Ιεδαίες, πολλὲς ἢ κ Ελ λίωικῇ ἐπηγάγετο. ὁ Χριςός Στο ἦν. καὶ αὐτὸν, ενδείξει * πρώτων ἀνδρῶν παρ' ἡμῖν, σαυρῷ Επιτελιμηκότα Πιλά τ8, ἐκ ἐπαύσαντο οι τὸ πρῶτ τὸν ἀγαπήσαντες ἐφάνη ~ αὐτοῖς τείτίω ἔχων ἡμέραν, πάλιν ζῶν, τῶν θείων προφητῶν ταῦτά τε περί αυτε, Η άλλα μυρία θαυμάσια εἰρηκότων. ἴδε τοίνυν Χρισιανών ἀπὸ τὸ δε ώνομασμλίων εκ ἐξέλιπε τὸ φῦλον. Εγώ ἢ λίαν θαυμάζω τ' ἀνδρὸς ἐν πολλοῖς μου το φιλάληθες, μάλιςα ἢ ἐν οἷς εἶπε, διδάσκαλο ανθρώπων ἢ ἡδονῇ τἀληθῆ δεχομλύων, other wonderful Things concerning him. And the Tribe of Chrifians, fo named from him, are not extinct at this Day. Now I cannot but wonder greatly at this Man's Love of Truth in many Re fpects: But chiefly where he fays, "Jefus was a Teacher « of Men, which received the Truth with Pleafure.” About A. D. 440. Sozomen. Hift. Ecclef. I. 1. 8, επιδο τε Now Jofephus the Son of Καὶ Ιώσηπο ὁ Ματπίε, ὁ ἱερούς, ανής παρά Matthias, a Prieft, a Man Ιεδαίοις και Ρωμαίοις υπο- of very great Note both aξότατα χρόνια, αξιώ. mong the Jews and the Romans, may well be a Witχρέως ἂν εἴη μάρτυς η πελ nefs of Credit, as to the Χρις ἀληθείας. άνδρα μου Truth of Chrift's Hiftory. τ' αὐτὸν ἀποκαλεῖν ὀκνεῖ, ὡς For he fcruples to call him παραδόξων έργων ποιητήν, a Man, as being a Doer of * διδάσκαλον λόγων άλη- wonderful Works, and a θῶν, Χρισόν ειφανώς Teacher of the Words of ἢ Truth. He names him ὀνομάζει· ἢ τῷ σαυρῷ κατα Christ openly: And is not δικασθῆναι, καὶ τριταῖον ζῶν- ignorant that he was conτα φανῆναι, ή άλλα μυρία demned to the Crofs, and αιμασια πελ αύτε προει- appeared on the third Day Ε alive, τοῖς θείοις προφήταις ἐκ ἀγνοεῖ. πολλὲς ἢ ὄντας ἐς ἐπηγάγειο Ελλάς τε κ Ιδαίος επιμείναι ἀγαπῶν τας αὐτὸν μαρτυρεῖν τὸ απ' ατε ώνομασμλύον μή Επιλείψαι φίλον. Καί μοι δικεῖ ταῦτα ἱσορῶν μονονεχ βοῶν, ἀναλόγως τοῖς ἔργοις, Oεov eivas Xessov two 5 To waegdóes wegzual καταπλαγείς ὧδεπῶς μέσως παρέδραμε, μηδὲν τοῖς εἰς αὐτὸν τις σύσασιν Επισκήψας, μᾶλλον ἢ συνθέμβυσ ས alive, and that a vaft Number of other wonderful Things were foretold of him by the Fes allo that thore whom Divine Prophets. He teftihe drew over to him, being many of the Gentiles, as well as of the Jews, continued to love him, and that the Tribe named from him was not then extinct. Now he seems to me by this his Relation, almoft to proclaim that Chrift is God. However he apfeated with the Strangenefs pears to have been fo afof the thing, as to run as it were in a Sort of a middle Way; fo as not to put any Indignity upon Believers in him; but rather to afford his Suffrage to them. About A. D. 510. Caffiodorus Hift. Tripartit. e Sozomeno. Jofephus autem Mattathia filius atque facerdos, vir apud Judæos nobiliffimus, nec non & apud Romanos digniffimus, erit teftis de veritate Chrifti. Vocare namque eum virum non audet, tanquam fa&to rem infignium operum, magiftrumque fermonum veracium: Chriftum verò aperte nominat; & pana crucis adjudicatum, & tertia die apparuiffe vivum, & alia infinita miracula de eo a prophetis fanctis non ignorat effe prædicta. Sed e tiam Now Jofephus, the Son of Mattathias, and a Priest, a Man of great Nobility among the Jews, and of great Dignity among the Romans, fhall be a Witness to the Truth of Chrift's Hiftory. For he dares not call him a Man, as a Doer of famous Works, and a Teacher of true Doctrines. He names him Chrift openly; and is not ignorant that he was condemned to the Crofs, and appeared on the third nite Number of other wonDay alive, and that an infiderful Things were foretold of him by the Holy Pro phets. tiam multos tunc extitiffe quos elegit Græcos atque Fudæos, & in ejus permanere dilectione: Atque gentem ab eo nominatam nequaquam defeciffe tefta tur. phets. Moreover he teftifies alfo, that there were then alive many whom he had chofen, both Greeks and nued to love him, and that Jews, and that they contithe Sect which was named from him was by no means extinct at that time. About A. D. 510. Epiphanius Scholafticus Verf. Jofeph. Lat. Antiq. XVIII. 6. Of John the Baptift. De Joanne Baptista. Quibufdam autem Juda- It was the Opinion of orum videbatur ideo peri- fome of the Jews, that Heiffe Herodis exercitum, quod rod's Army did therefore pein eum fatis jufte indigna- rifh, because the Divine Intio divina commmota fit, dignation was kindled against pro vindicta Joannis qui ly, by way of Vengeance him, and that very juftvocabatur Baptifta: Hunc for John, who was called enim Herodes occidit, vi- the Baptift. For Herod had rum valde bonum, qui præ- flain him, who was a very cipiebat Judæis virtuti ope- good Man, and commanded ram dare, juftitiam colere, the Jews to follow Virtue, in Deum fervare pietatem, to exercise Righteousness, to & per Baptifmum in unum obferve Piety towards God, coire: Tum demum enim and to unite together by Baptifmum acceptabile fore, would Baptifm be a thing acBaptifm: Because that then fi non folum ad abluenda ceptable, if it be made ufe peccata fumatur, verum e- of not only for the washing tiam ad caftimoniam corpo- away of Sins, but be obferris, atque ad animæ jufti- ved alfo for the Purity of tiam purificationemque fer- the Body, and for the Righvetur: Omniumque pariter teoufnefs and Purification of virtutum velut fignaculum the Sonl; and if it be looked & cuftodia quædam fidelis, upon as a Seal of all the babeatur. Quæ cum ab eo Virtues together; and after a Sort, a faithful Guardian præcepta hujufmodi doce- to them. Which Kind of rentur, atque ad audiendum Precepts, when they were eum E 2 taught eum perplurima multitudo concurreret, veritus Herodes ne forte dottrinæ ejus perfuafione populi a fuo regno difcederent: (videbat enim quod præceptis ejus ac monitis parata effet plebs in omnibus obedire,) melius credidit priufquam novi aliquid fieret prævenire hominem nece, quam poftmodum turbatis rebus feram pænitudinem gerere. Ex folà bác fufpicione Herodis vinctus in caftellum Macharunta abducitur Joannes, ibique obtruncatur. Judæis autem, ficut jam diximus, videbatur pro ejus ultione interitum illius exercitui Deum importafle, quo Herodis fumpfiffet dig na fupplicia. taught by him, and a very rad being afraid left by trine the People fhould depart from his Government; (for he faw that the common People were ready to obey the Precepts and Admonitions he gave them in all Points,) he thought it would be the best Way to prevent this Man before any the Perfuafion of his Do Sedition fhould arise, by Jews were of Opinion that God had brought DeftruEtion upon his Army, in way of Revenge; and had thereby inflicted a juft Punishment upon Herod. De Domino Jefu Chrifto. Of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Fuit autem eifdem temporibus fefus, fapiens vir, fi tamen virum eum nominare fas eft. Erat enim mirabilium operum effector, & doctor bominum eorum qui libenter quæ vera funt audiunt, & multos quidem Judæorum, multos etiam ex Gentilibus fibi adjunxit. Chriftus hic erat: Hunc, accufatione primo rum Now there was at that Time Jefus, a wife Man, if at leaft it be lawful to call him a Man: For he was a Doer of wonderful Works, a Teacher of fuch Men as willingly hear the Truth. He alfo drew over to him many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was Chrift. And when Pilate, at the Accufation of the principal Men of our Na tion, rum noftræ gentis virorum, cum Pilatus in crucem agendum effe decreviffet, non deferuerunt hi qui ab initio eum dilexerunt. Apparuit enim eis tertia die, iterum vivus: Secundum quod divinitùs infpirati prophetæ vel hæc vel alia de eo innumera miracula futura effe prædixerant. Sed & in bodiernum Chriftianorum, qui ab ipfo nuncupati funt, & nomen perfeverat & genus. XX. 16. De Jacobo, fratre Domini, lapidato fub Anano Pontifice. · Ananus credens fe inveniffe tempus opportunum, Fefto mortuo, & Albino in itinere conftituto, concilium fecit Judicum, & quof dam deducens ad femet ipfum; inter quos fratrem Jefu, qui dicitur Chriftus, nomine Jacobum, quafi contra legem agentes, accufans, tradidit lapidandos. Qui autem videbantur moderatiffimi effe civitatis, & circa legis integritatem habere follicitudinem, graviter hoc tulere; miferuntque latenter ad regem, rogantes cum ut fcriberet Anano ne talia per petraret; Of James the Brother of our Lord, who was Stoned under Ananus the High Prieft. Ananus, believing that he had found out a proper Time [to exercife his Authority,] Feftus being dead, and Alhe appointed a Council of binus only upon the Road, Judges: And bringing fome before him, among whom was the Brother of Jefus who is called Chrift, whofe Name was James, he accufed them as acting against the Law, and delivered them, up to be ftoned. But thofe the moft moderate, and were of the Citizens that feemed concerned to have the Law. exactly obferved, were greatly offended; and fent to. the King [Agrippa,] intreating him that he would write |