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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.
In Anglorum quidem Ecclesia primitiva,1 religio clarissime, respenduit: ita ut Reges & Reginae et Principes ac Duces, Consules, & Barones &c. In English thus. In the primitive Church saith he of the Englishmen, Religion did most clearly shine, in so much that kings Queens, Princes and Dukes, Consuls, Barons, and Rulers of Churches, incensed with the desire of the kingdom of heaven, labouring and striving among themselves to enter into Monkery, into voluntary exile and solitary life, forsook all and followed the Lord. Where in process of time, all virtue so much decayed among them, that in fraud and treachery none seemed like unto them: Neither was to them any thing odious or hateful but piety and justice Neither any thing in price or honour, but civill war and shedding of innocent blood. Wherefore almighty God sent upon them pagan and cruel nations, like swarms of Bees, which neither spared women, nor children, as Danes, Norwegians, Goths, Suevians, Vandals, and Frisians. Who from the beginning of the reign of king Ethelwolfe till the coming of the Normans, by the space near of 230. years, destroyed their sinful land from the one side of the sea, to the other, from man also to beast. For why? they invading England oft times, of every side, went not about to subdue and possess it, but only to spoil and destroy it. And if it had chanced them at any time to be overcome of Englishmen, it availed nothing, when as other navies still with greater power in other places were ready upon a sudden and unawares to approach upon them, &c. Historia Cariana.
In Anglorum quidem Ecclesia primitiua,1 religio clarissime, respēduit: ita vt Reges & Reginae et Principes ac Duces, Consules, & Barones &c. In English thus. In the primitiue Church saith he of the Englishmen, Relygiō did most clerely shine, in so much that kings Queenes, Princes and Dukes, Consuls, Barons, and Rulers of Churches, incensed with the desire of the kingdome of heauen, laboring and stryuing among themselues to enter into Monkery, into voluntarye exile and solitary life, forsoke all and followed the Lord. Where in processe of time, all vertue so much decayed among them, that in fraude and trechery none seemed like vnto them: Neither was to them any thing odious or hatefull but pietie and iustice Neither any thing in price or honor, but ciuill warre and sheddyng of innocent bloud. Wherfore almighty God sent vpon them pagane and cruell nations, like swarmes of Bees, which neyther spared women, nor children, as Danes, Norwagians, Gothes, Sueuians, Vandals, and Fresians. Who from the beginning of the reigne of king Ethelwolfe till the comming of the Normandes, by the space neere of 230. yeares, destroyed their sinfull land from the one side of the sea, to the other, from man also to beast. For why? they inuading England oft times, of euery side, went not about to subdue and possesse it, but onely to spoyle and destroy it. And if it had chanced them at any time to be ouercome of Englishmen, it auailed nothing, when as other nauies still with greater power in other places were ready vpon a sodaine and vnawares to approche vpon them, &c. Historia Cariana.