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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.
Near about this time,1 in the year of our Lord, 666. the detestable sect of Mahumet, began to take strength & place: Although Polychronicon differing a little in years, accounteth the beginning of this sect somewhat before:2 but the most diligent searchers of them which write now, refer it to this year, which well agreeth with the number of the beast, signed in the Apocalypse. [Greek or Hebrew], That is. 666. Of this Mahumet came the kingdom of Agarenes (whom he after named Saracens) to whom he gave sundry laws, patched of many sects & religions together, he taught them to pray ever to the South: And as we keep the Sunday, so they keep the friday, which they call the day of Venus. He permitted them to have as many wives as they were able to maintain: to have as many concubines as they list: to abstain from use of wine, except upon certain solemn days in the years:3 to have & worship only one God omnipotent: saying that Moses & the Prophets were great men, but Christ was greater, and greatest of all the Prophets, as being borne of the virgin Mary by the power of God, without mans seed: and at last was taken up to heaven, but was not slain: but an other in his likeness for him, with many other wicked blasphemies in his law contained. At length this kingdom of the Saracens began to be conquered of the Turks, & in process of time wholly subdued to them.
Neare about this time,1 in the yeare of our Lord, 666. ye detestable sect of Mahumet, begā to take strēgth & place: Although Polychronicon differing a little in yeares, accoū teth the beginning of this sect somwhat before:2 but ye most diligent searchers of thē which write nowe, refer it to this yeare, which wel agreeth with the number of ye beast, signed in the Apocalips. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, That is. 666. Of this Mahumet came the kingdome of Agarenes (whome hee after named Saracenes) to whom he gaue sondry lawes, patched of many sectes & religions togither, he taught thē to pray euer to the South: And as we keepe the Sonday, so they keepe the friday, which they call the day of Venus. He permitted them to haue as many wiues as they were able to maintaine: to haue as many concubines as they list: to abstaine from vse of wyne, except vppon certaine solemne daies in the yeres: