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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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The primate of the priests hearing of this, and all that were about him, replete with indignation, laid hands upon the Apostles, putting them in the common Prison. But the Angel of God in the night opened the Prison doors, and brought them out, saying:1 Go you into the Temple, and stand there preaching unto the people all the words of life. That is to say, Christs doctrine: and so they did early in the morning. Then came forth the chief Priest, and they whom he used to have about him, and called a Council, in which were all the Priests of Israel, or ancients of Israel. So they sent unto the prison house for to have the apostles brought forth before them. When their servants came to the prison house, & found the apostles gone thence, they returned to their masters, saying: we found the prison fast shut round about in every part, & ⟨p. 1112⟩the keepers watching at the doors without, full diligently. But when we had opened the prison, we could find no body within.
The primate of the priestes hearing of this, and all that were about him, repleate with indignation, layd handes vpon the Apostles, putting them in the common Prison. But the Aungell of God in the night opened the Prison dores, and brought them out, saying:1 Goe you into the Temple, and stand there preaching vnto the people all the wordes of life. That is to say, Christes doctrine: and so they did earely in the morning. Then came foorth the chiefe Priest, and they whom he vsed to haue about him, and called a Councell, in which were all the Priestes of Israel, or auncientes of Israel. So they sent vnto the prison house for to haue the apostles brought forth before them. When theyr seruaunts came to the prison house, & found the apostles gone thence, they returned to theyr maisters, saying: we found the prison fast shut round about in euery part, & ⟨p. 1112⟩the keepers watching at the dores without, full diligently. But when we had opened the prison, we could find no body within.
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