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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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Ut ne scortator aut immundus essem, uxorem duxi, cum qua hisce sex annis, ab istorū Antichristianorum manibus in devonia latitavi. That is to say,1 because I would not be a whoremonger, or an unclean person, therefore I married a wise, with whom I have hidden my self in Devonshire, from the tyranny of the Antichristians, these 6. years.
Vt ne scortator aut immundus essem, vxorem duxi, cum qua hisce sex annis, ab istorū Antichristianorum manibus in deuonia latitaui. That is to say,1 because I woulde not be a whoremonger, or an vncleane person, therefore I maried a wise, with whom I haue hidden my selfe in Deuonshire, from the tyrannie of the Antichristians, these 6. yeares.
- 1Benet why he married.Benet why he maryed.
But as every tree and Herb hath his due time to bring forth his fruit, so did it appear by this man.1 For he daily seeing the glory of God to be so blasphemed, idolatrous religion so embraced and maintained, & that most false usurped power of the Bishop of Rome so extolled, was so grieved in conscience, and troubled in his spirit, that he could not be quiet till he did utter his mind therein. Wherefore dealing privately with certain of his friends, he did plainly open and disclose how blasphemously and abominably God was dishonoured, his word contemned, and his people whom he so dearly bought, were by blind guides carried headlong to everlasting damnation, and therefore he could no longer endure, but must needs and would utter their abominations, and for his own part, for the testimony of his conscience, and for the defence of Gods true religion,2