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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
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using the means of a certain Centurion who was his very friend, whom he persuaded to examine Ptolomeus whether he were a Christian or not. Ptolomeus (as one ye loved the trueth, & not thinking good to hide his profession) confessed no less then to the examiner, openly declaring that he had (as truth was) taught and professed the verity of Christian doctrine. For who so denieth him self to be that he is, either condemneth in denying that thing that he is, or maketh himself unworthy of that, the confession whereof he flieth, which thing is never found in a true and sincere Christian. Thus then he being brought before Urbicius the judge and by him condemned to suffer: One Lucius being also a Christian, standing by, and seeing the wrong judgement, and hasty sentence of the Judge, said to Urbicius: what reason, I pray you or equity is this, that this man, who neither is adulterer, nor fornicator, nor homicide, nor felon, neither hath committed any such crime, wherein he may be charged, thus is condemned only for his name and confession of a Christian. This con damnation and these manner of Judgements (O Urbici) are neither seemly for the virtuous Emperor, nor to the Philosopher his son, nor yet for the estate of his Senate of Rome.
vsing the meanes of a certayne Centurion who was hys very frend, whom he perswaded to examine Ptolomeus whether he were a Christian or not. Ptolomeus (as one ye loued the trueth, & not thinking good to hide hys profession) confessed no lesse then to the examinour, openly declaring that he had (as truth was) taught and professed the veritie of Christian doctrine. For who so denyeth him selfe to be that he is, eyther cōdemneth in denying that thing that he is, or maketh himselfe vnworthy of that, the confession whereof he flyeth, whiche thing is neuer found in a true and sincere Christian. Thus thē he being brought before Vrbicius the iudge and by him condemned to suffer: One Lucius being also a Christian, standing by, and seing the wrong iudgement, and hasty sentence of the Iudge, sayd to Vrbicius: what reason, I pray you or equitie is this, that this man, who neyther is adulterer, nor fornicator, nor homicide, nor fealon, neyther hath committed any such crime, wherein hee may be charged, thus is condemned onely for hys name and confession of a Christian. This cō demnation and these maner of Iudgementes (O Vrbici) are neither seemely for the vertuous Emperour, nor to the Philosopher hys sonne, nor yet for the estate of hys Senate of Rome.