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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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Mention was made also before of Asclepiades Bishop of Antioch, who succeeded after Serapion, and in the persecution of Severus did likewise persevere a constant confessor,1 and as Vincentius testifieth in his xj. book suffered Martyrdom at last under this Decius. But this computation of Vincentius can in no wise agree with the truth of time, for as much as by probable writers, as Zonaras, Nicephorus and other, the said Asclepiades after Serapion, entered the bishops seat of Antioch, an. 214. and sate vij. years before the time of Gordianus. After whom succeeded Philetus, an. 221. governing the function xij. years. And after him Zebinus followed, an. 232. and so after him Babylas, which Babylas if he dyed in this persecution of Decius, then could not Asclepiades also suffer in the same time, who dyed so long before him, as is declared.
Mention was made also before of Asclepiades Bishop of Antioch, who succeeded after Serapion, and in the persecution of Seuerus did likewise perseuer a constant confessor,1 and as Vincentius testifieth in his xj. booke suffered Martyrdome at last vnder this Decius. But this computation of Vincentius can in no wise agree with the truth of tyme, for as much as by probable writers, as Zonaras, Nicephorus and other, the sayd Asclepiades after Serapion, entred the bishops seate of Antioch, an. 214. and sate vij. yeares before the tyme of Gordianus. After whom succeeded Philetus, an. 221. gouerning the function xij. yeares. And after him Zebinus followed, an. 232. and so after him Babylas, which Babylas if he dyed in this persecution of Decius, then could not Asclepiades also suffer in the same tyme, who dyed so long before him, as is declared.
- 1Asclepiades Bishop of Antioche Martyr. Ex specu. Vincent. Lib. 11. ca. 52. A place of Vincentius reproved.Asclepiades Byshop of Antioche Martyr. Ex specu. Vincent. Lib. 11. ca. 52. A place of Vincentius reproued.