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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 letter of Sir Edward Baynton Knight, answering to the letter of M. Latimer sent to him before.
*A letter of Syr Edward Baynton Knight, aunsweryng to the letter of M. Latymer sent to him before.
Master Latimer, after hearty recommendations,1 I have communicated the effect of your letters to divers of my friends, such as for Christen charity (as they say) rather desire in you a reformation, either in your opinion) if it swerve from the truth) or at the least in your manner and behaviour, in as much as it giveth occasion of slander and trouble in let of your good purposes, then any other inconvenience to your person or good name.2 And forasmuch as your said letter misliked them in some part, and that I have such confidence in your Christen breast, as in my judgement ye will conformably and gladly, both hear that may be reformed in you, and also (as it is worthy) so knowledge and confess the same: I have therefore desired them to take the pain to note their minds in this letter which I send to you, as aggregate of their sayings, & sent from me your assured friend and favourer, in that that is the very truth of Gods word, wherein nevertheless, as I trust ye your self will temper your own judgement, and in a soberness affirm no truth of your self,3 which should divide the unity of the Congregation in Christ, and the received truth agreed upon by holy fathers of the Church, consonant to the scripture of GOD, even so what soever ye will do therein (as I think ye will not otherwise then ye should do) I being unlearned, and not of the knowledge to give sentence in this alteration and contention,