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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.
Near unto this time in the year 666. began the detestable set of Mahomet, which well agreeth with the number of the beast signified in the Apocalypse χξς that is 666. §666Of him came the kingdom of Agarens, whom he after named Saracens, to whom he gave sundry laws,1 patched of many sects and religions together. He taught them to pray ever to the South, & to keep the Friday as we do the Sunday. He permitted them to have as many wives as they were able to maintain, & to have as many concubines as they listed: to abstain from the use of wine, except upon certain solemn days in the year: to worship only one God omnipotent: saying that Moses, and the Prophets were great men; but Christ was greater, and greatest of all the Prophets, as being borne of the virgin Mary by the power of God without mans seed, and at last was taken up into heaven; but was ⟨p. 82⟩not slain,2 but another in his likeness, &c. At length this kingdom of the Saracens was conquered by the Turks.
Néere vnto this time in the yéere 666. began the detestable set of Mahomet, which wel agreeth with the number of the beast signified in the Apocalips χξς that is 666. §666Of him came the kingdome of Agarens, whom he after named Saracens, to whom he gaue sundry lawes,1 patched of many sectes and religions together. He taught them to pray euer to the South, & to kéepe the Friday as we doo the Sunday. He permitted thē to haue as many wiues as they were able to maintaine, & to haue as many concubines as they listed: to abstaine from the vse of wine, except vpon certaine solemne daies in ye yéere: to worship onely one God omnipotent: saying that Moyses, and the Prophetes were great men; but Christ was greater, and greatest of all the Prophets, as being borne of the virgin Mary by the power of God without mans séede, and at last was taken vp into heauen; but was ⟨p. 82⟩