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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
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.
And likewise against all other lies and slanders, objected of the Heathen against the Christians, the said Tertullian purgeth the Christians, declaring them falsely to be belied, & wrongfully persecuted, not for any defect of theirs but only for the hatred of their name. And yet notwithstā ding by the same persecutions, he proveth in the same Apology, the religion of the christians nothing to be impaired, but rather increased. The more (saith he) we are mowen down of you,1 the moe rise up. The blood of Christians is seed. For what man saith he, in beholding the painful torments, and the perfect patience of them will not search and inquire what is in the cause? And when he hath found it out, who will not agree unto it? And when he agreeth to it, who will not desire to suffer for it? Thus (faith he) this sect will never die, which the more it is cut down, the more it groweth. For every man seeing and wondering at the sufferance of the Saints, is moved the more thereby to search the cause in searching, he findeth it, and in finding, he followeth it. Tertul in eodem Apolog.
And likewise against all other lies and slaunders, obiected of the Heathen against the Christians, the sayd Tertullian purgeth the Christians, declaring them falsly to be belied, & wrongfully persecuted, not for any defect of theirs but only for the hatred of their name. And yet notwithstā ding by the same persecutions, he prooueth in the same Apologie, the religion of the christians nothing to be empaired, but rather encreased. The more (saith he) we are mowen doune of you,1 the moe rise vp. The bloud of Christians is seede. For what man sayth he, in beholding the painfull torments, and the perfect patience of them will not search and inquire what is in the cause? And when he hath found it out, who will not agree vnto it? And when he agreeth to it, who will not desire to suffer for it? Thus (faith he) this sect will neuer die, which the more it is cutdoune, the more it groweth. For euery man seing and wondring at the sufferance of the Saints, is mooued the more therby to search the cause in searching, he findeth it, and in finding, he followeth it. Tertul in eodem Apolog.
- 1Tertul. in Apelogetico.