Touching the first, he presently sold his Chains, Rings, Brooches, & Jewels of gold, which before he used to wear, ⟨image 6⟩and did bestow the price of this his former vanity, in the necessary relief of Christs poor members, which he could hear of, or find lying sick, or pining in poverty. Touching the second, the change of his study; and being in the inner Temple in London, at the study of the common Laws, he went to Cambridge to study Divinity, where he heard D. Martin Bucer diligently, and was right familiar and dear unto him. In this godly course he did (by Gods blessing) so profit, that that blessed Martyr, D. Ridley, then B. of London, did, as it were, invite him and his godly companion, M. Tho. Horton, to become fellows of Pembroke Hall in Cambridge: And afterwards, the said D. Ridley called our Bradford to London, gave him a Prebend in Pauls Church, lodged him in his own house there, and set him on work in preaching. And besides, often preaching at Pauls Cross, and else where in London, and sundry places in the country, and specially in Lancashire, *he preached before K. Edward the sixth, in Lent, the last year of his reign, upon the 2. Psalm: and there in one Sermon, showing the tokens of Gods judgement at hand, for the contempt of the Gospel, as that certain Gentlemen, upon the Sabbath day, going in a Wherry to Paris Garden, to the Bearbaiting were drowned: and that a dog was met at Ludgate, carrying a piece of ⟨image 6⟩dead child in his mouth: he with a mighty and Prophetical spirit said. I summon you all, even every mothers child of you, to the judgement of God, for it is at hand; as it followed shortly after, in the death of K. Edward. In which state and labour of preaching he continued, till the cruelty of the Papists cut him off; as the history of his life and death (compiled by that faithful servant of the Lord Jesus, M. John Fox) showeth.
Touching the first, hee presently sold his Chaynes, Rings, Brooches, & Iewels of gold, which before he vsed to weare, ⟨image 6⟩and did bestow the price of this his former vanity, in the necessary reliefe of Christs poore members, which he could heare of, or finde lying sicke, or pining in pouerty. Touching ye second, the change of his study; and being in the inner Temple in London, at the study of the common Lawes, hee went to Cambridge to study Diuinity, where he heard D. Martin Bucer diligently, and was right familiar and deare vnto him. In this godly course he did (by Gods blessing) so profit, that that blessed Martir, D. Ridley, then B. of London, did, as it were, inuite him and his godly companion, M. Tho. Horton, to become fellows of Penbrooke Hall in Cambridge: And afterwards, the said D. Ridley called our Bradford to London, gaue him a Prebend in Pauls Church, lodged him in his owne house there, and set him on worke in preaching. And besides, often preaching at Pauls Crosse, and els where in London, and sundry places in the country, and specially in Lancashire, *he preached before K. Edward the sirt, in Lent, the last yeare of his reigne, vpon the 2. Psalm: and there in one Sermon, shewing the tokens of Gods iudgement at hand, for the contempt of the Gospel, as yt certain Gentlemen, vpon the Sabboth day, going in a Whirry to Paris Garden, to the Bearebaiting were drowned: and that a dogge was met at Ludgate, carying a piece of ⟨image 6⟩dead child in his mouth: he with a mighty and Propheticall spirit sayd. I summon you all, euen euery mothers child of you, to the iudgement of God, for it is at hand; as it followed shortly after, in the death of K. Edward. In which state and labour of preaching he continued, till the cruelty of the Papists cut him off; as the history of his life and death (compiled by that faithfull seruant of the Lord Iesus, M. Iohn Foxe) sheweth.
- *His native country (for he was borne at Manchester.)His natiue country (for he was borne at Manchester.)
