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600 Credibility of the Gospel History.
could grasp in his band ; and some pieces were found to
weigh eight pounds.
1 forbear to mention any more of these wonders ; but I
shall refer in the margin to a place or two" more.
I proceed to take some things in him relating- to the
scriptures.
At the beginning- of his large extracts Photius observes,
that Philostorgius says, he° does not know who is the author
of the books of the Maccabees. He esteems the first of
those books very valuable, as agreeable to the prophecies of
Daniel. Moreover he says, that the second book does not
appear to be written by the same author. The third book
he much dislikes. The fourth book, he says, was written by
Josephus.
He blames some people for sitting; when? the gospels
were read.
He speaks of Aetius'^ having first with care studied the
evangelists, then the epistles of Paul, after that the prophets,
particularly Ezekiel : which was mentioned formerly: as
have been also divers other things, relating to the scriptures,
in the history of several, taken from this writer.
15. Sabinus. Cave"" supposeth him to have flourished
about the year 425. For what reason he placed him so
late I cannot tell. Tillemont agrees, that^ he wrote in
the time of Valens : and Fabricius, under ' Valeus or
Gratian.
By Socrates we are informed, that" Sabinus was bishop of
the Macedonians at Heraclea in Thrace. He sometimes
calls Sabinus a' leader of the Macedonian sect, and a"*
Semi-Arian. He wrote a History of Councils, beg-inningwith
that of Nice. The title of his book seems'' to have
been a Collection of Synods, or of the Acts of Synods.
" Vid. 1. iii. c 26. 1. ix. c. 2. 1. x. c. 9, 1 1. " L. i. c. 1.
P Kai yap Kctdt'Cofitvoi Tti)v ivayytKiKuiv avayvotafia'^wv enoiavro ri)V uKpoaffiv.
L. iii. c. 5.
tKw^ov en-iT/jffat,
—
'' —Trap' (^ tsq tvayytXi'^ag avayvag, (cai roigKaO'
c(f a rag th aTroToXs avaCtCiaxQtiQ eiri'^okag.— k. X. I. iii
c. 15. p. 481. B.C. ' H. L. T. i. p. 41.
^ Je ne sqai, si cette retenue de Sabin a leur egard ne marqueroit point, qu'il
ecrivoit sous Valens, dans le temps que les purs Ariens etoient encore toutpuissans.
Les Ariens, Art. 107. med.
I cujus collectionem a Concilio Nicaeno usque ad Valentis
tempora, sub quo, vel sub Gratiano, scripsisse videtiu-. Fabr. Bib. Gr. T. 6.
p. 119. not. '. " 2a/3ivoe yap, 6 rwv iv'EpaKXtig, r>jfi Gpaicjjc
MaKicoviaviov tniaKO-nroc. k. X. 1. i. c. 8. p. 20. A.
* 2a/3tvoc o Tijg MaKtvovm a'lpeatojg irpoe'Twc. 1. i. c. 9. p. 31. D. Via. et
I. ii. C. 15. " Aptiavii^ojv yap ri ijfuav. 1. iv. c. 22. p. 231. B.
" iv Ty avvayuty-g rwv cfwocoiv. 1. ii. C. 17. p. 95. B. ry crvvayuyy
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