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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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7. For the seventh argument, moreover I may make my probation by the plain words of Eleutherius, by whose Epistle written to king Lucius, 7we may understand, that Lucius had received the faith of Christ in his land, before the king sent to Eleutherius for the Roman laws: for so the express words of the letter do manifestly purport, as hereafter followeth to be seen. By all which conjectures, it may stand probably to be thought, that the Britons, were taught first by the Grecians of the East Church, rather then by the Romans.
7. For the seuenth argument, moreouer I may make my probation by the plaine woordes of Eleutherius, by whose Epistle wrytten to king Lucius, 7we may vnderstande, that Lucius had receaued the faith of Christ in his lande, before the king sent to Eleutherius for the Romane lawes: for so the expresse wordes of the letter do manifestly purport, as hereafter followeth to be seene. By all which coniectures, it may stand probably to be thought, that the Britaynes, were taught first by the Grecians of the East Church, rather then by the Romaines.
- 7Ex Epist. Eleutherij. ad Luc•••.
Peradventure Eleutherius might help something, either to convert the king, or else to increase the Faith then newly sprung among the people: but that he precisely was the first, that cannot be proved. But grant he were, as in deed the most part of our English stories confess, neither will I greatly stick with them therein: yet what have they got thereby, when they have cast all their gain? In few words to conclude this matter, if so be that the Christian faith and religion was first derived from Rome to this our nation by Eleutherius, then let them but grant to us the same faith and religion, which then was taught at Rome: and from thence derived hither by the said Eleutherius, and we will desire no more. For then neither was any universal Pope above all Churches and Councils,