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592 CredibiUty of the Gospel History.
ing- of soul and body. Nevertheless, Fabricins well observes,
that"^ thereby is not understood a rational, but only a sen-
sitive soul.
(4.) In this Confession Eunoniiusis truly an Arian. And
yet he calls Christ our' God, the" only-begotten God, and
true God, but not unbegotten.
4.) Apology for an" Apology ; a work in three parts, by
May of answer to S. Basil. This" book was answered by
Theodore, probably of Mopsuesta, Gregory Nyssen, and
Sophronius, as we learn from Photius.
5.) Epistles. Photius assures us, thatP Philostorgius,wlio
extols all Eunomius's writings, still prefers the epistles to
the rest. But Photius'i himself, m ho had seen forty of them,
says, they are written as if the author had not any knowledge
of the rules of epistolary writings. A like censure
he passeth upon the style of all Eunomius's works in
general.
Philostorgius,who greatly admired both master and scholar,
compared them together. He says that Aetius excelled in
the force of reasoning, and readiness of answer : whilst
Eunomius was more remarkable for perspicuity and method,
whereby his instructions were more easily instilled into
men.
I forbear to add any more, and for the rest would refer
to other'' writers, in whom may be found divers things omitted
by me.
8. Says Jerom, ' Eusebius*^ bishop of Emesa, a polite and
' agreeable writer, published innumerable pieces, suited to
' gain applause. And following the historical sense, he is
'' ut per-ipvxtiv non mentem, ed infeiiorem modo animam sensibus
constantem. lb. p. 250. ' Th Ofs kui ^lorrjpos r)fnov Iriaa
XptTw. n. 1. p. 253. '"
ITtTfuivj/jfi' hq tov th Ota 'Ylov, tov
fiovoytvtj Gtoj'. XpiTOv iiki)Qivov Gfov, hk ctytvinjrov. u. ii. p. 255.
" Vid. Gr. Nys. contr. Eunom. 1. i. p. 289, 298, 299.
° —TH avrs Euj'ojuia f3i^\wv, ev Xoyoig Tpiffiv— . Cowi. Philost. 1. viii. c. 12. i' Thq Se \oysg avrs iravTaq
anoOnaiCdiv Sict(p(peiv Toiv aWujv stti fxaWovXeyd tuq tTriToXag. Philost. 1. X.
C. (i. fin. '' TravTcXiogTH Tu)v iTTi'^oXuJv xapaKTTjpoQ
sSeTHc vofiHQ ansaaQ. Cod. 138. p. 314. Phil. I. viii. c. 18.
' Vid. Fabr. Bib. Gr. T. viii. Cav. II. L. in Eunomio. Canisii Lect. Antiq,
T. i. Tiilemont, Les Aricns, art. 98— 100.
' Eusebius Emisenus episcopus, elegantis et rhetorici ingenii, innumerabiles,
et qui ad plausum popnli pertinent, confecit libros. Magisque historiam
secutus, ab his qui declamare vukint studiosissinie legitur. E quibus vel
praecipue sunt adversum Judseos, et Gentes, et Novatianos, et ad Galalas libri
decern, et in evangelia homihaj breves, sed plurimee. Floruit temporibus
Constantii Imperatoris, sub quo et mortuus. Antiochise sepultus est. De V.
I cap. 91.