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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.
Now,1 forasmuch as we have hitherto entered mention of Elfleda and Editha, also of Wlfrede and Dunstan, here would not be let pass to speak something of their lying miracles, falsely forged to the great seduction of christen people by superstitious Monks, who cared not what fables and lies they brought into the church, so they might have the vantage of poor mens purses and oblations. And first here cometh in the fabulous miracles wrought at the tomb of Elfleda the kings concubine, which W. Malmesb. in these verses expresseth:2 Nam nonnullis passa annis morborum molestiam. Defecatam & excoctam Deo dedit animam. Functas ergo vitae futo beatas exuvias. Infinitis clemens signis illustravit Deltas. Inopes visus & auditus si adorant tumulum. Sanitati restituti probant sanctae meritum. Rectum gressum refert domum, qui accessit loripes. Meant captus redit sanus, boni sensus locuples.
Now,1 forasmuch as we haue hitherto entred mention of Elfleda and Editha, also of Wlfrede and Dunstane, here would not be let passe to speake something of their lying miracles, falsly forged to the great seductiō of christen people by superstitious Monkes, who cared not what fables and lyes they brought into the church, so they might haue the vantage of poore mens purses and oblations. And first here commeth in the fabulous myracles wrought at the tombe of Elfleda the kings concubine, which W. Malmesb. in these verses expresseth:2 Nam nonnullis passa annis morborum molestiam. Defecatam & excoctam Deo dedit animam. Functas ergo vitae futo beatas exuuias. Infinitis clemens signis illustrauit Deltas. Inopes visus & auditus si adorant tumulum. Sanitati restituti probant sanctae meritum. Rectum gressum refert domum, qui accessit loripes. Mente captus redit sanus, boni sensus locuples.
- 1The lying miracles of Elflede, Dunstan and Editha reproved.The lying myracles of Elflede, Dunstane and Editha reproued.
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