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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.
What should I speak of the multitude of them which wandering in deserts and mountains, were consumed with hunger, thirst, cold, sickness, thieves, or wild beasts, of whose blessed victory they which be alive, are yet witnesses. In the number of whom, one I will speak off, among divers other,1 named Cheremon Bishop of the City called Nilus, an aged man, he with his wife flying to the mountain of Arabia, never returned again, nor ever could be seen after. And though they were sought for diligently by their brethren, yet neither they nor their bodies were found. Many other there were which flying to these mountains of Arabia, were taken of the barbarous Arabians: of whom some with much money could scarce be ransomed, some were never heard off yet to this present day. Thus much out of the Epistle of Dionysius alleged in Euseb. Lib. 6 cap. 41 42. &c.2
What should I speake of the multitude of them which wandering in desertes and mountaines, were consumed with hunger, thirst, cold, sicknes, thieues, or wilde beasts, of whose blessed victorie they which be aliue, are yet witnesses. In the number of whom, one I will speake off, among diuers other,1 named Cheremon Bishop of the Citie called Nilus, an aged man, he with his wife flying to the mountain of Arabia, neuer returned again, nor euer could be seene after. And though they were sought for diligently by their brethren, yet neither they nor their bodies were found. Many other there were which flying to these moū tains of Arabia, were taken of the barbarous Arabians: of whom some with much mony could scarse be ransomed, some were neuer heard off yet to this present day. Thus much out of the Epistle of Dionysius alledged in Euseb. Lib. 6 cap. 41 42. &c.2
- 1Cheremon, Martyr, Cheremon, a Bishop had a wife.Cheremon, Martyr, Cheremon, a Byshop had a wife.
- 2Euseb. lib. 6. cap. 40.41.42. The Epistle of Dionysius Alexand. to Germanus. This Germanus was a Bishop in that time, which charged Dionysius for his flying persecution, against whom he purgeth himself. God willed Dionysius to flee in persecution.