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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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.
In the time of this Commodus, although he was an incommodious Prince to the Senators of Rome,1 yet notwithstanding there was some quietness universally through the whole Church of Christ from persecution by what occasion it is not certain. Some think of whom is Xiphilinus that it came through Marcia the Emperors concubine, which favoured the Christians: but how soever it came saith Eusebius, the fury of the raging enemies was then somewhat mitigated. & peace was given by the grace of Christ, unto the Church throughout the whole world. At what time the wholesome doctrine of the Gospel allured and reduced the harts of all forces of people, unto the true Religion of God, insomuch that many both rich and noble personages of Rome, with their whole families and households to their salvation, adjoined them to the Church of Christ.
In the time of this Commodus, although he was an incōmodious Prince to the Senatours of Rome,1 yet notwtstanding there was some quietnes vniuersally through the whole Church of Christ from persecution by what occasion it is not certaine. Some thinke of whom is Xiphilinus that it came through Marcia the Emperou•s concubine, which fauoured the Christians: but how soeuer it came saith Eusebius, the furye of the raging enimies was then somwhat mittigated. & peace was giuen by the grace of Christ, vnto the Church throughout the whole worlde. At what time the wholesome doctrine of the Gospel allured and reduced the harts of all forces of people, vnto the true Religion of God, insomuch that many both rich and noble personages of Rome, with their whole families and housholdes to their saluation, adioyned thē to the Church of Christ.
- 1Quitnes given to the Church.Quitnes geuen to the Church.
Among whom there was one Apollonius, a noble man and a Senator of Rome,