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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
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.
These 3. were, after they were condemned, had to Berry where they cheerfully and joyfully suffered for the testimony of Jesus.
These 3. were, after they were condemned, had to Berrie where they chéerefully and ioyfully suffered for the testimony of Iesus.
Bernard being threatened at Norwich of the priests whipping, burning, stocking, and such like, to terrify him, when flattery would not serve, said unto them: Friends I am not better then my master Christ, and the prophets which your fathers served after such sort, and I for his names sake, am content to suffer the like at your hands,1 if God shall so permit, trusting that he will strengthen me in the same according to his promise, in spite of the Devil and all his ministers.
Bernard being threatned at Norwich of the priests whipping, burning, stocking, and such like, to terrifie him, when flattery would not serue, said vnto them: Friends I am not better then my maister Christ, and the prophets which your fathers serued after such sort, and I for his names sake, am content to suffer the like at your hands,1 if God shall so permit, trusting that he will strengthen me in the same according to his promise, in spite of the Diuell and all his ministers.
- 1A worthy answer of the martyr.A worthy answere of the martyr.
The 20. of April, the same Bishop had before him one