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Eusebius Of Caesarea, Life Of Constantine, 4.24


nanHence it was not without reason that once, on the occasion of his entertaining a company of bishops, he let fall the expression, that he himself too was a bishop, addressing them in my hearing in the following words: You are bishops whose jurisdiction is within the Church: I also am a bishop, ordained by God to overlook whatever is external to the Church. And truly his measures corresponded with his words: for he watched over his subjects with an episcopal care, and exhorted them as far as in him lay to follow a godly life.


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1. Eusebius of Caesarea, Life of Constantine, 1.32-1.33, 3.64-3.66 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)

1.32. These things were done shortly afterwards. But at the time above specified, being struck with amazement at the extraordinary vision, and resolving to worship no other God save Him who had appeared to him, he sent for those who were acquainted with the mysteries of His doctrines, and enquired who that God was, and what was intended by the sign of the vision he had seen. They affirmed that He was God, the only begotten Son of the one and only God: that the sign which had appeared was the symbol of immortality, and the trophy of that victory over death which He had gained in time past when sojourning on earth. They taught him also the causes of His advent, and explained to him the true account of His incarnation. Thus he was instructed in these matters, and was impressed with wonder at the divine manifestation which had been presented to his sight. Comparing, therefore, the heavenly vision with the interpretation given, he found his judgment confirmed; and, in the persuasion that the knowledge of these things had been imparted to him by Divine teaching, he determined thenceforth to devote himself to the reading of the Inspired writings. Moreover, he made the priests of God his counselors, and deemed it incumbent on him to honor the God who had appeared to him with all devotion. And after this, being fortified by well-grounded hopes in Him, he hastened to quench the threatening fire of tyranny. 1.33. For he who had tyrannically possessed himself of the imperial city, had proceeded to great lengths in impiety and wickedness, so as to venture without hesitation on every vile and impure action. For example: he would separate women from their husbands, and after a time send them back to them again, and these insults he offered not to men of mean or obscure condition, but to those who held the first places in the Roman senate. Moreover, though he shamefully dishonored almost numberless free women, he was unable to satisfy his ungoverned and intemperate desires. But when he assayed to corrupt Christian women also, he could no longer secure success to his designs, since they chose rather to submit their lives to death than yield their persons to be defiled by him. 3.64. Victor Constantinus, Maximus Augustus, to the heretics. Understand now, by this present statute, you Novatians, Valentinians, Marcionites, Paulians, you who are called Cataphrygians, and all you who devise and support heresies by means of your private assemblies, with what a tissue of falsehood and vanity, with what destructive and venomous errors, your doctrines are inseparably interwoven; so that through you the healthy soul is stricken with disease, and the living becomes the prey of everlasting death. You haters and enemies of truth and life, in league with destruction! All your counsels are opposed to the truth, but familiar with deeds of baseness; full of absurdities and fictions: and by these ye frame falsehoods, oppress the innocent, and withhold the light from them that believe. Ever trespassing under the mask of godliness, you fill all things with defilement: ye pierce the pure and guileless conscience with deadly wounds, while you withdraw, one may almost say, the very light of day from the eyes of men. But why should I particularize, when to speak of your criminality as it deserves demands more time and leisure than I can give? For so long and unmeasured is the catalogue of your offenses, so hateful and altogether atrocious are they, that a single day would not suffice to recount them all. And, indeed, it is well to turn one's ears and eyes from such a subject, lest by a description of each particular evil, the pure sincerity and freshness of one's own faith be impaired. Why then do I still bear with such abounding evil; especially since this protracted clemency is the cause that some who were sound have become tainted with this pestilent disease? Why not at once strike, as it were, at the root of so great a mischief by a public manifestation of displeasure? 3.65. Forasmuch, then, as it is no longer possible to bear with your pernicious errors, we give warning by this present statute that none of you henceforth presume to assemble yourselves together. We have directed, accordingly, that you be deprived of all the houses in which you are accustomed to hold your assemblies: and our care in this respect extends so far as to forbid the holding of your superstitious and senseless meetings, not in public merely, but in any private house or place whatsoever. Let those of you, therefore, who are desirous of embracing the true and pure religion, take the far better course of entering the catholic Church, and uniting with it in holy fellowship, whereby you will be enabled to arrive at the knowledge of the truth. In any case, the delusions of your perverted understandings must entirely cease to mingle with and mar the felicity of our present times: I mean the impious and wretched double-mindedness of heretics and schismatics. For it is an object worthy of that prosperity which we enjoy through the favor of God, to endeavor to bring back those who in time past were living in the hope of future blessing, from all irregularity and error to the right path, from darkness to light, from vanity to truth, from death to salvation. And in order that this remedy may be applied with effectual power, we have commanded, as before said, that you be positively deprived of every gathering point for your superstitious meetings, I mean all the houses of prayer, if such be worthy of the name, which belong to heretics, and that these be made over without delay to the catholic Church; that any other places be confiscated to the public service, and no facility whatever be left for any future gathering; in order that from this day forward none of your unlawful assemblies may presume to appear in any public or private place. Let this edict be made public. 3.66. Thus were the lurking-places of the heretics broken up by the emperor's command, and the savage beasts they harbored (I mean the chief authors of their impious doctrines) driven to flight. of those whom they had deceived, some, intimidated by the emperor's threats, disguising their real sentiments, crept secretly into the Church. For since the law directed that search should be made for their books, those of them who practiced evil and forbidden arts were detected, and these were ready to secure their own safety by dissimulation of every kind. Others, however, there were, who voluntarily and with real sincerity embraced a better hope. Meantime the prelates of the several churches continued to make strict inquiry, utterly rejecting those who attempted an entrance under the specious disguise of false pretenses, while those who came with sincerity of purpose were proved for a time, and after sufficient trial numbered with the congregation. Such was the treatment of those who stood charged with rank heresy: those, however, who maintained no impious doctrine, but had been separated from the one body through the influence of schismatic advisers, were received without difficulty or delay. Accordingly, numbers thus revisited, as it were, their own country after an absence in a foreign land, and acknowledged the Church as a mother from whom they had wandered long, and to whom they now returned with joy and gladness. Thus the members of the entire body became united, and compacted in one harmonious whole; and the one catholic Church, at unity with itself, shone with full luster, while no heretical or schismatic body anywhere continued to exist. And the credit of having achieved this mighty work our Heaven-protected emperor alone, of all who had gone before him, was able to attribute to himself.
2. Optatus of Mileve, Appendix Decem Monumentorum Veterum, 7 (4th cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)

3. Theodosius Ii Emperor of Rome, Theodosian Code, 1.27.1 (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE)

4. Anon., Avellana Collectio, 2

5. Council of Laodicea [Between Ca.343-381], Can., 7-8, 11



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africa Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
antioch Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
antioch (in syria) (antakya) Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
apollinaris Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
asia minor Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
baptism Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
bishops,as imperial advisers Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
bishops,competing with the emperor Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
christ,as logos Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 230
christian,emperor Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
christian,priests Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117, 124
christian,theology Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
christianity,as condition for a philosophical leadership Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
church,and the emperor Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
church,clerical duties of Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
church,fathers of Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
church councils/gatherings(anti-montanist),at constantinople Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
church councils/gatherings(anti-montanist),at iconium Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
church councils/gatherings(anti-montanist),at laodicea ad lycum Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
church councils/gatherings(anti-montanist) Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
codes,justinian Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
codes,theodosian Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
constantine,as interpreter Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
constantine,conversion of Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229
constantine,emulating bishops Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
constantine,mimesis of christ Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 230
council,authority of Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
council of serdica Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
creed Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
cult,and state Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
cult,proper Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
emperors,aurelian Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
emperors,constantine Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
eusebius (of caesarea) Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
eusebius of caesarea,life of constantine Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
eusebius of vercelli Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
feasts Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
heresy/heretics Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
identity Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
interpretation,christianitys control of Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
interpretation,episcopal control over Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
interpretation,of divine providence Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
interpretation,politics of Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229, 230
ius antiquum,publicum Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
julius Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
lactantius,on the deaths of the persecutors Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229
martyr Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
martyrius of antioch Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
miracles,apparition of christ Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229
miracles,vision of crosses Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 229
montanus Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
nestorius Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
novatian/novatianists Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
orthodoxy,and the donatists Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
orthodoxy,and the emperor Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
orthodoxy,definition of Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
ousia Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
patriarch Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
persecution,edicts of Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
persecution,of heretics Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
photinians/photinus Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
phrygia Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
polity,religious Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
pontifex maximus Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
pontifex summus Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
pontius pilate Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
popes (roman),damasus Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
popes (roman),liberius Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
priests,archbishop Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
priests,bishops Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117, 124
priests,patriarch Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
priests,vicarius Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
prohibition,of sacrifice Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
quartodecimanism/quartodecimans Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
religion (roman) Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
religious authority,policy Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
sacrifice,prohibition of Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
schism Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
schismatics,schisma Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302
sedes apostolica Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
siricius Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
synod of rome Dijkstra (2020), The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman, 53
temple,prohibition of pagan Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
temple Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
theodosius i Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117, 124
theological debates Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
theology,christian Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
tradition,roman religious Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 117
trinity Ando and Ruepke (2006), Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, 124
typology (biblical) Niccolai (2023), Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power: Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire. 230
women and montanism xxix,xxxv' Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 302