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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.
He banished a certain noblewoman of Rome, because she gave her goods to the Church.
He banished a certain noblewoman of Rome, because she gaue her goods to the Church.
The people of Rome being wearied with the villainy of Maxentius, 1required aid of Constantin. who first admonished him by letters, which nothing prevailing, he gathered an army in France, and Brittany, to repress the rage of the of the tyrant. To whom he approached: and fearing his charms wherewith he had vanquished Severus, sent by Galerius, stood in doubt: and whilst he was in doubting, and casting up his eyes many times to heaven, on the South part, about the going down of the sun, he saw a brightness in heaven, appearing in the similitude of a cross,2 with certain stars of equal bigness, giving this inscription like latin letters, In hoc vince, that is, in this overcome. Eusebius Pamphilus made report that he heard Constantinus himself often report the same. Now he being astonied hereat, and consulting upon the meaning thereof, in the night in his sleep, Christ appeared unto him with the sign of the same cross, which he had seen before, bidding him to make the figuration ⟨p. 52⟩thereof, and to carry it in his wars before him, and so should he have victory. Whereupon he marched towards Maxentius, (having done as the vision commanded) who being constrained to issue out of the city to meet him, commanded Pons Milonius to be beaten down, & a false bridge to be made, thinking thereby to take Constantinus. But he himself being not able to sustain Constantinus force,3 and retiring, in hope to get the City, was overthrown of his horse into the flood, and drowned, and so ended the last Persecution.