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.…

Name: Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…
Author: John Foxe

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.

John Foxe 1516–1587London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583

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Book 8 › Martyrology

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Whereupon immediately a rude rabble of them, like mad men, ran desperately to his house, to search for books, & in searching went so nigh, that under the boards of his floor, they found certain English books of holy Scripture. Whereupon this godly father with his books, was brought before John Longland, Bish. of Lincoln, then lying at Wooburne. Who with his Chaplains, calling father Harding to examination, began to reason with him, proceeding rather with checks & rebukes, then with any sound arguments. Thom. Harding seeing their folly, and rude behaviour, gave them but few words, but fixing his trust and care in the Lord, did let them say what they would. Thus at last they sent him to the Bysh. prison called little ease,¹ where he did lye with hunger & pain enough, for a certain space: till at length the Bish. sitting in his tribunal seat like a potestate, condemned him for relapse, to be burned to ashes, committing the charge & oversight of his Martyrdom to Rouland Messenger, vicar of great Wickhā.² Which Rouland the day appointed, with a rabble of other like to himself, brought father Harding to Chesham again. Where the next day after his return, the said Rouland made a Sermon in Cheshā Church, causing Tho. Harding to stand before him all the preaching time: which Sermon was nothing else but the maintaining of the jurisdiction of the Bysh. of Rome, & the state of his Apostolical sea, with the idolatry, fantasies & traditions belonging to the same. When the Sermon was ended, Rouland took him up to the high altar, & asked whether he believed that in the bread after the consecration there remained any other substance then the substance of Christs natural body borne of the virgin Mary. To this Tho. Harding answered:³ the Articles of our belief do teach us, that our Saviour Christ was borne of the virgin Mary, & that he suffered death under Pilate, and rose from death the third day: that he then ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God, in the glory of his father. Then was he brought into a mans house in the town, where he remained all night in prayer, and godly meditations. So the next morning came the foresaid Rouland again, about x. of the clock, with a company of bills and staves, to lead this godly father to his burning. Whom a great number both of men and women did follow. Of whom many bewailed his death:

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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.…

*A brief discourse, concerning the story and life of Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinal of York, by way of digression, wherein is to be seen and noted the express image of the proud vainglorious Church of Rome, how far it differeth from the true Church of Christ Jesus.

*A briefe discourse, concerning the storie and life of Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinall of Yorke, by way of digression, wherein is to be seene and noted the expresse image of the proud vayneglorious Church of Rome, how farre it differeth from the true Church of Christ Iesus.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

*A brief discourse, concerning the story and life of Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinal of York, by way of digression, wherein is to be seen and noted the express image of the proud vainglorious Church of Rome, how far it differeth from the true Church of Christ Jesus.

*A briefe discourse, concerning the storie and life of Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinall of Yorke, by way of digression, wherein is to be seene and noted the expresse image of the proud vayneglorious Church of Rome, how farre it differeth from the true Church of Christ Iesus.

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