A67922:1047
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.
Among his other good virtues, it appeareth also that he was friendly and favourable unto the Christians, as by this act may be gathered: For when the christians had occupied a certain public place in some good use, belike for the assembling and convening together of the congregation, the company of the Cooks or tipplers, made challenge of that place to belong unto them. The matter being brought before the Emperor, he judged it more honest, the place to serve to the worship of God, howsoever it were, then to the dirty slubbering of Cooks and Scullions.
Among his other good vertues, it appeareth also that he was frendly and fauourable vnto the Christians, as by this act may be gathered: For when the christians had occupied a certaine publike place in some good vse, belike for the assembling and conuenting together of the congregation, the company of the Cookes or tiplers, made chalenge of that place to belōg vnto thē. The matter being brought before the Emperour, he iudged it more honest, the place to serue to the worship of God, howsoeuer it were, then to the dirtie slubbering of Cookes and Skullians.
By this it may be understand,1that in Rome no Christian churches were erected unto this time, when as yet (notwithstanding this favour of the Emperor) no public house could quietly be obtained for the christians. So that by the reason hereof may appear the decretal epistle and ordinance of Pope Higynus concerning the dedication of churches above mentioned, pag. 53. to be falsified. And likewise the ordinance of Pius his successor, concerning the Altar, or Superaltare, to be also false. For what Superaltare was it like, they had in the time of Higynus and Pius, when as at this time which was long after, no public place almost could be granted them for the Christians to assemble together?
By this it may be vnderstand,1that in Rome no Christian churches were erected vnto this tyme, when as yet (notwithstanding this fauour of the Emperour) no publike house could quietly be obtained for the christians. So that by the reason hereof may appeare the decretall epistle and ordinance of Pope Higynus concerning the dedication of churches aboue mentioned, pag. 53. to bee falsified. And likewise the ordinaunce of Pius his successour, concernyng the Altar, or Superaltare, to be also false. For what Superaltare was it like, they had in the tyme of Higynus and Pius, when as at this tyme which was long after, no publike place almost could be graunted them for the Christians to assemble together?