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Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the trials and dying expressions of many…Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many…
Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the trials and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Fox's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Foxe's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]
London: printed for R. Butler, 1677
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.
Hugh Latimer writing to Bishop Ridley, saith, Pray for me, for sometimes I am so fearful that I would creep into a Mouse-hole, sometimes God doth visit me again with his comfort; so he cometh ⟨p. 108⟩and goeth to teach me to fell and to know my infirmity. Vol. 3. p. 441. He was a Leicester-shire man, and went to Cambridge at 14 years of age; he was a zealous Papist, till by Gods will and Mr. Bilney's endeavours he was converted, and then he became a zealous Protestant, p. 450. and openly preached against Popery in Cambridge, and other places, for which he was imprisoned, p. 456, 457. yet was he by God long preserved, and by the Lord Cromwell in King Henry the 8th's days made Bishop of Worcester, p. 460. but some years after he lost his Bishopric, because he would not comply to the six Articles; and when his Rochet was pulled off, he leaped for joy of being lightened of so great a burden as his Bishops Office; he was usually studying both Summer and Winter by Two of the Clock in the morning, p. 462. he was a great Prophet, foretelling most Plagues that came on England, and used to say his preaching the Gospel would cost him his life, as it also did; he prayed earnestly and ⟨p. 109⟩often, so that being aged he could not get up again from his knees; in his prayer he much and earnestly desired the restoring the Gospel again to England, which God granted in a short time by Queen Elizabeth; he also begged that as God had called him to be a Minister of the Gospel, he might have grace to stand for it to death, and to give his hearts blood for it; which God answered and effected; for at the Stake in the greatest extremity he lifted up his Eyes to Heaven, and with an amiable countenance said, God is faithful who hath promised not to suffer us to be tempted above our strength; and by and by fire breaking his body the blood of his heart was shed for Christ, in such abundance, that the standers by did marvel, as if all the blood of his body was gathered to his heart. p. 463. The Bishops according to Custom presenting the King each New-years-day with a Gift, he being Bishop of Worcester, whilst others presented Gold, Silver, &c. presented King Henry the 8th with a New Testament with a ⟨p. 110⟩Napkin having this Poesy, Whoremongers and Adulterers God will judge, pag. 486.