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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.
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, 2suffered death in the fourth persecution after Nero, when Marcus Antonius, and Lucius Aurelius Commodus reigned, an, Dom. 167. as Ursperg. affirmeth, an. 170. as Eusebius witnesseth in his Chronicles the 7. before the Calends of February.
Iraeneus in his 3. booke against heresies,1 the 3, chap. and Eusaebius in his 4. booke, and 14. chap. of his Ecclesiasticall history reporteth this worthy saying of Poticarpus: This Policarpus (sayth hee) meeting at a certeine time Martion, the heretick, who said vnto him, doest thou not know me? made answere, I know that thou art the first begotten of Sathan. So great feare what euil might ensue therof, had the Disciples of the Apostles, that they would not speake to them whom they knew to be the deprauers of the verytie, euen as Paule saith: The hereticke after the first and second admonition, shonne, and auoyd: Knowing that he which is such one, is peruerse or frowarde, and damneth himselfe. This most holy confessour and Martyr of Christ Policarpus, 2suffered death in the fourth persecution after Nero, when Marcus Antonius, and Lucius Aurelius Commodus raigned, an, Dom. 167. as Vrsperg. affirmeth, an. 170. as Eusebius witnesseth in his Chronicles the 7. before the Calendes of Februarie.
- 1Ex Irenaeo. lib. 3. cap. 3. Euseb. Lib. 4. cap. 14.