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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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Moreover, the foresaid Dionysius in an other place writing to Germanus, of his own dangers and of other, sustained in this persecution, & before this persecution of Decius, thus inferreth as followeth: I, saith he, behold before the sight of God, I lye not: and he knoweth, I lie not, how that I having no regard of mine own life, and not without the motion of God, did fly and avoid the danger of this persecution. Yea and also before that this persecution of Decius did rage against us: Sabinus the same hour sent a Farmer to seek me, at what time I remaining at home waited iij. days for his coming. But he searching narrowly for me by all ways, fields, floods, & corners, where he thought I might best have hid my self, or to have passed by, was stricken with such a blindness, that he could not find mine house, thinking with himself nothing less, then that I would abide at home in such so dangerous persecution. Thus these iij. days being past, upon the fourth day, the Lord God so willing and commanding me to fly, and also marvellously opening to me the way, I with my* children and many other brethren went out together. And this not to come of my self, but to be the work of Gods providence, the sequel of those things declared, wherein afterward I was not unprofitable peradventure to some, &c.
Moreouer, the foresaid Dionysius in an other place writyng to Germanus, of his owne daungers and of other, sustained in this persecution, & before this persecution of Decius, thus inferreth as followeth: I, sayth he, behold before the sight of God, I lye not: and he knoweth, I lie not, how that I hauing no regard of myne owne life, and notwithout the motion of God, did flye and auoyde the daunger of this persecution. Yea and also before that this persecution of Decius did rage against vs: Sabinus the same houre sent a Farmer to seeke me, at what tyme I remaining at home waited iij. dayes for his comming. But he searching narowly for me by all wayes, fields, flouds, & corners, where he thought I might best haue hid my self, or to haue passed by, was stroken with such a blindnesse, that he could not find myne house, thinking with himself nothing lesse, then that I would abide at home in such so dangerous persecution. Thus these iij. days beyng past, vpon the fourth day, the Lord God so willing and commanding me to flie, and also maruelously opening to me the way, I with my* children and many other brethren went out together. And this not to come of my selfe, but to be the worke of Gods prouidence, the sequel of those things declared, wherein afterward I was not vnprofitable peraduenture to some, &c.