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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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Book 8 › ¶Master Stafford of Cambridge.Book 8 › ¶Mayster Stafford of Cambridge.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
AS the death of this Godly Bilney did much good in Norfolk where he was burnt: so his diligent travel,1 in teaching and exhorting other, and example of life correspondent to his doctrine, left no small fruit behind him in Cambridge, being a great means of framing that University, & drawing divers unto Christ. By reason of whom, and partly also of an other called M. Stafford, the word of God began there most luckily to spread, and many toward wits to flourish. In the company of whom was M. Latimer, D. Barnes, D. Thistell of Pembroke hall, M. Fooke of Benet College, and M. Soude of the same College, D. Warner above mentioned, with divers other moe.
AS the death of this Godly Bilney did much good in Northfolke where he was burnt: so his diligēt trauel,1 in teaching and exhorting other, and example of life correspondent to his doctrine, left no small fruite behinde him in Cambridge, beyng a great meanes of framing that Uniuersity, & drawing diuers vnto Christ. By reason of whō, and partly also of an other called M. Stafford, the word of God begā there most luckely to spread, and many toward wittes to florish. In the company of whom was M. Latimer, D. Barnes, D. Thistell of Penbroke hall, M. Fooke of Benet Colledge, and M. Soude of the same Colledge, D. Warner aboue mentioned, with diuers other moe.
- 1M. Bilney the chief […] Apostle of Cambridge.M. Bilney the cheife 〈…〉 Apostle of Cambridge.
This M. Stafford was then the public reader of the Divinity lecture in that University. Who, as he was an earnest professor of Christs Gospel: so was he as diligent a follower of that which he professed, as by this example here following may appear.