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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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And yet to see this more manifestly, and that every man may take profit thereof, it shall be good to understand what this poor people did, whiles they were in these combats and conflicts.1 So soon as they saw the army of their enemies approach, they cried altogether for aid and succour to the Lord, and before they began to defend themselves they fell to prayer, and in fighting, lifted up their hearts, and sighed to the Lord. As long as the enemies were at rest, every one of these poor people, on their knees, called upon God. When the combat was ended, they gave him thanks for the comfort and succour, which they had felt. In the mean time, the rest of the people with the Ministers, made their hearty prayer unto God with sighs and tears, and that, from the morning until the evening. When night was come, they assembled again together. They which had fought, rehearsed the wonderful aid and succour which God had sent them, and so altogether rendered thanks unto him for his fatherly goodness. Always he changed their sorrow into joy. In the morning trouble and affliction appeared before them, with great terror on all sides: but by the evening, they were delivered, and had great cause of rejoicing and comfort.
And yet to see thys more manifestly, and that euery man may take profite therof, it shal be good to vnderstand what this poore people did, whiles they were in these combates and conflictes.1 So soone as they sawe the armye of theyr enemies approch, they cryed altogether for ayde and succour to the Lord, and before they begā to defend thēselues they fell to prayer, and in fighting, lifted vp their hartes, and sighed to the Lorde. As long as the enemyes were at rest, euery one of these poore people, on their knees, called vpon God. When the combate was ended, they gaue him thankes for the comfort and succour, which they had felte. In the meane time, the rest of the people with the Ministers, made their harty prayer vnto God with sighes and teares, and that, from the morning vntill the euening. When night was come, they assembled agayne together. They which had fought, rehearsed the woonderfull ayde and succour which God had sent them, and so altogether rendred thankes vnto hym for hys fatherly goodnes. Alwayes he chaunged their sorrow into ioye. In the morning trouble and affliction appeared before them, wyth great terrour on all sides: but by the euening, they were deliuered, and had great cause of reioysing and comfort.