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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.
This Crescens was a Philosopher confirming his life and manners to the Cynical sect,1 whom for because this Justinus had reproved in open audience, and had borne away the victory of the trueth which he defended, he therefore as much as in him lay, did work & procure unto him this crown of Martyrdom. And this did also Justine him self a Philosopher, no less famous by his profession, foresee and declare in his foresaid Apology, telling almost all those things before hand which should happen unto him, by these words saying: And I look after this good turn, that I be slain going by the way, either of some of those whom I have named, and to have my brains beaten out with a bat, or else of Crescens, whom I cannot call a Philosopher, but rather a vain boaster. For it is not convenient to call him a Philosopher, which openly professeth things to him unknown, and whereof he hath no skill, saying and reporting of us, that the Christians be ungodly & irreligious: And all to please and flatter them, which are reduced by error.
This Crescens was a Philosopher confirming hys lyfe and maners to the Cynical sect,1 whom for because this Iustinus had reproued in open audience, and had borne away the victory of the trueth which he defended, he therefore as much as in him lay, did worke & procure vnto him this crowne of Martyrdome. And this did also Iustine him selfe a Philosopher, no lesse famous by hys profession, foresee and declare in hys foresayd Apology, telling almost all those thinges before hand which should happen vnto him, by these words saying: And I looke after this good turne, that I be slayne goyng by the way, eyther of some of those whom I haue named, and to haue my braynes beaten out with a bat, or els of Crescens, whom I cannot call a Phylosopher, but rather a vayne boaster. For it is not conuenient to call him a Philosopher, whiche openly professeth thinges to him vnknowne, and whereof he hath no skil, saying and reporting of vs, that the Christians be vngodly & irreligiouse: And all to please and flatter them, which are reduced by errour.
- 1Crescens A Philosopher procurer of the death of Justinus.Crescens A Philosopher procurer of the death of Iustinus.