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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 Henry Filmer coming upon a Sunday from Clewer his Parish church, in the company of one or two of his neighbours, chanced in the way to meet his brother (which was a very poor labouring man) and asked him whether he went. To the Church said he. And what to do, quoth Filmer? To do quoth he, as other men do. Nay, quoth Filmer, you go to hear mass and to see your God. What if I do so, quoth he? If that be God (should Filmer say) I have eaten 20. Gods in my days. Turn again fool and go home with me, and I will read thee a Chapter out of the Bible, that shall be better then all that thou shalt hear or see there.
This Henry Filmer comminge vpon a Sonday from Clewer his Parish churche, in the company of one or two of his neighbors, chaunced in the way to meete his brother (whych was a verye poore labouring man) and asked hym whether he went. To the Church sayd he. And what to do, quoth Filmer? To doe quoth hee, as other men doe. Nay, quoth Filmer, you go to heare masse and to see your God. What if I do so, quoth he? If that be God (should Filmer say) I haue eaten 20. Gods in my dayes. Tourne agayne foole and go home with me, and I wil read thee a Chapter out of the Bible, that shalbe better then all that thou shalt heare or see there.
This tale was no sooner brought to Doct. London by William Symons (Filmers utter enemy) but he sent for the poor man home to his house,1 where he cherished him with meat and money, telling him he should never lack, so long as he lived: that the silly poor man (thinking to have had a daily friend of D. London) was content to do and say whatsoever he and Symons would have him say or do against his own brother. And when D. London had thus won the pore man, he retained him as one of his household men,2 until the court day was come, and then sent him up to witness this foresaid tale against his brother. Which •ale Filmer denied utterly, saying that D. London (for a little meat and drink sake) had set him on, and made him to say what his pleasure was: