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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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Thus good Policarpus with xij. other that came from Philadelphia, 1suffered Martyrdom at Smyrna, which Policarpus specially above the rest is had in memory, so that he in all places among the Gentiles is most famous. And this was the end of this worthy disciple of the Apostles. Whose history the brethren of the congregation at Smyrna, have written in this their Epistle as is above recited.
Thus good Policarpus with xij. other that came from Philadelphia, 1suffered Martyrdome at Smyrna, which Policarpus specially aboue the rest is had in memory, so that hee in all places among the Gentiles is most famous. And this was the ende of this worthy disciple of the Apostles. Whose hystory the brethren of the congregation at Smyrna, haue wrytten in this their Epistle as is aboue recited.
- 1Twelve Martyrs put to death in SmyrnaTwelue Martyrs put to death in Smyrna
Iraeneus in his 3. book against heresies,1 the 3, chap. and Eusebius in his 4. book, and 14. chap. of his Ecclesiastical history reporteth this worthy saying of Poticarpus: This Policarpus (saith he) meeting at a certain time Martion, the heretic, who said unto him, doest thou not know me? made answer, I know that thou art the first begotten of Satan. So great fear what evil might ensue thereof, had the Disciples of the Apostles, that they would not speak to them whom they knew to be the depravers of the verity, even as Paul saith: The heretic after the first and second admonition, shone, and avoid: Knowing that he which is such one, is perverse or froward, and damneth himself. This most holy confessor and Martyr of Christ Policarpus, 2