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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.
This mandate above prefixed did Galienus sent to Dionysius Alexandrinus, 1and to other Bishops as is premised. An other rescript also the said Emperor sent to other Christian Bishops, permitting to them full liberty to receive again their wonted places, where they were wont to associate together, called of them Caemiteria▪
This mandate aboue prefixed did Galienus sent to Dionysius Alexandrinus, 1and to other Byshops as is premised. An other rescript also the sayd Emperour sent to other Christian Byshops, permitting to them full libertie to receaue agayne their wonted places, where they were wont to associate together, called of them Caemiteria▪
- 1An other grant of Galienus unto the Christen Bishops.An other graunt of Galienus vnto the Christen Byshops.
By this it may appear that some peace was then gram ted under this Galienus, 1to the Church of Christ: albeit not so,2 but ye some there were which suffered. Among whom was one Marinus mentioned in Eusebius. Lib. 7. This Marinus being a warrior and a noble man in Caesarea, stood ⟨p. 75⟩for the dignity of a certain order, which by all order of course, was next to fall upon him by right, had not the envious ambition of him that should follow next after him, supplanted him both of office & life. For he accused him to be a Christian, and therefore said that he was not to be admitted unto their offices, which was against their Religion. Whereupon Achaius then being judge examined him of his faith, who finding him to be a christian indeed, & constantly to stand to his profession, gave him .iij. hours to deliberate & advise with himself. There was the same time in Caesarea a Bishop named Theotechnus,