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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.
After this he used violence against the Bishops, but yet not openly,1 for fear of Constantinus, but privily and by conspiracy: by which means he slew those that were the worthiest men amongest the Doctors and Prelates. And about Amasea and other Cities of Pontus, he razed the Churches even to the ground. Other some he shut up, that no man should come after their accustomed manner to pray and worship God: and therefore as we said before, his conscience accusing him, all this he did, for that he suspected they prayed for Constantinus, and not at all for him. And from this place in the East parties unto the Libyans, which bordered upon the Egyptians, the christians durst not assemble and come together for the displeasure of Licinius, 2which he had conceived against them. Zozomenus. Lib. 1. cap. 2.
After this he vsed violence against the Byshops, but yet not openly,1 for feare of Constantinus, but priuely and by conspiracie: by which meanes hee slewe those that were the worthiest men amongest the Doctours and Prelates. And about Amasea and other Cities of Pontus, he razed the Churches euen to the ground. Other some he shut vp, that no man should come after their accustomed maner to pray and worship God: and therefore as we sayde before, his conscience accusing him, all this hee did, for that he suspected they prayed for Constantinus, and not at all for him. And from this place in the East parties vnto the Libians, which bordered vpon the Egyptians, the christians durst not assemble and come together for the displeasure of Licinius, 2which hee had conceaued against them. Zozomenus. Lib. 1. cap. 2.
- 1Secret persecution for fear of Constantinus.Secret persecution for feare of Constantinus.
- 2Zozomenus. Lib. 1. Cap. 2.