A67927:1184
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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I will do all this: yea,1 and kneel upon both my knees before the kings majesty, and all his honourable Counsel, with most humble petition for your reformation, rather then the Devil shall possess you still, to you final damnation. So that I do not despair, but verily trust, one way or other, to pluck both you, and also your crabbed brother, as crabbed as you say he is, out of the Devils claws, maugre the Devils heart.
I will doe all this: yea,1 and kneele vppon both my knees before the kinges maiestie, and all his honourable Counsaile, with most humble petition for youre reformation, rather then the Deuill shall possesse you still, to you •inall damnation. So that I doe not dispayre, but verely trust, one way or other, to plucke bothe you, and also your crabbed brother, as crabbed as you saye hee is, out of the Deuilles clawes, maugre the Deuilles heart.
- 1i. Of things gotten by fraud, guile, & deceit, as of things gotten by open theft and robbery. Godly threats of M. Latimer to save the soul of his friend.i. Of thinges gottē by fraude, guile, & deceite, as of thinges gotten by open theft and robbery. Godly threates of M. Latimer to saue the soule of his friend.
These premisses well considered, look upon it, good master N. that we have no farther ado: Gods plague is presently upon us: therefore let us now diligently look about us, and in no wise defend, but willingly reknowledge, and amend what soever hath been amiss. These were the capital points of your talk (as I was informed) after you had perused that my nipping and unpleasant letter: and I thought good to make you some answer to them, if perchance I might so move you, the rather to call your self to some better remembrance, and so more earnestly apply your self, to accomplish and perform what you have begun and promised to do, namely the thing it self being of such sort, as apparently tendeth both to your worship, and also to Gods high pleasure.