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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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After that she, by sinister instigation of some about the king was made away, the cause of the gospel began again to incline, but that the Lord then stirred up the Lord Cromwell, opportunely to help in that behalf. Who, no doubt did much avail for the increase of Gods true Religion, & much more, had brought to perfection,1 if the pestilent adversaries maligning the prosperous glory of the Gospel, by contrary practising had not craftily undermined him and supplanted his virtuous proceedings. By the means of which adversaries it came to pass after the taking away of the said Cromwell, that the state of Religion more and more decayed, during all the residue of the reign of king Henry.
After that she, by sinister instigation of some about the king was made away, the cause of the gospell began again to incline, but that the Lord then stirred vp ye Lord Cromwell, oportunely to helpe in that behalfe. Who, no doubt did much auayle for the encrease of Gods true Religion, & much more, had brought to perfection,1 if the pestilent aduersaryes maligning the prosperous glory of the Gospel, by cōtrary practising had not craftily vndermined him and supplanted his vertuous procedings. By the meanes of which aduersaries it came to passe after the taking away of the sayd Cromwel, that the state of Religion more and more decayed, during all the residue of the raygne of king Henry.
- 1The course of the Gospel interrupted by malicious enemies.The course of the Gospell interrupted by malicious enemyes.
Among these adversaries above mentioned, the chief captain was Steven Gardiner bishop of Wint. who with his confederates and adherents, disdaining at the state of the L. Cromwell, and at the late marriage of the Lady Anne of Cleave (who in the beginning of the year of our Lord. 1540. was married to the king) as also grieved partly at the dissolution of the Monasteries,