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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.
Eusebius moreover, writing of the death not only of Peter,1 but also of his wife, affirmeth, that Peter seeing his wife going to her Martyrdom (belike as he was yet hanging upon the cross) was greatly joyous and glad thereof, who crying unto her with a loud voice,2 and calling her by her name, bade her remember the Lord Jesus. Such was then (saith Eusebius) the blessed bond of Marriage among the Saints of God. And thus much of Peter.
Eusebius moreouer, writing of the death not onely of Peter,1 but also of his wife, affirmeth, that Peter seeing his wife goyng to her Martyrdom (belike as he was yet hanging vpon the crosse) was greatly ioyous and glad thereof, who crying vnto her with a loud voyce,2 and calling her by her name, bade her remember the Lord Iesus. Such was then (saith Eusebius) the blessed bonde of Mariage among the Saintes of God. And thus much of Peter.
- 1Euseb. lib. 30 hist. eccle. c. 30.
- 2Peters wife put to death for Christ. The words of Peter to his wife, going to death. Paul the Apostle.Peters wife put to death for Christ. The wordes of Peter to hys wife, goyng to death. Paule the Apostle.
Paul the Apostle, which before was called Saul, after his great travail and unspeakable labours in promoting the Gospel of Christ, suffered also in this first persecution under Nero, and was beheaded. Of whom thus writeth Hierome in his Book De viris illustr. Paul, otherwise called Saul, one of the Apostles, yet out of the number of xij. was of the tribe of Benjamin, and of a town of Jewry called Gisealis: