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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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*A letter directed to Thomas Phillip in the name of the brethren, and given him by the way going to the Tower.
*A letter directed to Thomas Phillip in the name of the brethren, and geuen him by the way going to the Tower.
The favour of him that is able to keep you that you fall not, and to confess your name in the kingdom of glory,1 and to give you strength by his spirit to confess him before all his adversaries, be with you ever, Amen. Sir, the brethren think that there be divers false brethren craftily crept in among them, to seek out their freedom in the Lord, that they may accuse them to the Lords adversaries, as they suppose they have done you. Wherefore if so be it, that the spirit of God move you thereunto, they as counsellors desire you above all things to be steadfast in the Lords verity without fear, for he shall and will be your help according to his promise, so that they shall not minish the least heir of your head without his will: unto the which will, submit your self, and rejoice:2 for the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished:3 and therefore, cast all your care on him, for he careth for you. And in that you suffer as a Christen man, be not ashamed,4 but rather glorify God on that behalf: looking upon Christ the author and finisher of our faith: which for the joy that was set before him,5 abode the Cross & despised the shame. Notwithstanding, though we suffer the wrong, after the example of our master Christ, yet we be not bound to suffer the wrong cause, for Christ himself suffered it not, but reproved him that smit him wrongfully. And so likewise saith S. Paul also: So that we must not suffer the wrong,