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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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Moreover, by divers other probable notes and arguments in the said second Epistle of Stephanus, it may be easily espied,1 this Epistle to be famed and coauthored, especial by the fifth Canon of the said Epistle, where he so solemnly entreateth of the difference between Primates, Metropolitans, and Archbishops, which distinction of degrees and titles, savouring more o• ambition, then of persecution, giveth me verily to suppose this Epistle not to be written by this Stephen, but by •ine other man, either of that name or of some other time when the Church began to be settled in more prosperity, and orders therein to be taken, for every man to know his •eg••e and limits of his authority according as t• specified by the vj and vij. Canon, of Nicene Council •••ceeing of the same matter.
Moreouer, by diuers other probable notes and arguments in the saide seconde Epistle of Stephanus, it maye be easely espied,1 this Epistle to be famed and ••authored, especiall by the fift Canon of the saide Epistle, where hee so solemnely entreateth of the difference betweene Primats, Metropolitanes, and Archbyshops, which distinction of degres and titles, sauoring more o• ambition, then of persecution, giueth me verily to suppose this Epistle not to be written by this Stephen, but by •ine other man, either of that name or of some other time when the Churche began to be setled in more prosperitie, and orders therein to bee taken, for euery man to know his •eg••e and limits of his authoritie according as t• specified by the vj and vij. Canon, of Nicene Councell •••ceeing of the same matter.