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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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Again, the said M. Latimer speaking of Bilney in an other of his sermons preached in Lincolnshire, hath these words following: That same M. Bilney, which was burnt here in England for gods words sake, was induced and persuaded by his friends to bear a fagot at the time, when the Cardinal was aloft, and bare the swing. Now when the same Bilney came to Cambridge again, a whole year after, he was in such an anguish and agony, that nothing did him good, neither eating nor drinking, nor any other communication of Gods word: for he thought that all the whole Scriptures were against him, and sounded to his condemnation. So that I many a time commoned with him (or I was familiarly acquainted with him) but all things whatsoever any man could allege to his comfort seemed unto him to make against him. Yet for all that, afterward he came again: God endued him with such strength and perfectness of faith: that he not only confessed his faith in the Gospel of our Saviour Jesus Christ, but also suffered his body to be burned for that same Gospels sake, which we now preach in England. &c. Haec ille, Ser. 8. fol. 132
Agayn, the sayd M. Latimer speaking of Bilney in an other of his sermons preached in Lincolnshyre, hath these wordes following: That same M. Bilney, whiche was burnt here in England for gods words sake, was induced and perswaded by his frendes to beare a fagot at the tyme, when the Cardinall was aloft, and bare the swinge. Now when the same Bilney came to Cambridge again, a whole yeare after, he was in such an anguish and agony, that nothing did him good, neyther eating nor drinking, nor anye other communication of Gods worde: for he thought that al the whole Scriptures were agaynst him, and sounded to his condemnation. So that I many a time commoned wt him (or I was familiarly acquaynted with him) but all thinges whatsoeuer any man could allege to his comforte seemed vnto him to make agaynst him. Yet for all that, afterward he came againe: God indued him with such strength and perfectnes of fayth: that he not onely confessed hys faith in ye Gospell of our Sauiour Iesu Christ, but also suffered his body to be burned for that same Gospels sake, which we now preach in England. &c. Haec ille, Ser. 8. fol. 132
Furthermore, in the first sermon of the said M. Latimer before the Duchess of Suffolk, fol. 5. he yet speaking more of Bilney, inferreth as followeth: Here I have (saith he) occasion to tell you a story which happened at Cambridge M. Bilney or rather S. Bilney, yt suffered death for gods words sake,