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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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For so the same letter of him doth report, that he, not reverently but more malapertly then requisite, was together with others rushed into the judgement place, and so being taken, was made a manifest example to all the beholders, that no man ought rashly and unreverently with such boldness, to thrust in himself, to intermeddle in matters, wherewith he hath not to do.
For so the same letter of him doth report, that he, not reuerently but more malipertly then requisite, was together with others rushed into the iudgement place, and so being takē, was made a manifest example to all the beholders, that no man ought rashly and vnreuerently with such boldnesse, to thrust in himself, to entermeddle in matters, wherwith he hath not to do.
But now we will surcease to speak more of them, and return to Polycarpus, of whom the foresaid letter consequently declareth as followeth: How that in the beginning, when he heard of these things, was nothing at all afraid nor disquieted in mind, but purposed to have tarried still in the City, till being persuaded by the entreaty of them that were about him (which desired him instantly that he would convey himself away) hid himself in a grange or village not far of from the City,1 and there abiding with a few more in his company, did nothing else (night nor day) but abode in supplication, wherein he made his humble petition for the obtaining of peace unto all the congregations through out the world.2 For that was his accustomed manner so to do. And as he was thus making his prayers three days before he was apprehended, in a vision by night he saw the bed set on fire under his head, and suddenly to be consumed. And when he awaked,3 he told by and by & expounded unto them that were present, his vision, and told them before what thing should come to pass, that is, how that in the fire he should lose his life for Christs cause. It is further mentioned. that when they were hard at hand, which so narrowly sought for him, that he was enforced for the affection and love of his brethren,