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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here followeth how religion began to go backward.
Here foloweth how religion began to goe backeward.
TO many which be yet alive, & can testify these things, it is not unknown, how variable the state of Religion stood in these days:1 how hardly and with what difficulty it came forth: what chances and changes it suffered. Even as the king was ruled and gave •are sometime to one, some time to an other, so one while it went forward, at an other season as much backward again, and sometime clea• altered & changed for a season, according as they could prevail which were about the king. So long as Queen Anne lived, the Gospel had indifferent success.
TO many which be yet aliue, & can testify these thinges, it is not vnknowne, how variable the state of Religiō stood in these daies:1 how hardly and with what difficulty it came forth: what chaunces and chaunges it suffered. Euen as ye king was ruled and gaue •are sometime to one, some time to an other, so one while it went forward, at an other season as much backeward agayne, and sometime clea• altered & changed for a season, according as they could preuayle which were about the king. So long as Queene Anne liued, the Gospell had indifferent successe.
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