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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.
let me alone as I am, for he that hath given me strength to suffer and abide the fire, shall also give power, ⟨p. 13⟩that without this provision I shall abide, and not stir in this fire. Which when they heard, they only bound him: who having given thanks unto God, and testified his faith, the tormentors put fire unto him, which seemed to those that were beholders, to compass the body like a veil, which in the middest thereof seemed like gold and silver, tried in the fire, and yielded a pleasant smell Thus the fire not consuming his body, one of the Tormentors thrust him in with a Sword. Whereafter, so great a quantity of blood issued out of his body, that the fire was quenched therewith. The body afterward was taken and burned, as their manner was to do. And this was the end of that worthy man.
let me alone as I am, for hee that hath geuen mee strength to suffer and abide the fire, shall also geue power, ⟨p. 13⟩that wtout this prouisiō I shal abide, and not stir in this fire. Which when they heard, they only bound him: who hauing geuen thankes vnto God, and testified his faith, the tormentors put fire vnto him, which seemed to those that were beholders, to compasse the bodie like a vaile, which in ye middest thereof séemed like golde and siluer, tried in the fire, and yelded a pleasant smell Thus the fire not consuming his bodie, one of the Tormentors thrust him in with a Sworde. Whereafter, so great a quantitie of bloud issued out of his bodie, that the fire was quenched therewith. The bodie afterwarde was taken and burned, as their manner was to doe. And this was the ende of that worthie man.
At that same time suffered also at Smyrna twelve other, that came from Philadelphia, with divers other: as, Metrodorus, 1a minister, and another worthy man named Pionius,