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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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At the last, when they were there also past all hope to get out then they were all exceedingly amazed and ran up and down, crying out upon the heretics which had conspired their death. The more they ran about & cried out the more smoke & dust rose in the Church, even as though all things now had been on a flaming fire. I think there was never such a tumultuous hurly burly rising so of nothing heard of before, nor so great a fear where was no cause to fear, nor peril at all: so that if Democritus the merry philosopher sitting in the top of the church,1 & seeing all things in such safety as they were, had looked down upon the multitude, and beholden so great a number some howling and weeping, running up and down, and playing the mad men, now hither, now thither, as being tossed too and fro with waves or tempests, trembling and quaking raging and faring, without any manifest cause, specially i• he had seen those great Rabbins the Doctors laden with so many badges or cognizances of wisdom, so foolishly and ridiculously seeking holes and corners to hide themselves in, gasping, breathing, and sweating, and for very horror, being almost beside themselves, I think he would have satisfied himself with this one laughter, for all his life time, or else rather would have laughed his hart out of his belly, whilst one said that he plainly heard he noise of the fire, an other affirmed that he saw it with his eyes, and an other sware that he felt the molten lead dropping down upon his head and shoulders. Such is the force of imagination, when it is once grafted in mens hearts through fear.2 In all the whole company there was none that behaved himself more modestly then the Heretic that was there to do penance, who casting his Fagot of from his shoulders upon a Monks head that stood by kept himself quiet, minding to take such part as the other did.
At the last, when they were there also past all hope to get out then they were all excedingly amazed and ran vp and downe, crying out vpon the heretickes which had cō spired theyr death. The more they ranne about & cried out the more smoke & dust rose in the Church, euen as though all thinges now had bene on a flaming fire. I thinke there was neuer such a tumultuous hurly burly rising so of nothing heard of before, nor so great a feare where was no cause to feare, nor peril at all: so yt if Democritus the mery philosopher sitting in ye top of the church,