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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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It happened in the year of our Lord 1524. that this Henry was sent for by letters,1 by Nicholas Boy parish priest, and other faithful Christians of the parish of Meldorph, which is a town in Diethmar, to preach the Gospel unto them, and deliver them out of the bondage of Antichrist, which in that place had full dominion.
It happened in the yeare of our Lord 1524. that thys Henry was sent for by letters,1 by Nicholas Boye parish priest, and other faithfull Christians of the parish of Meldorph, which is a towne in Diethmar, to preach the Gospel vnto them, and deliuer them out of the bondage of Antichrist, which in that place had full dominion.
- 1Henry Sutphen sent for to preach at Meldorph.
These letters being received upon S. Catherines even, calling together six brethren, honest Citizens, he opened the matter unto them, how that he was sent for by them of Diethmar, to preach the Gospel: adding moreover that he was not only a debtor unto them, but to all other which required his aid. Wherefore he thought good to go unto Diethmar, to see what God would work by him, requiring also that they would help him with their advice, by what means he might best take his journey, that no man should know of it, that thereby he might not be letted or stopped: which thing without doubt had come to pass, if his purpose had been known to the people. Unto whom the citizens answered,1 desiring him that he would not depart for a time, for so much as the Gospel had not yet taken so deep root in the people, but was as yet weak, & specially in the villages thereabout, & that the persecution was very great, willing him also to have respect unto this, that he was by them called to the office of preaching, and if they of Diethmar desired a preacher, he should send some other in his place, for they had before perceived the disposition and untrustiness of them of Diethmar: besides that, it was not in their power to give him free liberty to depart, without the consent of the whole commonalty. Whereunto Henry made answer in this manner,