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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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Henricus de Erfordia recordeth out of the Martyrology of Isuardus, 1of one Concordus a minister of the City of Spolete, who in the reign of this Antoninus Verus, because he would not sacrifice unto Jupiter, but did spit in the face of the Idol,2 after divers and sundry punishments sustained, at last with the sword was beheaded. Vincentius in his x. book, chap. 108. reciteth a long story of his acts and life, whereof some part perhaps may seem tolerable. But this verily appeareth to be false and fabulous, concerning the water flowing besides his sepulchre in the forenamed City of Spolete, unto the which water was given (saith Vincentius) by the virtue of him,3 for whose name he suffered, to restore sight to the blind, to heal the sick, and to cast out devils. &c. Which kind of virtue to open the eyes of the blind, and to expel devils, neither doth God give to any creature of water, neither is it like that Concordius the blessed Martyr did or would require any such thing at the hands of God.4
Henricus de Erfordia recordeth out of the Martyrologe of Isuardus, 1of one Concordus a minister of the Citie of Spolete, who in the reigne of this Antoninus Verus, because he would not sacrifice vnto Iupiter, but did spit in the face of the Idole,2 after diuers and sundry punishments sustaynd, at last with the sword was beheaded. Vincentius in hys x. booke, chap. 108. reciteth a long story of his actes and life, wherof some part perhappes may seeme tollerable. But this verily appeareth to be false and fabulous, concerning the water flowing besides his sepulchre in the forenamed Cittie of Spolete, vnto the whiche water was geuen (sayth Vincentius) by the vertue of hym,3 for whose name hee suffered, to restore sight to the blinde, to heale the sicke, and to cast out deuils. &c. Which kinde of vertue to open the eyes of the blinde, and to expell deuils, neither doth God geue to any creature of water, neither is it like that Concordius the blessed Martyr did or would require any such thing at the handes of God.