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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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Immediately after came my cousin Britain in with divers other, as M. Hall of Gray's Inn, & such other like. Then my Lord of London persuaded my cosine Britain as he had done oft before, which was that I should utter the bottom of my hart in any wise.1 My Lord said after that unto me, that he would I should credit the counsel of such as were my friends and well willers in this behalf, which was, that I should utter all things that burdened my con science: for he ensured me that I should not need to stand in doubt to say any thing. For like as he promised them (he said) he promised me & would perform it: which was that neither he nor any man for him, should take me at advantage of any word I should speak: and therefore he had me say my mind without fear. I answered him that I had ⟨p. 1236⟩nought to say: for my conscience (I thanked God) was burdened with nothing.
Immediately after came my cosin Britaine in with dyuers other, as M. Hall of Grayes Inne, & such other like. Then my Lord of London perswaded my cosine Britaine as he had done oft before, which was that I shoulde vtter ye bottom of my hart in any wise.1 My Lord said after yt vnto me, that he would I should credite the counsayle of such as were my frendes and wel willers in this behalf, which was, that I should vtter all thinges that burdened my cō science: for he ensured me that I shoulde not neede to stand in doubt to say any thing. For like as he promised them (he said) he promised me & would performe it: which was that neither he nor any man for him, should take me at aduauntage of any word I should speake: and therefore he had me say my minde without feare. I aunswered him that I had ⟨p. 1236⟩nought to say: for my conscience (I thanked God) was burdened with nothing.
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