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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.
He spied out in the middle of the city a certain great pond, which lay full, upon the cold Northern wind, for it was in the winter time, wherein he caused them to be put all that night, but they being merry & comforting one another, received this their appointed punishment, and said, as they were putting of their clothes: we put off (said they) now not our clothes, but we put of the old man, corrupt with the deceit of concupiscence. We give thee thanks (O Lord) that with this our apparel we may also put of by thy grace, the sinful man: for by means of the Serpent we once put him on, and by the means of Jesus Christ we now put him of.1 When they had thus said: they were brought naked into y• place where they felt most vehement cold: in so much that all the parts of their bodies were stark & stiff therewith. As soon as it was day, they yet having breath, were brought into the fire, wherein they were consumed, and their ashes thrown into the flood. By chance there was on of the company more lively, and not so near dead as the rest, of whom the executioners taking pity, said unto his mother standing by, that they would save his life. But she with her own hands taking her son brought him to the pile of wood where the residue of his fellows (crooked for cold) did lie ready to be burnt, admonished him to accomplish the blessed journey he had taken in hand with his companions. Basil.
He spied out in the middle of the citie a certaine great pond, which layfull, vpon the cold Northren winde, for it was in the winter time, wherein he caused them to be put all that night, but they being merry & comforting one another, receiued this their appointed punishment, and sayd, as they were putting of their clothes: we put off (said they) now not our clothes, but we put of ye old mā, corrupt with the deceipt of cōcupiscence. We giue thee thanks (O Lord) that with this our apparell we may also put of by thy grace, the sinfull man: for by meanes of the Serpent we once put him on, and by the meanes of Iesus Christ we now put him of.1 When they had thus said: they were brought naked into y• place where they felt moste vehement colde: in so much that all the partes of their bodies were starke & stiffe therewith. Assone as it was daye, they yet hauing breath, were brought into the fire, wherin they were consumed, and their ashes throwne into the flud. By chaunce there was on of the company more liuely, and not so neere dead as the rest, of whome ye executioners takyng pitie, saide vnto his mother standing by, that they would saue his life. But shee with her owne handes taking her sonne brought him to the pile of wood where ye residue of his fellowes (crooked for cold) did lie ready to be brent, admonished him to accomplish the blessed iourney he had taken in hand with his companions. Basil.