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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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Then desired he all men to forgive him, and if he had said any evil at any time unadvisedly, whereby he had offended any man, or given any occasion of evil, that they would forgive it him, and amend that evil they took of him,1 and to bear him witness, that he detested and abhorred all evil opinions and doctrines against the word of God, and that he died in the faith of Jesus Christ, by whom he doubted not, but to be saved. And with those words he desired them all to pray for him, and then he turned him about, and put off his clothes, making him ready to the fire, patiently there to take his death.
Then desired he all men to forgeue him, and if hee had sayd any euill at any time vnaduisedly, whereby he had offended any man, or geuen anye occasion of euill, that they would forgiue it him, and amende that euill they tooke of him,1 and to beare him witnes, that he detested and abhorred all euill opinions and doctrines against the worde of God, and that he died in the faith of Iesu Christ, by whom he doubted not, but to be saued. And with those words he desired them all to pray for him, and then he turned him about, and put off his clothes, making him ready to the fire, paciently there to take his death.
- 1Doct. Barnes cleareth himself of all heresy.Doct. Barnes cleareth himselfe of al heresi.
The like confession made also Hierome and Garret, professing in like manner their belief, reciting all the articles of the Christian faith, briefly declaring their minds upon every article,1 as the time would suffer: whereby the people might understand that there was no cause nor error in their faith, wherefore justly they ought to be condemned: Protesting moreover that they denied nothing that was either in the old or new Testament, set forth by their sovereign Lord the King: whom they prayed the Lord long to continue amongst them, with his most dear son Prince Edward. Which done. Hierome addeth this exhortation in few words following.