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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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Again in another place shortly after the foresaid Dionysius proceeding in the narration of himself, thus inferreth: Then I coming to Jerusalem with them which were with me, was brought by soldiers unto Taposixis, where as Timotheus (by the providence of God) neither was present, nor yet taken. Who then returning home found his house desert, and officers watching about the same, & us within taken, &c. And again shortly after it followeth: And to see (saith he) the admirable disposing of God his works. As Timotheus was thus flying with much hast & great fear,1 a certain man, as happened, a dweller near by met him by the way, & asked, whether he went so hastily: to whom Timotheus answering declared all the matter simply as it was. Which done, the man proceedeth on his ⟨p. 63⟩journey, whether he was purposed to go, which was to a marriage,2 the manner of which marriages then was to sit up all the night long feasting and drinking. Thus as he was come, sitting with them at the feast, he telleth his companions what was done, & what he heard by the way. This was no sooner told, but all they forthwith upon a head, as stricken with a sudden fury rushing out together, made toward us as fast as they could, with such crying & noise, as might seem very terrible. At the first hearing whereof, the soldiers that had us in keeping, being afraid, ran away, by reason whereof we were left alone, & found as we were lying upon forms & benches. I then, (the Lord knoweth) thinking with my self that they had been thieves, which came to spoil and rob, being in my couch, lay still in my shirt only as I was, the rest of my garments lying by me, I offered to them. They then willed me in all hast to rise and get away, whereby I then perceiving the cause of their coming,3 cried unto them desiring that they would suffer us so to do: And if they would do any benefit for me for so much as I could not escape the hands of them which would pursue me and carry me away, I prayed them that they would prevent them, and cut off my head before. And as I was crying thus unto them, casting my self grovelling upon the pavement as my companions can testify, who were partakers of all these things, they burst forth violently, taking me by the hands and feet, and carried me out of the doors, and led me away.