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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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I have deserved through my manifold sins committed against my Saviour Christ, my cross: and my Saviour Christ hath borne the cross, and hath died upon the cross: and for my part, I will not glory in any other thing, but only in the cross of Jesus Christ.
I haue deserued through my manifold sinnes committed agaynst my Sauior Christ, my crosse: and my Sauiour Christ hath borne the crosse, and hath died vpon the crosse: and for my part, I will not glory in any other thing, but onely in the crosse of Iesus Christ.
There were present by,1 certain naughty persons which told not endure to hear this godly exhortation, but made a sign unto the hangman, to cast him down into the river. After he was thrown down, he moved by a certain space in the water, in such sort, that the river whereinto ⟨p. 882⟩he was cast, was read with blood. This was a certain sign and token, that innocent blood was that day shed. They which were there present, beholding that which had happened,2 were greatly amazed and astonied, considering with themselves what the staining of the water with the blood should signify. Every man returned home pensive and sad, marvelling at the cruel deed that was done that day: notwithstanding no man durst open his mouth to speak one word, because that all things were exercised with such cruelty. This was done in the town of Ensissheim. an. 1525.
There were present by,1 certayne naughtye persons which tould not endure to heare this godly exhortatiō, but made a signe vnto the hangman, to cast him down into the riuer. After he was throwne downe, he moued by a certayne space in the water, in such sort, that the riuer whereinto ⟨p. 882⟩