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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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Now as the prisoners passed thorough the people in the streets,1 they desired all the faithful people to pray for them, & to stand fast in the truth of the gospel, & not to be moved at their afflictions, for it was the happyest thing that ever came to them. And ever as Doctor Blithe and Arch (who rod on each side the prisoners) would persuade them to turn to their mother holy Church: away would Anthony cry, away with your Romish doctrine and all your trumpery, for we will no more of it. When Filmer was come to his brothers door, he stayed and called for his brother, but he could not be seen, for Doctor London had kept him out of sight that day, for the nonce.
Now as the prisoners passed thorough the people in ye streetes,1 they desired all the faythfull people to praye for them, & to stand fast in the truth of the gospell, & not to be moued at theyr afflictions, for it was the happyest thinge that euer came to them. And euer as Doctour Blithe and Arche (who rod on each side the prisoners) woulde perswade them to turne to their mother holy Churche: away would Anthony cry, away with your Romishe doctryne and all your trompery, for we will no more of it. When Filmer was come to his brothers dore, he stayed and called for his brother, but he coulde not be seene, for Doctour London had kept him out of sight that day, for the nonce.
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And when he had called for him three or four times, and saw he came not, he said: and will he not come?1 Then God forgive him and make him a good man. And so going forth they came to the place of execution, where Anthony Person with a cheerful countenance, embraced the post in his arms, and kissing it, said: Now welcome mine own sweet wife: for this day shalt thou and I be married together in the love and peace of God.