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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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Of the which Apologies the first he wrote to the Senate of Rome,1 and after to Antoninus Pius the Emperor as is before mentioned, where, in the first writing with great liberty to the Senate he declared: that of necessity he was compelled to write and utter his mind and conscience to them. For that in persecuting of the Christians they did neglect their duty, and highly offended God, and therefore need they had to be admonished. And further writing to Urbitius lieutenant of the City, said, that he put men to death and torments for no offence committed, but for the confession only of the name of Christ: which proceedings and judgements neither became the Emperor nor his son, nor the Senate: defending moreover in the said Apology and purging the Christians of such crimes as falsely were laid and objected against them by the Ethnics.
Of the which Apologies the first he wrote to the Senate of Rome,1 and after to Antoninus Pius the Emperour as is before mentioned, where, in the fyrst writing wyth great liberty to the Senate he declared: that of necessitie he was compelled to write and vtter his minde and consciēce to them. For that in persecuting of the Christians they did neglect their duety, and highly offended God, and therfore neede they had to be admonished. And further writing to Vrbitius liefetenaunt of the Citie, sayd, that hee put men to death and tormentes for no offence committed, but for the confession onely of the name of Christ: which proceedinges and iudgementes neyther became the Emperour nor hys sonne, nor the Senate: defending moreouer in the sayd Apology and purgyng the Christiās of such crimes as falsely were layd and obiected agaynst them by the Ethnikes.
- 1The sum of his Apologies.The summe of his Apologies.
And likewise in his second Apology writing to Antonius the Emperor and his successors,