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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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Which he did most comfortably entreat of, as well in respect of himself, as applying it to the particular use of his friends there present, of whom, some took such sweet fruit therein, that they caused the whole said sentence to be fair written in Tables, & some in their books The comfort whereof (in divers of them) was never taken from them to their dying day.
Which he did most comfortably entreate of, as well in respect of hymselfe, as applying it to the particular vse of his frendes there present, of whome, some tooke suche sweete fruite therein, that they caused the whole sayd sentence to be fayre written in Tables, & some in theyr bookes The comfort whereof (in diuers of them) was neuer taken from them to their dying day.
The Saturday next following, when the Officers of execution (as the manner is) with their glaives and halberds were ready to receive him, and to lead him to the place of execution without the City gate, called Bishops gate, in a low valley commonly called the Lollards pit, under S. Leonards hill environed about with great hills (which place was chosen for the peoples quiet sitting to see the execution) at the coming forth of the said Thomas Bilney out of the prison door,1 one of his friends came to him with few words, as he durst, spake to him & prayed him & in Gods behalf, to be constant and to take his death as patiently as he could. Whereunto the said Bilney answered, with a quiet and mild countenance: Ye see when the Mariner is entered his ship to sail on the troublous Sea, how he for a while is tossed in the billows of the same but yet in hope that he shall once come to the quiet haven, he beareth in better comfort, the perils which he feeleth: So am I now toward this sailing, & what soever storms ⟨p. 1013⟩I shall feel, yet shortly after shall my ship be in the haven: as I doubt not thereof by the grace of God, desiring you to help me with your prayers to the same effect.2