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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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Linc. Likewise the Bishop of Lincoln with many words and gentle holding his Cap in hand, desired him to turn.1 But M. Ridley made an absolute answer, that he was fully persuaded, the Religion which he defended to be grounded upon Gods word, and therefore without great offence towards God, great peril and damage of his soul, he could not forsake his Master and Lord God, but desired the Bishop to perform his grant in that his Lordship said the day before, that he should have licence to show his cause why he could not with a safe conscience admit the authority of the Pope: but the Bishop of Lincoln said, that where as then he had demanded licence to speak three words, he was contented then that he should speak .xl. and that grant he would perform. 2Then stepped forth D. Weston, which sate by and said, why my Lord, he hath spoken four hundred already. M. Ridley confessed he had, but they were not of his prescribed number, neither of that matter. The Bishop of Lincoln bad him take his licence: but he should speak but .xl. and he would tell them upon his fingers, and eftsoons M. Ridley began to speak:3 but before he had ended half a sentence, the Doctors sitting by cried and said, that his number was out, and with that he was put to silence. After this the Bishop of Lincoln which sat in the midst, began to speak as followeth.
Linc. Likewyse the Byshoppe of Lincolne with many woordes and gentle holding his Cappe in hand, desyred him to turne.1 But M. Ridley made an absolute aunswere, that he was fully perswaded, the Religion whiche he defended to be grounded vpon Gods worde, and therefore without great offence towardes God, great peryll and damage of his soule, he coulde not forsake his Maister and Lorde God, but desired the Byshop to performe his graunt in that his Lordshyp sayde the day before, that he shoulde haue licence to shewe his cause why he coulde not with a salfe conscience admitte the authoritye of the Pope: but the Byshop of Lincolne sayde, that where as then he had demaunded licence to speake three woordes, he was contented then that he shoulde speake .xl. and that graunt he would performe.