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Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…
Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part of the government of Christian princes and popes, and a true account of the most troubling controversies and heresies till the Reformation ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by B. Griffin for Thomas Simmons, 1680
Church-History OF BISHOPS And their COUNCILS ABRIDGED, &c. › Chapter 7
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§ 41. After Justinian's death, his Sisters Son Justinus was Emperor, a sensual and covetous man, who murdered presently a Kinsman of his own name, upon suspicion that he was too great; yet he drew up a good Profession of Faith, exhorting all the Bishops to agree in it: But Chosroes, King of Persia, invaded his Empire, because the Greater Armenia (which was then under the Persians, as the Lesser was under the Romans) to avoid the Persians persecutions, had revolted to the Empire, and destroyed their Rulers: The Persians conquered so much of the Eastern part of the Empire, and Justine's Soldiers made so little resistance as drove him out of his wits; and his Wife, by entreaty, got the Persians to make a Truce. Tiberius was then made Caesar, and afterward Emperor upon Justine's death; and Justinian his Captain repelled the Persians, and recovered much of what they had conquered.
§ 41. After Iustinian's death, his Sisters Son Iustinus was Emperor, a sensual and covetous man, who murdered presently a Kinsman of his own name, upon suspicion that he was too great; yet he drew up a good Profession of Faith, exhorting all the Bishops to agree in it: But Chosroes, King of Persia, invaded his Empire, because the Greater Armenia (which was then under the Persians, as the Lesser was under the Romans) to avoid the Persians persecutions, had revolted to the Empire, and destroyed their Rulers: The Persians conquered so much of the Eastern part of the Empire, and Iustine's Soldiers made so little resistance as drove him out of his wits; and his Wife, by intreaty, got the Persians to make a Truce. Tiberius was then made Caesar, and afterward Emperor upon Iustine's death; and Iustinian his Captain repelled the Persians, and recovered much of what they had conquered.
§ 42. An. 576. Divers Kings of France by War among themselves destroyed Churches, and confounded all; and a Council at Paris was called, but in vain, to have persuaded them to Peace.