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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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In the mean season, the Fryers and religious men, with the residue of their Doctors, Civill and Canon resorted to him,1 busily labouring to persuade him not to die in those opinions, saying he should be damned body and soul, if he so continued. Among whom, first were sent to him of the bishop. Doct. Call minister: (as they call him) or Provincial of the grey Fryers: and Doct. Stokes an Augustine Fryer,2 who lay with him in prison in disputation, till the writ came that he should be burned. Doctor Call by the word of God, through the means of Bilneys doctrine, & good life, whereof he had good experience, was somewhat reclaimed to the Gospels side. Doct. Stokes remained obdurate, and doth yet to this day, whose heart also the Lord, if it be his will, reform & open the eyes of his old age, that he may forsake the former blindness of his youth. An other great doer against him, was one Fryer Byrd, with one eye, Provincial of the white Friars. This Byrd was a Suffragan in Coventry, and after,3 Bishop of Chester, & was he that brought, apples to Boner, mentioned in the story of Hawks. An other was a black Fryer, called Hodgekins, who after, being under the Archbishop of Canterbury, married,4 and afterward in Queen Mary's time, put away his wife. These 4, orders of Fryers were sent (as is said) to bait Bilney: who notwithstanding, as he had planted himself upon the firm rock of Gods word, was at a point, and so continued unto the end.
In the meane season, the Fryers and religious men, with the residue of theyr Doctours, Ciuill and Canon resorted to him,1 busily labouring to perswade hym not to die in those opinions, saying he shoulde be damned body and soule, if he so continued. Among whome, first were sent to him of the byshop. Doct. Call minister: (as they call him) or Prouinciall of the graye Fryers: and Doct. Stokes an Augustine Fryer,2 who lay with hym in prison in disputation, till the writte came that he should be burned. Doctor Call by the word of God, through the meanes of Bilneys doctrine, & good life, wherof he had good experience, was somewhat reclaymed to the Gospelles side. Doct. Stokes remayned obdurate, and doth yet to this day, whose heart also the Lorde, if it be hys will, reforme & open the eyes of his old age, that he may forsake the former blyndnes of his youth. An other great doer agaynst him, was one Fryer Byrd, with one eye, Prouinciall of the white Friers. This Byrde was a Suffragane in Couentry, and after,