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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
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In so much, that Irenaeus writing to Victor of the tradition of days,1 and of fastings, and of the diversity of these things then used among the primitive fathers, saith: Nihilo tamen minus omnes Illi pacem inter se retinuerunt, & retinemus etiamnū, & leiunij dissonantia, fidei concordiam commendat, &c. That is, Notwithstanding all this variety, all they kept peace among themselves, & yet we keep it still, and this difference of fasting among us, commendeth more the concord of faith. And so long did the doctrine of Christian liberty remain whole & sound in the Church till the time of Victor, 2which was about the year of our Lord, 200. Although the diversity of these usages, began something before also in the days of Pius and Anicetus, about the year of our Lord, 163. to be misliked: yet restraint hereof was not so much urged before, as in the tune of Victor. And yet neither did the violence of Victor take such place, but that the doctrine of Christian liberty was defended and maintained by means of Irenaeus and other, and so continued in the Church till after the Council of Nice. And thus much concerning the doctrine of Christian liberty of the differences of rites and ceremonies.
In so much, that Irenaeus writing to Victor of the tradition of dayes,1 and of fastings, and of the diuersitie of these things then vsed among ye primitiue fathers, saith: Nihilo tamen minus omnes Illi pacem inter se retinuerunt, & retinemus etiamnū, & leiunij dissonantia, fidei concordiam commendat, &c. That is, Notwithstanding all this varietie, all they kept peace among themselues, & yet we keepe it still, and this difference of fasting among vs, commendeth more the concord of faith. And so long did the doctrine of Christian libertie remaine whole & sounde in the Church till the tyme of Victor, 2which was about the yeare of our Lord, 200. Although the diuersitie of these vsages, began something before also in the dayes of Pius and Anicetus, about the yere of our Lord, 163. to be misliked: yet restraint hereof was not so much vrged before, as in ye tune of Victor. And yet neither did the violēce of Victor take such place, but that the doctrine of Christian libertie was defended and maintained by meanes of Irenaeus and other, and so continued in the Church till after the Councell of Nice. And thus much concerning the doctrine of Christian libertie of the differences of rites and ceremonies.