Section 9
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Vlll municate the eastern churches, — a memorable prelude to the arro gance of other days, (ch 20.) The fifth book ends with an account of the errors of Artemon, revived by Paul of Samosata. The close of the book coincides with the reign of Severus, about the beginning of the third century. The sixth book begins with the persecutions under S. Severus. It is occupied chiefly with the life and labors of Origen. These memoirs are introduced with accounts of Clement, Origen's mas ter, Narcissus of Jerusalem, Serapron of Antioch, Heraclas, the translator Symmachus, Ambrose of Alexandria, and other writers, consulted by Eusebius in the library of ^Elia. Origen's review of the Scriptures, the deference paid him by the bishops of Alexandria, Cesarea, and Jerusalem, (ch. 27,) show the estimation in which he was held. About this time flourished Africanus, author of a Chronography, who also wrote to Aristides on the geneology of Christ, (coll. p. 31, 32 and 250.) Beryllus of Bostra, noted for his errors, is refuted by Origen. An instance of ecclesiastical dis cipline in the case of the emperor Philip, Origen's controversy with Celsus, the Arabian errorists and the Helcesaites, the Decian persecution, which occurred about the middle of the century; these events, with the sufferings of_ Origen, are prominent features of this book. It closes with some account of the Novatian agita tions. For the removal of these, a council is held, and both Cor nelius and Cyprian write to heal the threatened breach. Dionysius of Alexandria, in an epistle to Germanus, gives an account of his own sufferings, (ch. 40,) and those of the Alexandrian Church, in an epistle to Fabius of Antioch. (ch. 41.) The latter is also ad dressed in an epistle from Cornelius, (ch. 43.) An extract from Dionysius, relates the death of the aged Serapion, and the same Dionysius addresses Novatus in an epistle, urging peace and re conciliation. His different works are enumerated in the last chap ter of the book, which embraces about half of the third century. Thejseventhbook continues the extracts from Dionysius, and the persecution uncfer Decius. About this time is agitated the