A67927:1387
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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As a man minding to take a far journey, and to depart from his familiar friends, commonly and naturally hath a desire, to bid his friends farewell, before his departure: so likewise now I looking daily, when I should be called to depart hence from you, (O all ye my dearly beloved brethren, & sisters in our Saviour Christ that dwell here in this world) having a like mind towards you all (and blessed be God for such time and leisure, whereof I right heartily thank his heavenly goodness:) to bid you all my dear brethren & sisters (I say in Christ) that dwell upon the earth, after such manner as I can, Farewell.
As a man mynding to take a farre iourney, and to depart from his familiar frendes, commonly and naturally hath a desire, to bidde his frendes farewell, before his departure: so lykewise now I looking daylye, when I should be cauled to depart hence from you, (O all ye my dearely beloued brethren, & sisters in our Sauiour Christ that dwell here in this worlde) hauing a lyke mynde towardes you all (and blessed be God for such tyme and leasure, whereof I right hartely thanke his heauenly goodnesse:) to byd you all my deare brethren & sisters (I saye in Christ) that dwell vpon the earth, after such maner as I can, Farewell.
Farewell my dear brother George Shipside, whom I have ever found faithful, trusty, and loving in all s•ate and conditions, and now in the time of my cross, over all other to me most friendly and steadfast, and that which liked me best, over all other things, in Gods cause ever hearty.
Farewell my deare brother George Shipside, whom I haue euer found faythfull, trusty, and louyng in all s•ate and conditions, and now in the tyme of my crosse, ouer al other to me most frendly and stedfast, and that which lyked me best, ouer all other thynges, in Gods cause euer hartye.