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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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Well, have you any thing more to say? Then spake he to Master Sheriff & said, have ye any Articles against me for the which I am condemned?1 And the Sheriff answered, no. Then said he, is there here any man else that knoweth wherefore I dye, or that by my preaching hath taken any error? Let them now speak & I will make them answer. And no man answered. Then said he, well I am condemned by the law to dye, & as I understand, by an Act of Parliament, but wherefore, I cannot tell,2 but belike for heresy, for we are like to burn. But they that have been the occasion of it. I pray God forgive them, as I would be forgiven my self. And Doct. Stephen Bishop of Winchester that now is, if he have sought or wrought this my death either by word or deed, I pray God forgive him as heartily, as freely, as charitably, and without feigning, as ever Christ forgave them that put him to death.
Wel, haue you any thing more to say? Thē spake he to Maister Shiriffe & sayd, haue ye any Articles agaynst me for the which I am condemned?1 And the Shriffe aunswered, no. Then sayd he, is there here any mā els that knoweth wherfore I dye, or that by my preachyng hath takē any errour? Let them now speake & I will make thē aunswere. And no man aunswered. Then sayd he, well I am condēned by the law to dye, & as I vnderstand, by an Acte of Parliamēt, but wherfore, I cānot tell,2 but belike for heresie, for we are lyke to burne. But they that haue bene the occasiō of it. I pray God forgeue them, as I would be forgeuen my selfe. And Doct. Stephē Byshop of Winchester that now is, if he haue sought or wrought this my death either by word or deede, I pray God forgiue him as hartly, as freely, as charitably, and without faynyng, as euer Christ forgaue them that put him to death.
- 1No cause showed why Doct. Barnes dyed.No cause shewed why Doct. Barnes dyed.
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