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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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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.
Who sending immediately to the Magistrates of Venice, caused him to be apprehended at Padua, & carried to Venice, where he was long detained in prison & bands, till at last the Pope commanded the Magistrates there to send him up bound unto Rome: which the Venetians eftsoons accomplished. After he was brought to Rome, manifold persuasions and allurements were assayed to remove the virtuous and blessed young man, from his sentence. But when no worldly persuasions could prevail against the operation of Gods spirit in him, then was he adjudged to be burned alive, which death most constantly he sustained to the great admiration of all that beheld him. Being in prison at Venice, he wrote an Epistle to the afflicted Saints, which for the notable sweetness & most wonderful consolation contained in the same, in showing forth the mighty operation of gods holy power working in his afflicted Saints, that suffer for his sake: I have thought good and expedient, to communicate, as a principal monument amongst all other Martyrs letters, not only with the other letters, which shall be inserted hereafter (the Lord willing) in the end of the book, but also in this present place to be read, to the intent that both they which be, or shall be hereafter in affliction, may take consolation also, and also that they which yet follow the trade of this present world, in comparing the joys & commodities thereof, with these joys here expressed, may learn and consider with themselves, what difference there is, between them both, and thereby may learn to dispose themselves, in such sort, as may be to their edification, and perpetual felicity of their souls. The copy of the letter, first written in Latin we have translated into English: the tenor whereof here under ensueth.
Who sending immediately to the Magistrates of Uenice, caused hym to be apprehended at Puada, & caryed to Uenice, where hee was long deteyned in prison & bandes, till at last the Pope commaunded ye Magistrates there to send hym vp boūd vnto Rome: which the Uenetians eftsoones accomplished. After he was broughe to Rome, manifolde perswasions and allurementes were assayed to remoue the vertuous and blessed younge man, from hys sentence. But when no worldly perswasions could preuayle against the operation of Gods spirit in hym, then was hee adiudged to be burned aliue, which death most constātly he susteyned to the great admiration of all that beheld hym. Being in prison at Uenice, he wrote an Epistle to the afflicted Saintes, whiche for the notable sweetnes & most wonderfull consolation conteined in the same, in shewing forth the mighty operatiō of gods holy power working in hys afflicted Sayntes, that suffer for hys sake: I haue thought good and expedient, to communicate, as a principall monument amōgst al other Martyrs letters, not onely with ye other letters, which shalbe inserted hereafter (ye Lord willing) in the end of the booke, but also in this present place to be read, to ye entent that both they which be, or shalbe hereafter in affliction, may take consolation also, and also that they whiche yet followe the trade of this present world, in comparing the ioyes & cōmodities therof, with these ioyes here expressed, may learne and consider with themselues, what difference there is, betwene them both, and therby may learne to dispose themselues, in such sort, as maye be to theyr edification, and perpetuall felicitie of theyr soules. The copy of the letter, first written in Latine we haue translated into English: the tenour wherof here vnder ensueth.