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•314 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. month of the Hebrews is about the equinox, may be gathered from the book of Enoch." The same author has also left an elementary work, On Calcu lation, ten books in all ; and other proofs of his great study and proficiency in sacred literature. Theotecnus, bishop of Cesarea in Palestine, was the first that laid his hands upon him in his or dination to the episcopate, designing to constitute him his succes sor in his own church after his death ; and, indeed, both of them presided for a short time over the same church. But when the synod at Antioch called him to Antioch against Paul, as he passed through the city of Laodicea, Eusebius, the bishop of that place being dead, he was constrained by the brethren to remain. And Anatolius also dying, Stephen was made bishop of that church, the last bishop before the persecution ; a man greatly admired for his knowledge of philosophy, and other branches of Greek learning. But he was not equally disposed towards the divine faith, as the progress of the persecution evinced ; in which he was proved to be timid and cowardly, rather than a sound phi losopher. The affairs of the church, however, were not likely to be ruined by this, for these were corrected and restored b} Theodotus, who, under a special providence of God, the saviour of all, was ordained bishop of the church there ; and by his deeds proved the reality of his name (given of God), and of his office as bishop. For he excelled in his knowledge of the medical art, as applied to the body, and was skilled in that healing art which is applied to the soul. No one was ever his equal in kindness, sincerity, sympathy, and a zeal to benefit those that needed his aid. He was, also, much exercised in the study of divine things. Such was he. But at Cesarea in Palestine, Theotecnus, after a most diligent and active episcopate, was succeeded at his death by Agapius. Him we know to have laboured much, and to have kept a most thorough oversight in superintending the people, and with his liberal hand to have paid regard especially to the poor. In his time, we were acquainted with that most eloquent man, and truly practical philosopher, who was honoured with the rank of presbyter in that church ; I mean Pamphilus, whose character