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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.
And thus much of Babylas, which whether it was the same Babylas Bishop then of Antioch, or an other of the same name, it appeareth not by Chrysostom: which neither maketh mention of the Emperors name, nor of the place where this Babylas was bishop. Again the stopping out of the Emperor out of the Church importeth as much as that Emperor to have been a Christian. For otherwise if he had come in as an Heathen and as a persecutor,1 it was not then the manner of christian bishops violently to withstand the Emperors or to stop them out. Over & beside the testimony of Eusebius, Zonaras doth witness contrary in his vj. book, that this Babylas which was then Bishop of Antioch after Zebinus, was not put to death by the tormentors, but died in prison. Wherefore it is not unpossible, but this Babylas, 2and this Emperor which Chrysostom speaketh off may be an other Babylas, then that which suffered under Decius. Nicephorus in his v. book maketh mention of an other Babylas beside this that suffered under Decius, which was bishop of Nicomedia.
And thus much of Babylas, which whether it was the same Babylas Bishop then of Antioche, or an other of the same name, it appeareth not by Chrysostome: which neither maketh mention of the Emperours name, nor of the place where this Babylas was bishop. Agayne the stopping out of the Emperour out of the Church importeth as much as that Emperour to have bene a Christian. For otherwise if he had come in as an Heathen and as a persecutor,1 it was not then the maner of christian bishops violently to withstand the Emperours or to stop them out. Ouer & beside the testimony of Eusebius, Zonaras doth witnesse contrary in his vj. booke, that this Babylas which was then Bishop of Antioch after Zebinus, was not put to death by the tormentors, but died in prison. Wherfore it is not vnpossible, but this Babylas, 2and this Emperour which Chrysostome speaketh off may be an other Babylas, then that which suffered vnder Decius. Nicephorus in his v. booke maketh mention of an other Babylas beside this that suffered vnder Decius, which was bishop of Nicomedia.