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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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Divers miracles are reported of this Alexander, in the Canon Legends, and lives of Saints: which as I deny not but may be true: so because I cannot avouch them by any grave testimony of ancient writers, therefore I dare not affirm them, but dd refer them to the authors & Patrons thereof, where they are found. Notwithstanding, whatsoever is to be thought of his miracles. this is to be ⟨p. 39⟩affirmed and not doubted, but that he was a godly & virtuous Bishop.
Diuers miracles are reported of this Alexander, in the Canon Legends, and liues of Saintes: which as I deny not but may be true: so because I cannot auouch them by any graue testimony of auncient writers, therefore I dare not affirme them, but dd referre them to the authors & Patrons thereof, where they are founde. Notwithstandyng, whatsoeuer is to be thought of his miracles. this is to bee ⟨p. 39⟩affirmed and not doubted, but that he was a godly & vertuous Bishop.
1And as I say of his miracles, the like judgement also I have of the ordinances both of him and of Evaristus his predecessor testified in the Popes Decrees, by Gratianus, as 93. Dist. cap. Diaconi, where is said that Evaristus divided divers titles in the City of Rome to the Priests,2 also ordained in every City vij. Deacons to associate and assist the bishop in his preaching, both for his defence, and for the witness of truth. Notwithstanding, if probable conjectures might stand against the authority of Gratianus and his decrees, here might be doubted whether this absolute ordination of Priests was first forbidden by Evaristus, and whether the intitulation of Priests was first by him brought in or not: wherein an instance may be given to the contrary, that this intitulation seemeth to take his first beginning at the Council of Chalcedon,