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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.
To these Emperors did Melito 1bishop of Sardis exhibit Apologies for the Christians, learned and eloquent. So did Claudius Apollinaris 2bishop of Hierapolis, like as Quadratus 3and Aristides 4did before to the Emperor Hadrian. So that whether it were by that means, or through the writing of Athenagoras 5a philosopher, & a Legate of the Christians, it is certain that the persecution the same time was stayed.6 Others think it came by a miracle wrought in the Emperors camp. For what time the two brethren Emperors joined together, and warred against the Quads, Vandals, Sarmates, and Germans, when their soldiers wanting water five days together,7 and by means thereof were like to perish: in this distress, a legion of the Christian soldiers withdrew themselves, and prayed, whereby they obtained showers and sweet rain, and the enemies were terrified with lightnings and hail, and so discomfited and put to flight. Whereupon the Emperor wrote to divers of his Governors, that they should give thanks to the Christians, and give them peace: of whom came the victory and preservation to him and all his people.
To these Emperours did Melito 1bishop of Sardis exhibite Apologies for the Christians, learned and eloquent. So did Claudius Apollinaris 2bishop of Hierapolis, like as Quadratus 3and Aristides 4