A67926:5257
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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It is manifest that the said John Borthwike was so obstinate in all the foresaid error and heresies, and so maintained and taught them with such an indurate heart and mind, that he would not by no means be persuaded from them by his friends and divers other persons, which did dearly love and favour him, but chose rather obstinately to persevere in his said errors.
It is manifest that the sayd Iohn Borthwike was so obstinate in all the foresayde errour and heresies, and so maintained and taught them with such an indurate heart and mynd, that he would not by no meanes be persuaded from them by his friends and diuers other persons, which did dearly loue and fauour hym, but chose rather obstinatly to perseuere in his sayd errours.
Borthwike.
I am willingly contented to be reduced to the Catholic faith, but if that Satan raise up any storms or tempest against that, those I do some thing resist, wherefore they most shamefully lye which do otherwise jest or talk of me, for I know not by what reason they call them my friends which so greatly laboured to convert me, neither will more esteem them, then the Midianites, which in times past called the children of Israel to do sacrifice unto their Idols. And furthermore, I desire the most high and mighty God, that he will never suffer me to swerve or turn away from this so holy, godly, and christian obstinacy and stubbornness. The man is blest that hath set his whole hope and confidence upon the Lord, and hath not regarded or looked upon the proud, or those which follow after lies.