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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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Although in some other later writers, as Equilinus Antoninus, and Bergomensis ▪ I find a certain history of one Philippus, President of Alexandria about the same time of Valerian and Galienus, elected by the Emperor and Senate of Rome, to govern those quarters, where he was at length converted to the christian faith, and after made Priest or Bishop,1 as they say, of Alexandria, but that not to be so, the testimony of ancient writers doth refel. The history of this Philippus, witnessed in our later Chronicles is this: Philippus, being promoted to the Presidentship of Alexandria came down with his wife Claudia, 2and his two sons, Avitus, and Sergius, and with his daughter named Eugenia, of the which Eugenia a long history full of strange and prodigious miracles is written of Antoninus & other, whereof many things I will cut of, and briefly touch the effect of the story, leaving to the judgement of the reader the credit of mine authors, as he shall see cause.
Although in some other later writers, as Equilinus Antoninus, and Bergomensis ▪ I finde a certaine historye of one Philippus, President of Alexandria about the same tyme of Valerian and Galienus, elected by the Emperour and Senate of Rome, to gouerne those quarters, where he was at length conuerted to the christian faith, and after made Priest or Bishop,1 as they saye, of Alexandria, but that not to be so, the testimony of auntient writers doth refell. The history of this Philippus, witnessed in our later Chronicles is this: Philippus, being promoted to the Presidentship of Alexandria came downe with his wife Claudia, 2and his two sonnes, Auitus, and Sergius, and with his daughter named Eugenia, of the which Eugenia a long history full of straunge and prodigious miracles is written of Antoninus & other, wherof many things I will cut of, and brieflye touche the effect of the storye, leauing to the iudgement of the reader the credit of mine authors, as he shall see cause.