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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.
Innumerable were the slaughters of bishops, ministers,1 and deacons, in this persecution under Sapores. The names of certain thus recited of Zozomen, and Nicephorus: Barbasines, Paulus, Gaddiabus, Sabinus, Mareas, Marcus, Johannes, Hormisdas, Papa, Jacobus, Romas, Maares, Agas, Bothres, Aldas, Abiesus, Joannes Abrianus, Agdelas, Sapores, Isaac, Dausus, Bitor, 2also with Mameanda his fellow Bishop, and the rest of his Churches under him, to the number of 250. persons. In sum, the number of those that the Persians themselves were able to recite, cometh to fifteen thousand men and women. Now these troubles coming to Constantine's ears, moved him to consider how to redress the Persecution, and there being at Rome Ambassadors of Sapores, with requests to the Emperor, he granted them all: thinking thereby,3 to move him to be favourable to the Christians: And wrote also unto him a letter, requiring him to take compassion upon those Innocents, and showed how the hand of God had been against tyrants of the Church, as Valerianus, &c.
Innumerable were the slaughters of bishops, ministers,1 and deacons, in this persecution vnder Sapores. The names of certaine thus recited of Zozomen, and Nicephorus: Barbasines, Paulus, Gaddiabus, Sabinus, Mareas, Marcus, Iohannes, Hormisdas, Papa, Iacobus, Romas, Maares, Agas, Bothres, Aldas, Abiesus, Ioannes Abrianus, Agdelas, Sapores, Isaac, Dausus, Bitor, 2also with Mameanda his fellowe Bishop, and the rest of his Churches vnder him, to the number of 250. persons. In summe, the number of those that the Persians themselues were able to recite, commeth to fifteen thousand men and women. Now these troubles comming to Constantines eares, mooued him to consider how to redresse the Persecution, and there being at Rome Embassadors of Sapores, with requestes to the Emperour, hee graunted them all: thinking thereby,3 to moue him to be fauourable to the Christians: And wrote also vnto him a letter, requiring him to take compassion vpon those Innocents, and shewed how the hand of God had béen against tirants of the Church, as Valerianus, &c.