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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Under this Decius, Babylas, B. of Antioch, who succeeded zebinus, died in prison, which followed after Philetus, an. 232. and sate xij. years. Which Philetus succeeded Asclepiades, after Serapion, an. 214 and sate vij. years.
Vnder this Decius, Babylas, B. of Antioch, who succéeded zebinus, died in prison, which followed after Philetus, an. 232. and sate xij. yeres. Which Philetus succéeded Asclepiades, after Serapion, an. 214 and sate vij. yeres.
Babilas, because he resisted a certain Emperor, who had most cruelly slain (against his promise) a kings son, whom he received in Hostage, and would not suffer him ⟨p. 28⟩to enter the temple of the christians, was by him put to death.
Babilas, because he resisted a certaine Emperour, who had most cruelly slaine (against his promis) a kinges sonne, whom he receiued in Hostage, and woulde not suffer him ⟨p. 28⟩to enter the tēple of the christians, was by him put to death.
In the reign of Constantinus, afterward Gallus then made overseer of the East parts, caused the body of Babylas to be translated into the suburbs of Antioch called Daphnes: where was an oracle of Apollo, which after the bringing in of the body of Babylas, ceased to give answer, alleging his body to be the cause: and so it continued till the time of Julianus, who therefore caused it to be removed away by the Christians: which was no sooner departed the temple, but the temple was consumed with fire. This Babylas is mentioned of Chrysostom who is like to be another, diverse from him that died. In Decius time Nicephorus in his fifth book, maketh mention of an other Babylas besides this that was Bishop of Nicomedia, and suffered under Decius.