He knew that dangers lay in forgetting the martyrs in being insensitive to their struggles. Fox s book of martyrs has been made the basis of this volume. Containing an authentic and genuine historical account of the many dreadful persecutions against the church of christ, all parts of the world, by pagans, jews, turks, papists, and others, from the earliest ages of the church to the present period. It describes persecutions, horrible troubles, the suffering of martyrs new, and other such thinges incident. Liberty, however, has been taken to abridge wherever it was thought necessary.
The project gutenberg ebook of foxs book of martyrs, by unknown. Southwells the new book of martyrs liveauctioneers. Foxs book of martyrs christian classics ethereal library. The project gutenberg ebook of foxs book of martyrs, by. Foxe s book of martyrs by john foxe introduction edited by william byron forbush this is a book that will never dieone of the great english classics.
Interesting as fiction, because it is written with both passion and tenderness, it tells the dramatic story of some of the most thrilling periods in christian history. The recent persecutions in the cantons of switzerland. It includes a polemical account of the sufferings of protestants under the catholic church, with particular emphasis on england and scotland. Engraved title page from foxs book of martyrs, pub by thomas kelly in 1814 folio. The premature death of that celebrated young monarch, edward vi, occasioned the most extraordinary and wonderful occurrences, which had ever existed from the times of our blessed lord and saviors incarnation in human shape. John foxe book of martyrs used sellersupplied images. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The actes and monuments, popularly known as foxe s book of martyrs, is a work of protestant history and martyrology by protestant english historian john foxe, first published in 1563 by john day. The first edition of his book, in latin, was published in 1559, and contained little information about the recent protestant martyrs, whose stories were included in the. Foxs book of martyrs has been made the basis of this volume. Foxs book of martyrs read online bible study tools. More christians were martyred in this century alone than in all the past centuries combined. This work is strictly what its title page imports, a compilation.
The actes and monuments, popularly known as foxes book of martyrs, is a work of protestant. John fox s famous book detailing the lives, sufferings and triumphant deaths of the early christian and the protestant martyrs. Reprinted here in its most complete form, it brings to life the days when a noble army, men and boys, the. Newyork printed and sold by william durell, at his bookstore and printing office. Fox s book of martyrs chapter xvi persecutions in england during the reign of queen mary.