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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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But of such small qualities, as God hath endued me withal, I render to his goodness my most humble thanks intending with all my wit and diligence, to get and acquire to me such notable virtues and princely qualities as you have alleged to be incorporate in my person.1
But of such small qualities, as God hath endued me withall, I render to his goodnesse my most hūble thankes entending with all my wit and diligence, to gette and acquire to me such notable vertues and princely qualities as you haue alledged to be incorporate in my person.1
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These thanks for your loving admonition and good counsel first remembered, I eftsoons thank you again because that you considering our great charges (not for our pleasure, but for your defence, not for our gain, but to our great cost) which we have lately sustained, as well in defence of our & your enemies, as for the conquest of that Fortress, which was to this Realm most displeasant and noisome, and shall be by Gods grace hereafter, to our nation most profitable and pleasant, have freely of your own mind, granted to us a certain subsidy here in an act specified, which verily we take in good part, regarding more your kindness, then the profit thereof as he that setteth more by your loving harts, then by your substance. Beside this hearty kindness, I cannot a little rejoice when I consider the perfect trust & sure confidence, which you have put in me, as men having undoubted hope, and unfeigned belief in my good doings, & just proceedings for that you, without my desire or request, have committed to mine order and disposition, all Chantries, Colleges, Hospitals, and other places specified, in a certain act, firmly trusting that I will order them to the glory of God, & the profit of the common wealth. Surely,