Arius to Illyricum. The Eusebians subscribe the Homoüsion. 326. Athanasius raised to the See of Alexandria at the age of about 30. 328-9. Eusebius of Nicomedia in favour with Constantine. 330. An Arian priest gains the ear of Constantine, who recalls Arius from exile to Alexandria. 331. Athanasius refuses to restore him to communion. Eustathius deposed by the Eusebians on a charge of Sabellianism ; other Bishops deposed. 334. Council of Cæsarea against Athanasius, who refuses to attend it. 335. Council of Tyre and Jerusalem, in which Arius and the Arians are formally readmitted. Athanasius, forced by the emperor to attend, abruptly leaves it in order to appeal to Constantine. THE EUSEBIANS DEPOSE ATHANASIUS, AND CONSTANTINE BANISHES HIM TO TREVES. 336. Eusebians hold a Council at Constantinople to condemn Marcellus on the ground of his Sabellianism ; and to recognize Arius. DEATH OF ARIUS. 337. DEATH OF CONSTANTINE. The Eusebian Constantius succeeds him in the East, the orthodox Constans and Constantine in the West. 2. From 337 to 342. 338 —- Exiles recalled by the three new Emperors. (End of June.) Athanasius leaves Treves for Alexandria. 1(From Tillemont and Papebroke.) (From Baronius and Petavius.) (From Valesius Shelstrate, Pagi, Montfaucon, and S. Basnage.) 339 --- Eusebius sends to Pope Julius for a Council. Papal Legates sent to Antioch from Rome. sius goes to Rome. (End of year) Athana sius returns to Alex. andria. i The events in italics are grounded on an hypothesis of the authors who introduce them, that Athanasius made two journeys to Rome, which they adopt in order to lighten the difficulties of the chronology. From 342 to 351. (Mainly from Tillemont.) 345. COUNCIL OF ANTIOCH (Eusebian), at which the Macrostich was drawn up. 347. GREAT COUNCIL OF SARDICA, at the instance of the orthodox Constans. Council of Milan against Photinus. Ursacius and Valens sue for reconcilia tion to the Church. 349. Council of Jerusalem, at which Athanasius is present. Athanasius returns to Alexandria. Ursacius and Council at Sirmium or at Rome against Photinus. 350. DEATH OF CONSTANS. The Eusebian Constantius sole Emperor. 351. GREAT COUNCIL OF SIRMIUM, at which Photinus is deposed. First Sirmian creed, &c. From 351 to 361. 1. GREAT COUNCIL OF SIRMIUM. 351 351 357-8 351 351 2. Photinus deposed........ 351 351 3513 351 351 358 351 351 3. First Sirmian Creed (SemiArian) .............................. 25 351 351 351 351 358 351 4. Signed by Pope Liberius with a condemnation of Athanasius. 357 3580 357 5. Council of Arles (Eusebian). Athanasius condemned......... 353 353 353 353 353 6. GREAT COUNCIL OF MILAN (Eusebian). Athanasius condemned .............. com mu niter) 7. Rise of the Eunomians ....... 8. Syrianus in Alexandria, and George of Cappadocia... 356 356 356 356 355 356 356 356-7 356 9. Council of Beziers. Hilary deposed and banished. 356 356 356 356? 10. Fresh Council or Conference at Sirmium ........................ 357 357 357 357 359 357 357 11, Second Sirmian Creed, the blas phemyof Potamius and Hosius 7357 357 357 357 357 357 357 357 355 357 357 13. Signed by Liberius, with a condemnation of Athanasius 14. Another or an altered Creed signed by Liberius with con demnation of Athanasius....... 0 357 357000ololo 15. Council of Antioch in favour of Eunomius....... 358 358 16. Its Creed (Anomaan)....... 17. Council of Ancyra of 12 Bishops ........... 18. Its Creed (Semi-Arian) against 357358 both the Homoüsian and the Anomaan, signed by Li- 357 berius ....... 19. Fresh Council or Conference at Sirmium ...... 359 358 358-9" 359 359 359 359 359 20. Third Sirmian. Creed (H0 mean) drawn up by SemiArians................................. ............ 357 358 359 358 358-9359|359 359 359 359 359 359 21. Signed by Liberius ....... 10 358 358 3580 0 0 22. BI-PARTITE COUNCIL OF ARIMINUM (Homean) AND OF SELEUCIA (Semi-Arian) ... 359] (communiter) 23. Council of Constantinople (Homoean) ....... 360 359 360 359 359 1 000 -60 360 24. Council of Antioch (Anoman) 361 360 361 361 361 25. DEATH OF CONSTANTIUS ...... 361 (lcom mu niter) From 361 to 381. 362. COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA. 365. Council of Lampsacus (Semi-Arian or Macedonian). 366. Macedonian Bishops reconciled to the Church at Rome. 367. Council of Tyre for the same purpose. 373. DEATH OF ATHANASIUS. 381. Second Ecumenical Council at Constantinople. NOTE VII. OMISSIONS IN THE TEXT OF THE THIRD EDITION (Vide Advertisement). Here follow the two sentences, which, as was stated in the Advertisement to this Edition, have forfeited their place in the text : 1. Supra, p. 11 (p. 12, 1st Ed.), after “external observers,” the text proceeded. “Presenting then the characters of a religion, sufficiently correct in the main articles of faith to satisfy the reason, and yet indulgent to the carnal nature of man, Judaism occupied that place in the Christian world, which has since been filled by a corruption of Christianity itself. While its adherents manifested a rancorous malevolence,” &c. 2. Supra, p. 406 (p. 421, 1st Ed.), after “ his place could nowhere be found,” the text proceeded. “Even the Papal Apostasy, which seems at first sight an exception to this rule, has lasted but the same proportion of the whole duration of Christianity, which Arianism occupied in its day; that is, if we date it, as in fairness we ought, from the fatal Council of Trent. And, as to the present perils,” &c. |