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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 wife of David Lewis & her father▪ | This woman was charged for speaking these words: that the churchmen in the old time did lead the people, as the Henn• doth lead her chickens: but our priests now do lead the people to the devil. | Agnes Frank, wife of Will. Frank. I. Gardiner▪ I. Sam. I. George. Jam. Mordē. | Because she turned away her face from the Cross, as it was carried about on Easter day in the morning, at the resurrection. Fol. 10. Tho. Rowland put likewise to his oath, did detect | John Scrivener the elder. | For carrying about Books from one to an other. | Thomas Rowland. | For these words following: If I lie, curse, storm, swear, chide, fight, or threat: then am I worthy for to be beat, I pray you good master mine, if I offend in any of these nine, Amend me with a good scouring. James Morden compelled in like manner by his oath, did detect | Thomas Chase. | In the like also was charged Thomas Chase because he heard him twice recite the Epistle of Saint James. Beginning: James the servant of GOD, and of our lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve kinds. &c. Also for these words: It was by the days of Herod king of Jews, that there was a Priest, Zechariah by name, and he came of the sort of Abias, and his wife of the Daughter of Aaron: both they were just before GOD, going in all the commandments. &c. | W. Norton. Agnes Ashforde of Ches•ham. | The cause laid to this Agnes, was for teaching this James the words following: We be the salt of the earth, if it be putrefied and vanished away, it is nothing worth. A city set upon an hill may not be hid. Teend ye not a candle and put it under a bushel, but set it on a candlestick, that it may give a light to all in the house. So shine your light before men,1 as they may see your works, and glorify the father that is in heaven. No title nor letter of the law shall pass over, till all things be done· And five times went he to the foresaid Agnes to learn• this lesson. Item, that the said Agnes did teach him to say this Lesson: Jesus seeing his people, as he went up to a hill, was set, and his disciples came to him: he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed be the poor men in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed be mild men: for they shall weld the earth: And twice he came to her to learn thys lesson. Ex Regist. Longl.