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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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It followeth more in the story, that Maximus, Urbanus, Sydonius, and Celerinus before mentioned, perceiving at length the crafty dissimulation and arrogancy, of Novatus, left him, and with great repentance returned again to the Church, & were reconciled to Cornelius, as they themselves writing to Cyprian, and Cyprian likewise writing to them an Epistle gratulatory doth declare. Lib. 3. Epist. 3. & Cornelius also in his Epistle to Fabus witnesseth the same. In thi• Epistle the said Cornelius moreover writeth of one Moses a worthy Martyr, which once being a follower also of Novatus, after perceiving his wickedness forsook him, and did excommunicate him. Of him Cyprian also maketh mention, & calleth him a blessed confessor. Lib. 2. Epi. 4. Damasus in his pontifical saith, that he was apprehended with Maximus and Nicostratus above mentioned, & was put with them in prison, where he ended his life. And thus much of Novatus (against whom, as Eusebius testifieth) a Synod was holden at Rome of lx. sundry Bishops in the time of Cornelius, and under the reign of Decius an. 255. whereby it may be supposed that the heat of the persecution at that time was somewhat calmed.1
It followeth more in the story, that Maximus, Vrbanus, Sydonius, and Celerinus before mentioned, perceiuing at length the crafty dissimulation and arrogancy, of Nouatus, left him, and with great repentance returned agayne to the Church, & were reconciled to Cornelius, as they thēselues writing to Cyprian, and Cyprian likewise writing to them an Epistle gratulatory doth declare. Lib. 3. Epist. 3. & Cornelius also in his Epistle to Fabꝰ witnesseth the same. In thi• Epistle the sayd Cornelius moreouer writeth of one Moses a worthy Martyr, which once being a follower also of Nouatus, after perceiuing his wickednesse forsooke him, and did excommunicate him. Of him Cyprian also maketh mention, & calleth him a blessed confessour. Lib. 2. Epi. 4. Damasus in his pontificall sayth, that he was apprehended with Maximus and Nicostratus aboue mentioned, & was put with them in prison, where he ended his life. And thus much of Nouatus (agaynst whom, as Eusebius testifieth) a Synode was holdē at Rome of lx. sondry Byshops in the tyme of Cornelius, and vnder the reigne of Decius an. 255. whereby it may be supposed that the heat of the persecutiō at that tyme was somewhat calmed.1