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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.
There were standing before the tribunal seat certain of the warriors or knights,1 whose names were Ammon, Zenon, Ptolomeus, Ingenuus, and with them a certain aged man called Theophilus, who standing by, at what time a certain christian man was before the judge examined, and there seeing him for fear ready to incline and fall away, did burst almost for sorrow within themselves, making signs to him with their hands, and all gestures of their body, to be constant. This being noted of all the standers by, they were ready to lay hold upon them, but they preventing the matter, pressed up of their own accord before to the bench of the judge, professing themselves to be Christians. In so much, that both the President with the benchers were all astonied, the christians which were judged, more emboldened to suffer, and the Judges thereby terrified. This done, they departed away from the place, glad and rejoicing for the testimony that they had given of their faith. Many other besides were in other cities and towns rent and torn asunder by the Heathen, among whom, one I will speak off for cause worthy of memory.
There were standing before the tribunall seate certaine of the warriors or knights,1 whose names were Ammon, Zenon, Ptolomeus, Ingenuus, and with them a certayne aged man called Theophilus, who standing by, at what tyme a certaine christian man was before the iudge examined, and there seyng him for feare redy to incline and fall away, did burst almost for sorow within themselues, making signes to him with their hands, and all iestures of their body, to be constant. This beyng noted of all the standers by, they were redy to lay hold vpon them, but they preuenting the matter, preased vp of their owne accord before to the bench of the iudge, professing themselues to be Christians. In so much, that both the President with the benchers were all astonied, the christians which were iudged, more emboldned to suffer, and the Iudges therby terrified. This done, they departed away from the place, glad and reioycing for the testimony that they had geuen of their fayth. Many other besides were in other cities and tounes rent and torne asunder by the Heathen, among whom, one I wil speake off for cause worthy of memory.
- 1Ammon, Zenon, Ptolomeus, Ingenuus, Theophilus, Martyr c fessours. A notable example […] Christian courage in confessing Christ.