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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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O Immortal God, how long shalt thou suffer the woodness & great crudelitie of the ungodly to exercise their fury upon thy servants which do further thy word in this world,1 seeing they desire to be contrary, that is to choke and destroy thy true doctrine & verity, by the which thou hast showed thy self unto the world, which was all drowned in blindness and misknowledge of thy name. O Lord we know surely that thy true servants must needs suffer for thy names sake, persecution, affliction, and troubles in this present life, which is but a shadow, as thou haste showed to us by thy Prophets and Apostles. But yet we desire thee heartily, that thou conserve, defend, and help thy congregation, which thou haste chosen before the beginning of the world, and give them thy grace to hear thy word, and to be thy true servants in this present life.
O Immortall God, how long shalt thou suffer the woodnes & great crudelitie of the vngodly to exercise theyr fury vpon thy seruaunts which doe further thy woorde in this worlde,1 seeing they desire to be contrary, yt is to choke and destroy thy true doctrine & veritie, by the whych thou hast shewed thy selfe vnto the world, which was all drowned in blindnesse and misknowledge of thy name. O Lord wee knowe surelye that thy true seruauntes must needes suffer for thy names sake, persecution, affliction, and troubles in this present life, whiche is but a shadowe, as thou haste shewed to vs by thy Prophetes and Apostles. But yet we desire thee hartily, that thou conserue, defende, and helpe thy congregation, which thou haste chosen before the beginning of the worlde, and geue them thy grace to heare thy word, and to be thy true seruaunts in thys present life.
- 1The prayer of M. George Wyseharte for the congregation of God.The prayer of M. George Wyseharte for the congregatiō of God.