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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.
And not long after by the judgement of God, for certain enormities used in the church,1 above touched, began the great and grievous persecution of the Christians, moved by the ragious cruelty of Diocletian, 2which was about the nineteenth year of his rain, who in the Month of March when the feast of Easter was nigh at hand,3 commanded all the churches of the Christians to be spoiled and cast to the earth, and the books of holy scripture to be burned.
And not long after by the iudgement of God, for certaine enormities vsed in the church,1 aboue touched, began the great and greuous persecution of the Christians, moued by the ragious cruelty of Dioclesian, 2which was about the nyneteenth yeare of his rayne, who in the Moneth of Marche when the feast of Easter was nye at hande,3 commaunded all the churches of the Christians to bee spoyled and cast to the earth, and the bookes of holy scripture to be burned.
- 1Cruelty followeth pride.
- 2Anno. 308.
- 3Persecution against the ch•• stians.Persecution agaynst the ch•• stians.