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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.
In the life of this Emperor Carus aforesaid,1 written by Eutropius in the later edition set forth by Frobenius, I find (which in other editions of Eutropius doth not appear) that Numerianus the son of this Carus was he that slew Babylas the holy Martyr, whose history before we have comprehended. But that seemeth not to be like both by the narration of Chrysostom, and also for that Urspergensis declaring the same history and in the same words,2 as it is in Eutropius, saith that it was Cyrillus, whom Numerianus killed, the story whereof is this: what time Carus the Emperor in his journey going toward the Persians, remained at Antioch.3 Numerianus his son would enter into the church of the christians, to view and behold their mysteries. But Cyrillus their bishop would in no wise suffer him to enter into the church, saying that it was not lawful for him to see the mysteries of God,4 who was polluted with sacrifices of Idols. Numerianus full of indignation at the hearing of these words, not suffering that repulse at the hands of Cyrillus, in his fury did slay the godly Martyr. And therefore justly (as it seemed) was he himself slain afterward by the hands of Aper.
In the life of this Emperor Carus aforesaide,1 written by Eutropius in the later edition set forth by Frobenius, I finde (whiche in other editions of Eutropius doth not appeare) that Numerianus the sonne of this Carus was he that slewe Babylas the holye Martyr, whose history before wee haue comprehended. But that seemeth not to be like both by the narration of Chrysostome, and also for that Vrspergensis declaryng the same hystorie and in the same wordes,2 as it is in Eutropius, saith that it was Cyrillus, whome Numerianus killed, the story whereof is this: what time Carus the Emperour in his iourney going toward the Persians, remayned at Antioche.3