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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.
1In the mean time, while Maximinus with his two Caesars were in Asia, the Roman soldiers set up for their Emperor Maxentius, the son of Maximinian, who had deposed himself: against whom Severus being sent by his father, ⟨p. 49⟩was slain of Maxentius: in whose place Maximinus took Licinius, and these Emperors prosecuted the persecution seven or eight years, which was till the year 318. §318Saving that Constantius and his son Constantinus rather favoured the Christians:2 and minding to try at a certain time what good Christians he had in his court, feigned as though he would do sacrifice to Devils, and commanded all his household so to do, to the end he might discern the one from the other: which having done, and finding a number to remain constant, cherished them and refused the backsliders, admitting the other to the chief places about him.
1In the meane time, while Maximinus with his two Cesars were in Asia, the Romā souldiers set vp for their Emperor Maxentius, the sonne of Maximinian, who had deposed himself: against whom Seuerus being sent by his father, ⟨p. 49⟩was slaine of Maxentius: in whose place Maximinus tooke Licinius, and these Emperours prosecuted the persecution seuen or eight yéeres, which was till the yéere 318. §318Sauing that Constantius and his son Constantinus rather fauoured the Christians:2 and minding to trie at a certaine time what good Christians hée had in his court, fayned as though hée would doo sacrifice to Diuels, and commaunded all his houshold so to doo, to the end he might discerne the one from the other: which hauing doone, and finding a number to remaine constant, cherished them and refused the backsliders, admitting the other to the chiefe places about him.