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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.
Furthermore, as the same Cyprian doth encourage here the holy Martyrs, which were in captivity: to persist▪ so likewise ⟨p. 66⟩[…] ⟨p. 67⟩writing to the Priests and Deacons, which were free, exhorteth them to be serviceable and obsequious with all care and love, to cherish and embrace them that were in bonds. Cypria. Lib. 3. Ep. 6. whereby may appear the fervent zeal & care of this good-Bishop, toward the Church of Christ,1 although being now in exile, in the time of this Emperor Gallus.
Furthermore, as the same Cyprian doth encourage here the holy Martyrs, which were in captiuitie: to persist▪ so likewyse ⟨p. 66⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 67⟩writing to the Priestes and Deacons, which were free, exhorteth them to be seruiceable and obsequious with al care and loue, to cherish and embrase thē that were in bondes. Cypria. Lib. 3. Ep. 6. wherby may appeare the feruent zeale & care of this good-Byshop, toward the Church of Christ,1 although beyng now in exile, in the time of this Emperour Gallus.
- 1Cyprian. Lib. 3. Epist. 6.
In the same time and under the said Gallus reigning with his son Volusianus was also Lucius bishop of Rome sent to banishment who next succeeded after Cornelius, in that bishopric, about the year of our Lord 256. Albeit in this banishment he did not long continue,