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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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While the Lord Cromwell was thus blessedly occupied in profiting the common wealth,1 and purging the church of Christ, it happened to him, as commonly it doth to all good men, that where any excellency of virtue appeareth, there envy creepeth in, and where true piety seeketh most after Christ, there some persecution followeth withal.
While the Lord Cromwell was thus blessedly occupied in profiting the common wealth,1 and purging ye church of Christ, it happened to him, as commonly it doth to all good men, that where any excellency of vertue appeareth, there enuy creepeth in, and where true pietie seeketh most after Christ, there some persecution followeth withall.
- 1[…] out of the way.〈…〉 out of the way.
Thus (I say) as he was labouring in the common wealth ⟨p. 1189⟩and doing good to the poor afflicted saints, helping them out of trouble, the malice of his enemies so wrought, continually hunting for matter against him, that they never ceased, till in the end th•y by false trains and crafty surmises, brought him out of the kings favour.
Thus (I say) as he was labouring in the commō welth ⟨p. 1189⟩and doyng good to the poore afflicted saintes, helping them out of trouble, the malice of his enimies so wrought, continually hunting for matter against him, that they neuer ceased, till in the end thy by false traines and crafty surmises, brought him out of the kings fauour.