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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 2] 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 2] 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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*A description of M. Latimer, preaching before K. Edward the 6. in the preaching place at Westminster.
IN this his painful travel he occupied himself all K. Edwards days,1 preaching for the most part every sunday twice, to no small shame of all other loitering and unpreaching Prelates, which occupy great rooms and do little good: and that so much more to their shame, because he being a sore bruised man by the fall of the Tree, mentioned a little before, and above lxvij. years of age took so little case, and care of sparing himself, to do the people good Now to speak here of his indefatigable travel and diligence in his own private studies, who notwithstanding both his years, and other pains in preaching,2 every morning ordinarily, Winter and Summer, about two of the clock in the morning was at his book most diligently. Howe careful his hart was of the preservation of the Church and the good success of the Gospel, his Letters can testify, wherewith he continually admonished ⟨p. 1740⟩such as then were in authority, of their duty, and assisted them with his godly counsel.
IN this his paynefull trauell he occupied himselfe all K. Edwardes dayes,1 preaching for the most part euery sonday twise, to no small shame of all other loytering and vnpreaching Prelates, which occupy great roomes and do litle good: and that so much more to theyr shame, because he being a sore brused man by the fall of the Tree, mentioned a little before, and aboue lxvij. yeares of age tooke so little case, and care of sparing himselfe, to doe the people good Now to speake here of his indefatigable trauell and diligence in his owne priuate studies, who notwithstanding both hys yeares, and other paynes in preaching,