A67922:1955
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.
The letter or an Epistle of Odo Archbishop of Canterbury, sent to the other Bishops and men of the Clergy. Mirabili cunctipotentis polorum praesulis clementia opitulante: Ego Odo,1 ecclesiae Saluatoris Domini nostri Jesu Christi Archiepiscopus, Doverniensis civitatis Metropolitanus, coepiscopis fidei catholicae compagatoribus spiritually charitatis rigour meis confratribus. Praesentium prosperitatem aethereique decoris beatitudinem, &c. The same in English. By the divine grace of God, I Odo of the church of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ, Archbishop & Metropolitan of the city of Dover, to my fellow bishops, and fellow planters of the catholic faith, and my fellow brethren in the spiritual bond of charity, with greeting, wish prosperity in this world present, & in the world to come felicity. If it were so, or by any means could be, that all the riches of this world were laid before mine eyes, so that I being Emperor had all things universally under my subjection, all those things gladly would I give, yea and my self also would offer willingly for the health of your souls, as which also do desire and trust likewise my self to be strengthened with the fervency of your holiness, as appertaining to those things wherein the Lord our God hath set us to be workmen, &c.
The letter or an Epistle of Odo Archbishop of Caunterbury, sent to the other Bishops and men of the Clergy. MIrabili cunctipotentis polorum praesulis clementia opitulante: Ego Odo,1 ecclesiae Saluatoris Domini nostri Iesu Christi Archiepiscopus, Douerniensis ciuitatis Metropolitanus, coepiscopis fidei catholicae compagatoribus spirituali charitatis rigore meis confratribus. Praesentium prosperitatem aethereique decoris beatitudinem, &c. The same in English. By the deuine grace of God, I Odo of the church of our lord and sauiour Iesus Christ, Archbishop & Metropolitane of the citie of Douer, to my fellow bishops, and fellow planters of the catholike fayth, and my fellow brethren in the spirituall bonde of charitie, with greeting, wish prosperitie in this world present, & in the world to come felicitie. If it were so, or by any meanes could be, that all the riches of this world were layd before myne eyes, so that I beyng Emperour had all things vniuersally vnder my subiection, all those things gladly would I geue, yea and my selfe also would offer willingly for the health of your soules, as which also do desire and trust likewise my self to be strengthened with the feruencie of your holynesse, as appertayning to those things wherin the Lord our God hath set vs to be workmen, &c.