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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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At the which thing when the Pursuivant marvelled, seeing him so prepared towards his journey, he said unto him:1 My friend, you be a welcome Messenger to me. And be it known unto you, and to the whole world, that I go as willingly to London at this present, being called by my Prince to render a reckoning of my doctrine, as ever I was at any place in the world. And I doubt not but that God, as he hath made me worthy to preach his word before two excellent Princes, so he will able me to witness the same unto the third, either to her comfort or discomfort eternally. &c. At the which time the Pursuivant, when he had delivered his letters, departed, affirming that he had commandment not to tarry for him. By whose sudden departure it was manifest that they would not have him appear but rather to have fled out of the realm. They knew that his constancy should deface them in their Popery, and con firm the godly in the truth.
At the which thing when the Pursiuant maruelled, seing him so prepared towardes his iourney, he sayde vnto him:1 My frend, you be a welcome Messenger to me. And be it knowne vnto you, and to the whole world, that I go as willingly to Londō at this present, being called by my Prince to render a reckoning of my doctrine, as euer I was at any place in the worlde. And I doubt not but that God, as he hath made me worthy to preache his word before two excellent Princes, so he wil able me to witnes the same vnto the thyrd, either to her comfort or discomfort eternally. &c. At the which time the Pursiuant, whē he had deliuered his letters, departed, affirming that he had commaundement not to tary for him. By whose sodein departure it was manifest that they would not haue him appere but rather to haue fled out of the realme. They knewe that his constancy should deface them in theyr Popery, and cō firme the godly in the truth.
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