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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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This sound of fire being heard into the Church, first of them which stood outermost next to the Church door so increased and went from one to an other,1 that at length it came unto the ears of the Doctors, & at last to the preacher himself. Who as soon as they heard the matter, being amazed with sudden fear, and marvelling what the matter should mean, began to look up into the top of the Church, and to behold the walls. The residue seeing them look up, looked up also. Then began they in the middest of the audience to cry out with a loud voice, fire, fire. Where saith one? where saith on other? In the Church, saith one. The mention of the Church was scarcely pronounced, when as in one moment there was a common cry amongest them, the Church is on fire, the Church is set on fire by heretics.2 &c. And albeit no man did see any fire at all, yet forsomuch as all men cried out so, every man thought it true that they heard. Then was there such fear, concourse and tumult of people, through the whole church, that it can not be declared in words, as it was in deed.
This sound of fire being heard into the Church, fyrst of them which stoode outtermost next to the Church doore so encreased and went from one to an other,1 that at length it came vnto the eares of the Doctors, & at last to the preacher himselfe. Who as soone as they heard the matter, being amazed with soddeine feare, and maruelling what the matter should meane, beganne to look vp into the toppe of the Church, and to behold the walles. The residue seeyng them look vp, looked vp also. Then began they in the middest of the audience to crye out with a loud voyce, fire, fire. Where sayth one? where sayth on other? In the Churche, sayth one. The mention of the Church was scarsely pronoūced, when as in one moment there was a common cry amongest thē, the Church is on fire, the Church is sette on fire by heretickes.2 &c. And albeit no man did see any fire at all, yet forsomuch as al mē cried out so, euery man thought it true that they heard. Then was there such feare, cōcourse and tumult of people, through the whole church, that it cā not be declared in wordes, as it was in deed.