A general ecclesiastical history from the nativity of our blessed saviour to the first establishment of Christianity by human laws, : under the Emperor Constantine the Great, containing the space of about 313 years ..To which is added, a large chronological table of all the Roman and ecclesiastical affairs, included in the same period of time . ha«ving forcd open the Doors, fougrit for the Image of theGod they worfhippd ; but rinding none, took the SacredBooks, and other Things they found, and threw them in-to the Fire, filling all Places with Force and Violence*This was done in the View of Di
A general ecclesiastical history from the nativity of our blessed saviour to the first establishment of Christianity by human laws, : under the Emperor Constantine the Great, containing the space of about 313 years ..To which is added, a large chronological table of all the Roman and ecclesiastical affairs, included in the same period of time . ha«ving forcd open the Doors, fougrit for the Image of theGod they worfhippd ; but rinding none, took the SacredBooks, and other Things they found, and threw them in-to the Fire, filling all Places with Force and Violence*This was done in the View of Diocletian and Galerius^who held fome Debate whether Fire fhould be fet to theChurch, but the former over-ruld that, as being of dange-rous Confequence to the City; whereupon Officers wereernployd who in a few Hours levelld that lofty Buildingwith the Ground. In the following Day an Edict was ktup, commanding all Chriftian Churches to be demolifhd,and the Scriptures to be burnt; that all Chriftians fhouldbe incapable of any Honours and Offices, that no Rankand Dignity fhould exempt them from Torture, and thatthey fhould be out of the Protection of the Law* and haveno Power to right and vindicate themfelves by Suit. Up-on the Publication of this Edict, a certain Chriftian took|he liberty both to tear it tfown, and to rally the Empe-rors;. 19 20s «ai DIOCLETIAN/^39th 66f rors; who being immediately feiVd, after he had enduredall forts of Torments with admirable Patience, he wasburnt alive. This Edict was fucceeded by another, whichcommanded all the Prelates of the Church to be put mBonds, and all imaginable Methods to be ufed to compelthem to facrinxe. Yet the Severity of thefe Edicts (didnot fatisfle the barbarous Qalerius, who, to pufh on Dio-cletian to the utmoft Extremity, fecretly causd the Impe-rial Palace to be fet on Fire; and this not fufficiently mo-ving the wary Diocletian, he repeated the Fact, and chargedall upon the Chriftians, making Report, Tha
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