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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.
There was among these constant and blessed Martyrs, one Alcibiades, 1as is above specified: which Alcibiades ever used a very straight died, receiving for his food and sustenance nothing else but only bread and water: when this Alcibiades now •eing cast into prison, went about to accustom the same straightness of diet, after his usual manner before it was revealed by God to Attalus afore mentioned, one of the said company, being also the same time imprisoned after his first conflict upon the scaffold that Alcibiades did not well in that he refused to use and take the creatures of God: & also thereby ministered to other a pernicious occasion of offensive example. Whereupon Alcibiades being advertised, & reformed, began to take all things boldly and with giving thanks, whereby may appear to all scrupulous consciences,2 not only a wholesome instruction of the holy Ghost, but also here is to be noted how in those days they were not destitute of the grace of God: but had the holy spirit of God to be their instructor, Haec Euseb.
There was among these constaunt and blessed Martirs, one Alcibiades, 1as is aboue specified: which Alcibiades euer vsed a very straight died, receiuing for his foode and sustenaunce nothing els but only bread and water: when this Alcibiades now •eing cast into prison, went about to accustome the same straightnes of diet, after his vsual maner before it was reueiled by God to Attalus afore mentioned, one of the said company, being also the same time imprisoned after his first conflict vpon the scaffolde that Alcibiades did not well in that hee refused to vse and take the creatures of God: & also thereby ministred to other a pernicious occasion of offensiue example. Whereupon Alcibiades being aduertised, & reformed, began to take al thinges boldly and with giuing thankes, whereby may appeare to all scrupulous consciences,2 not only a wholesome instrucion of the holy Ghost, but also here is to be noted how in those dayes they were not destytute of the grace of God: but had the holy spirite of God to be their instructor, Haec Euseb.