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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 2 › Book 11: The eleventh Book.Volume 2 › Book 11: The eleuenth Booke.
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.
Within iij. days after that Master Bradford had saved M. Bourne, who preached a seditious Sermon at Pauls Cross, he was sent for to the Tower, where the Queen was then, to appear there before the Council. Where he was charged with the act of saving Bourne, which act they called seditious: and also objected against him for preaching: and so by them he was committed, first to the Tower, and afterwards to the Kings Bench: and after his condemnation, to the Counter. He was a man of singular piety, and great learning, and a special pattern of all virtue, where he became.
Within iij. dayes after that Master Bradforde had saued M. Bourne, who preached a seditious Sermon at Paules Crosse, he was sent for to the Tower, where the Quéene was then, to appeare there before the Counsell. Where he was charged with the acte of sauing Bourne, which act they called seditious: and also obiected against him for preaching: and so by them he was committed, first to the Tower, and afterwardes to the Kinges Bench: and after his condemnation, to the Counter. He was a man of singular pietie, and great learning, and a speciall patterne of all vertue, where he became.
Bishop Farrar being in the kings Bench, after much labouring with, had promised the Papists to receive the Sacrament of the Altar with them at Easter in one kind. Then it happened (by Gods providence) on Easter even, the day before he should do it, that M. Bradford was brought to the kings Bench, prisoner. Where he reclaimed M. Farrar, that he did not satisfy the Papists in receiving, as he had ⟨p. 158⟩purposed. When the Keepers wife had brought him word he should on the morrow be had to newgate, and so to be burned, he put off his cap, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said:1 I thank God for it, for I have looked for the same a long time, and therefore it cometh now unto me not suddenly, but as a thing waited for every day, and every hour: and the Lord make me worthy thereof. And so (thanking her) he departed up into his Chamber, and went secretly him self, and prayed a long time above: and spent the evening in prayer, and other good exercises with his friends.