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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.
With Victor stood Theophilus Bishop of Caesarea, Narcissus of Jerusalem, Irenaeus of Lyons, Palmas of Pontus, Banchillus of Corinth, the Bishop of D••roena, and other moe. All which condescended to have the celebration of Easter upon the Sunday, because they would differ from the Jews in all things, as near as they might, and partly because the resurrection of the Lord fell on the same day.
With Victor stoode Theophilus Byshop of Cesar•a, Narcissus of Hierusalem, Irenaeus of Lyons, Palmas of Pontus, Banchillus of Corinthe, the Byshop of D••roena, and other moe. All which condescended to haue the celebration of Easter vpon the Sonday, because they would differ frō the Iewes in all things, as neare as they might, and partly because the resurrection of the Lord fell on the same day.
On the contrary side divers Bishop were in Asia, of whom the principal was Polycrates Bishop of Ephesus, who being assembled with a great multitude of Bishops and brethren of those parties,1 by the common assent of the rest, wrote again to Victor, and to the Church of Rome, declaring, that they had ever from the beginning observed that day, according to the rule of Scripture unchanged, neither adding nor altering any thing from the same. Alleging moreover for them the examples of the Apostles and holy fathers their predecessors, as Phillip the Apostle, with his three daughters at Hierapolis: also John the Apostle and Evangelist at Ephesus, Polycarpus at Smyrna Thraseas at Eumenia, Bishop and Martyr, likewise of Sagaris at Laodicaea Bishop and Martyr, Holy Papyrius, and Melito at Sardis. Beside these bishops also of his own kindred,2 and his own ancestors, to the number of seven which all were bishops before him, & he the eight now after them. All which observed (saith he) the solemnity of the same day, after the same wie and sort as we do now.