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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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Oh London, London, to whom now may I speak in thee, or whom shall I bid farewell?1 Shall I speak to the Prebendaries of Pauls? Alas, all that loved Gods word, & were the true setters forth thereof, are now (as I hear say) some burnt and slain, some exiled and banished and some holden in hard prison, and appointed daily to be put to most cruel death for Christs gospel sake. As for the rest of them, I know they could never brook me well, nor I could never delight in them.
Oh London, London, to whome now may I speake in thee, or whom shall I bid farewell?1 Shall I speake to the Prebendaries of Paules? Alas, all that loued Gods word, & were the true setters forth therof, are now (as I heare say) some burnt and slaine, some exiled and banished and some holden in hard prison, and appointed daily to be put to most cruel death for Christes gospel sake. As for the rest of them, I know they could neuer brooke me well, nor I could neuer delight in them.
- 1To the sea of London.
Shall I speak to the Sea thereof,1 wherein of late I was placed almost, and not fully by the space of iij. years? But what may I say to it, being (as I hear say I am) deposed and expulsed by judgement as an unjust usurper of that room. O judgement, judgement. Can this be just judgement to condemn the chief minister of gods word, the pastor and bishop of the diocese, and never bring him into judgement, that he might have heard what crimes were laid to his charge, nor never suffer him to have any place or time to answer for himself? Thinkest thou that hereafter when true Justice shall have place, this judgement can ever be allowed either of God or of man? Well, as for the cause and whole matter of my deposition, & the spoil of my goods which thou possessest yet, I refer it unto