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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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When he was gone down the stairs from my chamber, I straightways did shut my chamber door, and went into my study, and took the new Testament in my hands, kneeled down on my knees, and with many a deep sigh and salt tear, I did with much deliberation read over the 10. chapter of S. Matthew his Gospel: and when I had so done,1 with fervent prayer I did commit unto God, that our dearly beloved brother Garret, earnestly beseeching him, in and for Jesus Christs sake, his only begotten son our Lord, that he would vouchsafe, not only safely to conduct and keep our said dear brother, from the hands of all his enemies, but also that he would endue his tender and lately borne little flock in Oxford, with heavenly strength by his holy spirit, that they might be well able thereby valiantly to withstand to his glory, all their fierce enemies, and also might quietly, to their own salvation, with all godly patience, bear Christs heavy cross, which I now •awe was presently to be laid on their young and weak backs, unable to bear so huge a burden, without the great help of his holy spirit.
When he was gone downe the staires from my chamber, I straightwayes did shut my chamber doore, and wēt into my study, and tooke the new Testament in my hands, kneeled downe on my knees, and with many a deepe sigh and salt teare, I did wyth much deliberation read ouer the 10. chapter of S. Mathew his Gospell: and when I had so done,1 with feruent prayer I did cōmit vnto God, that our dearely beloued brother Garret, earnestly beseeching him, in and for Iesus Christes sake, his onely begotten sonne our Lord, that he would vouchsafe, not only safely to conducte and keepe our saide deare brother, from the hands of all his ennemies, but also that he would endue hys tender and lately borne litle flock in Oxford, wt heauenly strength by his holy spirite, that they might be well able therby valiauntly to wythstand to hys glory, al their fierce enemies, and also myght quietly, to theyr owne saluation, with all godly pacience, beare Christes heauy crosse, which I now •awe was presently to be laide on their young and weake backes, vnable to beare so huge a burden, wtout the greate helpe of his holy spirite.
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