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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.
Who in so doing should open his way and purposed journey into the East parts, which otherwise hearing of their discord and dissension, would be sorry to see with his eyes, that which grieveth him now to hear with his ears: with much more in the same Epistle contained, but this is the effect of the whole. Euseb. de vita Constant. Lib. 2. Thus much I thought summarily to comprehend,1 whereby the divine disposition and singular gentle nature of this meek & religious Constantine might more notoriously appear to all Princes: for them to learn by his example, what zeal and care they ought to bear toward the Church of Christ, & how gently to govern, and how to be beneficial to the same.
Who in so doing should open his way and purposed iourney into the East partes, which otherwyse hearing of their discorde and dissention, would be sorye to see with his eyes, that which greeueth him nowe to heare with hys eares: with much more in the same Epistle contained, but this is the effect of the whole. Euseb. de vita Constant. Lib. 2. Thus much I thought summarely to comprehende,1 whereby the diuine disposition and singular gentle nature of this meeke & religious Constantine might more notoriously appeare to all Princes: for them to learne by hys example, what zeale and care they ought to beare toward the Church of Christ, & how gently to gouerne, and how to be beneficiall to the same.
- 1Constantine set forth a spectacle to all Princes to follow.
Many other Edicts & Epistles written to other places and parties, be expressed at large in the second book of Euseb De vita Constantini: wherein the zealous care and Princely beneficence of this noble Emperor toward the Church of Christ may appear. Whereof in a brief recapitulation such specialities we have collected as here followeth, and is to be seen in Zozo. Lib. 1. Cap. 8.9.