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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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Thomas Cromwell although borne of a simple parentage, and house obscure,1 through the singular excellency of wisdom and dexterity of wit wrought in him by God, coupled with like industry of mind and deserts of life, rose to high preferment and authority, insomuch that by steppes and stairs of office and honour,2 he ascended at length to that, that not only he was made Earle of Essex, but also most secret and dear Counsellor to king Henry, and Vicegerent unto his person, which office hath not commonly been supplied, at least not so fruitfully discharged with in this Realm.
THomas Cromwell although borne of a simple parentage, and house obscure,1 through the singular excellencie of wisedome and dexteritie of witte wrought in him by God, coupled with like industrie of mynde and desertes of lyfe, rose to hygh preferrement and authoritie, in somuch that by steppes and stayres of office and honour,2 he ascended at length to that, that not onely he was made Earle of Essex, but also most secret and deare Counsellour to kyng Henry, and Uicegerent vnto his person, which office hath not commonly bene supplied, at least not so fruitfully discharged with in this Realme.
- 1The story of the Lord Thomas Cromwell.
- 2The base degree of the L. Cromwell recompensed with noble Ornaments.The base degree of the L. Cromwell recompensed with noble Ornamentes.
First as touching his birth, he was borne at Putney or thereabout, being a Smiths son, whose mother married after unto a shireman. In the simple estate & rude beginnings of this man (as of divers other before him) we may see and learn that the excellency of noble virtues & heroical prowesses, which advance to fame and honour, stand not only upon birth & blood, as privileges only entailed appropriate to noble houses: but are disposed indifferently & proceed of the gift of God, who raiseth up the poor object many times out of the dunghill, & matcheth him in throne with Peers and Princes.