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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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This once done, he put of his gown, and went to the stake, and kneeling upon a little ledge coming out of the stake, whereon he should afterward stand to be better seen, he made his private prayer with such earnest elevation of his eyes and hands to heaven, and in so good quiet behaviour, that he seemed not much to consider the terror of his death, and ended at the last,1 his private prayers with the 143. Psalm beginning Domine exaudi orationem meam, auribus percipe obsecrationem meam. &c. That is, Hear my prayer O Lord, consider my desire: & the next verse he repeated in deep meditation thrise: Et ne intres in judicium cum seruo tuo Domine. i. And enter not into judgement with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified, and so finishing that Psalm he ended his private prayers.
This once done, he put of his gowne, and went to the stake, and kneelyng vpon a litle ledge comming out of the stake, wheron he should afterward stand to be better sene, he made his priuate prayer wt such earnest eleuation of his eyes and handes to heauen, and in so good quiet behauior, that he seemed not much to cōsider the terror of his death, and ended at the last,1 his priuate prayers with the 143. Psalme beginning Domine exaudi orationem meam, auribus percipe obsecrationem meam. &c. That is, Heare my prayer O Lord, consider my desire: & the next verse he repeated in deepe meditation thrise: Et ne intres in iudicium cum seruo tuo Domine. i. And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt, for in thy sight shall no man liuing be iustified, and so finishing that Psalme he ended his priuate prayers.
- 1Tho. Bilney praying at the stake. Psal. 143.
After that, he turned himself to the officers, asking them if they were ready, and they answered, yea. Whereupon he put of his jacket and doublet and stood in his hose & shirt, and went unto the stake, standing upon that ledge, and the chain was cast about him, and standing thereon, the said D. Warner came to him to bid him farewell,