled Pastor vvhiche vvas reade in the Church pag. 36. 84. Hermogenes an Arian captaine is cruellye put to death pag. 259. Hermon B. of Ierusalem pag. 144. Hermophilus an hereticke translated the Scriptures pag. 95. Herode vvas kinge of the Ievves vvhen Christe vvas borne pag. 9. 10. Herode Antipater pag. 9. Herode Ascalonites pag. 9. Herode shutte vp vnder his seale the holy robe of the highpriest pag. 10. Herode burned the genealogies of the Ievves to make him selfe a Gentleman pag. 11. Herode commaunded the infantes to be slayne pag. 12. Herode is tormented he seeketh to dispatch him selfe and dieth miserably pag. 12. 13. Herode caused the chief of the Ievves to be clapt in prison and to be slaine at his departure that the Iewes might lament his death pa. 13. Herode the Tetrarch was banished into Vienna together with his harlot Herodias pag. 14. 21. Herode Agrippa is by Caius Caligula made king of the Iewes pa. 21. he imprisoneth Peter the Apostle and dierâ— miserably pa. 23. 24. 25. Herodian an historiographer pa 502. Herodias the harlot of Herode the Tetrarch pa. 14. Heron was beheaded for the faith pa. 98. Heros b. of Antioch after Ignatius pa. 55. Hesychius Bishop of Aegypt was martyred pag. 153. Hilarius b. of Poetiers pa. 304. Hippolitus and his works pa. 108. Honorichus the Arian king of the Vandals persecuted the christians pa. 476. Honorius is created Emperour pa. 359. Hormisda king of Persia pa. 50â— Hulda a prophetesse and her life pa. 527. Hyginus was bishop of Rome 4. yeares pa. 62. 83. Hymenaeus b. of Ierusalem â–ª pa. 131. Hypatia a learned womaÌ„ was of spite cruelly executed pa. 384. Hyrcanus an high priest of the Iewes was taken captiue of the Persians pa. 9. 10. I. IAcob saw God face to face pa. 4. he prophecied of Christ pa. 9. Iames the Apostle called the brother of the Lord was the first b. of Ierusalem and brained with a club pa. 19. the order of his martyrdome is to be seene pa. 32. 33. 34. 37. 519. Iames the brother of Iohn was beheaded by Herode Agrippa pa. 19. 23. 37. 519. his life pa. 532. Iberians receaued the fayth pa. 241. 242. Idithum the prophet and his life pa. 522. Iehaziel the prophet and his life pa. 523. Iehu the prophet and his life pa. 523. Ieremie the prophet and his life pa. 526. Ierusalem had 15. bishops from the Apostles vnto the 18. yeare of Adrian pa. 59. Ierusalem was wonne very oft pa. 44. Ierusalem was called Aelia pa. 59. 60. Iesus is a word of great mysterie pa. 6. Iesus the Christ of God as Iosephus witnesseth pa. 15. Iesus was the sonne of God by the testimonie of Agbarus king of Edessa pa. 17. Iesus shoulde haue bene canonized by the consent of Tiberius in the number of the Romaine gods but the senate would not pa. 20. Iesus the sonne of Dannaeus was an high priest of the Iewes pa. 34. Iesus the sonne of Ananias cried woe woe in Ierusalem pa. 42. the Iewes became tributaries vnto the Romains pa. 10. the Iewes were plagued by Seianus pa. 22. the Iewes were vexed by Pilat pa. 22. the Iewes were banished Rome by Claudius pa. 31. the Iewes to the number of 30000. were slaine vpon Easter day pa. 31. 38. the Iewes were vexed vnder Nero. pa. 31. the Iewes were slaine vnder Florus pa. 35. the Iewes were besieged in Ierusalem pa. 37. their famine slaughter and greate miserie pa. 38. 39. 40. the Iewes were searched and ript to see whether they had hid meate or eaten golde pa. 39. 44. the Iewes were torne of wilde beastes solde and led captiue pa. 41. the Iewes were plagued vnder Traian pa. 58. the Iewes which perished and their infinit number during all the warres pa. 42. 43. the Iewes were destroyed vnder Adrian pa. 59. the Iewes rased certaine places out of the Bible pa. 69. the Ievves rebelled in Diocaesarea and vvere all destroyed pa. 278. the Ievves vvere vtterly foyled vvith terrible signes from aboue in the time
â—ords by Eusebius Pamphilus and recited towardes the later ende of this chapter by Socrates the which we haue presently layde â—wne in different letters * Arius accursed with his complices * Eusebius Theognis being Arians do recant Eusebius writeth thus froÌ„ the couÌ„cell of Nice vnto the churche of Caesarea in Palaestina whereof he was bishop The Creede which Eusebiê° PaÌ„philus him selfe made exhibited vnto the councell of Nice wherevnto the bishâ—ps added the clause Of one substaÌ„ce Maâ— 28. The Emperour CoÌ„stantine coÌ„mandeth the clause Of one substaÌ„ce to be added vnto Eusebiê° Creede he expoundeth him selfe the meaninge thereof The Creede layd down by 318. bishops in the couÌ„ceâ— of Nice the which Eusebius in thesâ— wordes sendeth to Caesarea Of the substance Begotten not made The sonne to be of one substaÌ„ce with the father Before Arius time the clause of one substaÌ„ce was knowen Cap. 9. in the Greeke The synodiâ—all epistle of â—he councell â—f Nice The blasphemous opinions of Arius that cursed hereticke toutchinge the blessed sonne of God This Meletiê° as Socrates sayde before cap. 3. in time of persecutioÌ„ denyed the faith sacrificed to idols therefore he was excoÌ„municated and being in this takinge he tooke part with the Arians who for coÌ„panie together with Aâ—â—â—s in this councell is coÌ„demneâ— The questioÌ„ of Easter coÌ„cluded vpon in the councell of Nice VVhy the Meletians are seuered from the churche The wanton booke which Arius wrote and intituled Thalia CoÌ„stantinus Magnus vnto the church of AlexaÌ„dria CoÌ„stantinus vnto the bishops people c. CoÌ„stantinus the Emperour vnto the churches c The epistle of Constantine vnto Eusebius Pamphilus The epistle of Constantine vnto Eusebius * After the name of CoÌ„stantinus Bizantium was called Constantinople The epistle of Constantine vnto Macarius concerning the sepulchre of our Sauiour feuÌ„d there the buylding of a Churche in that place Eusebius â— of Nicomedia and Theognis were Arians * Licâ—â—â—us Cap. 10. in the Greeke * A Canon toutching such as in persecution had denyed Christ * Peter Martyr in 2. Sam. cap. 24. noteth howe that Constantine in these wordes â—kofâ—eth at Acesius for his intollerable pride singularitie in that he along with his sect woulde be iâ— heauen * The reporter was Auâ—anon a Nouatian as it cap. 9. following Cap. 11. in the greeke Paphnutiuâ— â–ª * Paphnutius a single man yet a fauorer of priestes mariadges in the counsell of Nice Hebr. 13. * Cap. 12. in the Greeke Spyridion â—â—â—ne the daughter of Spyridion uffinus hist â— 1. cap. 5. ap 13. in â— Greeke Eutychianus though he was a nouatian yet was he a rare maÌ„ both for life and learning Auxanon a nouatian hereticke Osius Viton Vincentius Alexander Eustathius Macarius Harpocratio Cynon * Anno 32â— some say 326. some 〈◊〉 theâ— 328. Cap. 14. in the Greeke The recâ—tation of Eusebius bishop of Nicomedia and Theognis bishop of Nice which were Aâ—â—an hereticks exhibited vnto the chiefe byshops Cap. 15. after the greeke Athanasius byshop of Alexandria Ruffinus lib. â—hist ca. 14. Alexander b. of Alexandria made Athanasius deacon Athanasius beinge deacoÌ„ was at the councell of Nice Cap. 16. after the greeke Constantinople called Newe Rome but of olde Byzantium Cap. 17. in the greeke Helen the mother of Constantine was the daughter of Coel kinge of Englande Helenopolis Psal 78. The Idole oâ— Venus set vâ— where Chriâ—â— was buried The crosse of Christ was founde out by a miracle Newe Ierusalem The nayles were founde The good deedes the vertuous life and godly ende of Helene Cap. 18 in the greeke Serapis had 〈◊〉 his temple 〈◊〉 elle or faâ—â—ome signiâ—inge the â—easure of â—e water in â—epth which â—as thought 〈◊〉 his power 〈◊〉 ouerflowe â—he Barbarians beinge â—â—ercome in â—â—â—aill receaâ—d the faith Christ Gens 18. ConstaÌ„tinus abrogated the most filthie lawes of the Heliopolits and brought theÌ„ to the christian faith The temple of Venus ouerthrowen The deuell was faine to flye out of the Idole The tente of Constantine like the tabernacle of Moses Exod. 33. Cap. 19. in the greeke The increase of christian religioÌ„ vnder Constantine The middle Indians were not christened asore the raygne of Constantine that is 300. odd years after Christ Frumentius was consecrated Byshop by Athanasius and sent to conuert the Indians Ruffinus ecclâ—ist li. 1. ca. 9. Cap. 20 in â—he Greeke The seae Eukinus deuiâ—leth Europe â—om Asia The kinge of the Iberians child is cured The queene of the IberiaÌ„s is healed The kinge of the Iberians was conuerted vnto the â—ayth Cap. 21. in the greeke Antony the eâ—emite * Cap. 22. in the Greeke The manichees blased their heresie a litle before the raygne of Constantine Anno. 281. Euseb lib. 7. cap. 30. The originall and authors of the heresy of the Manichees Buddas otherwise Terebynthus an hereticke dâ—eth miserablie Manes the heretick his detestable opinions The miserable death of the hereticke Manes Cap. 23. in the Greeke Hatred and heresie ioyned togethâ—â— Eusebius Pâ—philus was no Arian * Cap. 24. in the Greeke The councell of Antioche where Eustathius was deposed â—usebius PaÌ„â—hilus reâ—uâ—th to be â—ishop of â—ntioch for â—e which â—e Empeâ—ur CoÌ„stanâ—e did high â— commend â—m â—â—phronius Arian yet â—â—â—hop of â—â—tioch * Cap. 25. in the Greeke Constantine was informeâ— of Arius his recantation when he wrot this * Cap. 26. in the Greeke â–ª The recaÌ„taâ—tioÌ„ of Arius and Euzoiâ— geueÌ„ vp vnâ— the Emperour together with tâ— forme of their faith where they disseÌ„ble boâ— with God man wriâ—iâ— one thing meaning aâ— other as it appeareth the chaptâ—â— following Mat. 28. Cap. 27. in the Greeke Athanasius would not receaue Arius into the church of Alexandria Constantine â—â—rote this to Athanasiê° b. â—f Alexâ—dria 〈◊〉 the behalf â—f Arius the â—ereticke â—ho deceaâ—ed theÌ„ both â—hanasius is â—â—ely 〈◊〉 of extorâ—n â—anasius â—alsely accused of treason Ischyras a false minister forging orders vnto him selfe Athanasius is falsly charged with the misdemeanure of his clergy Athanasius is falsely accused of muâ—thâ—r and magicke * Cap. 28. aâ— ter the gâ—eâ— Macarius â— minister bâ—ing falsely â—…cused by 〈…〉 Arian Meletian herâ— tikes is thâ— shamefull dealt wiâ—â— Cap. 29. after the Greeke * Cap. 30. in â—e greeke â–ª â—he accuser â— Athanas 〈◊〉 ranne aâ—…ay for shaÌ„e Cap. 31. in â—â—e Greeke * Cap. 32. in the Greeke Cap. 33. in the greeke The councel held at Tytê° being most of Arians do depose Athanasius coÌ„meÌ„d in their letters to the Church of Alexandria the heretick Arius Cap. 34. in the greeke The epistle of Constantine vnto the Bishops assembled at the councell of Tyrus Cap. 35. in the Greeke Athanasius is accused by the Arians * Socrat. li. 2. cap. 2. in the epistle of CoÌ„ staÌ„tinus sayth so Cap. 36. in the greeke Asteriê° an arian heretick The error of Marcellus Cap. 37. in the greeke Arius raiseth sedition in Alexandria The prayer of Alexander Bishop of câ—stantinople *
The bishops â—ssembled at Aâ—imino in talie where â—â—e Arans â—â—re coÌ„demned do write â—us vnto the â—mperour â—onstantius What credit reuerence they â—eue vnto the couÌ„câ—ll of Nice The lewde behauiour of the Arians The Bishops assembled at Aâ—imino request three thinges of the Emperour ConstaÌ„tius 1. that he winke not at nouelties 2. that he call home the bishops from exile 3. that there be no alteration of olde canons The rescript of the councell held at Aâ—immo vn to the Emperour Constantius Liberius b. of Rome exiled Felix b of Rome an Arian Laberius b. of Rome restored agaiÌ„e The councel of Nice in Thracia cal â–ª Cap. 38. in the Greeke Cyrillus b. of Ierusalem an Arian The hainous practises of Macedonius the Arian The cruelty of the Arian hereticks A lawe against the churches of God made by Arians Eleusius a cruell Arian Bishop Macedonius an Arian a â—reat murtherer of the true Christians The translatioÌ„ of bones and reliques is forbidden as an vnlawfull thing by the true christians but the Arians did practise it Cap. 39. in the Greeke The councel of Seleucia held Anno Domi. 363. Leônas Lauricius The Arians absent them selues with excuses Cap. 40. in the Greeke A certaine protestation of Arian Bishops where vnto they annexed their creede Acacius creede an AriaÌ„ bishop The words of Sophronius vnto the Arians The reply of Socrates in the name of the indiffereÌ„t reader By this answere of Acacius we may see the double dealing of the Arians how vnder faire smoth wordes they cloked the poyson of their hereticall doctrine Cyrillus b of Ierusalem was an Arian and deposâ—d â—oâ— some hamous crimes Acacius an Arian with his company deposed * Cap. 41. in the greeke The Bishops then were Magistrats of â—reat autoritie in the common wealth An Arian Creede read at Aâ—immo no we confirmed by the AriaÌ„ Bishops in the councell held at ConstaÌ„tinople Anno Dom. 364. The number of the creeds when and where by whome they were made Vlphilas Bishop of the Gotthes became an Arian in his later dayes Cap. 42. in the greeke * Cap. 43. in the Greeke Eustathius was not suffred to speak for himselfe his faults were so haynous and so wel knowen The wicked skoffinge sentence of Eudoxius Ca. 44. in the Greeke Meletius was after Eudoxius Bishop of Antioch he was by the Emperoure deposed for maintaining the Nicene creed against the Arians Euzoius placed in his rowme Cap. 45. in the greeke Of impaciency cometh heresie The blasphe mous opinioÌ„ of the heretike Macedo nius Marathonius an olde heretike Pneumatomachot The councel of Antioch was held An no Dom. 365 they coÌ„sâ—â— me the Arian opinion The blasphâ— mous opinio of the Arias Anomoioi Exoucoutioi Cyullus Herenius Heraclius Hilarius Cyrillus Cap 46. in the Greeke Impâ—â—â—â—nere causeth heresie The heresie of Apollinaâ—us Constantius dyed Anno Dom. 365. This second booke compriseth the historie of 2. yeares and 5. moneths duringe the raigne of Iulian Iouinâ—n the Emperours ending Anno Dom. 368. Iulian succeeded Constantius An. Dom. 365. Constantius Dalmatius Constantius Gallus Iulianus Macedonius the Eunuche Nicocles the Laconian Ecebolius the Sophist Iabanius the Sophist Maximus the Ephesiâ— philosopher was a coniurer therfore put to death Iulian a couÌ„terfeyte shauching Iulianus was made Caesar and sent into Fraunce A garlande foreshewing the crowne of the empire Iulianus of the souldiers proclaymed Emperour crowned with a chaine of golde Iulian the Emperour is become an Apostata so was he called vnto his ende The policie of Iulian for the winninge of the people Eunuchs Barbours Cookes were banished the Emperours court The Persians worshipped the sonne which they called Mithra The death of Georgius bishop of Alexandria The epistle of Iulian the Apostata vnto the inhabitants of Alexandria Nicephorus in steede of graundfather readeth Vncle Athanasius returneth to Alexandria after the death of CoÌ„stantius * Cap. 5. in the Greeke * Cap. 6. in the greeke Cap 7 in the Greeke The councel held at Alexandria condemned the Aâ—â—â—ns Apollinariâ—â—s and Macedonians Osius b. of Cordubagoing about to remoue one opinioÌ„ gaue occasion to rayse an other Hebr. 1. Irenaeus GraÌ„maticus Fuagrius in lib. Monach Cap. 8. in the Greeke Athanasius reâ—d his Apollogie in the counceâ—… of AlexaÌ„dâ—… The Apolâ—…gie of Athanasius wrâ—… in his owne defence agaynst the sclaunderous mouths of the Arians 1. Reg. 22. Gen. 27. Exod. 2. 1. Reg. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 27. 3. Reg. 17. 18. 19. 3. Reg. 18. Mat. 26. Act 9. 2. Corinth 11. â—â—on 35. â—eâ—t 4. â—eâ—t 19. 〈…〉 sue 20. â—at 10. â—at 24. â—ar 13. â—c 21. Iohn 8. Matth 2. Matth. 2. Matth. 12. Ioh. 11. Ioh. 8. Matth. 13. Matth. 14. Ioh. 7. Ioh. 2. 7. Matth. 26. Cap. 9. in the Greeke Impaciency bringeth heresie The hereticall sect of the Luciferians Cap. 10. in the greeke Hilariê° wrote 12. bookes of the trinity the which are to be seene in latine among his workes The opinion of the We churches The opinion of Aëtius The opinion of the Macedonians The Macedonians proued them selues Neuterans Cap. 11. in the Greeke Cap. 12. in the Greeke The answere of Mâ—â— is vnto Iulian. Who is a persecutor Cap. 13. in the Greeke Iulian sclauÌ„deâ—eth and gibeth at the Christians Ecebolius was a turne coate The hoâ—â—ble practises of the lâ—h nicks Cap. 14. in â—he greeke Athanasius â—keneth per â—â—ution to cloude or â—…ist Iulian the Apostata mocketh christians with their religioÌ„ Cap. 15. in the greeke Amachius an Heathen magistrate Macedonius Theodulus Tatianus broyled to death The fine bookes of Moses in H 〈…〉 roycall vers 〈…〉 The newe Testament was turned into Dialogues Râ—m 1. 〈…〉 Thes 5. 〈…〉 ss 2. 〈…〉 1. â—…t 17. 1. Corinth 15. Ca. 17. in the Greeke The bearde and coyne of Iulian. The oratioÌ„s of Libanius The oration of Iulian against suche as slouted his bearde Cap. 18. in the Greeke Babilas the martyr Rust lib. 1. eccles hist cap. 35. sayth the Psalme was this confouÌ„ded be all they that woâ—ship carued Images and put their trust in Idols * Cap. 19 in the Greeke Theodorus a confessor Ruff. li. 1. c. 36. Cap. 20. in the greeke The prophecy of Cyril Math. 24. A greate earthquake Fire froÌ„ heauen burned the instruments of the Iewes Crosses were printed in the clothes of the Iewes that coulde not be wiped away Cap. 20. in the greeke The PersiaÌ„s Medes can not abid cold Iulian dyed Anno Dom. 367. Iouianus was created Emperour Anno Dom. 367. * Cap. 23. in the Greeke Libanius the Sophist in his funerall oration vpoÌ„ the death of Iulian the Apostata Gregorius Nazianzen ora 2. cont Gentil The phisiognomie of Iulian the Apostata Iulian lib. 3. contra Christian Iulian lib. Cynis Impatiencie brought Porphyrius into Apostasie Libanius in 〈◊〉 funerall â—f Iulian. Hercules Bacchus Aesculapius Attis dyed for loue Adon was a beautifull boy slaine of a bore because he was the