... . 174 dPc 47111;0 y Of Matz». S441pitius) an injurious perfon that fcarce cared what he- faidor did by others ( fee whit perfons a rood cage may be defendedby. ) Thefe Bithops drëw''in the Bifhops of the neighboring. Churches, '& in their Synods firfl condemned thePrifcil lia- pins ; and next provoked the Emperour againft them. ThePrifciilianifts found that if that were she way, an Emperours Court was not fo Or- `thodox or conftant, but there might be as good hopes for them : And therefore they got a pow- erful friend inCourt to undertake their bufinefs, :and got the better of the Bifhops : The Bifhops beirig born'down for a time, at'laft Maxinsus was proclaimed Emperour , and came ever with power and viaory into Germany (fuch another as ('romerel, who bythe Bigiops was accounted'a ve- y Religious Chril}ian, but ufurped the Empire, and fought againft and killed`: one of the Empe- óurs and pretended that the fou,ldiers made him Imperour'againít his will.) , This 1Ll4'ximzis (whether fincerelyor' for his own advantage is linknò*n) did takepartwith the Orthi dox and 'greatly honour the Bifhops and promote Religi ion, and gotea greatdeal of loue.and honour. 1- thaciúsrand ldacius and the reft of the Bifhops ap- --ply themfel'ves to Maximus againft the Prifcillia- gifts ; who hearkened to them ,, and to pleafe them- pit Prifc`illietn and fumeothersIto death, and Dunifhed others by other wayes of violence. The more rude ungodly fort ofChriftians, fo far corn curred or-over-Went the Bifhops, lint they turn- d their furyagainft any .hat feemed more Reli-- °iz.us than'their neighbours -fo that if any one did but fall and prey more, and read the Scrip- NENNE1111
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