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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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Albeit M. Latimer by reason of the feebleness of his age, wrote least of them all in this latter time of his imprisonment: yet in prayer he was fervently occupied, wherein oftentimes so long he continued kneeling, that he was not able to rise without help: and amongst other things, these were three principal matters he prayed for.
Albeit M. Latimer by reasō of the feblenes of his age, wrote least of them all in this latter time of his imprisonment: yet in prayer he was feruently occupyed, wherin oftentimes so long he continued kneeling, that hee was not able to rise without helpe: and amongst other things, these were three principall matters he prayed for.
First, that as God had appointed him to be a preacher of his word,1 so also he would give him grace to stand to his doctrine until his death, that he might give his heart blood for the same.
First, that as God had appoynted him to be a preacher of his worde,1 so also he woulde geue him grace to stand to his doctrine vntill his death, that he might geue his harte bloud for the same.
- 1Three requests of M. Latimers prayer.Three requestes of M. Latimers prayer.
Secondly, that God of his mercy would restore his gospel to England once again, and these words once again, once again, he did so inculcate & beat into the ears of the Lord God, as though he had seen God before him,