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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.
And that this thing may be accomplished, forthwith ask and have. And this thing with all speed, endeavour you to obtain, which shall be a perpetual testimony of piety exhibited of your City to the immortal Gods, and shall be a president to your children and posterity, and withal you shall obtain of us for this your willing desire of reformation, 1condign and worthy rewards. Eusebius. Lib 9. cap. 7.
And that thys thing may be accomplished, forthwith aske and haue. And thys thing with all speede, indeuour you to obtaine, which shall bee a perpetuall testimony of pietie exhibited of your Citie to the immortall Gods, and shalbe a president to your children and posteritie, and withall you shall obtaine of vs for this your willing desire of reformation, 1condygne and worthy rewardes. Eusebius. Lib 9. cap. 7.
- 1Euseb. lib. 9. cap. 7. Persecution renewed a fresh.Euseb. lib. 9. cap. 7. Persecution renued a fresh.
Thus came it to pass that at the length persecution was as great as ever it was, and the magistrates of every province were very disdainful against the Christians which condemned some to death, and some to exile. Among whom they condemned three christians at Emisa,1 in Phoenicia, with whom Silvanus the bishop a very old man, being 40. years in the ecclesiastical function, was condemned to death. At Nicomedia, Lucianus the elder of Antioch, brought thither, after he had exhibited to the emperor his Apology concerning the doctrine of the Christians, was cast in prison, and after put to death. In Amasea a City of Cappadocia, Brings the lieutenant of Maximinus, had at that time, the executing of that persecution. At Alexandria, Petrus a most worthy bishop was beheaded with whom many other Egyptian bishops also died. Euseb. Lib. 9. cap. 7. Nicepho. Lib. 7. cap. 44. Quirinus the Bishop Scescanius having a hanmyll tied about his neck, was thrown headlong from the bridge, into the flood, and there a long while fleeted above the water, and when he opened his mouth to speak to the lookers on that they should not be dismayed with that his punishment, was with much a do drowned. Chron. Euseb. At Rome dyed Marcellus the bishop as sayeth Platina, also Timotheus the elder, with many other bishops & Priests were martyred. To conclude many in sundry places every where were martyred, whose name the book entitled Fasciculus temporum declareth, as Victorianus, Symphorianus, Castorius, with his wife, Castulus, Cesarius, Mennas, Nobilis, Dorotheus, Gorgonius, Petrus, and other innumerable martyrs,