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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.
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 2being from home and returning, & finding Dionysius and others taken, and all the rest fled, he fled away also, and meeting a neighbour of his, and asked whether he went, declared all the matter simply. Which done, the man went on as he was purposed to a marriage, and told the company what was done, which they hearing, burst out of the house in the night season (as the manner of marriages was in that time) making toward the prisoners with great shouting: whereat they that apprehended the prisoners being afraid, left them, & ran away. Then the company willed them to depart, which they did, & took Dionysius by the hands & feet, & carried him out, & led him away. There followed him Gaius, 3Faustus, 4Petrus, 5Paulus, 6who brought him out of the city, and setting him upon a bare Ass, conveyed him away.
At the same time Dionisius Alexandrinus 1(out of whose Epistle to Fabius Bishop of Antioch, Eusebius recordeth these persecutions) suffered much afflicton, and had straunge deliuerance. Once the messenger was stroken blind, and could not find his house, beyng a Farmer of Sabinus: at length after thrée dayes he was commaunded of God to fly, and so did: but afterward comming to Ierusalem, he was taken and brought by soldiours to Taposixis, where Timotheus