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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.
Also one Ischrion, 1being oftentimes moved by his master to do sacrifice, and he refusing, was of him run through with a pike, and slain. In these times, infinite numbers wandered in wildernesses, suffering hunger, cold, danger of wild beasts: in the number of whom was Cheremon, 2Bishop of a town called Nilus, an aged man: who with his wife, flying to the mountain of Arabia, could never (although they were sought for) be heard of. And many other taken of the barbarous Arabians, could scarcely be ransomed for money.
Also one Ischrion, 1being oftentimes moued by his master to do sacrifice, and he refusing, was of him run through with a pike, and slaine. In these times, infinite numbers wādred in wildernesses, suffering hunger, colde, danger of wilde beastes: in the number of whom was Cheremon, 2Bishop of a towne called Nilus, an aged man: who with his wife, flying to the mountain of Arabia, could neuer (although they were sought for) be heard of. And many other taken of the barbarous Arabiās, could scarcely be ransomed for money.
- 1Ischrion.
- 2Cheremon.
At the same time Dionysius Alexandrinus 1(out of whose Epistle to Fabius Bishop of Antioch, Eusebius recordeth these persecutions) suffered much affliction, and had strange deliverance. Once the messenger was stricken blind, and could not find his house, being a Farmer of Sabinus: at length after three days he was commanded of God to fly, and so did: but afterward coming to Jerusalem, he was taken and brought by soldiers to Taposixis, where Timotheus