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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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And so after he had made his humble supplication to God on his knees, he arose, and standing upon the coals said on this wise. Dear friends, the cause why I suffer this day, is not for any crime laid to my charge (albeit I be a miserable sinner before God) but only for the defence of the faith of Jesus Christ,1 set forth in the new and old Testament unto us, for which, that as the faithful Martyrs have offered themselves gladly before, being assured after the death of their bodies of eternal felicity, so this day I praise God, that he hath called me of his mercy among the rest of his servants, to seal up his truth with my life: which as I have received it of him, so willingly I offer it [figure] ⟨p. 1276⟩23to his glory. Therefore as you will escape the eternal death, be no more seduced with the lies of Priests, Monks, Friars, Priors, Abbots, Bishops, and the rest of the sect of Antichrist, but depend only upon Jesus Christ and his mercy, that ye may be delivered from condemnation. All that while there was great mourning and lamentation of the multitude, for they perceiving his patience, stoutness, and boldness,4 constancy, and hardiness, were not only moved and stirred up, but their harts also were so inflamed, that he was the last Martyr that dyed in Scotland for the Religion. After his prayer, he was hoised up on the stake,5 and being in the fire, he said: Lord have mercy on me: Pray people while there is time, and so constantly departed.
And so after he had made his humble supplicatiō to God on his knees, he arose, and stāding vpon the coales said on this wise. Deare frends, the cause why I suffer this day, is not for any crime layd to my charge (albeit I be a miserable sinner before God) but only for the defence of ye fayth of Iesus Christ,1 set foorth in the new and old Testament vnto vs, for which, that as the faithfull Martirs haue offered themselues gladly before, beeing assured after the death of their bodies of eternall felicitie, so this daye I praise God, that he hath called me of his mercy among the rest of his seruaunts, to seale vp his truth with my lyfe: which as I haue receaued it of him, so willingly I offer it [figure]