A01115:283
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 prescribed a certain prayer for every one of his soldiers in stead of a brief Catechism, & caused them to learn the same,1 which is this: We acknowledge thee only to be our God, we confess thee only to be our king, we call upon thee our only helper: by thee we obtain our victories, by thee we vanquish our enemies, to thee we attribute whatsoever commodities we presently enjoy, and by thee we hope for good things to come: unto thee we direct all our suits, and petitions, most humbly beseeching thee to keep Constantine our Emperor and his noble children, to continue in long ⟨p. 69⟩life, and to give them victory over all their enemies through Christ our Lord. Amen.
He prescribed a certaine prayer for euery one of his souldiers in stead of a brief Catechisme, & caused them to learne the same,1 which is this: Wée acknowledge thée onely to be our God, we confesse thée onely to be our king, we call vpon thée our onely helper: by thée we obtaine our victories, by thée we vanquish our enemies, to thée we attribute whatsoeuer commodities we presently enioy, and by thée we hope for good things to come: vnto thée we direct all our suits, and peticions, most humbly beséeching thée to kéepe Constantine our Emperour and his noble children, to continew in long ⟨p. 69⟩life, and to giue them victory ouer all their enimies through Christ our Lord. Amen.
- 1Constantine teacheth his soldiers a prayer.Constantine teacheth his souldiers a prayer.