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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.
Of which, the first is the greatness of the city and Monarchy of Rome.
Of which, the first is the greatnesse of the citie and Monarchie of Rome.
The second, is the authority of the Emperor Constantine the great, first of the Emperors converted to the faith, and ruling in the same city, by whom the universal liberty of the church was first promoted, and the causes of the bishops being then at variance, were committed partly to the bishop of Rome, partly to other bishops near by, to be decided, as appeareth Euseb. lib. 10. cap. 5.
The second, is the authoritie of the Emperor Constantine the great, first of the Emperors conuerted to the faith, and ruling in the same citie, by whom the vniuersal libertie of the church was first promooted, and the causes of the bishops being then at variance, were committed partly to the bishop of Rome, partly to other bishops nere by, to be decided, as appeareth Euseb. lib. 10. cap. 5.
The third, was the Council of Nice, which confirmed the preeminence of that church to have the oversight of the churches bordering about it.
The third, was the Councel of Nice, which confirmed the preeminence of that church to haue the ouersight of the churches bordering about it.