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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 12: The twelfth and last Book.Volume 2 › Book 12: The twelfth and last 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.
At the first coming into this place she did grievously bewail her state, with great sorrow, and reasoned with her self why the Lord God, with his heavy justice suffered her to be sequestered from her loving fellows in so extreme misery. In which she continued till on a night as she was in her sorrowful supplications, in rehearsing this verse of the Psalm: Why art thou so heavy O my soul, and again the right hand of the most highest can change all:1 she received comfort in the middest of her miseries, and after that continued joyful until her deliverance from the same. So she with the rest the nineteenth of June were consumed with fire for the testimony of Jesus, after they kneeling down together had called upon the name of God.
At the first comming into this place shée did gréeuously bewayle her state, with great sorrowe, and reasoned with her selfe why the Lord God, with his heauie iustice suffered her to be sequestred from her louing fellowes in so extréeme misery. In which shée continued till on a night as shée was in her sorrowfull supplications, in rehearsing this verse of the Psalme: Why art thou so heauy O my soule, and againe the right hande of the most highest can chaunge all:1 shée receiued comfort in the middest of her miseries, and after that continued ioyfull vntill her deliuerance from the same. So shée with the rest the nintenth of Iune were consumed with fire for the testimony of Iesus, after they knéeling downe together had called vpon the name of God.
- 1God sendeth the spirit of comfort.
Bradbriges wife when she was condemned of the Bishop to be burned, had two children named Patience and Charity. Who then said to the Bishop, that if he would needs burn her, yet she trusted that he would take and keep Patience and Charity,