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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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Moreover, besides the virtues of the mind, she was endued with very rare gifts of nature, as singular beauty, favour, and comely personage▪ being things wherein the King was greatly delighted: and so enjoyed she the kings favour, to the great likelihood of the setting at large of the Gospel within this Realm at that time, had not the malicious practise of certain enemies professed against the truth (which at that time also were very great) prevented the same, to the utter alienating of the kings mind from Religion, and, almost to the extreme ruin of the Queen and certain others with her, if God had not marvellously succoured her in that distress.1 The conspirers and practisers of her death, were Gardiner B. of Winchester, Wrisley then Lord Chancellor, and others more aswell of the kings privy chamber, as of his privy council. These seeking (for the furtherance of their ungodly purpose) to revive, stir up and kindle evil and pernicious humours in their Prince and sovereign Lord, to the intent to deprive her of this great favour, which then she stood in with the king, (which they not a little feared would turn to the utter ruin, of their Antichristian sect, if it should continue) and thereby to stop the passage of the Gospel: and consequently,2 having taken away her, who was the only Patroness of the professors of the trueth, openly without fear of check or controlment, with fire and sword, after their accustomed manner, to invade the small remainder (as they hoped) of that poor flock, made their wicked entry unto this their mischievous enterprise, after this manner following.
Moreouer, besides the vertues of the minde, shee was endued wyth very rare giftes of nature, as singular beautie, fauour, and comely personage▪ being thynges wherein the King was greatly delyghted: and so enioyed shee the kings fauour, to the great likelihoode of the setting at large of the Gospell within this Realme at that time, hadde not the malicious practise of certain enemies professed against the truth (which at that time also were very great) preuented ye same, to the vtter alienating of the kings mind from Religion, and, almost to the extreme ruine of the Queene and certaine others with her, if God had not maruelously suc•oured her in that distresse.