A peace-offering in an apology and humble plea for indulgence and liberty of conscience

But neither were they alone: the great CONSTANTINE himself, the first Christian Magistrate with Supreme Power, by a public Edict declared, THAT THE LIBERTY OF WORSHIP WAS NOT TO BE DENIED UNTO ANY. And until the latter end of his Reign, there were no thoughts of exercising severity, with reference unto any divisions amongst CHRISTIANS about the WORSHIP of GOD.

But neither were they alone: the great CONSTANTINE himself, the first Christian Magistrate with Supreme Power, by a publick Edict declared, THAT THE LIBERTY OF WORSHIP WAS NOT TO BE DENIED UNTO ANY. And until the latter end of his Reign, there were no thoughts of exercising severity, with reference unto any divisions amongst CHRISTIANS about the WORSHIP of GOD.

After the rise of the Arian Heresy, when the interposition of Civil Censures upon the account of Difference about things spiritual, had made an entrance by the solicitations of some zealous persons for the banishment of Arius, and some of his Co-partners; it is not easy to relate what miseries and confusions were brought upon the Churches thereby, imprisonments, banishments, and ruin of Churches, make up much of the Ecclesiastical History of those days.

After the rise of the Arian Heresie, when the interposition of Civil Censures upon the account of Difference about things spiritual, had made an entrance by the solicitations of some zealous persons for the banishment of Arius, and some of his Co-partners; it is not easie to relate what miseries and confusions were brought upon the Churches thereby, imprisonments, banishments, and ruine of Churches, make up much of the Ecclesiastical History of those days.

After a while, Arius is recalled from banishment, and Athanasius driven into it. In a short tract of time, Arianism it self got the Civil Sword in many places, wherewith it raged against all the Orthodox Professors of the Deity of the Son of God, as the Synod of Alexandria complains.