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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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But as concerning this matter, other men have showed your Grace their minds, how necessary it is to have the Scripture in English. The which thing also your Grace hath promised by your last Proclamation: the which promise I pray God that your gracious highness may shortly perform, even to day before to morrow. Nor let not the wickedness of these worldly men deceive you from your Godly purpose and promise.1 Remember the subtle worldly wise Counsellors of Hammon the son of Naas, king of the Ammonites, which, when David had sent his Servants to comfort the young King for the death of his Father, by crafty imaginations counselled Hammon, not alonely not to receive them gently, but to entreat them most shamefully and cruelly saying: that they came not to comfort him, 2but to espy and search his land so that afterward they bringing David word how every thing stood David might come and conquer it. And so they caused the young king to shear their heads, and cut their coats by the points, and sent them away like fools: whom he ought rather to have made much of, and to have entreated them gently, and have given them great thanks and rewards. O wretched Counsellors.3 But see what followed of this carnal and worldly wisdom. Truly nothing but destruction of all the whole Realm, and also of all them which took their parts.
But as concerning this matter, other men haue shewed your Grace theyr mindes, howe necessarye it is to haue the Scripture in Englishe. The whiche thing also your Grace hath promised by your last Proclamation: the whiche promise I pray God that your gracious highnesse may shortly perfourme, euen to day before to morrow. Nor let not the wickednesse of these worldly men deceiue you from your Godly purpose and promise.1 Remember the subtle worldly wise Counsellours of Hammon the sonne of Naas, king of the Ammonites, which, when Dauid had sent his Seruauntes to comfort the young King for the death of his Father, by craftye imaginations counselled Hammon, not alonely not to receiue them gentlye, but to entreate them moste shamefully and cruelly saying: that they came not to comfort him,