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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.
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.
- 1Ptolomeus. Lucius Martyrs.
1There was (saith he) a certain woman married unto a husband, who was given much to lasciviousness, whereunto she her self in times past was also addict. But she afterward being instructed in the Christian religion, became chaste her self and also persuaded her husband to live chastely: often times telling him that it was written in the precepts of the Christians, that they should be punished eternally, which lived not chastely and justly in this life. But he still continuing in his filthiness, thereby caused his wife to estrange her self from his company. For why? the woman thought it not convenient to continue in her husbands company, which contemning the law of nature, sought otherwise to satisfy his filthy appetite. Therefore she was purposed to be divorced from him. But her neighbours and kinsfolks provoked her, by promising his amendment, to keep company again with him, and so she did. But he after this, took his journey into Alexandria and when it was showed her, that there he lived more licentiously, then at any time before, for that she would not be counted partaker of his incestuous life by coupling her self any longer with him, she gave him a letter of divorce, & so departed from him. Then her husband, who ought rather to have rejoiced to have so honest and chaste a wife, which not only would not commit any dishonest thing her self, but also could not abide any lewd or misordered behaviour in her husband, and that by this her separation she went about to reclaim him from his incest and wickedness to better amendment of life: He in recompense to his wife again, accused her to be a Christian, which at that time was no less then death. Whereupon she being in great peril and danger delivered up unto the Emperor (as Justinus in his Apology writing to the Emperor him self declareth) a supplication, desiring and craving of his majesty, first to grant her so much licence as to set her family in order, and that done, afterward to come again & make answer to all that might or should be laid against her: whereunto the Emperor condescended. Then her husband seeing that he could have no vantage against her devised with himself, how he might bring Ptolomeus (which was her instructor in the faith of Christ) in trouble and accusation: