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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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During the course of these 17. Archbishops of Cant. in Rome passed in the mean time 34. Popes, of whom partly heretofore we have declared.
Duryng the course of these 17. Archbishops of Cant. in Rome passed in the meane tyme 34. Popes, of whome partly heretofore we haue declared.
And thus much touching the time of the seven kingdoms of the Saxons, ruling together in England, from the reign of Hengist, unto Egbert, the first King and Monarch of the whole land, after the expulsion of the Britons.
And thus much touching the tyme of the seuen kingdomes of the Saxones, rulyng together in Englande, from the raygne of Hengist, vnto Egbert, the first Kyng and Monarche of the whole lande, after the expulsion of the Britaynes.
Now remaineth (by the grace of Christ) in the next book following, to prosecute the order of such kings as principally reigning alone, had this realm in their possession: from the time of Egbert king of Westsaxons, to the coming of William Conqueror the Normand, comprehending therein the rest of the next 300. years, with the acts & state of Religion, as in that space was in the Church: wherein may appear the declining time of the Church, and of true Religion, preparing the way to Antichrist, which not long after followed. For here is to be noted, that during yet this mean time, Satan (as is said) was bound up from his raging and furious violence, counting from the time of Constantinus, to the next loosing out of Satan, which was foretold by the Revelation of S. John above mentioned, to be a thousand years. Whereof by the order of the history (Christ granting) more shall be said hereafter.
NOw remayneth (by the grace of Christ) in the next booke followyng, to prosecute the order of such kings as principally raigning alone, had this realme in their possession: from the tyme of Egbert king of Westsaxons, to the comming of William Conqueror the Normand, comprehending therin the rest of the next 300. yeares, with the actes & state of Religion, as in that space was in the Church: wherin may appeare the declining tyme of the Church, and of true Religiō, preparing the way to Antichrist, which not long after followed. For here is to be noted, that during yet this mean tyme, Sathan (as is sayd) was bound vp from his raging and furious violence, counting from the tyme of Constantinus, to the next loosing out of Sathan, which was foretold by the Reuelation of S. Iohn aboue mentioned, to be a thousand yeares. Wherof by the order of the history (Christ graunting) more shall be sayd hereafter.