A01115:197
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.
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.
Dioclesian all the while he abstained from persecuting, obtained diuerse victories, wherewith beyng puffed vp, he would néeds after a solemne triumph be woorshipped as a God: saying he was brother to the sunne, and moone,1 and would néeds inioyn yt people to kisse his féete: and in the 19. yere of his raigne hee mooued persecution. In the moneth of March, when the feast of Easter was nigh at hande, hée commaunded all the Churches of the Christians to bee destroied, and the scriptures to be burned, and put of from magistracie all such as were Christians, and constrained all with torments, to offer to Idols.
- 1Diocletian would be worshipped as a God. Churches burned. Scriptures destroyed.Dioclesian would be worshipped as a God. Churches burned. Scriptures destroyed.
At the first coming of the cruel edicts into Nicomedia, after the Proclamation made was set up, there ran a Christian, a noble man borne, & openly rent, and tare it in pieces, notwithstanding, two of the Emperors were then in the city: for which act he was put to most bitter death.
At the first comming of the cruel edicts into Nicomedia, after the Proclamation made was set vp, there ran a Christian, a noble man borne, & openly rent, and tare it in pieces, notwithstanding, two of the Emperors were then in the citie: for which act he was put to most bitter death.