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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.
After, that the men & women together should not come in companies to pray, nor that the women should come in those places where they used to preach and read the word of God, neither that they should be after that instructed any more of the Bishops, but should choose out such women amongest them as should instruct them.1 The third most cruel and wickedst of all was, that none should help and succour those that were cast in prison, nor should bestow any alms or charity upon them, though they should die for hunger: and they which showed any compassion upon those that were condemned to death, should be as greatly punished,2 as they to whom they showed the same should be. Eusebius libro primo de vita Constantini. These were the most horrible constitutions of Licinius, which went beyond and passed the bounds of nature.
After, that the men & women together should not come in companies to pray, nor that the women should come in those places where they vsed to preach and read the worde of God, neither that they should be after that instructed any more of the Byshops, but should chuse out such women amongest them as shoulde instruct them.1 The thirde most cruell and wickedst of all was, that none should helpe and succour those that were cast in prison, nor shoulde bestowe any almes or charitie vpon them, though they shoulde die for hunger: and they which shewed any compassion vpon those that were condemned to death, should be as greatly punished,2 as they to whome they shewed the same shoulde be. Eusebius libro primo de vita Constantini. These were the most horrible cōstitutions of Licinius, which went beyond and passed the boundes of nature.
- 1A straight charge against the relieving of the imprisoned Christians.A straight charge agaynst the relieuing of the imprisoned Christians.
- 2Euseb. Lib. 1. de vita Constā tiny.