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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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They that write of the life of Origene, testify of him that he was of wit quick and sharp, much patient of labour, a great traveller in the tongues, of a spare diet, of a straight life, a great faster, his teaching & his lining were both one: his going was much barefoot. A straight observer of that saying of the Lord, bidding to have but one coat, &c, he is said to have written so much as seven Notaries, & so many maids every day could pen. The nun ber of his books by the account of Hierome, came to 7000. Volumes, the copies whereof he used to sell for 3. d. or a little more, for the sustentation of his living. But of him more shall be touched hereafter. So zealous he was in the cause of Christ, and of Christs Martyrs, that he nothing fearing his own peril would assist & exhort them going to their death, & kiss them, insomuch that he was oft in jeopardy to be stoned of the multitude. And sometimes by the provision of Christen men had his house guarded about with soldiers, for the safety of them, which daily resorted to hear his readings, & many times he was compelled to shift places & houses, for such as laid wait for him in all places, But such was the providence of God to preserve him in the middest of all this tempest of Severus. Among other which resorted unto him, & were his hearers. Plutarchus, was one,1 and died a martyr, & with him Serenus his brother who was burned. The third after these was Heraclides, The fourth Heron, who were both beheaded. The fifth, was an other Serenus also beheaded, Rhais, and Potamiena. who was tormented with pitch poured upon her, & martyred with her mother, Marcella, who died also in the fire. This Potamiena was of a fresh and flourishing beauty, who because she could not be removed from her profession was committed to Basilides one of the Captains there in the army, to see the execution done, Basilides receiving her at the Judges hand, & leading her to the place, showed to her some compassion in repressing the rebukes and railings of the wicked adversaries: for the which Potamiena, the virgin, to requite again his kindness, bad him be of good comfort, saying that she would pray the Lord to show mercy upon him. And so went she to her Martyrdom, which she both strongly and quietly did sustain.
They that write of the life of Origene, testifie of him that he was of wit quicke and sharpe, much patient of labour, a great traueler in the tongues, of a spare dyet, of a straight life, a great faster, his teaching & his lining were both one: his going was much barefoot. A straight obseruer of that saying of the Lorde, bydding to haue but one coate, &c, he is said to haue written so much as seuen Notaries, & so many maides euery day could penne. The nū ber of his bookes by the accōpt of Hierome, came to 7000. Uolumes, ye copies whereof he vsed to sel for 3. d. or a little more, for the sustentation of his liuing. But of hym more shalbe touched hereafter. So zelous he was in the cause of Christ, and of Christes Martirs, that he nothing fearyng his owne perill would assist & exhort them going to theyr death, & kisse them, insomuch that he was oft in ieoperdie to be stoned of the multitude. And sometimes by the prouision of Christen men had his house garded about wyth souldiers, for the safety of them, which daily resorted to heare his readings, & many times he was cōpelled to shift places & houses, for such as laid waite for him in al places, But such was the prouidence of God to preserue him in the middest of all this tempest of Seuerus. Among other which resorted vnto him, & were his hearers. Plutarchus, was one,