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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.
And here first I divide the church of Rome in a double consideration of time, first of those first .600. years which were immediately after Christ: and secondly of the other .600. years, which now have been in these our latter days. And so in comparing these two together, will search out what discrepance is between them both. Of the which two age and states of the Roman church, the first I call the primitive church of Rome. The other I call the latter church of Rome, counting this latter church from the thousand years expired after the binding up of Satan, to the time of his loosing again according to the Prophecy of the xx. chap. of S. Johns Revelation, counting these .1000. years from the ceasing of persecution, under Constantinus Magnus, to the beginning of persecution of the church again under Innocentius 3. and Ottomannus the first Turcian Emperor. And thus have ye the church of Rome parted into two churches, in double respect and consideration of two sundry states and times. Now in setting and matching the one state with the other, let us see whether the church of Rome hath swerved from the church of Rome more then we,1 or no.
And here first I diuide the churche of Rome in a double consideration of tyme, first of those first .600. yeares which were immediatly after Christ: and secōdly of the other .600. yeares, which now haue bene in these our latter dayes. And so in cōparyng these two together, will search out what discrepance is betwene them both. Of the which two age and states of the Romane church, the first I call the primitiue church of Rome. The other I call the latter churche of Rome, countyng this latter churche from the thousand yeares expired after the binding vp of Sathā, to the time of his lousing agayne accordyng to the Prophesie of the xx. chap. of S. Iohns Reuelation, countyng these .1000. yeares from the ceasing of persecution, vnder Constantinus Magnus, to the beginnyng of persecution of the churche agayne vnder Innocentius 3. and Ottomannus the first Turcian Emperour. And thus haue ye the churche of Rome parted into two churches, in double respect and cōsideration of two sondry states and tymes. Now in settyng and matchyng the one state with the other, let vs see whether the churche of Rome hath swarued from the church of Rome more then we,1 or no.
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