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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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¶A brief treatise of M. Patrick Hamilton, called Patrick's Places, translated into English by John Frith, with the Epistle of the said Frith prefixed before the same, as followeth.
¶A brief treatise of M. Patrike Hamelton, called Patrikes Places, translated into Englishe by Iohn Frith, with the Epistle of the sayd Frith prefixed before the same, as followeth.
*John Frith unto the Christian Reader.
*Iohn Frith vnto the Christian Reader.
Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which in these last days and perilous times, hath stirred up in all countries, ⟨p. 976⟩witnesses unto his Son, to testify the truth unto the unfaithful,1 to save, at the least some from the snares of Antichrist, which lead to perdition, as ye may here perceive by that excellent, and well learned young man, Patrick Hamilton, borne in Scotland of a noble progeny: who to testify the truth, sought all means, and took upon him Priesthood, (even as Paul circumcised Timothy, to win the weak Jews) that he might be admitted to preach the pure word of God. Notwithstanding, as soon as the Chamberlain and other Bishops of Scotland had perceived that the light began to shine, which disclosed their falsehood that they conveyed in darkness, they laid hands on him, and because he would not deny his Saviour Christ at their instance, they burnt him to ashes. Nevertheless, God of his bounteous mercy (to publish to the whole world what a man these monsters have murdered) hath reserved a little treatise, made by this Patrick,