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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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The report goeth, that after his body was cut first in 4. pieces,1 and then consumed with fire, three days after his death, his friends came to see whether any part of him was remaining, where they found his hart in the ashes, whole and unburned: in much like manner as was also the hart of Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury, which in the ashes also was found and taken up unconsumed, as by credible information is testified.
The report goeth, that after his body was cut first in 4. peeces,1 and then consumed with fire, three daies after hys death, his frēds came to see whether any part of him was remaining, where they found his hart in the ashes, whole and vnburned: in much like maner as was also the hart of Cranmer Archbishop of Canterburie, which in the ashes also was founde and taken vp vnconsumed, as by credible information is testified.
- 1Ex Oswaldo Miconio de vita et obitu Zuinglij. The hart of Zuinglius, found whole in the ashes. The cruel handling of the Abbot Cappellensis. Ex Epist. Oecola. ad wolfgangū Capitonem lib 4. The age of Zuinglius & of Luther reckoned.Ex Oswaldo Miconio de vita et obitu Zuinglij. The hart of Zuinglius, foūd whole in the ashes. The cruell handling of the Abbot Cappellensis. Ex Epist. Oecola. ad wolfgangū Capitonem lib 4. The age of Zuinglius & of Luther reckned.
Furthermore, such was then the rage of these 5. pages against the foresaid Abbot Capellensis, that they took him being slain, and putting out both his eyes, they clothed him in a monks coal, and so set him in the pulpit to preach, railing and jesting upon him in most despiteful manner. Ez Epist. Oecolamp. ad Wolfgangum Capitonem. lib. 4. Uldericke Zuinglius was when he died, of the age of 44. years, younger then M. Luther by 4. years.