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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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Thus a whole week, night and day was Benet applied of these and such other hypocrites. It were an infinite matter to declare all things done & said to him in the time of his imprisonment, and ye hate of the people yt time, by means of ignorance,1 was hot against him: notwithstanding they could never move his patience. He answered to every matter soberly, and that more by the aid of Gods spirit, then by any worldly study. I think he was at the least 50. years old. Being in prison, his wife provided sustenance for him, & when she lamented, he comforted her, and gave her many good and godly exhortations, and prayed her to move him nothing, to apply unto his adversaries.
Thus a whole weeke, nighte and day was Benet applied of these and such other hypocrites. It were an infinite matter to declare all things done & saide to him in the time of his imprisonment, and ye hate of the people yt time, by meanes of ignorance,1 was hote against him: notwithstanding they could neuer mooue his patience. He aunsweared to euery matter soberly, and that more by the aid of Gods spirite, then by any worldly studie. I thinke he was at the least 50. yeres olde. Being in prison, his wife prouided sustenance for him, & when shee lamented, he comforted her, and gaue her many good and godly exhortatiōs, and prayd her to mooue him nothing, to apply vnto his aduersaries.
- 1Tho. Benet patient & constant.Tho. Benet pacient & cōstant.
Thus when these godly Canons & priests with the monks & friars had done what they could, and perceived that he would by no means relent,1 then they proceeding unto judgement, drew out their bloody sentence against him, condemning him (as the manner is) to be burned. Which being done, and the writ which they had procured De comburendo, being brought from London, they delivered him the 15. of January 1531. unto sir Tho. Denis Knight, then sherif of Devonshire. to be burned. The mild martyr rejoicing his end to approach so near, as the sheep before the shearer, yielded himself withal humbleness to abide and suffer the cross of persecution. And being brought to his execution, in a place called Linerie dole, without Exeter, he made his most humble confession and prayer unto almighty God, and requested all the people to do the like for him, whom he exhorted with such gravity and sobriety, & with such a pithy oration to seek the true honouring of God,