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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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If I should recite all, which here might be brought. I might sooner lack room in my book to contain them, then names enough to fill up a grand jury.1 But what need I to spend time about witness, when one M. Latimer may stand for a thousand, one martyr to bear witness to an other? And though my friend Cope, pressing me with the authority of M. More, sayeth, that he will believe him before me: yet I trust, he will not refuse to credit this so ancient a Senior, father Latimer, being both in Bilneys time, and also by Bilney converted, and familiarly with him acquainted: who being the same time at Cambridge, I suppose would inquire as much, and could know more of this matter, then master More.
If I should recite all, which here might be brought. I myght sooner lacke rowme in my booke to conteine them, then names enough to fill vp a grand iurye.1 But what neede I to spend tyme about witnes, when one M. Latymer may stand for a thousand, one martyr to beare witnes to an other? And though my frend Cope, pressing me with the authoritie of M. More, saieth, that he will beleeue hym before me: yet I trust, he will not refuse to credite thys so auncient a Senior, father Latimer, being both in Bilneys time, and also by Bilney conuerted, and familiarly wt hym acquaynted: who being the same time at Cambridge, I suppose would inquire as much, and could know more of this matter, then maister More.
- 1One martyr witness for an other martyr.One martyr witnes for an other martyr.
Touching the testimonial of which Latimer,1 I have noted before, how he in ij. sundry places in his sermons, hath testified of good Bilney, of that blessed Bilney of Saint Bilney, how he dyed patiently against the tyrannical Sea of Rome. &c. And in an other Sermon also how the said Bilney suffered his body to be burned for the gospel sake. &c. Item, in an other place, how the said Bilney suffered death for Gods words sake. vid. pag. 1008.