A67927:1392
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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1Farewell my well beloved and worshipful Cousins, M. Nich. Ridley of Willimountswike, and your wife, and I thank you for all your kindness showed both to me, and also to all your own kinsfolk and mine. Good Cosine, as God hath set you in our stock and kindred (not for any respect of your person, but of his abundant grace and goodness, to be as it were the bellwether to order, & conduct the rest, and hath also endued you with his manifold gifts of grace, both heavenly and worldly above others: so I pray you good Cousin (as my trust and hope is in you) continue and increase in the maintenance of the truth, honesty, righteousness, and all true godliness, and to the uttermost of your power, to withstand falsehood, untruth, unrighteousness, and all ungodlinesses, which is forbidden and condemned by the word and Laws of God.
1Farewel my welbeloued and worshipful Cosins, M. Nich. Ridley of Willimountswike, and your wyfe, and I thanke you for all your kindnes shewed both to me, and also to all your owne kinsfolke and myne. Good Cosine, as God hath set you in our stocke and kindered (not for any respect of your person, but of hys aboundaunt grace and goodnesse, to be as it were the belweather to order, & conduct the rest, and hath also endued you with hys manifold gyfts of grace, both heauenly and worldly aboue others: so I pray you good Cosin (as my trust and hope is in you) continue and encrease in the maintenaunce of the truth, honesty, righteousnesse, and all true godlinesse, and to the vttermost of your power, to withstand falshoode, vntruth, vnrighteousnesse, and all vngodlinesses, whiche is forbidden and condemned by the worde and Lawes of God.
- 1To his Cousin M. Nicholas Ridley.To his Cosin M. Nicholas Ridley.
1Farewell my young Cousin Rafe Whitfield. Oh your time was very short with me. My mind was to have done you good, and yet you caught in that little time a loss, but I trust it shall be recompensed, as it shall please almighty God.