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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.
The tenth Persecution.
This Diocletian flue Aper, who flue Numerianus, and in the first beginning of his reign, chose for his Colleague Maximianus 1surnamed Herculeus, father to Maxentius, which two also chose two other to them, Galerius, and Constantius, whom they called Caesars.2
THis Dioclesian flue Aper, who flue Numerianus, and in the first beginning of his raigne, chose for his Colleague Maximianus 1surnamed Herculeus, father to Maxentius, which two also chose two other to them, Galerius, and Constantius, whom they called Cesars.2
- 1Maximianus.
- 2Caesars.Cesars.
Diocletian all the while he abstained from persecuting, obtained diverse victories, wherewith being puffed up, he would needs after a solemn triumph be worshipped as a God: saying he was brother to the sun, and moon,1 and would needs enjoin yt people to kiss his feet: and in the 19. year of his reign he moved persecution. In the month of March, when the feast of Easter was nigh at hand, he commanded all the Churches of the Christians to be destroyed, and the scriptures to be burned, and put of from magistracy all such as were Christians, and constrained all with torments, to offer to Idols.