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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.
1But breaking of this matter, to return again where we left, that is, to this foresaid 2. persecution under Domitianus. In which persecution besides these afore mentioned, and many other innumerable godly Martyrs, suffering for the like testimony of the Lord Jesus, was Flavia the daughter of Flavius Clemens, one of the Romaine Consuls, which Flavia with many other was banished out of Rome into the Isle Pontia, for the testimony of the Lord Jesus by the Emperor, Domitianus, Euseb. Lib. 3.
1But breaking of this matter, to returne againe where we left, that is, to this foresayd 2. persecutiō vnder Domitianus. In which persecution besides these afore mentioned, and many other innumerable godly Martyrs, sufferyng for the like testimonie of ye Lord Iesus, was Flauia ye daughter of Flauius Clemens, one of the Romaine Consuls, which Flauia with many other was banished out of Rome into the Isle Pontia, for the testimony of the Lord Iesus by the Emperour, Domitianus, Euseb. Lib. 3.
- 1Flavia the daughter of a Consul. banished for the testimony of christ. Ex Euseb. Lib. 3. ca. 19 The Emperor maketh inquiry for all that were of Davids stock.Flauia the daughter of a Consul. banished for the testimony of christ. Ex Euseb. Lib. 3. ca. 19 The Emperour maketh inquirie for all that were of Dauids stocke.
This Domitianus feared the coming of Christ as Herod did, & therefore commanded them to be killed which were of the stock of David in Jewry. There were remaining alive at that time certain of the Lords kindred, which were the nephews of Jude, that was called the Lords brother after the flesh. These when the Lieutenant of Jewry had brought up to Domitian to be slain:1 the Emperor demanded of them, whether they were of the stock of David: which when they had granted, he asked again, what possessions, and what substance they had. They aū swered, that they both had no more between them in all, but xxxix. acres of ground, & how they gat their living & sustained their families with the hard labours of their hands showing forth their hands unto the Emperor,