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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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Then Lambert beginning to speak for himself,1 gave God thanks which had so inclined the heart of the king, that he himself would not disdain to here and understand the controversies of Religion: for that it happeneth oftentimes, through the cruelty of the bishops,2 that many good & innocent men in many places are privily murdered and put to death without the kings knowledge.
Then Lambert beginning to speake for himselfe,1 gaue God thankes which had so inclined the heart of the kinge, that he himselfe would not disdaine to here and vnderstand the controuersies of Religion: for that it happeneth oftentimes, through the crueltie of the bishops,2 that many good & innocent men in many places are priuely murthered and put to death without the kings knowledge.
- 1Lamberts oration to the king.
- 2The […] of Bishops noted.The 〈…〉 of Bishops noted.
But now for so much as that high and eternal king of kings, in whose hands are the hearts of all Princes, hath inspired and stirred up the kings mind, that he himself will be present to understand the causes of his subjects, specially whom God of his divine goodness hath so abundantly endued with so great gifts of judgement and knowledge, he doth not mistrust, but that God will bring some great thing to pass through him, to the setting forth of the glory of his name.