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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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1Farewell all my whole kindred and countrymen, farewell in Christ altogether. The Lord which is the searcher of secrets, knoweth that according to my harts desire, my hope was of late that I should have come among you, & to have brought with me abundance of Christs blessed Gospel, according to the duty of that office and ministry,2 whereunto among you I was chosen, named, and appointed by the mouth of that our late peerless Prince K. Edward, and so also denounced openly in his Court, by his privy Counsel.
1Farewel all my whole kinred and countreymen, farewell in Christ altogether. The Lord which is the searcher of secrets, knoweth that according to my harts desire, my hope was of late that I should haue come among you, & to haue brought with me aboundance of Christes blessed Gospell, according to the duetie of that office and ministerie,2 whereunto among you I was chosen, named, and appointed by the mouth of that our late peerelesse Prince K. Edward, and so also denounced openly in his Court, by his priuy Counsaile.
- 1To all his kindred.
- 2B. Ridley appointed to be B. of Durham.B. Ridley appoyn•ed to be B. of Durham.
I warn you all my well beloved kinsfolk & countrymen, that ye be not amazed or astonied at the kind of my departure, or dissolution: for I ensure you, I think it the most honour that ever I was called unto in all my life, and therefore I thank my Lord God heartily for it,1