A67926:1907
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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Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. Cardinal Wolsey. Nix, Bishop of Norwich. Fryers of Ipswich.1 Fryer Byrd. Fryer Hogekins. Doctor Stokes. Sir Thom. Moore. Fryer Brusyerd. Fryer John Huggen, Provincial of the Dominikes. Fryer Geffrey Julles. Fryer Jugworth. M. William Jecket, gentleman. William Nelson. Thomas Williams. | Thomas Bilney. Arthur, which abjured. At Norwich. Ann. 1531. | In the story above passed of Cardinal Wolsey,2 mention was made of certain;3 whom the said Cardinal caused to abjure, as Bilney, Geffrey Lome, Garret, Barnes, and such other, of whom we have now (the Lord directing us) specially to entreat. This Thom. Bilney was brought up in the University of Cambridge, even from a child, profiting in all kind of liberal science, even unto the profession of both laws. But at the last, having gotten a better schoolmaster, even the holy spirit of Christ, who enduing his hart by privy inspiration with the knowledge of better & more wholesome things, he came at the last unto this point, that forsaking the knowledge of mans laws, he converted his study to those things, which tended more unto godliness then gainfulness. Finally, as he himself was greatly inflamed with the love of true religion & godliness, even so again was in his hart an incredible desire to allure many unto the same, desiring nothing more, then that he might stir up & encourage any to the love of Christ, & sincere Religion. Neither was his labours vain, for he converted many of his fellows unto the knowledge of the Gospel, amongst which number was Thomas Arthur, and M. Hugh Latimer, which Latimer at that time was cross keeper at Cambridge, bringing it forth upon procession days. At the last,4 Bilney forsaking the University, went into many places, teaching & preaching, being associate with Arthur, which accompanied him from the University. The authority of Thom. Wolsey Cardinal of York, of whom ye heard before, at that time was great in England, but his pomp & pride much greater, which did evidently declare unto all wise men, the manifest vanity, not only of his life, but also of all the Bishops and Clergy.
Persecuters. | Martyrs. | The Causes. Cardinall Wolsey. Nixe, Byshoppe of Norwich. Fryers of Ipswich.