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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.
The next Emperor to Florianus (as is said) was Marcus Aurelius Probus, 1a Prince both wise and virtuous, and no less valiant in martial affairs, as fortunate in the success of the same. During his time we read of no persecution greatly stirring in the church, but much quietness, as well in matters of religion, as also in the common wealth In so much that after his great and many victories, such peace ensued,2 that his saying was, there needed no more soldiers, seeing there were no moe enemies to the common wealth to fight against. It was his saying also, that his soldiers need not to spend corn and victual, except they laboured to serve the common wealth.3 And for the same cause he caused his soldiers to be set a work about certain mountains in Syrinia & in Messiah to be planted with vines, and not so much as in winter suffered them to be at rest, therefore by them at length he was slain, after he had reigned the space of vj. years, and 4. months, an. 284 Eutrop.4
The next Emperour to Florianus (as is said) was Marcus Aurelius Probus, 1a Prince both wise and vertuous, and no lesse valiant in martial affaires, as fortunate in the successe of the same. During his time we reade of no persecution greatly stiring in the church, but much quietnes, as well in matters of religion, as also in the common wealth In so much that after his great and manye victories, such peace ensued,2 that his saying was, there needed no more souldiers, seing there were no moe enimies to the cōmon wealth to fight against. It was his saying also, that hys souldiers nede not to spend corne and victuale, except they laboured to serue the common wealth.3 And for the same cause he caused his souldiers to be set a worke about certayne mountaynes in Syrinia & in Messia to be planted with vines, and not so much as in winter suffered them to be at rest, therfore by them at length he was slayne, after he had reigned the space of vj. yeres, and 4. moneths, an. 284 Eutrop.