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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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Likewise the epistle of Marcellinus to get more authority with the reader,1 is admixed with a great part of S. Pauls epistle to the ephesians, word, for word. And how is it like that Marcellinus which died in the 20. year of Diocletian could write of consubstantiality of the divine persons, when that controversy and term of Consubstantiality, was not heard of in the Church,2 before Nicene council, which was 23. years after him? But especially the two epistles of Marcellus bewray themselves, so that for the confuting thereof needeth no other probation, more then only the reading of the same. Such a glorious stile of ambition therein doth appear, as it is easy to be understood, not to proceed either from such an humble Martyr, or to savour any thing of the misery of such a time.3 His words of his first epistle written to the brethren of Antioch, and alleged in the popes decrees by Gratianus are these:
Likewise the epistle of Marcellinus to get more authoritie with ye reader,1 is admixed with a great part of S. Paules epistle to the ephesians, worde, for worde. And howe is it like that Marcellinus which died in the 20. yeare of Dioclesian coulde write of consubstantialitie of the diuine persons, when that controuersie and terme of Consubstantialitie, was not heard of in the Church,2 before Nicene councell, which was 23. yeares after him? But especially the two epistles of Marcellus bewray themselues, so that for the confuting therof needeth no other probation, more then onely the reading of the same. Such a glorious stile of ambition therein doth appeere, as it is easie to be vnderstoode, not to proceede either frō such an humble Martir, or to sauour any thing of the misery of such a time.3 His wordes of hys first epistle written to the brethren of Antioche, and alleaged in the popes decrees by Gratianus are these: