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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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Farewell Pembroke Hall,1 of late mine own College, my cure and my charge: what case thou art in now God knoweth, I know not well. Thou wast ever named sithens I knew thee which is now 30. years ago, to be studious, well learned, and a great setter forth of Christs gospel, and of Gods true word: so I found thee, & blessed be God so I left thee in deed.2 Woe is me for thee mine own dear College, if ever thou suffer thy self by any means to be brought from that trade. In thy Orchard (the walls, buts and trees, if they could speak, would bear me witness) I learned without book almost all Pauls epistles, yea, and I ween all the Canonical epistles, save only the Apocalypse. Of which study, although in time a great part did depart from me, yet the sweet smell thereof I trust I shall carry with me into heaven: for the profit thereof I think I have felt in all my life time ever after, & I ween of late (whether they abide now or no, I cannot tell) there was that did the like. The Lord grant that this zeal & love toward that part of gods word, which is a key & true commentary to all holy scripture, may ever abide in that College so long as the world shall endure.
Farewell Pembroke Hall,1 of late myne owne Colledge, my cure and my charge: what case thou art in now God knoweth, I know not wel. Thou wast euer named sithens I knew thee which is now 30. yeares agoe, to bee studious, well learned, and a great setter forth of Christes gospell, and of Gods true word: so I found thee, & blessed be God so I left thee in deed.2 Wo is me for thee myne own deare Colledge, if euer thou suffer thy selfe by any meanes to be brought from that trade. In thy Orchard (the wals, buts and trees, if they could speake, would beare me witnes) I learned without booke almost all Paules epistles, yea, and I weene all the Canonicall epistles, saue only the Apocalyps. Of which study, although in time a great part did depart from me, yet the sweete smell thereof I trust I shall cary with me into heauen: for the profite thereof I thinke I haue felt in all my lyfe tyme euer after, & I ween of late (whether they abide now or no, I cannot tell) there was that did the lyke. The Lord graunt that this zeale & loue toward that part of gods word, which is a kay & true commentary to all holy scripture, may euer abyde in that Colledge so long as the world shall endure.