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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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But these things being now done and past, let us pass them over and return again from whence we digressed, that is to the lord Cromwell being now attainted & committed to the Tower. Who so long as he went with full sail of fortune, how moderately, and how temperately he did ever bear himself in his estate, before hath ben declared.1 So now the said lord Cromwell, always one man, by the contrary wind of adversity being overblown, received the same with no less constancy, and patience of a christian hart. Neither yet was he so unprovided of counsel and forecast, but that he did foresee this tempest long before it fell,2 and also prepared for the same for two years before smelling the conspiracy of his adversaries, & fearing what might happen, he called unto him his servants, and there showing unto them in what a slippery state he stood, and also perceiving some stormy weather already to gather, required them to look diligently to their order and doings, least through their default any occasion might rise against him.3 And furthermore, before the time of his apprehension, such order he took for his servants, that many of them, especially the younger brethren which had little else to take unto, had honestly left for them in their friends hands to relieve them, whatsoever should him befall.
But these things beyng now done and past, let vs passe them ouer and returne agayne from whence we digressed, that is to the lord Cromwell beyng now atteinted & committed to the Tower. Who so long as he went with full sayle of fortune, how moderately, and how temperatly he did euer beare himselfe in his estate, before hath ben declared.1 So now the said lord Cromwell, always one man, by the contrary wynd of aduersitie being ouerblowen, receiued the same with no lesse constancie, and patiēce of a christian hart. Neither yet was he so vnprouided of counsaile and forecast, but that he did foresee this tempest long before it fell,2 and also prepared for the same for two yeares before smelling the cōspiracie of his aduersaries, & fearing what might happen, he called vnto him his seruants, and there shewing vnto them in what a slippery state hee stood, and also perceiuing some stormy weather already to gather, required them to looke diligently to their order and doings, least through their default any occasion might rise agaynst him.