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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.
Among these above recited is also to be numbered Praxedis a blessed virgin, the daughter of a Citizen of Rome, who in the time of Anicetus there Bishop, was so brought up in the doctrine of Christ, and so affected to his religion, that she with her sister Potentiana, bestowed all her patrimony upon the relieving of poor Christians, giving all her time to fasting and prayer, and to the burring of the bodies of the Martyrs. And after she had made free all her family with her servants, after the death of her sister, she also departed and was buried in peace.
Among these aboue recited is also to be numbred Praxedis a blessed virgine, the daughter of a Citizen of Rome, who in the tyme of Anicetus there Byshop, was so brought vp in the doctrine of Christ, and so affected to hys religion, that she with her sister Potentiana, bestowed all her patrimony vpon the relieuing of poore Christians, geuing all her time to fasting and prayer, and to the burryng of ye bodyes of the Martyrs. And after she had made free all her famelie with her seruauntes, after the death of her sister, she also departed and was buryed in peace.
Under the same Antoninus also suffered Ptolomeus, and Lucius for the confession of Christ, in a City of Egypt called Alexandria, 1whose history because it is described in the Apology of Justinus Martyr, I thought therefore so to set forth the same, as it is alleged in Eusebius, declaring the manner and occasion thereof. Lib. 4 cap. 17. in words and effect as followeth, &c.
Under the same Antoninus also suffered Ptolomeus, and Lucius for the confession of Christ, in a Cittie of Egipt called Alexandria, 1whose history because it is described in the Apology of Iustinus Martyr, I thought therefore so to set forth the same, as it is alledged in Eusebius, declaring the manner and occasion therof. Lib. 4 cap. 17. in wordes and effect as followeth, &c.