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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 › ¶James Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.Book 8 › ¶Iames Bainham Lawyer and Martyr.
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.
Now was the time either to save, or else utterly to cast himself away. Which of these ways he would take, the case present now required a present answer, for else the sentence definitive was there ready to be read. &c.
Now was the time either to saue, or els vtterly to cast himselfe away. Which of these wayes he would take, the case present now required a present aunswere, for else the sentence definitiue was there ready to be read. &c.
To conclude long matter in few words, Bainhā wavering in a doubtful perplexity between life on the one hand,1 & death on the other, at length giving over to the adversaries, gave answer unto them that he was contented to submit himself, in those things wherein he had offended, excusing that he was deceived by ignorance. Then the bishop requiring him to say his mind plainly of his answers above declared demanded what he thought thereof, whether they were true, or no.
To conclude lōg matter in few words, Bainhā wauering in a doubtfull perplexity betwene life on ye one hand,1 & death on ye other, at lēgth geuing ouer to the aduersaries, gaue answere vnto thē that he was cōtēted to submit himself, in those things wherin he had offēded, excusing that he was deceiued by ignorāce. Thē ye bishop requiring him to say his mind plainely of his answeres aboue declared demaūded what he thought therof, whether they were true, or no.
- 1Ex Regi•. Lond.