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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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Book 8 › Persecution in the town of Calais.Book 8 › Persecution in the towne of Calice.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Well, well, said the same Smith (openly in the Pulpit one day as he preached) some men say I am too earnest, and will me to bear with such as continue open enemies against Christs holy Gospel, and refuse, nay forbid that any should read the Bible or holy scripture within their house: but let all such take heed, for before God, I fear that God for their contemning of his word, will not long bear with them, but make them in such case as some of them shall not have a head left them upon their shoulders to bear up their cap withal: which also after came to pas.
Well, well, said the same Smith (openly in the Pulpit one day as he preached) some men say I am too earnest, and will me to beare with such as continue open enemies against Christes holy Gospell, and refuse, nay forbid that any should reade the Bible or holy scripture within their house: but let all such take heede, for before God, I feare that God for their contemning of his word, will not long beare with them, but make them in suche case as some of them shall not haue a head left them vpon their shoulders to beare vp their cap withal: which also after came to pas.
This Smith continued in the diligent bestowing of his talent there, till shortly after the devil got such hold in the harts of a number of Gods enemies, that he with divers other godly men were called over into England, and charged with erroneous opinions worthy of great punishment, as hereafter more at large shall appear.
This Smyth continued in the diligente bestowing of his talent there, till shortly after the deuill got such hold in the harts of a number of Gods enemies, that he with diuers other godly men were called ouer into Englande, and charged with erroneous opinions worthy of great punishment, as hereafter more at large shall appeare.