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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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The History of the persecution and death of Thomas Benet, burned in Exeter, collected and testified by John Vowel, alias Hoker.
The Historie of the persecution and death of Thomas Benet, burned in Exeter, collected and testified by Iohn Vowel, alias Hoker.
1This Thomas Benet was borne in Cambridge, and by order of degree of the University, there made master of Art, and (as some think) was also a Priest, a man doubtless very well learned, and of a godly disposition, being of the acquaintance and familiarity of Thomas Bilney, the famous and glorious Martyr of Christ. This man, the more he did grow and increase in the knowledge of God and his holy word, the more he did mislike and abhor the corrupt state of religion then used,2 and therefore thinking his own country to be no safe place for him to remain in, and being desirous to live in more freedom of conscience, he did forsake the University, and went into Devonshire, in the year of our Lord. 1524. and first dwelled in a market town named Torriton, both town and country being to him altogether unknown, as he also was unknown to all men there. Where for the better maintenance of himself and his wife, he did practise to teach young children, and kept a school for the same purpose. But that Town not serving his expectation, after his abode one year there, he came to the city of Exeter, and there hiring an house in a street called the Butcher row, did exercise the teaching of children,3 and by that means sustained his wife and family. He was of a quiet behaviour, of a godly conversation, and a very courteous nature, humble to all men, and offensive to no body. His greatest delight was to be at all Sermones and preachings, whereof he was a diligent and an attentive hearer. The time which he had to spare from teaching, he gave wholly to his private study in the Scriptures, having no dealings nor conferences with any body, saving with such as he could learn and understand to be favourers of the Gospel, and zealous of Gods true religion: of such he would be inquisitive and most desirous to join him self unto them. And therefore understanding that one William Strowde of Newnham,