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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.
Of like credit also seemeth the constitution of the Pattens of glass,1 which Damasus saith that the same Zephyrinus ordained to be carried before the Priest, at the celebration of the Mass. Again Platina writeth that he ordained the ministration of the Sacrament to be no more used in vessels of wood, or of glass, or of any other metal, except only silver, gold, and tin, &c. But how these two testimonies of Damasus and Platina join together, let the reader judge: especially seeing the same decree is referred to Urbanus, that came after him. Again, what needed this decree of golden chalices to be stablished afterward in the Council of Tybur and Rhenes,2 if it had been enacted before by Zephyrinus? How long this Zephyrinus sate, our writers do vary. Eusebius saith, he died in the reign of Caracalla, and sate 17. years, Platina writeth that he died under Severus, and sate 8. years, and so saith also Nauclerus. Damasus affirmeth that he sate 16. years and two months.
Of like credite also seemeth the constitution of the Patines of glasse,1 which Damasus sayth that the same Zephyrinus ordained to be caried before the Priest, at the celebratiō of the Masse. Againe Platina writeth that he ordayned the ministration of the Sacramēt to be no more vsed in vessels of wood, or of glasse, or of any other mettall, except only siluer, gold, and tinne, &c. But how these two testimonies of Damasus and Platina ioyne together, let the reader iudge: especially seyng the same decree is referred to Vrbanus, that came after him. Againe, what needed this decree of golden chalices to be stablished afterward in the Councell of Tybur and Rhenes,2 if it had bene enacted before by Zephyrinus? How long this Zephyrinus sate, our writers do varie. Eusebius sayth, he died in the raigne of Caracalla, and sate 17. yeares, Platina writeth that he died vnder Seuerus, and sate 8. yeares, and so saith also Nauclerus. Damasus affirmeth that he sate 16. yeares and two monthes.
- 1Pattens of glass borne before the Priest. The ordinances of Zepherinus of small credit.