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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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And albeit Eusebius in a certain Sermon to the Congregation,1 declareth a more cruel handling of him, affirming that he was slain, writing in these words: Sed & tu Valeriane, quoniam eandem homicidiorum saevitiam erga subditos Dei exercuisti, justum Dei judicium declarasti, dumb captivus ac vinctus una cum ipsa purpura ac reliquo imparatorio ornatu abductus, ac tandem a Sapore Persarum Rege excoriari jussus, saleque conditus, perpetuum infaelicitatis tuae trophaeum erexisti. &c. That is and thou Valerian, for so much as thou hast exercised the same crudelitie in murdering the subjects of God, therefore hast proved unto us the righteous judgement of God, in that thy self hast been bound in chains, and carried away for a captive slave, with thy gorgeous purple, and thy imperial attire, and at length also being commanded of Sapores king of the Persians to be slain and powdered with salt, hast set up unto all men a perpetual monument of thine own wretchedness. &c. Euseb.
And albeit Eusebius in a certaine Sermon to the Congregation,1 declareth a more cruell handling of him, affirming that he was slaine, writing in these wordes: Sed & tu Valeriane, quoniam eandem homicidiorum saeuitiam erga subditos Dei exercuisti, iustum Dei iudicium declarasti, dum captiuus ac vinctus vna cum ipsa purpura ac reliquo imparatorio ornatu abductus, ac tandem a Sapore Persarum Rege excoriari iussus, saleque conditus, perpetuum infaelicitatis tuae trophaeum erexisti. &c. That is and thou Valerian, for so much as thou hast exercised the same crudelitie in murdering the subiects of God, therfore hast proued vnto vs the rightuous iudgement of God, in that thy selfe hast bene bound in chaynes, and caryed away for a captiue slaue, with thy gorgeous purple, and thy imperiall attire, and at length also beyng commaunded of Sapores king of the Persians to be slayne and poudred with sault, hast set vp vnto al men a perpetuall monument of thine owne wretchednes. &c. Euseb.
- 1Ex Euseb. in Sermi• ad Conu••tum. Sanctoru• Valerian the pers•••ting Emperor, extoriate of the Persians.