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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
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.
An Abridgement of the first volume of the Ecclesiastical history of Acts, and Monuments of Martyrs.
An Abridgement of the first volume of the Ecclesiasticall history of Acts, and Monuments of Martyrs.
The History is divided into five parts. 1 The first is of the suffering time of the Church 300. year after Christ. 2 The growing and flourishing time of the same, other 300. years. 3 The declining time, other 300. until the losing of Satan: about the thousand year after Christ. 4 The time of Antichrist: which continued in full swing 400. years. 5 The time of reformation these later 288. years.
The History is deuided into fiue partes. 1 The first is of the suffering time of the Church 300. yeere after Christ. 2 The growyng and florishing time of the same, other 300. yeeres. 3 The declining time, other 300. vntill the losing of Sathan: about the thousand yeere after Christ. 4 The time of Antichrist: which cōtinued in full swinge 400. yeeres. 5 The time of reformation these later 288. yeeres.