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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
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
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.
Finally, when no persuasions would move him to recant, they gave sentence of condemnation against him:1 which sentence being given, a great mitre of paper was brought, painted about with red Devils: the which when he beheld and saw (throwing his hood upon the ground) he took the mitre, and put it on his head: saying, my Lord Jesus Christ, when he suffered for me most wretched sinner, did wear a crown of thorn upon his head, and I for his sake, in stead of that crown, will were this mitre & crown. And afterward he was laid hold on by the secular power: and when he was led out of the church, with a cheerful countenance and loud voice,2 lifting up his eyes to heaven, he began to sing, Credo in unum Deum: as it is accustomed to be song in the church: after that, other certain Canticles of the Church.
Finally, when no persuasions would moue him to recant, they gaue sentence of condemnation against him:1 which sentence being giuē, a great miter of paper was brought, painted about with red Diuels: the which when he beheld and saw (throwing his hood vpon the ground) he tooke the miter, and put it on his head: saying, my Lord Iesu Christ, when he suffered for me most wretched sinner, did weare a crown of thorne vpon his head, and I for his sake, in stéede of that crowne, will were this miter & crowne. And afterward he was laid hold on by the secular power: and when he was led out of the church, with a chéerefull countenance and lowde voice,2 lifting vp his eies to heauen, he began to sing, Credo in vnum Deum: as it is accustomed to be song in the church: after that, other certaine Canticles of the Church.
- 1Jerome condemned.Ierome condemned.
- 2M. Jerome singeth after his condemnation.M. Ierome singeth after his condemnation.