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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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9. Seeing the papists themselves confess that the decree of this donation was written in Greek, how agreeth that with truth: when as both it was written not to the Grecians, but to the Romans, and also Constantine himself for lack of the Greek tongue, was fain to use the Latin tongue in the Council of Nice?
9. Seeing the papists themselues confesse that the decree of this donation was writtē in Greeke, how agreeth that with truth: when as both it was written not to the Gretians, but to the Romanes, and also Constantine himselfe for lacke of the Greeke toung, was faine to vse the Latine toung in the Councell of Nice?
10. The contents of this donation (who soever was the forger thereof) doeth bewray it self. For if it be true which there is confessed, that he was Baptised at Rome of Sylvester, & the iiij. day after his baptism this patrimony was given (which was before his battle against Maximinus or Licinius, An. 317. as Niceph. recordeth) how then accordeth this with that which followeth in the donation, for him to have jurisdiction given over the other iiij. principal seas of Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Jerusalem? when as the City of Constantinople was not yet begun, before the death of Maximinus or Licinius, and was not finished, before the xxviij. year of the reign of Constantine, an. 339. or if it be true, as Hierome counteth, it was finished the xxiij. year of his reign, which was the year of our Lord 334. long after this donation by their own account.
10. The contents of this donation (who soeuer was the forger thereof) doeth bewray it selfe. For if it be true which there is confessed, that he was Baptised at Rome of Siluester, & the iiij. day after his baptisme this patrimonie was giuen (which was before his battaile against Maximinus or Licinius, An. 317. as Niceph. recordeth) howe then accordeth this wyth that which followeth in the donation, for him to haue iurisdiction geuen ouer the other iiij. principall seas of Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Hierusalem? when as the Citie of Constantinople was not yet begun, before the death of Maximinus or Licinius, and was not finished, before the xxviij. yere of the raigne of Constantine, an. 339. or if it be true, as Hierome counteth, it was finished the xxiij. yere of his raigne, which was the yere of our Lorde 334. long after this donation by their owne accōpt.