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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.
1Maximinus thus being conquered of Licinius, and also plagued with an incurable disease in the guts, sent by the hand of God,2 was compelled by torments and adversity to confess the true God, whom before he regarded not, and to write this Edict in the favour of those Christians, whom before he did persecute.3 Thus the Lord doth make many times his enemies, be they never so stern & stout, at length to stoop, & maugre their harts, to confess him, as this Maximinus here did, who not long after, by the vehemency of his disease ended his life.4 Whereby, no more tyrants now were left alive, to trouble the Church, but only Licinius. Of which Licinius, and of his persecutions stirred up in the East parts, against the Saints of God, now remaineth in order of story to prosecute.
1Maximinus thus being conquered of Licinius, and also plagued wyth an incurable disease in the guts, sent by the hande of God,2 was compelled by torments and aduersitie to cōfesse the true God, whom before he regarded not, and to write thys Edicte in the fauour of those Christians, whom before he did persecute.3 Thus the Lord doth make many times hys enemyes, be they neuer so sterne & stout, at length to stoupe, & mauger their harts, to confesse him, as this Maximinus here did, who not long after, by the vehemencie of his disease ended his life.4 Whereby, no mo tyrauntes nowe were left aliue, to trouble the Church, but onely Licinius. Of which Licinius, and of hys persecutions stirred vp in the East partes, against the Saints of God, now remaineth in order of story to prosecute.
- 1Euseb. lib. 9. cap. 10.