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.…

Name: Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…
Author: John Foxe

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.

John Foxe 1516–1587London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583

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Book 8 › ¶The story, examination, death, and martyrdom of John Frith.Book 8 › ¶The storie, examination, death, and martyrdome of Iohn Frith.

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Besides all these commendations of this young man, there was also in him a friendly & prudent moderation in uttering of the truth, joined with a learned godliness. Which virtue hath always so much prevailed in the Church of Christ, that without it all other good gifts of knowledge,¹ be they never so great, cannot greatly profit, but oftentimes do very much hurt. And would God that all things in all places were so free from all kind of dissension, that there were no mention made amongest Christians,² of Zwinglians & Lutherians, when as neither Zuinglius, neither Luther died for us, but that we might be all one in Christ. Neither do I think that any thing could happen more grievous unto those worthy men, then their names so to be abused to sects and factions, which so greatly withstood and strove against all factions. Neither do I here discourse which part came nearest unto the truth, neither so rashly intermeddle in this matter,³ that I will detract any thing from either part, but rather wish of God I might join either part unto other. But now for so much as we entreat of the story of John Frith, I cannot choose but must needs earnestly and heartily embrace the prudent and godly moderation which was in that man, who maintaining this quarrel of the Sacrament of the Lords supper, no less godly, then learnedly (and so as no man in a manner had done it more learnedly (and pithily) yet he did it so moderately, without any contention, the he would never seem to strive against the papists except he had been driven to it even of necessity, In all other matters, where necessity did not move him to contend, he was ready to grant all things for quietness sake, as his most modest reasons and answers did declare.

Besides all these cōmendatiōs of this young man, there was also in hym a frendly & prudēt moderatiō in vttering of the truth, ioyned with a learned godlines. Which vertue hath alwayes so much preuayled in the Church of Christ, that without it all other good giftes of knowledge,¹ be they neuer so great, cānot greatly profite, but oftentimes do very much hurt. And would God that all thinges in all places were so free frō al kind of dissension, that there were no mention made amongest Christians,

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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.…

¶A Letter of John Frith to his friends, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a brief preface saluted them entering then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.

¶A Letter of Iohn Frith to his frendes, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a briefe preface saluted them entring then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.

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¶A Letter of John Frith to his friends, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a brief preface saluted them entering then into the matter,1 thus he writeth.

¶A Letter of Iohn Frith to his frendes, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a briefe preface saluted them entring then into the matter,1 thus he writeth.

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¶A Letter of John Frith to his friends, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a brief preface saluted them entering then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.

¶A Letter of Iohn Frith to his frendes, concerning his troubles: wherein after he had first with a briefe preface saluted them entring then into the matter,¹ thus he writeth.