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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 former tractation of the fifth persecution,1 mention was made before of Alexander bishop of Jerusalem, and of his troubles suffered under Severus, and how afterward by the miracle of God he was appointed bishop of Jerusalem, where he continued a very aged man, above the term of 40, years governor of that Church, till the tune ⟨p. 61⟩of the first year of Decius. At what time he being brought from Jerusalem to Caesarea into the judgement place, after a constant and evident confession of his faith made before the Judge, was committed unto prison, and there finished his lyre,2 as testifieth Dionysius Alexandrinus in the six• book of Eusebius. After whom succeeded in that seat Mezabanes the xxxvj. Bishop of that City, after James the Apostle.
In the former tractation of the fift persecution,1 mentiō was made before of Alexander bishop of Hierusalem, and of his troubles suffred vnder Seuerus, and how afterward by the miracle of God he was appointed bishop of Hierusalem, where he continued a very aged man, aboue the terme of 40, yeares gouernour of that Church, til the tune ⟨p. 61⟩of the first yeare of Decius. At what tyme he being brought from Hierusalem to Cesarea into the iudgement place, after a constant and euident confession of his fayth made before the Iudge, was committed vnto prison, and there finished his lyre,2 as testifieth Dionysius Alexandrinus in the six• booke of Eusebius. After whome succeeded in that seate Mezabanes the xxxvj. Bishop of that Citie, after Iames the Apostle.
- 1Alexander. Bishop of Jerusalem. Martyr.