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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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But on the other side, after the time of Constantine, when as the faith of Christ was received into Imperial seat, we read of no Emperor oftener the like sort destroyed or molested, except it were Julianus or Basilius which expelled one Zeno, & was afterward expelled himself: or Valende, besides these we read of no Emperor to come to ruin, as the other before mentioned. Ex lib hist. tripart.
But on the other side, after the tyme of Constantine, when as the fayth of Christ was receiued into Imperiall seate, we read of no Emperour ofter the like sort destroied or molested, except it were Iulianus or Basilius which expelled one Zeno, & was afterward expelled himselfe: or Valende, besides these we read of no Emperour to come to ruine, as the other before mentioned. Ex lib hist. tripart.
And thus have we in a brief sum collected out of the Chronicles, the unquiet and miserable state of the Emperors of Rome, until the time of Christian Constantine, with the examples no less terrible then manifest, of Gods severe justice upon them, for their contemptuous refusing ⟨p. 32⟩and persecuting the faith and name of Christ their Lord.
And thus haue we in a briefe summe collected out of the Chronicles, the vnquiet and miserable state of the Emperours of Rome, vntill the tyme of Christian Constantine, with the examples no lesse terrible then manifest, of Gods seuere iustice vpon them, for their contemptuous refusing ⟨p. 32⟩and persecuting the faith and name of Christ their Lord.