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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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Now that I have sufficiently (I trust) put of the reasons of M. More and of others,1 whereby they pretend falsely to face us out, that Bilny the second time again recanted at his death: it remaineth on the other part, that I likewise do infer my probations, whereby I have to argue & convince, that Bilney did not the second time recant, as he is untruly slandered. And first I will begin even with the words and testimony of M. Mores own mouth, who being Lord Chancellor when message was sent to him for a writ of discharge to burn Bilney,2 speaking in this wise to the messengers, that came: Go your ways (said he) and burn him first, and then afterward come to me for a bill of my hand. Which words may give us evidence enough, that Bilney was not thought then to have recanted, for then the Lord Chancellor would not have been so greedy and hasty (no doubt) to have him dispatched. And how standeth this with M. Mores words now, which beareth us in hand that he recanted many days before his burning?
Nowe that I haue sufficiently (I trust) put of the reasons of M. More and of others,1 wherby they pretend falsly to face vs out, that Bilny the second time agayne recanted at hys death: it remayneth on ye other part, that I likewise do inferre my probations, wherby I haue to argue & conuince, that Bilney did not the second time recant, as he is vntruely slaundered. And first I will begin euen wyth the words and testimony of M. Mores own mouth, who being Lord Chauncellour when message was sent to hym for a writte of discharge to burne Bilney,2 speaking in this wise to the messengers, that came: Go your wayes (sayd he) and burne hym first, and then afterwarde come to me for a bill of my hand. Which wordes may geue vs euidēce enough, that Bilney was not thought then to haue recanted, for then ye Lorde Chauncellour woulde not haue bene so greedy and hasty (no doubt) to haue him dispatched. And how standeth this with M. Mores wordes now, whiche beareth vs in hand that he recanted many dayes before his burning?
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