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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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He had moreover great skill in the foreknowledge of things that should chance, as may be gathered in the vj. Epistle of his fourth book. Also Augustine doth attribute unto him many worthy virtues, which writeth much in setting forth his gifts of humility, in his second book of Baptism, the fourth chapter, against the Donatists, and in his vij. book and xj. chap. of his long sufferance and patience. Also of his courtesy and meekness by which virtues he concealed nothing that he understood,1 but uttered the same meekly and patiently. Also that he kept the Ecclesiastical peace & concord with those that were of an other opinion then he was of: lastly, that he neither circumvented nor did prejudice any man, but followed y• thing which seemed good in his judgement, it is manifest in S. Augustine his fift book, De Baptismo contra Donatistas. Neither is this to be passed with silence, that Hierome writeth that he was very diligent in reading, especially the works of Tertullian, For he sayeth that he saw a certain old man whose name was Paulus, 2which told him he saw the notary of blessed Cyprian, being then an old man when he him self was but a springal in the City of Rome, and told him that it was Cyprian's wont never to let one day pass without some reading of Tertullian, and that he was accustomed oftentimes to say unto him: give me any master, meaning thereby Tertullian.
He had moreouer great skill in the foreknowledge of things that should chaunce, as may be gathered in the vj. Epistle of his fourth booke. Also Augustine doth attribute vnto him many worthy vertues, which wryteth much in setting foorth his giftes of humilitie, in his seconde booke of Baptisme, the fourth chapter, against the Donatistes, and in his vij. booke and xj. chap. of his long sufferaunce and patience. Also of his curtesie and meekenes by which vertues he concealed nothing that he vnderstoode,1 but vttered the same meekely and patiently. Also that he kept the Ecclesiasticall peace & concorde with those that were of an other opinion then he was of: lastly, that he neither circumuented nor did preiudice any man, but followed y• thing which seemed good in his iudgement, it is manifest in S. Augustine his fift booke, De Baptismo contra Donatistas. Neyther is this to be passed with silence, that Hierome writeth that he was very diligent in reading, especially the works of Tertullian, For he saieth that he saw a certaine olde man whose name was Paulus,